European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 j the stars and stripes Friday october 3,1986 rams threaten More Midwest floods by United press International new Rumali threatened thursday id fuel Midwest floods that Tito forced thousands of evacuations and damaged of dollars in property and crops. At least six been blamed on the Hood thai began in late Scopen Lucr and damage estimates include $40 million in Nonnato Illinois and $36 Mil lion in Phillips county Mont. No forecast indicates the rain lbs glint in the near future said Many Gordon of the no tonal weather service. Rain showers were expected front be. Rockies through the Ohio Valley in the next j8 hour Fate said. Officials in Illinois Michigan Kansas of Missouri and Montana have declared or intend to Clare disaster areas in their states. Oklahoma hoods fed by 15 inches of rain in two Days swept one Motorist to his death wednesday and forced National guardsmen and workers in boats Loaid in rescues including one involving a school bus full of children Nea Checotah. Some 7,700 people fled from their Homes wednes Day most of them in bin by a suburb of Tulsa. Flood Waters punched out windows in Tahlequah and mus Koguc streets were covered with up to 10 feet of water. Most every Street coming into or going out of Tali Leuah is closed a police department dispatcher said wednesday. We re about hooded the Illinois River in Oklahoma was expected 10crest at 24 to 25 feet about 15 feet above Hood stage thursday. We re going to have the highest water we be had in history said Lames Waters a civil de sense worker in Tahlequah. Flooding closed pans of interstate 70 in two slate a 6-Milc Section East of Columbus Ohio was a jul out and a 23-mile stretch was under As much of water Al Sweet Springs. Mo., bet Ciji Ansas City and Columbia. An official in Sweet Springs said Ejra Lions were in the in Northern Illinois a Herejk have been four deaths Hood Waters thurs More of Chi Cago s Northern suburbs Kat least 2,700 families a mini mute of 5,400 Puppic. Have fled their Homes since flooding began Day. The pcs Plain fiver. Which spilled Over its Banks and hooded syst of Lake and Northern Cook coun ties was a Riog in some sections Early thursday but More Rammin the forecast. To or sandbagging has slowed it Down but no stopped it River Forest firefighter Dennis Law said news Brit is was air gets go area nver up the Justice advanced Texas air corp fians to Beform Vlic nation s largest airline omy and maintains separate districts schools an health services 40,000 Job seekers flock to new am Canada Plant Toronto up Job seeker from As far Florida Texas and California have joined tens of thou Sands of Canadian who jammed an amusement Pareto ill out application forms Tor 3,000 jobs at a new american motors Canada inc. Plant officials said tuesday. Am whose $330 million Assembly Plant in ramp ton is scheduled to Start full production next july Hai been handing out application forms since monday a Canada s wonderland amusement Park North Fotch estimated 40,000 people packed the Park Mont Day and 10.000 More were expected by the end of tuesday Park spokeswoman tool Letl said. Ii was wild she mid adding Job seeker have de states in Hope of jobs that will pay 19.36 an hour,s13 in Canadian currency
