European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes saturday january 26, 1991 of Snow rain showers by the associated press Snow closed schools and snarled traffic thursday in South Carolina and Northern Georgia rain fell elsewhere in the Southeast. South Carolina gov Carroll Campbell ordered state offices closed in 36 of the states 46 counties for All but essential personnel because of Road conditions said his spokesman. Tucker   and the University of South Carolina Campus in Columbia cancelled classes because of the weather. A. A a a. A a a. South Carolina businesses reported increased de numbs for Winter items such As Coats and boots that Are Normal Winter attire in other parts of the country. Northern Georgia had up to 6 inches of Snow around Clarksville and in Lumpkin county by midday. Georgia department of transportation spokesman a Jerry Stargel said major highways in the Northern part of the state were passable but some secondary roads could be hazardous. The storm produced rain in North Carolina and Over the rest of Georgia. Heavy rain fell along the Central Gulf coast. A _ rainfall totals for the six hours up to 1 . Included 1.40 inches at Alma a. 1.21 inches at Waycross a. 1.10 inches at Valdosta a. And 1.05 inches at Pensacola Fla. A. Elsewhere an upper level weather disturbance produced scattered Snow showers across Northern new England and Southern sections of the great lakes res 01 a Quot a a a a a a a a. Light Snow associated with a stationary front in the North Central states extended across Montana. Temperatures were below freezing at midday from the Northern and Central High Plains to new England. Readings were in single digits or below Zero at midday from North Dakota through the upper Mississippi Valley to upper Michigan. International Falls minn., had a temperature of 13 below Zero. Overnight temperatures were below Zero in the Northern Rocky mountains and from North Dakota to upper Michigan. R second leading killer among Young men in Atlanta up aids which has killed More than 100,000 americans since the first cases were reported in 1981, has become the second leading killer of Young men in the United states Federal health officials said thursday. In 1988, aids was the third leading cause of death among men Ages 25 to 44,-according to the National centers for disease control. By 1989, the disease had become the second leading cause of death for that age group surpassing heart disease cancer suicide and homicide cd officials said. A unintentional injuries a which includes homicides remained the leading cause of death for that age group in 1989, the last year for which figures were available. In 1989, 13,350 . Men Ages 25 to 44 died of aids related causes. A the disease also was taking an increasing toll among women who were largely spared the Brunt of the disease in the first years of the epidemic. By 1988, aids and other infections caused by the aids causing human immunodeficiency virus or his ranked eighth among causes of death of women Ages 25 to 44, the cd said. Quot in 1991, based on current trends his infection-a1ds is Likely to rank among the five leading causes of death in this population a the cd said. Of the 15,493 aids cases in women listed with the cd through 1990, Over half were reported in the past two years. A. A a. About half of the infected women were intravenous drug abusers and an increasing proportion were sex partners of drug abusers the cd said. Guo Radsma n i i led i n Ai r crash Piedmont Kan. Up two Kansas air National guard i -16 Falcon fighter aircraft collided Over Southeastern Kansas thursday killing one Pilot while the other parachuted to safety officials said. The planes were on a routine training Mission when the. Collision occurred four Miles Southeast of Beaumont said staff sgt. Tom Saunders of the Public affairs office at Mcconnell fab at Wichita where the jets were based. The dead Pilot was identified As maj. Cary Carlin 36, of Wichita. The other Pilot was maj. Art Harrison 34, also of Wichita Harrison was unhurt. Both were instructor pilots in the Kansas National guard. A a a a. Greenwood county sheriff Lowell Parker said the weather was Cloudy but workers at  Quarry about three Miles from the crash site heard the collision and saw debris fall. Los Angeles apr a judge dropped sexual Battery charges thursday against guineas former ambassador to the United states because he was recalled to his West african Homeland. Municipal court judge Thomas Willhite or. Dismissed a a charges against Moussa Sangare at the request of prosecutors said Mike Qualls a spokesman for the City attorneys office. / a we would have preferred to have prosecuted him Quot Qualls said a but that a just the Way it turned  while ambassador Sangare was in los Angeles on a official visit on sept. 4. Authorities said a maid knocked on the door of his hotel room and asked if he needed his bed turned Down. Police said Sangare grabbed her and began fondling her breasts. Sangare faced one Misdemeanour count of sexual Battery and false imprisonment. If convicted he would have faced 18 months in jail and a $3,000 Fine. R Sangare would have qualified for diplomatic immunity Qualls said but Guinea would have had to make the request. Gainesville murder suspect identified Ocala Fla. Apr a Louisiana Man jailed since september on robbery charges is considered a top suspect in the slayings of five Gainesville College students sources said. Danny. Harold rolling 36, of Shreveport is being held in Marion county jail in lieu of $25,500 Bond on charges of holding up Aht Deala grocery store on sept. 7. He also is wanted in Louisiana on a charge of at tempted second degree murder in the shooting of his father retired Shreveport police it. James rolling Shreveport police said. Rolling has not been charged in the Gainesville Case but sources who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed he was a suspect. The Gainesville students were found stabbed to deals in their off Campus apartments in August. . News War breather Dampen interest in big lottery / from wire reports new York the states largest lottery Jackpot soared to $90 million thursday but the persian Gulf War frigid weather and the recession have dampened the Public a enthusiasm a and sales the director said. Those factors have prevented the kind of frenzied buying that might have made the game a contender to surpass record jackpots in other states said lottery official Peter Lynch. The super lottery was planned months ago and was initially announced As a $50 million prize. Tickets went on Sale Jan. 17, the morning after the .-led military attack on Iraq and Kuwait. The drawing will take place saturday night. Homeless Man sentenced Chicago a a homeless Man was sentenced thursday to More than three years in prison for a Bank robbery he said he committed so he could go to jail for shelter and get help with medical and drinking problems. John Antonio Morocco 51, got the minimum 37 months in prison and three years probation from a Federal judge who expressed sympathy for his plight but denied his bid f6r special leniency. Open heart operation Chicago a a 2-year-old latvian girl has arrived in Chicago for an open heart operation that doctors say could give her a Chance for life she  get in her beleaguered Homeland. Or. Christopher Zarins a latvian born doctor at the University of Chicago hospitals arranged for Krista Lippi piece to come to the United states for treatment. According to Zarins Krista suffers from tricuspid Artesia a condition in which one of the heart valves is absent and part or All of the septum which divides the right and left ventricle is missing. A. A a a a a. V Pray for hostages Arlington a. A families of american hostages in Lebanon gathered Here thursday to Pray for peace in the Mideast and release of their relatives. A a  a time makes anger and frustration grow a Vir Ginia Steen said during the ceremony held to Mark the Jan. 24,1987, kidnapping by pro iranian shiites of two Beirut University College professors. Her husband Allan Steen and colleague Jesse Turner Are among six american hostages. Mauled boy released Pittsburgh a a 2-year-old boy was released from a Hospital thursday four months after he was mauled and nearly killed by six Rottweiler dogs. Steven Selfridge of Saxonburg will receive nursing care at Home and will make weekly follow up visits to Allegheny general Hospital said surgeon Max Ramenofsky. Doctors had to completely remake the lower half of Stevens face since Only his eyes nose and. Lips were intact following the sept. 18 attack. Steven can to smile or move his lips but doctors Hope to remedy that with later surgeries. Stevens parents Scott and Sherri Selfridge told reporters the boy faces years of surgery. Conviction upheld Cincinnati a a Federal appeals court upheld the conviction of a Hells Angels member for conspiring to violate Federal firearms Laws and for using a stolen government manual to get information about a rival gang. A three judge panel of the 6th . Circuit court of appeals on wednesday unanimously upheld the conviction and sentence of Ralph Hubert Barger who belonged to the motorcycle group in Oakland Calif