European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 9, 1992 . The stars and stripes Page 7 heat gases inside mine drive Back Rescue team Norton a. Apr rescuers trying to reach eight men deep in a Coal mine rocked by an explosion retreated monday when they encountered smoke heat and dangerous gases. The search was suspended indefinitely. As mine officials relayed the news relatives waiting outside the appalachian mine cried and hugged. Crews working in relays got within 300 feet of where the miners were thought to be when the blast occurred monday More than a mile inside said Kathy Snyder a spokeswoman for the . Mine safety and health administration. There they detected smoke heat and an elevated level of methane Gas Snyder said. Fearing another explosion they turned Back she said. Rescuers were considering other options including drilling a ventilation Hole into the Section the mine where the men were believed to be said Michael Lawless a spokesman for the Agency. A ninth Miner crawled to safety after the blast in the South Mountain Coal  no. 3 mine. Robert k. Fleming was in stable condition after surgery for treatment of Burns on his hands and face said Bill Hendrick a spokesman for St. Mary a Hospital in Norton. As Snow fell relatives of the miners kept Vigil in tents and buses. A a in a optimistic a said John Sturgill 25, whose father Claude Sturgill 49, and Uncle Palmer Sturgill 44, were miners rapped i Wmk a Quot. Washington 6 p . V Charleston w. V. Of Quot a Virginia / it to finn e Roanoke  a amps Wes Booher in the mine. A my daddy a a  each Miner carries a mask and about an hours Worth of oxygen rescuers said. Large oxygen tanks mounted at intervals along the mine Walls Are the Only other possible source of oxygen said Gene Conley a mine employee. A mine employee speaking on condition of anonymity said the trapped miners a probably barricaded themselves in to hold what air they had until Rescue workers could reach  Harry Childress head of the state department of mines minerals and Energy said no one had determined where the explosion had occurred in the mine. Creators bid Cheerio to cheers longest running comedy series comes to an end los Angeles apr its closing time folks. After 11 years Abc s hit barroom comedy cheers is going off the air. The series the longest running comedy currently on television will Stop production at the end of this year it was announced monday. The final episode will air in the United states sometime in May. A we Are grateful to our Loyal viewers Over the years but we feel its better to end the series too Early rather than too late a the shows creators and executive producers Glen and Les Charles and James Burrows said in a statement. The final episode will be the series 271st show. The executive producers Danson said they Haven to decided what form it will take. Patrons and employees at the Bull amp Finch pub the Boston bar that cheers was patterned after were sorry to hear the announcement. A wow in a disappointed a said de Doyle who has tended bar there for 18 years. A i thought that show could run  Soldier kills 2 sons self after quarrel with wife Newport news a. Up police investigating a murder suicide monday discovered that they were working on the birthday of the youngest victim and that his birthday cake was sitting inside the family a refrigerator. Police sgt. Lynn James said Francisco Alberto Sicard a Soldier at nearby fort Eustis shot his two sons Anthony 10, and Francisco jr., 14, before turning the gun on himself. James said the elder Sicard quarrelled with his wife sunday night. She left to spend the night elsewhere Ana when she returned monday morning she found her husband dead in the living room. She called police from a neighbors House and when the authorities arrived they found the boys bodies in their bedrooms. Each was shot in the head while lying in bed. A today was Anthonys birthday a James said. A there was even a cake. In the  cheers turned the Bull amp Finch into a tourist attraction that is visited by an estimated 850,000 people each year. Manager Bill Honeycutt said he expects reruns will keep the tourists coming. Donald Cassidy a regular at the Boston bar since the place opened said visitors always remark that the bar does no to look like the to set. But he said there arc some similarities. A we have an unusual cast of characters Here a Cassidy said. A some of them Are funnier than the ones on the  cheers has won 26 emmy and was nominated for the award 111 times making it the most nominated series Ever according to Paramount pictures television group. It premiered sept. 30, 1982, starring Ted Danson As Sam Malone a former baseball player turned tavern owner. Shelley Long As snooty barmaid Diane Chambers provided the foil for same a smug chauvinism. Revolving around the pair were the grab bag characters who included faithful customers Norm and Cliff Tough barmaid Carla and beginning in 1984, neurotic psychologist frasier Crane. There were changes Over the years with Long leaving and Kirstie Alley coming aboard to continue the banter and flirtation with Sam. Woody Harrelson stepped in As the naive bartender Woody in 1985 after the death of actor Nicholas Colasanto who played coach. Campbell recalling Frozen dinners soup Washington apr Campbell soup co. Is voluntarily recalling thousands of Frozen dinners and cans of soup because some May contain Small pieces of Glass the agriculture department said monday. Some of the products were distributed to Elmendorf fab in Alaska. The problem was discovered when Glass was found in bags of Rice purchased for use in the foods us a said. The products Are a Swanson mexican style combination dinner 13 a of. A Swanson hungry Man mexican style dinner 20 of. A Swanson budget mexican style meal 10l/z of. A Swanson hungry Man Boneless Chicken dinner Lavoz. A Campbells Chicken with Rice soup 10% of. A Campbells Chicken Gumbo soup 10% of. A Campbells Home cooking ready to service Chicken with Rice soup 19 of. A a aide did t harass women incoming senator says from wire reports Chicago a  Carol Moseley Braun who began her Campaign after the Anita Hill sexual harassment controversy says harassment allegations against her Campaign chief were unjustified. Braun said sunday that an Independent investigation into accusations of sexual harassment against Campaign manager Krosic Matthews a concluded there was no foundation to these Anonymous  Braun said she hired lawyers from outside her Campaign to investigate an Anonymous letter alleging sexual harassment of women during the Campaign. Braun said she i l cooperate with any further investigation. Fast train discussed Houston a Texas and Louisiana officials have begun discussions about a High Speed train that would link Houston and new Orleans. The super train would tie into a 200-Mph rail network planned in Texas. It would carry tourists and business travellers Between the two cities in about the same time it takes to Fly. The proposal is in its Early stages the Houston chronicle said tuesday. Louisiana officials will visit Texas on . 17 to discuss the proposal with the Texas High Speed rail authority. Congressman recovering St. Paul Minn. A rep. Bruce f. Vento d-Minn., was in Good condition at a Maryland Hospital monday being treated for injuries suffered in a weekend fall from a ladder. Vento spokeswoman Kerri Mcclimen said the congressman broke his right wrist and suffered numerous scrapes when he fell saturday while cleaning the gutters of his Bethesda Home. She did not know How far the congressman fell but said the gutters Are on the first floor. Woman s body found Rochester . A the nude body of a woman was found monday behind a warehouse in an area where the bodies of three homicide victims have been dumped in two years police said. Police  say whether the woman had been killed or whether her death was connected to any of 14 unsolved killings of women in Rochester during the past two years. Most of the 14 were prostitutes or drug users and police think some of their deaths were connected. Ten Rochester area women killed Between March 1988 and january 1990 were the victims of serial killer Arthur s. Shawcross who is serving a minimum 250-year prison term. 9 warned on new curfew Toledo Ohio a nine youngsters have received warnings for violating the City a nighttime curfew during its first weekend police said monday. A a everything ran smoothly a police sgt. Art Marx said. A we done to see doing anything differently not at this  voters approved the curfew nov. 3 in an Effort to protect Young people from crime. Eight Young people Nave been killed in drive by shootings or robberies during the past two months in Toledo a Cit of 330,000. The curfew bars minors from City streets for specified hours according to age. Sixteen and 17-year-Olds, for instance May not be out from Midnight to 5 . Exceptions Are made for minors returning Home from a school activity work or an Outing such As a movie. First time offenders Are warned and their parents contacted. Fines can follow for further offences. D Amato election certified Albany . A the state Board of elections on monday certified sen. Alfonse do amatos narrow election to his third term on nov. 3. The Board said do Amato a Republican received 3,166,994 votes or 44.7 percent to 3,086,200 votes or 43.5 percent for state attorney general Robert Abrams a Democrat. Other candidates received the rest of the votes. More than 600,000 new yorkers who cast ballots for president did no to vote in the Senate race the Board said