European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and Stripe Friday december 31,1993snow woes Blanket East by Doina Chiacu the associated press a storm that dumped up to a foot of Snow in much of the East sent cars into a slide and caused a Jet to skid off a taxiway. Quot Harght that s How it s been tonight. We be been Busy real Busy a Philadelphia police officer Kimberley Fairweather said wednesday. Quot nothing serious a fender benders a but it seems like if there a something out there to run into they  Philadelphia got Only an Inch or 2 of Snow but around Erie a there were up to 10 inches. Maine and new Hampshire got 3 to 7 inches along the coast. New York City got 3 to 4 inches. Boston received 10 inches of Snow by 8 . Thursday. A foot of Snow fell in Hingham and 11 inches in Mansfield Taunton and South Weymouth All South of Boston. Ftfe chill that moved in on Christmas lingered in the East and the great lakes. It was 18 degrees thursday morning in Albany . 20 in Boston 4 in Cincinnati 7 in Portland Maine 10 in Detroit and 6 in Lansing Mich. In Virginia which got up to 8 inches of Snow David Murphy was at his desk when his car in the sloping parking lot went into a slide. Quot it was in Park but Down it went a said Murphy Isle of Wight county a Public utilities director. At least 11 deaths have been blamed on the weather since tuesday. Also a 7-year-old boy fell into an icy Pond in East Windsor n.j., and died. John and Eunice Burris car skidded on ice flipped Over a Bridge Guardrail and landed in a cola Lake in Western North Carolina. Quot they said they had to swim to the Bank a said Tim hand of the Rowan county Rescue squad. An american airlines Jet hit ice and skidded off a taxiway at Raleigh dirham International Airport. None of the 69 passengers was Hurt. In the Midwest a water pipe burst in a basement Annex Flthe Michigan Capitol in Lansing. Some office were  entire Community of Zuni a reported it a was ice locked. Residents called Isle of Wight county officials for help Only to be told that state Highway Crews were responsible for salting the roads. Lud Creef who took some of the Calls said one Man sighed and said Quot of Well. I guess Well just have a Community party. Nobody can get out of Zuni. We re All locked in until the  Marine general nominated for 2nd Star Washington a amps the Marine corps Only Active duty female brigadier general soon will be pinning on a second Star. Brig. Gen. Carol a. Mutter commander of the 3rd Force service support group in Okinawa Japan will be the first Marine female to be promoted above the one Star level. Two women in addition to mutter have been promoted to Marine brigadier Margaret Brewer in 1978 and Gail reals in1985. Both have since retired. Despite recent allegations that female and minority officers done to Rise through the ranks at the same rate As White males a spokesman for Marine corps Comman Dant Gen. Carl e. Mundy or. Said this criticism played no part in mutter domination for a second Star. She is Rife of Tcori Gadier generals nominated by president Clinton to be a major general. The nominations must be confirmed by the Senate after it reconvenes on Jan. 25. Usually such confirmations Are a formality. Mutter was the first woman to be assigned to command a major Marine deploying unit when she took on her present position in june 1992. The unit is responsible Tor giving transportation supplies communications and other Battlefield support to the 3rd Marine div based in Okinawa. Looking Bug eyed into the future two soldiers at fort Monroe va., Model the present Day uniform left and the Battle gear of the i Iturry. The new uniform includes a helmet with a display visor that puts computerized Battle or map information right in front of the soldiers eyes. Long Range radios and microphones will allow the Soldier to talk with buddies or commanders. Fra approves drug for cystic fibrosis Washington a the food and drug administration announced approval thursday of a drug offering the first new treatment for cystic fibrosis in 30 years. The Agency said it has licensed the production of the drug Donase Alfa commonly called Donase a product of recombinant Dan technology. Cystic fibrosis an inherited disorder affects about 30,000 people in the United states. Quot although this new product is not a cure for cystic fibrosis the clinical data show that it can make a real difference in the Quality of life for Many patients a Fra commissioner David Kessler said. Quot this is the first treatment that specifically improves lung function in cystic fibrosis  Donase is manufactured by Gene tech inc. Of san Francisco and will be marketed under the Trade name put ozime. Approval came following a six month clinical trial of the drug involving 968 people suffering from cystic fibrosis. Some were Given a Placebo and some were Given the drug. Quot daily doses of Donase when used in conjunction with Standard therapies reduced the risk of severe respiratory tract infections by 27 percent and increased patients lung function a the Fra said. But there were Side effects inflammation of the Throat Chest pain voice alteration and laryngitis. Russian shops to fake Only rubles Moscow apr As of saturday most shops will Stop accepting what has become the currency of Choice in Russia a the american Dollar. The hard currency ban was ordered by russians Central Bank which has told stores to accept Only rubles or credit cards something few russians have. Many stores especially those that sell imported merchandise now accept dollars German Marks and other foreign currencies. Many refuse rubles. Central Bank spokeswoman Natalia Khomenko said National Pride was one of the main motives for the Bank a order. Quot no other county in the world allows sales of goods or services for foreign currencies a she told the associated press. Inflation has sharply eroded the value of the Ruble since prices were freed after the 1991 soviet collapse. Many people now prefer foreign Money and russians who work for foreign companies and joint ventures Are often paid in hard currency. Khomenko said stores will still be allowed to fix prices in foreign currencies but they can accept Only rubles or credit cards. Credit card transactions can be in hard currency. Most hard currency stores accept Only rubles at their own Exchange rates. These rates Are generally higher than the official rate and Are designed to discourage Ruble customers.3 Dallas teens arrested 2 hunted in mail slaying Irving Texas up a police arrested three teen age members of a Dallas gang thursday in connection with a shooting that killed a bystander and wounded two teens at a crowded suburban mall. Irving police spokeswoman Sydney Gomez said officers were searching for two More gang members in connection with the slaying of Kevin Bacon who was eating pizza with his family when he was fatally shot monday night at the Irving mall. Gomez said the five suspects Ages 15,16 and 18, Are members of a Dallas gang. She said they were identified with the help of witnesses who saw the shooting in the mail food court which was crowded with Post Christmas shoppers. Quot these Guys Are gang members but whether Tjie shooting was actually gang related is Uncertain a she said. Gomez said the shooting followed a dispute Between the suspects and the two teens who were wounded Quot from what we have heard an escalator was not working. They were going in different directions and one group would not move a she said. She said a teen Ager fired three shots from a 9 my automatic pistol. The two teens who had been arguing with the group of suspects were wounded. Bacon who had not been involved in the dispute was killed