European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Tuesday August 23,1994 in the stars and stripes 10 years ago aug. 23,1984 John Zaccaro made another loan from an estate he was managing As a court appointed conservator for a company owned by him and his wife demo cratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro their lawyer Dis closed. 20 year Sago aug. 23,1974 the House judiciary committee in its final report on the impeachment inquiry found former president Nixon in violation of criminal Laws his oath of office and the Constitution. 30 years ago aug. 23,1964 a Cia officer voiced serious doubt that Victory can be won in South Vietnam and suggested the eventual outcome might be a negotiated settlement. 40 years ago aug. 23,1954 France and its five european Coal and steel Community allies announced failure of an attempt to Salvage their euro Pean army project but agreed to work toward a reared Germany linked to the West. 50 year Sago aug. 23, 1944 soviet forces entered East Prussia and simultaneously claimed their first Success of the romanian offensive the capture of the key Industrial and rail Center of Jassy 165 Miles from the plies to Oil Fields. World War ii 50 years ago today aug. 23 1944 after bitter fighting in the streets French civilians win control of Paris the free French 2nd army Oil speeds toward the capital while american troops capture Melun East of the City. Romania s King dismisses Ion Antonescu As prime minister and accepts soviet peace terms fled army spearheads surround 12 German divisions betwee Jassy and Kishinev in Romania. Source 2194 Days of War a h. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp., 1981 police shoot woman holding cat hostage Gresham Ore. A police shot and killed a woman who was holding her cat at knife Point sunday in a store. The woman came into the grocer store with her siamese cat and a knife and sat Down in an aisle of the store said sgt. David Lerwick a police spokesman. Managers placed rows of shopping carts at either end of the aisle moved bystanders away and called police. Officers asked the woman to drop the knife and she began threatening to kill the cat Lerwick said the woman has not been identified. The woman got up and began walking toward the officers who sprayed her with Pepper Mace in an Effort to Stop her. She then raised her knife above her head and charged the police he said. One officer opened fire. 150-plus blazes raging in Montana Forest lands Missoula Mont. A fires Bur Ning in Northwestern Montana on sunday threatened nearly 70 Homes and Force the closure of much of Kootenai National Forest. One of More than 150 fires in the state the Little Wolf Blaze burned less than two Miles from 30 Homes in the Flathead National Forest. Less than 9ft Miles to the West the Sce Nery fire was about two Miles from a 37 House subdivision near Libby in the Koo Tenai National Forest. State officials asked the Federal Emer gency management Agency for help in fighting the two fires and got almost immediate approval. Gov. Marc Racicot said the Federal action does t provide More firefighting resources but help with the Tab. The Little Wolf fire roughly 20 mile West of Whitefish stood at 12,000 acres sunday and was being fought by about 800 people said Dave Turner of the in Ter Agency fire dispatch Center in mis Soula. Wally Bennett Little Wolf fire com Mander told area residents at a briefing that the fire was the . Forest service s top concern nationwide but that he did not expect to get the 25 additional Crew she requested. The fire birr Mhz for almost 10 Days was about 50 percent contained behind11 Miles of fire line. Firefighting efforts have been hampered by shortages of personnel and the numbers were shrinking As Crews began reaching mandatory rest periods after 21 consecutive Days on duty. The statewide fire Force totalled just More than 6,000, including More than 1,000 . Soldiers and marines and More than100 National guard members but officials said there were so Many fires burning that Many could t be fought at All. More than 600 soldiers from fort Lewis Wash began arriving sunday and will be sent to fire Camps later in the week after training. The scenery fire and three others Bur Ning nearby Are known collectively As the wilderness Complex fires. Fema spokesman de Conley in Denver said the Complex fires were threatening to be come a major  Northwest of Libby concern focus Don the heavily forested Yaak River Val Ley just East of Idaho and South of Canada. A Complex of fires there swelled by 2,000 acres overnight to a total of 7,000 acres. Numerous tiny communities an isolated Homes Dot the area. Various fire complexes Yaak cab inet to Ocanus and wilderness included almost 22,000 total acres and had about one third of the state s firefighters committed to them with manpower and machinery continuing to move into the area As available. 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