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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. July 4, 1966 the stars and stripes Page 7 collision derails train a derailed Fri Jilin train blocks traffic an members were hospitalized with Burns Highway 4 near Valley Falls Kan after witnesses disagreed about whether Lite colliding with a propane truck. Three truck drive people were killed and two train cower attempted la Stop and about � nether warning lights were working. Flooding in Plains fails to Wash out Nebraska s fourth by the associated press rain swollen Rivers across the Plains spilled Over i hair Banks thursday flood ing Nebraska and Iowa owns and farm lands but he High Waters failed to Dampen plans for fourth of july festive  fourth of july is alive and Well in Seward  where flood Waters ran five feet deep through the City Park the site of he town s Independent Day Celebration organizer Clark a Ollerman said we re not going to let a Siulc bit of flooding Stop the fourth of july Festi Val he said Seward Nebraska s official fourth of july City is the site of the stale s largest Independence Day Celebration. Organizers said activities would he moved to other  to eight inches of rain this week in the Plains unleashed flooding in Central Iowa and Southeast Nebraska wheres tales of emergency were declared. A few storms lingered Over the area wednes  Alto stretched from the Southern Plains to the Northeast causing minor hooding in Texas West Virginia and Pennsylvania the National weather service said. At least three peo ple have died nationwide in the storms and flooding since monday. In Mont Belview Texas lightning set fire to a natural Gas company s storage Lank containing 17.000 barrels of Gaso line. No one was  Dewitt neb., the Turkey and Swan creeks receded wednesday but the dig Blue River reached a record 28.8 feet Ai Crete where the National guard Armor was turned into an evacuation Center. About to of Dewitt s 640 residents left their Homes because of the High Waters tuesday but most returned wednesday. People arc coming Back  said Dick Osterhaus chairman of the Village Board. I think there arc probably to percent  authorities suit the floods caused Mil Lions in damage and at least one fatality. An unidentified Man collapsed and died after traversing flood Walers in Dewitt on wednesday afternoon. At Seward the big Blue to Cpd through a private Dike South of town wednesday but the major dikes were  Are oodles of roads under water said John Odell Seward county civil defense director. We think it s cresting now. It s considerably higher Over two feel higher than it s been in the past five  Iowa the Raccoon River began to recede but Only after it sent two feet of water running through pcs Moines flooding a City Park and a nearby 12 Block area. But Pat Kositza assistant Public works director said few Homes and businesses were damaged by the flood Waters. In Weil pcs Moines a half mile Long Dike held the Raccoon which crested overnight. About 200 volunteers built the Dike tuesday with More than 36,000 sandbags. Of alleges Sloppy contractor work Washington up the air Force temporarily suspended Hayes International corp. From doing any further business with the government wednesday because of allegations of improperly performed work and poor Quality  Birmingham ala., company repairs air Force c-130 transports and also has contracts with the Navy for work at its Birmingham and Dothan ala., plants. In had $111 million Worth of contracts with the air Force last year. Current contracts arc not affected by the suspension but they will not be renewed or extended the service  was no immediate indication of the Worth of current  suspensions have been earned out Agassi other companies most notably general dynamics corp. Army Ozz Bond plays despite theft Boston map the show goes on for a . Army Jak band despite the is Nowc Fra Adf the . Army Field 7-eleven clerks say no to Playboy Dallas up More than two dozen female 7 eleven clerks say Playboy can bag the idea of a nude picture layout featuring employees of the convenience store Labelling it an Effort to make the women look like Low times. The Magazine announce plans monday fora pictorial called the women of 7-eleyen" in the Wake of Southland corporation s suspension of sales of the publication in More than 4,500 of its stores nation wide. I guess they figure that 7-eleven clerks Don t get paid enough so they d jump at the  snapped Chris an assistant manager in a Dallas store one of Many who did not want their surnames used. They re trying to make us look like  most clerks complained that the uproar places them in the Middle of an escalating fight Between adult magazines and convenience stores. In april the Dallas based convenience store Chain suspended sales of the Magazine at its company owned stores responding to months of picketing and Boycotts by several fundamentalist religious groups. Dying Man ignored says witnesses a jul we. A instruments says an official instruments valued at 133,600 were stolen from the jazz ambassadors truck at an East Boston Motel be tween 11 30 . Monday and tuesday morning to we will perform no matter what said sol. Maj. Allan s Grossberg speaking by Telephone irom Mefort Means my Bead Quarter of the ,  Field band of which the jazz group is a pan. He said Rupla Cuenl instruments were shipped to the Boston police recovered the band s synthesizer from the car of an East Boston Man who was trying to re move a Denver Boot parking lock from this. Car wheel a police spokeswoman said. Nashville Tenn. A a City bus Driver ignored passengers who pleaded with her to Stop and get help fora Man who suffered a seizure and died aboard the vehicle witnesses said wednesday. Transit officials said the Driver apparently thought the Man was asleep and reported thai nobody told her a passenger was ill. Leonard Mcclain died monday aboard the bus driven by Jean Faulk. I pleaded with her to Call for help for five to 10 minutes said Carol Williams a regular passenger on the bus. She said she was going to Call for the Dis Patcher. But she did t Call for help at  Mcclain 45, boarded the bus at about 7 30 . And failed to get off Al his regular Stop at 7 50 .,said Alex roman the metro transit authority s assist ant general manager for operations. He said Faulk apparently thought Mcclain was sleeping and did not try to Wake him until she arrived Back at Headquarters at about 8 40 . Clara Hill another passenger on the bus said she told the Driver around s . That she had tried to Wake Mccain and could not. I Shook him and Shook him and Shook him and he did t Wake up. I told the Driver he won t Wake up " she said. Roman said the Meta had talked to passengers who said no one had asked the Driver to Call Tor help. We be talked to two passengers that corroborate the Driver s Story he said. Sex Case May have prompted suicides Flagstaff ari7. A a Man and woman who were killed when their pickup truck plummeted a thousand feet into the grand Canyon sunday had been charged with child molestation in California and May have committed suicide authorities said. Warrants had been issued june 27 charging Richard Mcmillan 50, and Laura Allen 30, with sexually molesting two children los Angeles county sheriffs detective Alex Sandoval said. The couple had disappeared shortly after authorities began an investigation in late june Sandoval said. Coconino county t to vials believe the charges were the motive for what appeared to be a suicide drive Over the Canyon s rim the bodies of Allen of Lancaster calif., and Mcmillan of Taft calif., were recovered monday by climbers from the Coconino county sheriff s office and Lite National Park service. There was no indication of foul play sheriffs sol. Raoul Osegueda said  
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