European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. January 16,1994 . The stars and stripes Page 9 ii frigid cold brings out Johnis fishing poles by Roger Petterson the associated press temperatures hit Zero As far South As Kentucky on saturday As a Rush of North pole air flowed across much of the nation East of the Rockies. But it was t cold enough to Stop anglers snowmobiles and football fans. It is bizarrely cold de Clarice of Buffalo n.y., said before the Start of saturday s football playoff game Between the Buffalo Bills and the los Angeles raiders which the Bills won. Afternoon temperatures in the Buffalo area hovered Between 1 and 5 degrees and the wind chill was calculated at 25 below Zero to 40 below the National weather service said. The uniform of the Day from the Northern Plains to the Northeast was clothes clothes and More clothes. I have on my Normal underwear duo fold Long Johns a Turtleneck a second pair of Long Johns a sweat shirt sweat pants a two ply windbreaker a 20-year-old fake fur jacket that is about the warmest thing i own said Alice masters of mount Vernon n.y., As she caught a train into new York City. She also wore two scarves a Beret earmuffs gloves and boots. It was the coldest air mass to invade the United states since december 1989, the weather service said. The cold was nothing new this season to places like International Falls minn., which hit 34 below on sat urday or North Dakota with lows of 33 below at grand Forks and Fargo. But this cold air mass extended from the Western Plains to the East coast and Well into the South. Jack son ky., chilled to a record Zero and Asheville n.c., bottomed out at a record 7. A Low of 32 below at Watertown n.y., greeted about 125 members of the army s 10th inf Mountain div returning from Somalia where temperatures were in the 90s, to their Home base at fort drum. I thought my lungs were going to crystallize it col. Chuck Sardo said. Homeless shelters scrambled to provide extra Beds and meals. New York City agencies reported that 6,344 people spent the night in City shelters Short of the capacity of 6,564 Beds. Philadelphia s code Blue emergency Rule was in effect allowing City workers to legally Force peo ple into shelters. About 500 people gathered at the Kansas Capitol in Topeka to observe the upcoming Martin Luther King Day Holiday which is monday. The temperature was 9 degrees with a wind chill of 13 below. On Frozen Gull Lake near Brainerd minn., an Esti mated 5,000 people paid $35 per line per Hole to participate in the fourth annual Brainerd Jaycees ice fishing extravaganza despite a Low of 37 below. You be just got to know a die hard Fisherman. They la do about anything said spokeswoman Susan hadrits. The Charity event also had the incentive of More than $100,000 in Cash and prizes. Four heated tents were set up on the ice to let contestants warm up and there were stands Selling pizza Barbecue ribs and Chili. There s Beer available but Idon t know How Many people Are going to be drinking that hadrits said. Temperatures around 22 below did t Stop snowmobiles hitting speeds to 105 Mph in races at Eagle River wis. Thousands of fans watched from the stands. It s a perfect Day for racing said Richard Decker whose son Chuck puts on the world championship snowmobile Derby. The colder it is the harder the track  freeze now duplicate later pet lovers told port Townsend Wash. Up Washington state researcher has begun freezing and storing blood from pets in anticipation of the Day when genetic scientists can re create the Ani Mals from stored blood cells. The company gone to pet started offering the service to pet owners this week. Owner Paul Asmus believes the genetic Engi Neering process will someday allow pet owners to raise an identical animal with the same physical characteristics and temperaments All Over again. This is the future said Asmus a 37-year-old former airline Mechanic it is going to happen. Pet owners Are ready for  he said his research grew from his attempts to save his own pets. I am not just trying to get Little old ladies Money he said. For $75, Asmus will Send a kit to pet owners asking that a veterinarian withdraw a Small amount of blood from the animal. Once the vial is returned gone to pet puts it into a cryogenic Cylinder which uses liquid nitrogen to freeze the blood to 196 degrees below Zero where it is kept indefinitely. Customers also must pay an annual fee of $200. Asmus predicts it will take less than 10 years for scientists to develop the replication pro Cess. Sceptics agree that Many new things Are Possi ble but most discount the prospects of bringing identical pets Back. 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