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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes o dodos teachers raises to average 4.9-5.2 percent Page 2 d spy hot line to continue operation Page 9 d Irving Berlin music that touched America pages 14-16 n Oakland a s win 13thi , Page 21 vol. 47, no. 23 tuesday May 10, 1988 Good morning d 8693 a 80 twisters ravage Midwest leaving Hail wind damage b lie associated press a swarm or tornadoes and powerful storms struck the Midwest with High winds and Hail killing a construction worker damaging roofs knocking Down Power Lints and leaving thousands of Homes blacked out. Marc than 80 tornadoes or Tomado like storms touched Down sunday 32 in Illinois. 15 in Wisconsin and 22 in Iowa and one each in Indiana and a Kansas and there were at least 160 re ports of thunderstorms with wind gusts Over 50 Mph some Wilh baseball sized Hail he weather sen ice said. One Man n 39-y�r-old construction worker was killed sunday night when a House he was building collapsed on him in High winds in Crown Point ind., about 15 Miles South of Gary official said monday. Sunday marked the Region s second Day of violent weather. In Rural Gretna neb., a 29-year-old woman and her 2 year old daughter died Alicr a Tornado struck to Cir Mobile Home saturday night. Storm damage reports covered Eastern Kansas Northeast Texas from Arkansas through Southern Minnesota Wisconsin. Illinois and Western Kentucky. In Eastern Iowa More than 5,000 Iowa Illinois Gas & electric co. Custom ers were without Power for several hours sunday and several thousand Iowa Power and Light co. Customers were blacked out in the Des Moines area. A car show near Rockford 111., ended As 81-Tnph winds tossed Tenis debris and portable toilets one outhouse flew right past me and then i got hit by another one As 1 was running  said Dwight Dunlop 21. The winds toppled a 60-Lbot-by-180 foot ten and pulled out dozens of Metal stakes that were driven into the ground. A sign read inc. Not responsible for damage was All that remained standing. At winsome Park a nearby apartment Complex High winds lifted a id car garage away from the vehicles it sheltered and threw it into another building. In the Chicago area winds gusted up la 5s Mph. Downing Trees and wires. Commonwealth Edison officials said High winds Raused electricity to be Cut off to about 40,000 people in id Chicago area but by mid Oming monday Power had been re stored to All but about 6,000 customers. An air traffic controller at Chicago s see twisters on Back Page left Donald t. Regan on Book jacket Center astrologer Joan air Llcy right president Reagan with Nancy signal he can t hoi questions above copter noise. White House denounces Regan Washington a the while House denounced Donald t. Regan monday As exploiting the presidency with Hii Book detail me Nancy Hagan s interest in astrology but left open the question of whether stargazing still a luvs a role in presidential scheduling president Reagan solid again that he never used astrology la make policy Devi Sions. Al a Rose Garden ceremony honouring Small musings a Etu in i Reagan Twu asked whether he permits the Ronisha lion of Attru Loers in connection with schedules and Public appearances. Well you asked fur it he replied. I can t because i never  moments later however. Read s chief spokesman Merlin Fitz Wali a. Void the president hid misunderstood the question shouted by a Reuner Fruin Hie rear of the Rose Garden. Reagan thought he was being asked whether astrology was being used to make key policy Deci Sions Filz Walcer said. So Reagan was in of Eccl merely Reite rating a statement he made last Friday denying that stargazing played a role in Pulley decisions his spokesman said. Earlier Fiu water left open Chr ques Tion of whether astrology still plays a role in scheduling. For her pan the first lady says Schwill keep talking to her astrologer a denied b time Magazine As Joan Quig Scy of san Francisco her spokeswoman said. Fit Waler told reporters Ilia Reagan feels deep personal disappointment Wilh this breach of  i was taken Aback by the vengeful Rte is of the attack. It comes through to me Shal icon Regan does t really like me mrs. Reagan was quoted As saying by her press Secretary. Fitzwater gave a sharply worded statement to reporters As the first lengthy White House reaction to the Book by the former White House chief of staff entitled. For the record from Wall Street in  in the Book Regan contended Reagan Laid Down no rules and sri culled no missions while his wife presided Over a Shidow a distaff presidency heavily influenced by astrological advice. The new Bool by Donald Regan is a kiss and Tell Story in inc Moid of All books that seek to exploit inc presidency or the first family for personal self inter Cal fit ate said the president emphasized last week that he made no policy decisions  d Oil astrology. We Recu sni thai the first lady has an interest in astrology he added. The spokesman defended the first lady s interest in Larga ing. "slit1 has every reason to make contributions on presidential schedules and activities fit water said. She has every right to continue it he added at another Point. Asked repeatedly whether she continued to rely on astrological predictions in such matters Fil water replied i Don t  the spokesman also took Issue Wilh Regan s Contention that astrology la cd a major role in decisions about the presi Dent s schedule. Asked about any factual errors in the Book. Fiu Walcer replied there Ere a whole lot of things but we re simply not going to go into  i kno the first lady is very upset Aboul anybody trying to exploit her con Cerns for her husband s safety and Wel fare lie said  
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