Pensacola News Journal from Pensacola, Florida • 16

T'g rrrt" 16A Pensacola News Journal Saturday, August 26, 1995 LOCAL TUESDAY MONDAY WEDNESDAY 123 i i SUNDAY Clouds and sun with t-storms around. High, 88; low, 78 TODAY Clouds and sun; it may t-storm. High, 88; low, 76 Partly sunny; p.m. t-storm possible. High, 90; low, 76 Partly sunny; it may t-storm.

High, 90; low, 76 Clouds and sun; t-storm possible. High, 90; low, 76 AREA TIDES TODAY i I REGIONAL MISS. ALA. Mobile 9174 7 Biloxl vAt 9174 New Orleans 3, 927' Predicted NATIONAL I -io I -os io liot Hi! FORECAST Pensacola Fort Walton Beach Panama City 8974 temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. FORECAST IWi I I.

to 1 5 Location High tide Low tide Pensacola 12:14 p.m. 9:17 pm. East Pass 11:47 a.m. 10:37 p.m. Warrington 11:47 a.m.

8:47 p.m. Lora Point 12:50 p.m. 10:20 p.m. East Bay 12:58 p.m. 10:34 m.

Bay Point 1:37 p.m, 10:44 p.m. Milton 1:14 p.m. 10:24 p.m. Parker 12:09 p.m. 9:39 p.m.

Panama City 8:33 p.m. Bon Secour 1:09 p.m. 9:22 p.m. Ft. Gaines 12:31 p.m.

8:50 p.m. Mobile Point 12:36 p.m. 9:07 p.m. PENSACOLA TIDES High tide Low tide Sunday 1:10 p.m. 8:55 p.m.

Monday 2.15 a.m. 7:33 a.m. 2:27 p.m. 8:01 m. Tuesday 10:08 a.m.

RIVER STAGES" REGIONAL FLORIDA CITIES Friday Today Sunday City Hi Lo HI Lo HI Lo Coral Springs 85 77 88 79 90 79 Crestview 88 73 90 76 92 76 Daytona Bch 85 75 89 74 92 77t Ft. Lauderdale88 78 91 79 I 92 77 Fort Mysfs 81 76 91 76 93 77t Gainesville 83 76 89 70 93 75t Hollywood 88 78 90 81 92 82 I Jacksonville 83 76 89 74 94 76 Key West 91 83 pc 90 82 91 81 Lakeland 83 77 89 76 91 77T Melbourne 64 77 1 90 75 93 79 Miami 89 79 sh 90 78 91 851 Naples 84 76 90 75 94 78 I Orlando 83 78 90 76 91 79t Sarasota 87 82 92 73 92 75tr St. Augustine 86 80 90 74 95 76 Tallahassee 87 76 sh 88 72 90 75 Tampa 86 80 sh 90 77 92 77t Vero Beach 82 79 89 76 89 77 W. Palm Bch 86 78 90 79 91 79 ALABAMA CITIES Friday Today Sunday City HI Lo HI Lo Hi Lo Anniston 88 73 83 71 90 73 Auburn 82 75 82 70 sh 86 73 Birmingham 88 73 pc 82 73 88 75 Dothan 83 75 88 75 93 77 Florence 82 73 pc 85 72 88 72 Huntsville 90 70 pc 86 72 88 70 Mobile 90 74 PC 91 74 90 75 PC Montgomery 88 75 86 75 91 75 Selma 86 75 87 74 93 75 Tuscaloosa 92 75 83 74 90 76 local almanac 24-hour parted tor Pwwacola through 4 p.m. High temperature 91 Low temperature 76 Normal high 89 Normal low 73 Relative humidity 79 NAS airport rainfall 0.00" Rainfall this month 3.49" Normal rainfall month to date 5.84" Rainfall year to date 49.77" Normal rainfall year to date 43.34" Barometer at 4 p.m 29.79 Gulf water temperature 86F, 30C Air quality 22(good) -AREA FA8M REPORT The remains of Jerry will continue to produce some clouds, showers and t-storms over the area.

Sunshine will average 3-6 hours today. Relative humidity will average around 70 percent. Most locations will receive light rainfall; however, heavier amounts are possible. Predicted temperatures for hiahs for the day. Forecast highlow temperatures are shown for selected cities.

Gary HairlsonNews Journal photo editor U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm chats with Mary Alice Dedge of Milton on his presidential campaign swing through Milton on Friday. '96 hopeful beats trail through Milton 1(4 ii( Sen frwidM 1 1 VERY s4ss? .4 (Hj ilffM Fronts Showers fTTTI T-storms Rain 11 Flurries Snow Cold All maps, forecasts and data provided by Accu-Weather, Inc. 1995 U.S.

TRAVELERS WORLD TRAVELERS Friday Today Sunday Friday Today Sunday Today Sunday City Hi LoW HI LoW HI Lo City Hi LoW HI LoW HI LoW Cm HI Lo Hi Lo Anchorage 67 56 68 48 pc 64 49 pc Las Vegas 103 81 pc 104 77 103 76 Amsterdam 68 57 sh 67 56 pc Atlanta 78 73 79 71 83 73 1 Little Rock 96 74 pc 94 72 pc 92 73 pc Berlin 64 55 sh 64 48 pc Boston 75 57 82 65 pc 87 58 Los Angeles 86 64 88 66 90 68 PC Buenos Aires 70 57 pc 67 50 PC Charlotte 90 71 PC 80 69 1 84 71 Nashville 94 73 85 70 87 73 1 Frankfurt 68 47 sh 69 49 pc Chicago 90 73 PC 89 68 85 66 pc New Orleans 93 79 92 75 PC 90 77 pc Havana 90 75 PC 90 79 sh Cincinnati 88 68 88 69 PC 84 70 pc New York 8064s 83 68 90 68 Hong Kong 90 80 88 79 PC Cleveland 79 62 PC 85 66 PC 85 66 PC Phoenix 102 80 PC 105 83 PC104 84 pc Jerusalem 83 65 88 67 Columbia. SC 85 75 Sh 82 74 85 74 Philadelphia 85 67 85 68 90 68 PC London 72 59 66 54 Dallas 98 77 pc 98 74 97 72 Pittsburgh 86 59 PC 87 65 PC 87 66 DC Mexico City 75 55 72 57 sh Denver 85 61 PC 90 60 pc 88 59 pc Portland. OR 79 50 73 53 PC 82 53 PC Moscow 81 61 79 61 sh Detroit 78 62 pc 88 68 PC 85 66 PC St. Louis 91 72 PC 94 72 91 72 pc Pans 60 62 72 55 nc Honolulu 89 77 pc 88 76 PC 87 76 PC San Dieoo 82 63 75 64 pc 74 67 DC Rome 78 61 PC 82 61 oc Houston 95 76 pc 94 76 pc 93 73 pc San Francisco 66 52 pc 70 54 68 55 Seoul 81 75 sh 90 73 pc Indianapolis 88 69 pc 90 68 86 68 pc Seattle 73 52 68 52 74 52 pc Sydney 69 45 66 53 sh Jackson, MS 92 73 pc 93 71 pc 94 75 pc Tucson 94 75 PC 98 74 pc 99 75 PC Tokyo 93 73 pc 88 74 pc Kansas City 9164 93 72 93 70 Washington 87 71 8 84 68 90 69 pc Toronto 79 65 sh 78 54 24-hour period for Ptntacola through 4 p.m. Actual Flood Alabama River at Claiborne Dam 7.8 ft.

42 ft. Escambia River at Century NA 17 ft. Choctawhatchee River at Caryville NA 12 ft. Apalachicola River at Blountstown 3.53 ft. 15 ft.

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss. 3.5 ft. 22 ft. MARINE FORECAST Jerry will continue to cause breezy conditions and high seas today. Winds from the south to southwest at 12-25 knots.

Seas will average 5-10 feet. Winds and seas may both be heavier in heavy t-storms. Visibility be reduced below 2 miles in t-storms. t-rri 13-N Atlantic Ockan FROM 1A better the Iowa results in the next major contest the November straw poll in Florida, which precedes the hard push presidential candidates begin for the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries. Gramm is counting on his conservative message of balancing the budget, implementing a flat tax, reducing government and restoring families to strike a chord with voters and overcome the more moderate Dole.

GEORGE AND Margaret Hamm of Milton liked the homespun yarns Gramm used to explain his views. Explaining the difference between his economic philosophy and President Clinton's, he said when he was growing up in Fort Benning, his 82-year-old mother never pointed out a car window at a nice house and said the owners needed to be taxed more and should give their money to them. Gramm said she always told him if he worked hard he could own a house just like it. "I've always loved a fella that talks in a language you can understand," George Hamm said. "Dole is a little bit more of a typical political figure.

After you listen to him you're never sure what he said v. BUT DAN Gough of Pace grilled Sen. Gramm on finding social and cultural answers to problems rather than economic ones. For now, Gough will stick with Pat Buchanan and Alan Keyes as his top Republican choices, he said. Gramm, a former economics pro RAY-BAM UV Today index 10 a.m 2, minimal Noon 4, low 2 p.m 5, moderate 4 p.m 4, low smi koqjj The UV Index is from 1 (lowest) to 10(high-est) The higher the number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

Sunset today: ......7:1 9 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow: 6:22 a.m. w. Sunset tomorrow: 7:18 p.m. Moonnse: 6:45 a.m.

Moonset: 7:29 p.m. First Full Last New WW Sep 8 Sep 2 Sep 16 Sep 24 Sopping heads to fessor at Texas told Gough the U.S. tax system and welfare system has resulted in lower na-' tional morals. "Why do we have a moral crisis," Gramm said. "Did God stop loving us? No.

It's our fault. We've struc-; tured our welfare and tax system in such a way that's corrupted the values of people. Instead of a safety net we have a hammock." GRAMM WAS first elected to the U.S. House in 1978 as a conser- vative Democrat. In 1981, he co-authored President Reagan's economic program.

Angry that Gramm had enlisted in the Reagan Revolution, the Democrat leadership kicked him off the Budget Committee in 1983. He resigned his House seat and ran for reelection as Republican. Upon joining the Senate in 1984, he co-sponsored the Gramm-Rud-man bill to reduce the federal deficit. From 1985 until Congress repealed the act in 1990, it cut the deficit by 40 percent. GRAMM'S TEXAS charm was at full power with voters.

When Laura Burke, a teacher at Warrington Middle School reached for his hand at the McGuire's reception, she told him: "I'm just a schoolteacher." Gramm shot back: "So am and told her about his career as a professor of economics at Texas University. "It was a politician's comeback, but he hears so many names all day I just wanted to say I was a teacher," Burke said. "He might not remember a name, but I hope he remembers a teacher was here." a pollster for Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas. His outsider image could bring the GOP nominee a crop of Perot supporters; Thompson won 70 percent of Perot fans in the Tennessee Senate race.

"He could put Tennessee into play," Divall said. "It would be interesting to have two vice presidential candidates from the same state. It would show the Democrats they do not have a lock on Tennessee." "I do think that Fred Thompson would be a consideration, though he has limited electoral experience," said Stu Rothen-berg, a political observer who publishes Rothenberg Political Report. This is Thompson's first elected off ice. Thompson says he doesn't want the job.

He has said several times he isn't seeking the nomination. Thompson wasn't available for comment Friday, but spokeswoman Alex Pratt says Thompson hasn't changed his mind. "He's concentrating on being a senator," she said. 7 storm Stationary WEATHER Si 7 iris ceero 75 Source: Accu-Weather, Inc. Chiles comes up to aid victims of By Jim Ash News Journal capital bureau TALLAHASSEE Gov.

Law-ton Chiles and legislative leaders dug deep into a shrinking state budget and found $8.8 million to boost federal disaster assistance for Hurricane Erin. In a budget amendment the governor signed late Thursday, the state will use the money to augment a $22 million grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency designed to help cities and counties deal with storm damage and cleanup, as well as to help some individuals pay for temporary housing. The state share will come from unspent funds by various state agencies. The money will be spread among the 20 counties declared a disaster 7 FSPRMUDA v.J IV DOMINICAfj -4 1 -Ji i I J---! will Tropical JA Is Thompson material for GOP vice president? Hurricane I Humberto I I 5r 45' 48s Is0 Ui-ffn-i-iiV'Y-r-'-f- By Nicole Winfield Associated Press MIAMI The rainy remains of Tropical Storm Jerry chugged north into Georgia, leaving behind streams for streets in Florida and residents fearing a firing line of storms behind it could flood them 1 again. Meteorologists said the skies in Jerry's wake should clear, at least for the weekend, offering some re spite to Naples, which was inundated with more than 16 inches of rain, and the Gulf Coast island of Sanibel, which received 15 inches.

"People were having fun riding Jet Skis on Periwinkle Way," the resort island's main thoroughfare, eaid Chip Hoffman, a concessionaire at the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel. "The kids love it. They play in the puddles. Their biggest concern is to watch out for alligators." MEANWHILE, TROPICAL Storm Iris threatened Martinique and other Caribbean islands with 55 mph winds.

On 7-by-ll mile Montserrat, fears increased as islanders braced for Iris and a possible eruption from a centuries-dormant volcano. The government offered free flights for people to join friends and relatives on nearby islands. Hundreds of miles away, Hurricane Humberto carried 105 mph winds, but it looked like less of a threat after shifting north deep in TROPICAL Jerry Georgia the Atlantic. Jerry's wide swath flooded streets from Miami to Jacksonville to Tampa, ruining vacations but causing no serious damage. It dipped into the Gulf of Mexico early Friday but steered back to land, sparing the Panhandle, which was hit by Hurricane Erin three weeks ago.

NEVERTHELESS, THE heavy rains closed schools in northern Okaloosa County, immersed one Tampa intersection under 3 feet of water, caused a state of emergency in southwestern Collier County and scratched House Speaker Newt Gingrich's book-signing appearance in Boca Raton. With rain still falling to the north, Damian Housman of the Collier County sheriffs office, said residents were concerned about the next line of storms. "It'll take days for this to dissipate, simply because it's so widespread and so deep," he said. "If the storms come before the current water dissipates, we could be in for some serious problems." Vic Buchheit of Port St. Lucie saw the water rise up to his front steps but said that wasn't the, biggest problem.

Ants were. "They're all over the place," he said, as he sprayed a crawling black mass of them on his porch. "I can't blame them They're just trying to get to higher ground." i fe i' '7: If Associated Press with $8.8 million Hurricane Erin including Escambia and Santa Rosa earlier this month after the storm walloped Florida on the east coast, ripped across the state and then returned stronger to the western Panhandle. It was not clear Friday how the counties would divide the money. But Rep.

Harry Goode, D-Mel-bourne and chairman of the Community Affairs Committee, said Brevard County and local cities could expect to receive about $1.6 million of the state matching money. "Everyone down here was real impressed with how the feds handled this," Goode said. Department of Community Affairs spokeswoman Jo Miglino said it was too early to determine how the money would be divided by the counties. By Penny Bender Gannett News Service WASHINGTON He's smart, well-spoken, appeals to the flannel-shirt crowd as well as the stuffed shirts on Wall Street, and hey, he's even a movie star. But is that enough to make Sen.

Fred Thompson, a viable GOP vice presidential pick? His name crops up on the GOP's long list of candidates. Although pundits warn that it's still early in the contest, three say he has a chance. "I think he could well make sense" for the Republicans, said Mitch Daniels, a strategist for both former presidents Reagan and Bush who helped advise Dan Quayle in 1988. "He's a tremendously appealing figure. He has star quality, and he has the ability to articulate Republican values from the prospective of the average person," he said.

"He's a reformer, and that's attractive," added Linda Divall, Wb JL mm a a a II 1 till I If II 111 rs. 7 -M 7 ii Vff nil in i it irfi i iUWIM' us LJ.