European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 9,1992 . The stars and stripes b Page 5heavy Rains Tornado rack California. Los Angeles apr a storm hit California with heavy rain Snow and wind monday spawning a Tornado derailing Railroad cars closing freeways and Disneyland and flooding residences. Two deaths were blamed on the weather. The Tornado touched Down in san Diego county destroying three carports at a Mobile Home Park in Carlsbad the National weather service said. Funnel Clouds also were sighted in the Rancho Cucamonga and Upland areas and in san Diego county. Up to 30 inches of Snow fell in the Sierra Nevada. Snow closed schools in Oregon and Nevada. Heavy rain undermined the track on an overpass South of downtown los Angeles causing four freight cars to derail Southern Pacific lines reported. One of the cars contained sodium hydroxide which the Railroad described As a moderately toxic material and the California Highway patrol shut Down a Section of the nearby Harbor freeway As a precaution. The Section of the freeway linking downtown to the los Angeles Harbor was expected to remain closed until tuesday morning the cup said. California water officials said the storm was a step toward ending the states lingering drought. A this is encouraging. There a a beginning of a Snow pack in the mountains a said Dean Thompson spokesman for the state drought Center. A but its a Long Way from what we  average rainfall at statewide Mountain recording stations is still Only 68 percent of Normal since october Thompson said. Heavy rain fell throughout the los Angeles area. The National weather service reported a half Inch of rain in just 15 minutes in Woodland Hills and 5.28 inches by midday on Topanga Summit overlooking Malibu. In the Sierra Nevada the storm had dumped 30 inches of Snow at Donner Summit and Mammoth lakes 23 inches at Echo Summit 17 inches at Dagget pass 16 inches at Meyers and 12 inches at incline Village the weather service said. The heavenly Valley ski area reported 48 inches during the weekend. Schools were closed around Lake Tahoe. The California and Nevada Highway patrols reported dozens of accidents on both sides of the Sierra. In Malibu fire trucks pumped water out of streets and about 20c firefighters helped residents put up sandbags As cracks overflowed said los Angeles county fire capt. Steve Valenzuela. A this is Lake Malibu you re standing in a said actor Larry Hagman As a foot of water lapped around his Malibu Home. The House and two cars were slightly damaged. Disneyland was closed because of flooding on nearby streets a spokesman said. One woman died on Malibu Canyon Road after she hit a Rock on the Road and veered into an oncoming car in heavy rain. A Man was killed in the Cleveland National Forest Southeast of los Angeles when his car ran off a wet Highway. Thousands of morning commuters were stopped by up to 2 feet of water flowing across two freeways in Central los Angeles. Most lanes of the Long Beach freeway and Santa Ana freeway were closed just Southeast of downtown los Angeles. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago dec. 9,1982 a the House dealing a Sharp rebuke to president Reagan refused by a 245-176 margin to approve nearly $1 billion for starting production of the my missile. 20 years ago dec. 9,1972 a life Magazine the Pioneer weekly in photojournalism in the United states announced it will suspend publication with a year end double edition dec. 29. 30 years ago dec. 9,1962 a cold ripped through the Midwest on the heels of a snowstorm that left More than 50 persons dead and stranded thousands of travellers from Indiana to the appalachians. 40 years ago dec. 9,1952 a three More top ministers have been arrested in a new purge by Czechoslovakia s communist party the official yugoslav news Agency Tan Jug said. 50 years ago dec. 9,1942 a . Army air Force chief Gen. Henry h. Quot Hap Arnold said that during the past month the army air Force strength had passed the million Mark with air plane strength rising proportionally. C world War i j 50 years ago today dec. 9 1 a 9 a 4 2 with help from a heavy pounding by Allied planes and artillery australian infantrymen wipe out the last japanese units around Gona on new Guinea s North coast and the allies prepare a major attack on the Village of Buna. On Guadalcanal . Army troops take Over the Island s defense from the exhausted 1st Marine div. Source 2194 Days of War w. H Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii Bison books corp1981 a survivors recall horror lessons of Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor Hawaii a Pearl Harbor survivors recalled on monday the horror they Felt As they watched japanese bombs claim the lives of those around them 51 years ago. And people attending ceremonies elsewhere spoke of the lessons Learned since the dec. 7, 1941, attack lessons in Luck planning and Equality. A the number seven no matter where i see it brings Back memories a Jack Walsh 69, of Mesa ariz., said at a ceremony in Phoenix. A a it a supposed to be a Lucky number. Well maybe it is because i got through the whole  the attack came without warning. It killed 2,403 americans wounded 1,178 and plunged the United states into world War ii. A have you Ever smelled burning flesh for 10 or 20 years a asked de Mahoney a former medic who is now president of the Phoenix chapter of the Pearl Harbor survivors association. A it just lingered in my nose a . Robert j. Kelly commander of the . Pacific Fleet told those gathered at the  Arizona memorial that the most important lesson from Pearl Harbor is that being prepared to defend Freedom is the Best Way to preserve peace. A at no time is this More relevant than at this very moment a he said. A encouraging As it is the world is still very much unsettled and  his talk was followed by a minutes silence broken by a flyover by Hawaii air National guard jets. The memorial spans the sunken battleship Arizona in which 1,102 officers and crewmen Are still in Julius a. Plaat right of Yonkers n.y., and Leo j. Buongiorno of new York City Salute during an Observance in new York of the 51st anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Bombed. This years ceremonies were Low key compared with last years 50th anniversary Observance which included a visit by president Bush. Bush this year Laid a Wreath at the . Navy memorial in Washington saying a on that Long ago Day of infamy Brave boys became men and Brave men became  Bush announced that two new ships will be named in Honor of the attack and its heroes an amphibious Dock Landing ship the Pearl Harbor and a destroyer the Ross for capt. Donald Ross a medal of Honor Winner at Pearl Harbor who died this year. A ceremony at the National Park services Arizona memorial visitor Center in Hawaii focused on the role minorities played in the then segregated . Military. Samuel Bishop a mess attendant on the Bagley and one of the few Blacks on deck during the attack spoke of the changes he saw in the treatment of Blacks during his military career. A these changes did not come overnight and they did not come without conflict a he said. Two dozen men some shivering from the freezing weather of Denver and others trembling from age and poor health thanked god that they survived the attack and prayed for the safety of Somalia bound . Troops. Tony Jioia 79, made a trip from Lake Tahoe nev., to Phoenix for mondays ceremonies. He was Manning an anti aircraft gun on the Pennsylvania at the time of the attack. A i think we hit one japanese plane a he said. A we never got a Chance to get  Moon to be in total eclipse tonight Washington up there will be a total eclipse of the Moon tonight that May be especially dark because of debris spewed into the atmosphere by a 1991 volcanic eruption. The Moon will be eclipsed to some degree for 3vi hours with the total phase lasting 75 minutes. In contrast to a solar eclipse a lunar eclipse can be seen with the naked Eye binoculars or a Telescope with Complete safety. The eclipse will begin at 4 30 . Eastern Standard time 10 30 . Cen trial european time when the Moons left Edge will begin to assume a dark Shade As Earth casts a a a penumbral Shadow. The total eclipse will begin when the entire Moon is immersed in the Central umbral Shadow at 6 07 . This period will be somewhat longer than average lasting for 75 minutes. At totality Earth a Shadow will cause the Moon to turn a very dark Gray or possibly will even Black it out entirely. The eruption of mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in june 1991 spewed sul uric acid Mist and Fine particles of volcanic Ash into the atmosphere that should Block much of the Reddish Light and is expected to make the eclipse one of the darkest observed in the past 400 years. The eclipse will end at 7 22 ., when the Eastern Edge of the Moon begins to emerge from the Shadow. The Moon will leave the dark umbral Shadow at 8 29 ., but the Moons upper right will still appear slightly smudged by the penumbral Shadow until about 9 . The eclipse will officially end at 9 33 . 3 33 . Thursday get