European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes tuesday August 20, 1991 a amps Sharon Kilday residents of Topsail Island n.c., Survey damage to a Roadway after Waves swept Over the dunes at High tide  hits outer Banks Heads North Atlantic City . Up Hurricane Bob stayed Well offshore As it churned North along the Atlantic Seaboard Early monday after lashing North Carolinas outer Banks. At 5 . Edt the Eye of the storm was off the . Mainland at latitude 37.7 North and Longitude 73.9 West 130 Miles South Southeast of Atlantic City. The National weather service reported that bobs maximum sustained winds were near 115 Niph and were not expected to diminish As the storm moved North. The service said Diamond Shoals Light off Cape Hatteras n.c., reported winds gusting to near 100 Mph when Bob passed the outer Banks around Midnight sunday. Hurricane warnings were posted from Cape Lookout n.c., to Plymouth mass. The storm was expected to parallel the new Jersey coast during the time of Low tide monday morning and no tidal flooding was expected. Still significant Beach erosion was expected because of Strong winds and wave action. The storm was expected to remain Well offshore As if moved up the coast skirting about 30 to 40 Miles East of Montauk Point on Long Island by mid afternoon said Matthew Tauber of the weather service. The weather service predicted storm surges of 4 feet to 7 feet above Normal tide from Eastern Long Island to Cape cod and rainfall totals of 5 inches to 8 inches for portions of Eastern Maine Vermont new Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island and Southeastern new York. Late sunday and Early monday winds exceeding 80 Mph and heavy rain pounded the thin strip of Barrier islands off the North Carolina coast where an estimated 100,000 people battened Down for the blow a latest air Force Reserve unit aircraft reports indicate that Hurricane Bob is now a very dangerous Hurricane a said Bob sheets director of the weather services National Hurricane Center just outside Miami. Bob already spawned a Tornado on land and More were possible along its path forecasters said. Gwen White a spokeswoman for dare county n.c., reported 100,000 people were still  outer Banks and had been told to weather out the storm. She said emergency personnel had decided not to declare a mandatory evacuation for fear of clogging the Bridges to the Mainland at Hatteras Island the Power and water companies Cut service when the winds hit 70 Mph. Mayor Luther Daniels of Manteo n.c., ordered electricity shut off on Roanoke Island when the winds hit that velocity Motel owners near nags head n.c., took the storm in stride with one posting a sign saying a Bob done to know  another had a sign Reading a no room for  in Virginia Diane Roche a spokeswoman for Virginia Beach said 240 people Many of them visitors and campers sought safety in two emergency shelters in two elementary schools in the City. The City had not issued any evacuation notices. Homeowners and shopkeepers along the popular North Carolina Banks nailed sheets of plywood Over their windows. People staying put stocked up on emergency supplies and those fleeing Inland climbed into their cars and sped off Only to get caught in massive traffic jams. Surfers took advantage of Waves swelled up by the Wrath of Bob during the afternoon and bicyclists were seen peddling along beaches. Hurricane Force winds extended out up to 115 Miles from bobs Center and tropical storm Force winds extended out up to 175 Miles t a Tornado associated with the Hurricane was reported in Pender county n.c., about 60 Miles Southwest of Morehead City but no damage was reported the weather service said. Bob is the second named storm of the Hurricane season which runs from june 1 to nov. 30. The first named storm Ana developed off Cape Hatteras in Early july then dissipated in the  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 of his marriages was to Zsa Zsa Gabor. Survivors include his wife Magda two daughters Ann and Diana and two granddaughters. Persian Gulf Oil spill suspected in Large fish kill off Bahrain Manama Bahrain apr Large numbers of dead fish Are floating in the Waters off Bahrain and officials said sunday that the persian Gulf War Oil spill May have caught up with the islands Staple food. Jassim Al a scr head of the directorate of fisheries said that masses of Humour were found floating dead Over the past several Days with a mysterious red discoloration on the belly and Mouth and lesions on their Gills. A it might be caused by some kind of bacterial infection or it might be the result of the environmental pollution paused by the Oil Slick and kuwaiti Oil fires a he said. Samples for analyses have been sent to european and local laboratories he said. Newspapers arc warning the islands half million inhabitants to Check fish carefully before eating it. An average of 12 tons of fresh fish much of it Humour is consumed daily by the islands residents. Humour similar to cod is the main fish variety caught off the Central Gulf Island. As Many As 7 million barrels of Oil May have been spilled into the Waters during the War mainly off saudi Arabia after Iraq turned on the taps of Kuwait a offshore Oil terminal. The saudis have mopped up the Oil in the Waters but Large portions of the goo Infa sunk to the seabed Bahrain and its skies Are also affected by the smoke plume from the iraqi torched Oil Wells in Kuwait. Bahrain about 250 Miles South of Kuwait has been concerned about the polluting effect on its Rich fisheries but this is the first indication of problems. Ali Ahmed a scientist with the fisheries directorate said dead fish were found around some Industrial areas. But Many More were found in areas far from Gulf Side factories. Blast aboard Oil Tanker kills five Beirut Lebanon apr an explosion and fire aboard an Oil Tanker unloading in the port of Tripoli killed five people and injured four of hrs the ships chief Mechanic said monday. The Mechanic Garo Koi Titiana said officials did not know what caused the explosion sunday afternoon aboard the panamanian flagged greek owned Tita Minerva As it was unloading fuel 1,5 Miles off the port of Tripoli 50 Miles North of Beirut. He said the blast ignited a fire that destroyed most of the Cabins on the Tanker. Koi Titiana said that All of the dead were panamanian sailors and that three of the injured were filipinos