European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 15, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 flood weary Texas hit by More storms by the associated press heavy rain caused flooding saturday in Mississippi and Texas snarling traffic and forcing people to flee their Homes after a night of violent thunderstorms in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. One Man was killed in Indiana by tree limb snapped off by lightning or High wind in a thunderstorm and in Texas the bodies of two people were pulled from a flooded Houston Bayou saturday. One person was injured when wind Gusling to 69 Mph knocked Over Trees inthe Cherokee Park area of Louisville by. Showers and thunderstorms extended from Eastern Texas and the Gulf coast to Pennsylvania and the mid Atlantic states the National weather service said. Severe thunderstorm watches and warnings were issued saturday for pans of Texas Illinois Indiana and Kentucky and from Northern Virginia northward into new England. On the Northern Plains Mirtoli n.d., lied ill record High of 92 and Mason City Iowa tied its record High of9s. About 130 Homes were flooded sat urday in Canton miss., after More than5 Innea of rain fell in 24 hours and Over whelmed drainage systems in Madiso county the Mississippi emergency management Agency reported. Some Beds were floating so it would be Over a foot in some areas said Diane Mcraney of the Agency. We do have water in a lot of Homes and we re having a lot of wrecks. We re asking people not to gel out and travel on these flooded streets unless absolutely necessary said Madison county sheriff Jessie Hopkins. He said boats were used to Rescue a few people from flooded Hornet. More heavy rain fell across flood weary South Central Texas with 3.50inches near Hondo and flood and Flash flood watches remained in effect. Luce Bayou outside Houston got 9.49 inches in 24 hours Friday. The bodies of a Richmond Man and a Dallas teen Ager who drowned in Oyster Creek in separate accidents were retrieved from the swollen Waters sat urday their deaths brought to five the number of people who have drowned inthe last three Days of flooding. Four travellers Ltd Dag wait for help after their Brock stalled out in High water near downtown san Antonio Texas. A photo about 30 people left a flooded Low. Lying Section of san Antonio on sat urday. The water level Rose to about 3 to 4 feet inside every Home. There Are two Homes completely disappeared Down the Creek said the Rev. Michael Kenny whose Church sheltered som of the evacuees. The houses were not that strongly constructed so it did t take  the weather service said a funnel loud was sighted saturday North of Rockport which is about 50 Miles North . Thunderstorms also moved across North Central Texas and produced heavy rain in the Dallas fort Worth area handsome roads in Eastern Dallas county were under water the weather scr Vite said. Flooding also was reported East of Dallas in Sulphur Springs. Nine straight Days of rain at Houston eased saturday. All the bayous Are receding. They have been going Down since sometime last night with the exception of the san Jarinto River Down below Lake hous ton said bit Edwards of Harris count flood control. But if they rain show ers hit us like they have in the past two or three Days Well really have  a storm system moving from the North was expected to bring More rain to Central and Southern Texas during the weekend said National weather service forecaster Cristy Mitchell. Some people were evacuated Friday in Northeast Harris county around Luce Bayou. In Kentucky severe thunderstorms and High winds overturned a Mobile Home damaged other buildings and downed Trees and Power tines saturday night in Midway 30 Miles West of Louis Ville. Oil Friday winds and heavy rain toppled Trees and Power lines around Louisville and lightning set one Home afire Louisville Gas & electric co. Officials said about 8.000 customers lost electrical service. Robert White whose car was damaged when a tree fell on it said we walked up to our front window Over Here an looked out and All of a sudden it was White out a solid Sheet of rain and wind coming at us and leaves blowing every where. Oscar Winner Geroldine Page Dies of 62 actress a Rel done Page Routolo new York a Geraldine Page a leading Roadway actress for More than 40 years has died at age 62. Page died of an apparent heart attack at her Manhattan Home saturday according to the City medical examiner s office. Page had been nominated for a Tony award for Blit Fie spirit a Noel Coward comedy on Broad Way. She missed saturday s matinee performance said an assistant to one of the play s producers. She was later found dead. Page had been with the production since it opened on Broadway in March portraying an eccentric medium who contacts the dead. Also Star ring in that production Are Richard Chamberlain Blythe Danner and Judith Ivey. Last year. Page won an Academy award for Best actress for her role in the film a trip to Bountiful portraying an aging woman who resumed to her Hometown despite family resistance. Her other recent films included i m dancing As fast As i can in 1982, and the Pope of Green wich Village in 1984. Born in Kirksville to Page was married twice. Her first marriage to Alexander Schneider ended i divorce As did her second marriage to actor rip Tom. She had twin sons and one daughter. Page was a fluttery voiced. Girlish actress who specialized in playing neurotic lost women especially the heroines of Tennessee Williams. She first gained notice on stage in 1932 playing Alma winemiller the repressed spinster in a land Mark revival of Williams summer and  the play had failed on Broadway four years ear Lier but Page s performance captured critics and audiences. It was one of the earliest successes of the fledgling off Broadway movement. She went on to Star in two other Tennessee Wil Liams plays on Broadway. Her greatest Success came in 1959 As the Princess Kos Monopolis an aging film Star in Williams Sweet Bird of youth opposite Paul Newman she also marred in a. Short lived Williams Flop clothes fora summer  among her other big successes were n. Richard Nash s comedy the rainmaker in which she played a Young woman looking for love. Before she won her Academy award Page was nominated seven limes she had lost More oscars than any other actress in the motion picture facade my s history. Before Bountiful her nominations were for Hondo swe Bird of youth summer and smoke Pete and Tillie interiors you re Abig boy now and the Pope of Greenwich Vil  it was wonderful just to Sil there and enjoy being nominated which is Honor enough. I was saved the embarrassment ind danger of getting up and giving a speech which nobody would like any Way Page once said