European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday december 10, 1993 the stars and stripes Page 5storms slam u.k., parts of Germany London up a electricity engineers worked frantically throughout Wales and Western England on thursday to restore Power to thousands of Homes blacked out by a storm that killed at least 11 people. Also storms and Hurricane Force winds swept through areas of Germany overnight and thursday leaving one person dead and causing massive damage. In England fallen Trees brought electricity lines crashing Down. Regional Power company spokesmen said 30,000 Homes were blacked out in Wales 80,000 Homes in South and southwestern England and 50,000 Homes in Central England. David Thompson a spokesman for Midland electricity which covers much of Western and Central England said engineers were still working thursday to restore Power to thousands of Homes. Quot we still have up to 15,000 customers without Power Quot Thompson said. Quot we Are aiming to have them Back on by the end of the  the winds caused by a depression Over Scotland hammered England Wales and Ireland from late wednesday afternoon and throughout the night a London weather Center spokesman said. Road accidents caused in part by the High winds kilted at least eight people the British broadcasting corp. Reported. London police said one woman died when a shop sign blew Down and struck her on the head a pensioner was killed As the wind blew him into his greenhouse and an elderly woman died when the wind hurled her into a ditch the bbl said. Severe weather also caused problems at sea. Fifteen sailors were airlifted to safety by Royal Navy helicopters after their vessel the maltese registered great one capsized off the southwestern coast of England near Plymouth Early thursday coast guard officials said. Swells of up to 16 feet disrupted ferry services travelling across the English Channel to Europe and across the Irish sea to Ireland. Fallen Trees blocked roads and winds overturned trucks on a number of highways said a spokeswoman for the automobile association Road watch. Several roads and Bridges were blocked she said. In Germany a police spokesman said one Man was killed in Cologne when a gush of wind hurled him off a roof on which he was working. The Western German states of Raden Wiir Temberg arid nor Rhein westfalen were the worst affected by the storm. Police said Strong winds uprooted Trees and sent roof tiles crashing onto the ground. Several autobahn sections had to be closed As workers removed fallen Trees and branches. In Niedersachsen wind speeds of 100 Miles an hour were recorded. The storm developed As a Low pressure front moved in from the azores in the North Atlantic. The storm followed recent ice and Snow storms that had caused chaos on German roads and left several people  sets stage for Christmas Sas Dove Didia giant Christmas cards line the Fht Lawn of Chicksands priory with splashes of color entered 28 cards in the Competition. Prizes Are to be awarded for cards judged Best on of Raf Chicksands annual Yule card contest unfolds. In a project sponsored by the the basis of color originality Quality and theme. The presentations will be made at 774th Security police so military and civilian personnel and local Dodds students Chicksands Trcic ugh Ting ceremony today. Clinton to meet Assad in attempt to push talks Damascus Syria a president Inton will meet with syrian president Fez Assad in Geneva next month to try restore momentum to the Middle East Ace process Secretary of state Warren Kristopher said thursday. At a news conference with syrian for a minister Farouk Sharaa  said it was Quot appropriate and indeed Tural for him Clinton to meet with resident Assad at this  the meeting will represent a Diplo Itic Victory for Assad whose country is the state departments list of nations at support terrorism. In Washington White House Oke woman Dee Dee Myers said. The eting is part of our Overall Effort to ird a comprehensive peace in the Rem the president has met with All the her leaders on All the other tracks Obanon Jordan Israel and palestinians a and now hell meet with  Christopher also announced that talks Between Israel and the Arab parties to the peace process will resume in Washington at the end of january or in Early february. The parties have held negotiations in Washington periodically Over two years but have not met since mid september. Christopher refused to discuss any particular changes that Syria has made in its negotiating position in order to win a meeting with Clinton. He also refused to discuss allegations the . Government has made against Syria including sponsorship of terrorism and involvement in drug trafficking. A we have no plans at the present time to change the position of the United states on those issues Quot he said. A there was no Deal a Myers said. Christopher and Sharaa spoke after Christopher met with Assad. Teacher did t worm out of bet with 4th-graders by Linda Fudala Sarasota Fla Herald Tribune Sarasota Fla. A visions of sugar plums it want and it did t taste like them either. But Tom Desjardins ate the whole thing. An earthworm Sandwich that is. Quot it tasted a Little like dirt and cow manure Quot said the elementary school teacher who ate the bizarre Sandwich to keep his end of a bargain. Rolled in Cornmeal and deep Fried to a Golden Brown the eight to 10 earthworms a each at least 6 inches Long a filled a giant Hoagie Bun. Mustard Ketchup hot peppers hot sauce and a Quot secret worm sauce Quot helped to make the concoction a Little More palatable. A the bargain was struck at the be ginning of the school year when Desjardins challenged his fourth Grade class at the deep Creek school to read 230 books a 10 Cal a by the end of the grading period. Quot they surpassed that with 242, so i had to keep my end of the bargain Quot said. A they made me eat the whole thing. Some of it was crispy but in a not much of a Cook so some we Estill a Little  to Desjardins the worm eating was Worth it to get pupils to read More. A sometimes you have to do something a Little crazy to motivate kids Quot Desjardins said. A i wanted kids to be Reading for the fun and enjoyment of it. Parents have told me that they can to believe How much their kids Are Reading