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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The vol. 52, no. 220 500 wednesday november 24,1993 of two killer cold cracks around Europe from wire reports record cold persisted tuesday in parts of Europe in a week old blast of Arctic weather that has been blamed for at least 34 deaths. And forecasters expected no setup of the cold spell until at least the beginning of next week. The chill prompted the French army to Send out troops to feed the homeless in Paris. Two platoons of French Soldier served hot meals to the homeless at a pair of abandoned subway stations opened for shelter until at least monday to prevent More deaths from exposure. Temperatures dipped to 10 degree overnight in Clermont Ferrand capital of ice on at a fish southwestern France s Auvergne Region. The tempera Ture was the lowest november Reading in the Region since Levels were first taken in1923, French weather officials said. Other record lows for the month were re ported in Germany Britain and Romania. Heavy snowfalls caused flight delays an cancellations at several airports tuesday in  Mathiassen of the danish meteorological Institute said about 75 inches of Snow had fallen within 12 hours nation wide. Temperatures dipped below 14 degree sin Germany and up to 13 inches of Snow had fallen since the weekend in som parts. German social workers said that seven homeless men have Frozen to death this month including three who fell asleep out doors and died from the cold sunday. Three 4 and 5-year-old girls drowned when they plunged through ipod in Bervie Catach in  caused traffic jams up to 12 Miles Long Between Linbeck and Hamburg near the North sea on tuesday. Accidents also caused Long tie  on the Road around Cologne and Aachen in Nord Rhein westfalen state. Freezing temperatures across most of Europe resulted from a High pressure Pat Tern Over Siberia that blocked warmer at lactic air from reaching the continent. Snow has fallen Over much of Northern Eastern and Central Europe including eng land and Central Italy. Graffiti graveyard tact including car casses of miglets and cargo planes decorate junk a mounts of the som Alun air Force Indus inf car Yard outside Mogadishu Airport the unbaked wrecks a in. Provide Graffiti artists from . Bases with a Canvas. Stalls Over Brady Bill Washington a deadlock Over the Brad handgun control Bill held up Congress adjournment tues Day and the Senate s democratic Leader said lawmakers probably would be called Back after thanksgiving. Earlier in the Day president Linton held out Hope for Compromise on what was to be the last Day of the 1993 ses Sion saying believe in  but after fruitless debate Senate majority Leader George j. Mitchell said i expect As of now the Senate will return next week to renew efforts to pass the Bill which Calls for a waiting period of five business Days and a Back ground Check on anyone wanting to buy a handgun. We will try again on next tuesday and in All likelihood again on next wednesday Mitchell a Maine said reflecting the difficulty that Brady Bill supporters have had inputting together the 60 votes needed to Cut off debate. The republicans were chafing anew from headlines blaming them for blocking the Bill monday. But the Senate s gop Leader Robert Dole of Kansas told a news conference i Don t know of any political fall  was the negative headlines followed by phone Calls and letters from constituents that helped push a see Brady on Page 2 coming i sunday Magazine army revising Home Day care payments by Mark Kinkade staff writer Heidelberg Germany childcare could get More expensive for some parents and less profitable for some car providers under a new . Army Europe regulation that standardizes its Home daycare subsidies. But in some communities people May find More affordable Day care and pro viders could make More Money once the plan is in effect according to the chief of Sarteur s Community and family sup port division. We re creating a level playing Fiel with the regulation said col. Kenneth j. Gingras As he unveiled the command Snew family Day care subsidy program inside today five former Security guards of Michael Jackson say they were fired because they knew Toa much ,./" -. I a which goes into effect Jan. 1. The new guidelines establish a monthly subsidy payment of up to $100 for each child in a Day care Home. The changes also Are supposed to stabilize Day care rates in Many communities Gingras said. Not All Home car providers accept army subsidies. Those continued on Page 4 tribal traditions american indians carry their culture to Europe see pages 20-21  
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