European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 c the stars and stripes tuesday August 20, 199i--Bob slams Long Island roars North by Anita Snow the associated press Hurricane Bob howled into new England on monday after hammering Long Island and brushing the Central East coast with gusts up to 138 Mph. High wind Cut electrical service to thousands and Many state government offices shut Down. Earlier the storm lashed North Carolinas outer Banks and other coastal sections with wind and heavy rain but did relatively Little damage. It was the first Hurricane to Roar into new England in six years. At 3 ., the Center of the storm had crossed Eastern Rhode Island and was entered at latitude 41.9 degrees North and Longitude 71.1 West or about 30 Miles South of Boston. The storm had reached a sustained wind Speed of 115 Mph with gusts to 138 Mph around its Center. Earlier the hurricanes Calm Eye passed Over Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island. The wind there reached at least 105 Mph said National weather service meteorologist Kevin Cadima. The islands wind gauge a blew out at 105, so it could have been higher a he said. About 2,000 to 2,500 people sought shelter in the Block Island school a medical Center and a sewage Plant said police and fire dispatcher Betty Gann. As the Eye passed Over she described the scene As a absolutely dead its almost Rhode Island and Massachusetts declared states of emergency and a special storm Barrier was lowered in Narragansett Bay to protect Providence . Most state workers in Maine and Massachusetts were told to go Home Early and the Connecticut legislature cancelled a session. Providence City officials said the hurricanes storm surge Rose to 8.5 feet at 3 At the storm Barrier which is designed to protect up to 20 feet. Nuclear Power plants in the Region were taken off line As a precaution. Mondays High tide of 8.9 feet at 7 43 In Portland Maine was expected to coincide with the arrival of the storm which was expected to produce a storm surge of 5 feet to 8 feet. The Prospect of a surge a Wall of residents of Topsail Island n.c., Survey damage to a Roadway after Waves swept Over the dunes at High tide sunday. Water that precedes a storm also raised fears around Rhode islands Narragansett and Buzzards Bays the weather service said. A Bay can magnify a surge As the water rushes into a narrower and narrower space. Hurricanes in 1938 and 1954 pushed storm surges into downtown Providence at the head of Narragansett Bay killed hundreds of people and did millions of dollars in damage. The Hurricane Barrier was built afterwards. In Eastern Long Island 300,000 residents were without Power As a result of downed lines said the Long Island lighting co. The Eye of the storm had passed just East of the Island. In Connecticut Northeast utilities reported that More than 100,000 customers had lost Power by late morning and about the same number lost service in Rhode Island. Submarines left the naval submarine base in Groton conn., and headed out to sea to submerge and ride out the storm safely away from piers. Airlines reported delays and the Trump shuttle serving Washington new York and Boston shut Down until 2 As the storm approached Eastern Long Island bumper to bumper traffic snaked Westward in sheeting rain through Easthampton and water pooled up to 18 inches deep in Low spots. A downed Power line blocked the main link to Mon Tauk. Quot though Many residents were reluctant to leave their Homes a they realize the situation is deteriorating rapidly and there they Are cooperative a said sgt. Howard Lewis of the Southampton Village police. Ferry service across Long Island sound Between Long Island and Connecticut was shut Down. Off the Rhode Island coast Block Island residents and vacationers were stranded As the ferries stopped operating. Thousands of Rhode Island Shoreline residents evacuated Homes and business yes. Gov. Bruce g. Sundlun said he ordered the state police to remove residents of Low lying areas forcibly if necessary a similar order was issued in parts of Long Island. Sundlun closed the states roads to All but emergency traffic and cancelled Public bus service. He said the state would set up barricades at the Massachusetts and Connecticut Borders including along Busy interstate 95. A a it a More prudent to have traffic jams than it is to have 18-wheelers cluttered along the Road a Sundlun said. People fled Massachusetts Cape cod which juts out into the Ocean and a line of traffic at least 11 Miles Long formed at the Sagamore Bridge linking the Cape to the Mainland. On Chappaquiddick Island people were ordered to evacuate to neighbouring Martha a Vineyard where residents were taking shelter in churches and designer who also invented Barbie doll Dies by the los Angeles times los Angeles a Jack Ryan who invented missiles for Raythelon and held patents on blockbuster toys like the Barbie doll for Mattel has died. Ryan 65, died aug. 13 at Home following two years of severe debilitation caused by a massive stroke he suffered in 1989, a family spokesman said sunday. Prior to his stroke he had suffered a heart attack and undergone quintuple bypass surgery Ryan who held More than 1,000 patents on inventions around the world designed the Sparrow and Hawk missiles when he worked for Raythelon. But it was his toy inventions that put his engineering Genius into households across the United states. He served for a time As vice president of research and design for Mattel inc., and worked for several years As a self employed consultant and inventor for the toy company. Ryan designed some 35 of the country a bestselling toys including the chatty Cathy talking doll hot wheels and Many electronic toys. But his Best known product was Barbie the tall slender Young adult doll that could be purchased with a never ending wardrobe. Ryan was married several times. One if his marriages was to Zsa Zsa Gabor. Survivors include his wife Magda two daughters Ann and Diana and two granddaughters. Co defendant agrees to testify against Noriega in drug Case Miami apr a fugitive co defendant of Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega made a Surprise appearance in Federal court monday and said he would plead guilty and testify for the government. Assistant . Attorney Myles Malman told a . District court judge that the defendant Ricardo Bilo a will provide significant testimony against Gen. Noriega Quot a prosecution source said a this defendants testimony will be devastating to Malman referred in court to Bilonick As a a Panama a ambassador at Large to the United states during the Jimmy Carter two Noriega attorneys Frank Rubino and Jon May were unavailable for comment monday Noriega is being held at the Federal metropolitan correctional Center outside Miami in charges that he turned Panama into a Way station for colombians Medellin Cartel to the United 44, is charged in a february 1988 indictment with three counts racketeering conspiracy conspiracy to manufacture import and distribute cocaine and importation of 2,141 pounds of cocaine. The indictment said Bilonick is a part owner of Nair airlines a panamanian cargo airline used to ship cocaine for the colombian Cartel from Panama to the United states. Bilonick maintained a close personal relationship with Noriega. He acted As Noriega a representative in several meetings with narcotics Bilonick a attorney Daniel Forman said in an interview that protracted negotiations extending Over several months in Panama resulted in Bilonick a surrender to agents of the drug enforcement administration in Panama last week. Bilonick was flown to Miami on Friday in a Dea plane and has been held in custody since then., Forman said Bilonick in questioning by . District judge William m. Hoeveler a temporarily will enter a plea of a not guilty a negotiations Are still under Way and the plea agreement has not been reduced to writing. Therefore we Are not asking that my client be freed on Bond a Forman said that under a plea agreement being worked out his client would plead guilty to the racketeering conspiracy count and the government would drop the other charges. The lawyer said the racketeering conspiracy count carries a maximum penalty a of 20 years but the agreement will specify a Cap of 10 years. A of course this is not binding on the judge a he said. If the schedule is followed and Bilonick pleads guilty within the next week the number of guilty pleas will total six in the Case. Two defendants in the february 1988 indictment Noriega and Daniel Miranda Are still scheduled to go to trial. One defendant is dead four Are fugitives two have been found guilty and one is in jail in Colombia. Hoeveler said monday that the Start of the trial will be postponed for one Day until sept. 4
