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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. May 19, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 violent storms kill 6, cause millions in damage by inc associated pres of violent thunderstorms Ham mered Western Arkansas and Central Texas saturday spinning off tornadoes and killing a 14-year-old girl when a tree toppled by High winds slammed into her Home As she slept. A Texas Man apparently drowned when High winds capsized his boat. End eight others were reported missing in a Marc in Eastern Texas. In Southeast Missouri the National guard patrolled streets in sikhs Lon an Vanduser As Crews cleaned up after tornadoes and Flash floods earlier in the week that left four people dead on woman critically injured and caused Mil Lions of dollars in damage. Tornadoes were spotted saturday across Central and Southern Texas near Sparta Ohio Ann Arbor Mich and two Chicago suburbs. Carpentersville and Sandwich. None caused injuries or serious damage. In Killeen Texas a Tornado hit the Central business District lifting the roof off a Cement mixing company and dam aging fire department vehicles across the Street officials said. No injuries were reported. A funnel Cloud dropped Down in front of the fire motion shortly before 10 45 a.m., uprooting several Trees and pulling Down Power lines said fire capt. Bin Cave. Workers at the Cement mixing company said they were using one of their mix ers when they sow the twister and ran. Austin Corbin so apparently drowned after High winds whipped up the Waters of Lake Steinhagen and capsized his boat near a dam about 50 Miles North of Beau Mont said Park Ranger Hughey Han cock three women aboard the boat were rescued but Corban s body had not been found Hancock said eight people were unaccounted for late saturday after High winds bit Lake Liv Ingston in Eastern Texas the site of a Bass fishing tournament said sheriff dispatcher Blanche Reeves. I can t understand Why they stayed out there she said. Thunderstorm winds at Laredo on sat urday afternoon Tore off part of a Motel roof and damaged 14 Confederate air Force planes parked at an Airport where they were based for an air show. Several of our air planes were dam democrats eject Larouche backers in Massachusetts Springfield mass. A two people passing out literature in support of political extremist Lyndon Larouche were escorted from the democratic state convention Hall because they were carrying firearms officials said saturday convention officials also said several other Larouche supporters were arrested for trespassing saturday the final Day of the convention. Gov. Michael s. Dukakis was endorsed by delegates for a third term Bis second consecutive Steve Graham a Security Volunteer with the democratic slate committee said two men carrying Larouche stickers were re moved from the Center Friday evening after trying to pan through Metal detectors. One Man said he always carried a gun Graham said. Two other Larouche supporters were arrested saturday and charged with trespass ing after they entered the Hall and set of a table with promotional materials said Secu Rity chief Patrick Halley. The men had not requested space by the deadline and bad not paid a 150 registration fee be snid. What to do in Case of Tornado in Home without basement take cover in closets or bathrooms or under heavy furniture. In Center of House keep windows closed and stay away from windows exterior doors and chimneys aged and a few of them even broke Loose from their moorings and Slid into one an other said Ralph Royce executive director of the Cap in Harlingen. Initial damage estimates exceed 150,000, he said. The Texas storms also caused Hail damage downed Power lines and several Trees blown Over Jast West of Jasper Power lines Down in Buna and boats Cap sized on Sam Rayburn and Kleinhagen lakes.,four tornadoes were sighted elsewhere in Central Texas and several in Southern Texas but no damage was reported. In Forl Smith ark., rescuers spent More than three hours trying to lift the tree from the House where the girl was trapped inside said police sgt. Danny Honeycutt. The winds knocked out Power in fart Smith a City of 71,000 on the Oklahoma Border but Oklahoma Gas and electric co. Crews had restored lights by mid morning Honeycult said. In Hempstead county in Southwest Arkansas an 87-year-old Man was Cut by flying Glass when a possible Tornado lifted his House from its foundation Friday night stale trooper torn Morrow  Man was hospitalized for Obser vation Morrow  Missouri officials from the Federal emergency management Agency arrived in Sikeston and Cape Girardeau on sat urday to begin assessing the damage from the tornadoes and flooding placed by stale officials at More than $100 Mil lion. On Friday gov John d. Ashcroft declared Scott and Cape Girardeau coun ties disaster areas after he visited the ravaged areas. The designation is the first step toward obtaining Federal disaster Relief funds. In the county s largest City also called Cape Girardeau floodwaters were Light switch High Ashcroft said. At least 400 businesses had been dam aged by the floods said Robert Hendrix president of the chamber of Commerce. Nearly 7 inches of rain fell in the Cit thursday night and Early Friday. Mast of the flood water had receded by Friday afternoon in sikhs Lon about 30 Miles South hundreds of houses trailers and buildings were damaged or destroyed and tiny communities nearby hit by the tornadoes. Larry and Pat Carpenter picked through the rubble that had been their new Home in Vanda Jar a town of 320people 10 Miles North of sikhs Lon. It look a Long time to build but it did t Lake Long to destroy Carpenter said. An 81-year-old woman injured when her Vanduser Home was struck by a Tor Nado thursday night remained in critical but stable condition saturday in the in Tensive care unit to St. Francis medical Center in Cape Girardeau with head in juries and multiple broken Bones officials said. Contra friends foes rally in Miami Miami Cap two group with opposing positions on . Aid to Nicaragua s Contra rebels held emotional rallies within two Block of each other but avoided the violence that marred a Simitar demonstration in March. At the anti Contra rally saturday about 200 people gathered at Bicentennial Park where a speaker said City leaders were reluctant to stand up for he rights of the peace groups because of Strong anti communist sentiment among cuban and nicaraguan exiles. We have seen a Campaign that has at tempted to deny people in mum their right of free speech said Jack Loberman head of the coalition for non intervention in Central America. Miami has become the Headquarters Tor the contras but that is not going to Stop us from expressing our opposition to i hair  Many of the anti Aid demonstrators car ried White crosses with the names of nicaraguans who they said were murdered by contras. Others carried signs that read no Aid to the contras let Nicaragua live and rambo tactics Are not the  us rep. John Conyers d-mich., can celeb a scheduled appearance at the rally because he was concerned about adequate police Protection said aide Julian Epstein. Pro and Antt Contra demonstrations held Side by Side March 22 erupted into a Rock throwing Melee. At saturday s pro Contra rally about ,000 mostly hispanic demonstrators called for . Military assistance to contras at tempting to oust the leftist sandinista government. Adolfo Calero head of the largest rebel  the 15,000-Slrong nicaraguan democratic Force praised the cuban Community for it support of the Cott tras. Calero is a member of the three Man Rul ing body of the United nicaraguan opposition the rebel umbrella group which is meeting in Miami. There Are different Contra political groups but we All have the same goal of overthrowing the sandinista government he said. No arrests were made at either rally police said. Whiz kid wins National mat counts contest Washington a Brian d. Ewald 13, a eighth grader from Deerfield Beach fla., walked away with the 1986 championship title in the National male count Competition saturday out calculating More than 200 Young contenders. Ewald said he trained twice a week for an hour and a. Hair to prepare for the final round of he National Junior High school Competition in Washington. He won the title after answering 57 out of 60 questions correctly. He credited his Victory to coaching that he received from Plantation Middle school mat teacher Edward Martin who coached the five competitors from his school. The third annual math Competition sponsored by the National society of professional engineers National aeronautics and space administration and other organizations was designed to Spur student interest in math re lated careers. Ewald who won a free trip to the Johnson space flight Center in Houston said he wants to be an architect because i like math and drawing and designing  asked How he became involved in the mat Competition he said "1 just enjoy math so when i Learned my school was going to have team i decided to join   
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