Show y T 4-- Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday July M Tht nninfM' niiW m' i"W vr--v wey-yw- e 1917 Death toll near 900 in Greece ATHENS Greece (UPI) -Greek authorities have run out oi morgue space for victims of a weeklong heatwave that has killed nearly NO people forcing officials to store bodies in Heat wave had been ordered to remain open 24 hours a day to cope with the emergency lingers Athens Coroner Phillip Koutsaftis who examined 200 heat victims in a week said railway freezer cars or leave smog heat and a lack of breeze them cluttering hospital corri- had contributed to the high dors and outdoor huts death toll At least five Britons two “People are dying like flies" said Athens undertaker Nikaios people from the Netherlands Ladakis "We've never seen three Danes and one American anything like it before We can’t were among the victims of the bury them fast enough" heat wave tourism officials In Salonica in northern said Embassies declined to Greece the bodies of people details until relatives were who were mostly elderly IEive In New York a spokeswoman overweight and ill were stored in freezer railway wagons until for the Greek National Tourist they could be buried Organization tried to allay the Athens undertakers com- concerns of tourists planning to plained that the shortage of visit Greece She said the space was creating a “serious Athens weather bureau rehealth hazard" with bodies left ported that temperatures fell to in hospital corridors and outat least M6 degrees Monday door huts until their turn to be and cooling winds from buried Yugoslavia were expected to “Usually people are buried ease the heat in the next few the day after they pass on” days Ladakis said “but now it's In Athens weather forecasters predicted that temperatures taking at least a week" Health Minister George would drop within the next 24 Mangakis told reporters that hours but warned that a new 78 people were confirmed dead heat wave caused by hot air by noon Monday in the from the Sahara desert would scorching heat wave He said hit the Greek mainland in all hospitals around the country August Bv Residents of Dixie and the Plains remained locked in the nine-da- y heat grip of a deadly while a languishing wave today mass of cool Canadian air continued to provide relief from heat along much of the East Coast “The heat will continue from South Dakota to Alabama and Mississippi and from Georgia mid-summ- er back into Arkansas and Kansas" said National Weather Service forecaster Lyle Alexander Temperatures in those areas were expected to remain between N and IN degrees today he said The heat wave has been blamed in the deaths of at least nine people in Indiana Illinois Soutn Beckstead - WHITNEY Idaho Afton Ellis Beckstead 80 Whitney died today Tuesday July 28 1N7 at the Franklin County Nursing Home A complete obituary and funeral notice will appear in a future edition of The Keith and Vicki Yeales Tracy and Teresa Barton Herald Journal Arrangements are under the direction of Webb Funeral andPamCreger ed Sandra Creger Dorothy Creger Bodrero Idaho Thousands rampage in Sri Lankan capital The violence erupted a day Sri Lanka (UPI) Indian Prime Minister before — Thousands of Sinhalese Gandhi was to arrive to Rajiv angered by a proposal to end a an accord with President civil war with Tamil rebels sign Junius Jayewardene aimed at rampaged through the capital ending the island's bloody today torching government and civil war Tamil-owne- d vehicles and The accord would proposed buildings in violence that killed more to the autonomy grant at least 19 people most where of the Police apparently anxious to provinces lives Tamil Oppominority avoid large-scal- e bloodshed would nents said the accord had stayed on the fringes of the result in the country being early rioting in Colombo’s busiand ness district blocking roads to partitioned into Tamil Sinhalese areas prevent the trouble from Tamil rebel groups have spreading an independence from sought But the violence spread and Lanka Sri where more than 10 units of the army navy and air Sinhalese million mostly Budforce moved in after rioters 60 percent of dhists make up d looted and burned Sri Lanka's population India shops Troops fired tear gas and has been trying to mediate a automatic weapons into the air between the Tamila and peace to disperse rioters who included Buddhist monks Sources at Colombo General Hospital said at least 19 people were killed and 117 injured in the violence Most of the casualties were believed caused by BIRTHS Logan Regional Hospital police gunfire the sources said COLOMBO Patricia Creger Preston in Home Doug Danny and Julie Creger Vteather Georgia heat-relate- CARD OF THANKS We would like to thank all friends and relatives who were so kind and considerate at the time of the passing of our father grandfather and friend A special thanks to the Nibley Ward for the luncheon Thanks everyone Carolina Wyoming and Missouri d The most recent death occurred Monday in St Louis where Kenneth Holt 73 apparently died of heat stroke in his apartment Police said the temperature inside was 110 degrees While there were few indications that heat in these areas will dissipate over the next few days the East Coast's cool front is also taking its time moving back north Alexander said Cooler air is expected to remain in the region for much of the week he said Obituaries A United Press international Tamil-owne- the government because of India’s large Tamil population In today's rioting which lasted more than two hours endorsed the pact But it was rejected by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam the most powerful of the groups dozens of government-owne- d fighting since 1983 for invehicles and at least one gov- dependence for the Tamils in ernment office building were the island’s north and east Government hard-lineled torched Shards of glass littered the streets and shops were by Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa also objected to the shuttered tight Although troops dispersed the plan Monday a senior governinitial rioters about 2 ON de- ment source said Despite the monstrators led by more than Kroblems Colombo and New Gandhi’s visit will go 200 saffron-robe- d Buddhist monks marched to Campbell ahead Wednesday “The Buddhists are against Park where they held a rally in defiance of a curfew across this foolishness" Rolawa most of the city Anand a Buddhist monk and an Four Tamil rebel groups organizer of the Campbell Park based in exile in southern India rally said refering to the and the outlawed moderate proposed accord “In order to Tamil political party the Tamil protect my motherland I will United Liberation Front have sacrifice my life" rs News of record Dram EEIsnow FRONTS: E22 SHOWERS Occluded Static gp ahaded am is toracaat iMtl 50 ot Cold Warm Map sImms minimum wmomhirM to receive precipitaSon Mealed At any Forecasts UPI Nation Salt Lake City Ogden and Provo: Continued mostly cloudy skies through Wednesday a likely chance of showers and thundershowers 60 percent chance of precipitation tonight decreasing to SO percent through Wednesday lows tohighs night mid Ms to near 70 Wednesday upper 80s NEUBER Selected stocks e — Kent ZUNDEL— Belinda and Mendon a girl July 25 Peggy 24and Bruce AITKEN— Andrea and Harvey Logan a boy July CARROLL— Janet and Roger Smithfield a girl July 25 BENSON— Lonetta and Scott Newton a girl July 25 CHILD— Karen and Robert Preston Idaho a girl July 25 Michael Logan a girl July 26 NELSON— Irma and Alan Logan a girl July 26 XU— Haiying and Gang Logan a boy July 26 Devon Logan a boy July 25 Logan City Police GRIFFIN— Michelle HENDRICKSON-Lin- da Lee Logan a girl July Logan: Mostly cloudy skies through Wednesday a likely chance of showers and thundershowers through Wednesday lows tonight M highs Wednesday and 25 a boy Hyrum July NIELSEN-L- ori and POLICE BLOTTER and 25 THEFT — Jolene Bi jwi 165 E IN North 0C Logan Monday reported the theft from her residence of a dark gray 1985 Subaru station wagon license no BCL261 According to the vehicle was Gilice report the at 5 pm Sunday About Cache low 80s Utah Forecast: Mostly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers developing again on Wednesday locally heavy rainfall possible in addition to gusty winds near showers lows tonight upper SOs to near 70 highs Wednesday mid 80s to approaching 100 “A Will Rogers Souvenir’’ a slide and lecture presentation by Avi Seaver on the life of the famous American humorist will be held at 7:30 pm today in Logan City Hall 255 N Main St Following the presentation Seaver will give his impression of sone of Rogers’ stories There also will be cowboy songs and banjo playing by David Taylor The event sponsored by Habitat for Humanity Northern Utah is open to the public Southeast Idaho: Partly cloudy skies through Wednesday scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers with brief periods of heavy rain possible hail and gusty winds to X mph expected with thundershowers lows tonight mid SOs to mid 60s highs Wednesday low to mid SOs Cache Valley Interested high school-ag- e are invited to and adults youth Stuart an acting workshop Hardman Mary Heers and Marvin Moon will share their expertise this Thursday and Thursday Aug 6 from 8 to 10 pm in the Mendon City building There is no charge will consider establishing a liquor license policy for the county The meeting is tonight at 7 pm in the new courts building 120 N IN West An item was left out of the Cache County Council agenda printed Monday The council Clarkston Histor Farm Hyrum KACH Preston KBLQ KVNU Lewiston Mendon Ml Logan NW Logan Providence Smithfield Trenton USU Young Ward Utah-ldah- o High Low Pep Boise Cedar City Idaho Falls Lewiston Logan Malad McCall Moab Ogden Pocatello Provo 98 67 82 58 89 SO Salt Lake St George Sun Valley Twin Falls 1 9169 9164 8- 687 SO 57 94 89 67 t 92 64 t - 9S67 Richfield 86 54 t 9267 01 91 - 01 8- 697 - THEFT Gerald F Radden 3N East Logan reported Monday the theft from his residence of a faded blue 1978 Ford LTD The vehicle is valued at 8N according to the police report 255 N Vernal B5S90S Wendover 87 71 The state average ot normal precipitation for the week ending July 24 is 99 percent compared to 124 percent tor last year according to Gaylen Ashcroft assistant Utah State climatologist at Utah State University The Western Region had percent 104 pcrcent North Central in which Cache County is located 89 percent and 1M percent 99 percent South Central and 109 percent Northern Mountains in which most of the streams of Northern Utah rise 75 percent and 118 percent Uinta Basin 111 percent and 101 percent 116 percent Southeastern and 116 percent percent and 121 percent and 104 112 Dixie Change The Color of Your Eyes With New DunaSqftGolors Contacts From Wesley-Jesse- n Now Available at All Standard Optical Stores (Available hi prescription and Dignity and Undemanding NELSON nwHumwiB Milk |