European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 08, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Neb. City isolated by roadblocks grand Island neb. A police and National guard troops manned Road blocks to keep sightseers and would be loot ers away from this Tornado ravaged cily Friday after at least a do in person including three guardsmen were arrested overnight. Most of the arrests thursday night were for violation of a dusk la Dawn curfew imposed on areas of the City devastated by a string of killer tornadoes tuesday night. Authorities said the troopers and three women who accompanied them werer picked up for curfew violation and disturb in the peace. Assistant cily attorney Bill Shreffler said there were few incidents of looting inthe City. It s really pretty simple he said. In the business area there s just nothing therelo  cily officials planned to Seal the City off through sunday. It s better to be Safe than sorry said police chief Howard Bacon. The seven storms that churned through the town of 40,000 on tuesday claimed six lives four people who died in the funnel sunday june 8, 1980 the stars and stripes Page 5 Sarah Larson 7. Rides t skateboard across what used to be in floor of the Kitchen in her Home in grand Island neb. A Clouds and two who suffered heart attacks while doing cleanup work. By thursday night City officials had reduced the list of persons missing to 34, Down from More than 70. Shreffler said he doubted there would be Many More casual ties As the unaccounted for were located. Our feeling now is that they probably Aren t victims Shreffler said. The storms destroyed some 600 Homes and businesses in five sections of the City. Shreffler said the scattered nature of the devastation was hampering officials work ing to put together an estimate of the dam age. Utility Crews worked around the clock to restore electricity water and sewage facilities. Maj. Gen. Edward Binder commander of the Nebraska National guard and a vet eran of Tornado duty said looting had been held to a minimum and he would beef up his patrols if it became a problem. I be talked with the Law enforcement people and they be had some minor stuff. But generally it s been very Light Binder said. Rain Hail lash North Central states by United press International continuous thunderstorms and fist sized Hail driven by winds up to 63 Mph pounded North Central Stales from South Dakota to the Western great lakes. At least 13 tornadoes touched Down in three states. Southern Minnesota was stirred up by seven twisters thursday Southern Wisconsin reported four and two hit Central South Dakota. There was some property damage but no injuries were re porn Hail As Large As fists battered som areas including Rochester minn., and Pierre . Winds gusting to 63 Mph at the Minne Apolis is. Paul International Airport thursday evening lore the roof off an apartment Complex and toppled Trees at the Sun acres trailer Park. Electricity was also Cut temporarily the state. Illinois crops sat under 16 feet of water from rain swollen Rivers that flooded the Central portion. Three Nebraska counties were under Flash flood  Minneapolis heavy Rains backed up storm sewers and flooded streets and downtown intersections. Lightning sparked a fire in a House in Rogers on the Northwest Edge of the twin cities. Strong Gusty winds accompanying thunderstorms in Northern Illinois downed Trees and Power lines in the town of Pecatonica Early Friday morning and some Small buildings collapsed when Trees Fel on themis Waukegan. Damages particularly from crop losses have been estimated by slate officials at $10 million. In Fulton county the spoon River spilled Over its Banks onto crops thursday. Ray Poston who farms North of Duncan Mills said 400 acres of his Corn and soy bean Fields was submerged under 12 to 16feet of water. Ill just wait for the water to go Down and Start Over Plant again if it in t Toolate he said. I i year of Black girl abused charges say White patrolman indicted in Miami riot arrest from press dispatches Washington a Federal grand jury in Miami in the first Case completed by a special team since the recent racial turmoil there indicted a while former in the stars and stripes. 30 years ago today june 8, 1950 Secretary of stale Dean Acheson said in Washington today that . Opposes any car Mamoni of Western Germany As a Means of bolstering the Secu Rity of the West. 20 years ago today june 8. I960 Israel has lifted a veil of secrecy and acknowledged that a jewish organization at the Climax of a 15-year search Cape Rcd sex Gestapo official Adolf Eichmann in Argentina. Of years ago today june 8, 1970 . For scr the shy giant of English literature died quietly in his sleep in Coventry England. He was 91. Florida Highway patrol officer thursday on charges of illegally arresting and sexually abusing an 11-year-old Black girl. The special team of Federal civil rights lawyers and Fri agents was dispatched to Miami by attorney general Benjamin r. Civiletti. He ordered the team to expedite pending civil rights investigations while a special Board of inquiry set up by Florida s governor investigates the office of local prosecutor Janet Reno. The two count indictment was returned in . District court in Miami against Willie t. Jones a former patrol officer made county. One count charges Jones with unlawfully arresting the girl on Jan. 9, 1979, in the Miami suburb of Homestead and violating her constitutional right not to be deprived of Liberty without due process of Law. The other count charged Jones with wilfully assaulting and sexually abusing the girl also in violation of her cons Titu Iran executes 5 More in anti drug Campaign Tehran up1 a firing squad has executed five persons accused of producing and trafficking heroin in the Western City of Hamadan pars news Agency reported. The latest executions brought to 51 the number of people shot including a woman in the current Campaign led by Ayatollah Sadigh Khalkhali against drug trafficking. Tonal rights. Maximum penalty for conviction on each count of deprivation of rights is one year in prison and a ,000 Fine. In Hollywood fla., meanwhile a while motorcyclist was shot and killed and three other people were wounded during a night of racial unrest in a Black neighbourhood authorities said. The area rocked by gunfire Rock and bottle throwing was reported tense but quiet Friday by Broward county authorities. Three Whites and one Black were Shotin he outbreak. The incident followed by three weeks the racial rioting in Miami South of Here. The dead motorcyclist was identified As David Allen Brown 25, of Hollywood. In Ohio a Federal judge has found Cleveland s largest suburb Parma guilty of deliberate housing discrimination against Blacks and has Given the Community 30 Days to work out a remedy. The ruling came from . District judge Frank j. Battisti the same judge who ordered the integration of Cleveland Public schools. Parma mayor John Petruska said the virtually All White City probably will a peal the decision. Red faced Harvard forgot proofreaders Cambridge mass. Up two signs posted on the Hanard  to guide guests arching for the school s 329lh commencement contained misspelled words. One read candidates for Hon Brablc  the other designated the area where be Rulffs should gather. The Correct Spellings Are sheriffs my honorable actually it should hate said honorary. No it s not old English and it was t a  sighed a University Poisman trying to keep his Sens of humor. We checked out the problem and the fact of the Milter is that there really was t any prot Slon mad to proofread the signs. But we re sure going to Check them next