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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 17, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 10 killed As storms sweep across Plains  the associated press deadly tornadoes rumbled through Arkansas and Missouri on tuesday after the firs major snowstorm of the season blew up to 3 foot of Snow across the Northern Plains. Al least 10 deaths had been blamed on the storms. At the Eastern Edge or the snowfall a cold front straddled the nation s mid Sec lion and spawned thunderstorms across inc Southern 1 lairs with powerful winds that ripped off roofs and sent 0 Tornado into a Kansas school. The snowstorm and the icy roads it left were blamed for one death in Utah and two in Arizona. In Central and Western Arkansas As Many As 10 tornadoes touched Down kill ing at least six people injuring several others and causing extensive property damage authorities said. The properly affected included Mobile Homes crumpled in the Community of Scott vehicles overturned an interstate 40. And wat Mart Anil Thrift Way stores demolished near the town of Lonoke authorities said. It was a Tornado it had to be. Trees were just twisted up thrown in people s Yards. Cars were picked up one was thrown up into the tree. Three of our worst injuries occurred to people in cars. A Marina out in the county was absolutely Lorn  said sheriff Eddie King. In Western Missouri tornadoes demolished houses and trailers in Butterfield killing one person in the town of about 230 residents 40 Miles Southeast of Jop Lin. A Tornado near Albia in Southeast Iowa destroyed four Mobile Homes and damaged three others injuring four peo ple. At least three Tornado were report cd Jalc tuesday in Central Illinois including one that turned Over at least five Mobile Homes in Berlin. During the morning a line of Thunder storms developed along a Eold front that extended across Western Oklahoma and Northwestern Texas. A Tornado briefly touched Down near attack beavers threatening Illinois Park ut1ca, ill. A eager Bea vers Are toppling valuable Trees undermining roads and threaten ing the Beauty of starved Roek state Park arid authorities Are planning to relocate the Light weight Lumberjacks  trapping them and moving them to Remote areas of the Park the Beaver population at starved Rock and nearby mat this san state Parks has swelled in recent years. The influx of people to the area a popular tourist spot about 60 Miles Northeast of Peoria along the Illinois River has crowded out coyotes wolves cougars and other predators. Bob Klc Czowski site superintendent so id tuesday. I be been Here 18 years and it s worse than Ever he said. I never see any cougars or wolves. There arc a few coyotes and a few Fox around but they Don t slay too close because we be got too Many people."., the aquatic rodents dubbed at tack beavers  Park workers Are knocking Down dozens of Trees including Oak and Hickory Trees and have mocked traffic with them. Donna Clark is comforted  a neighbor outside what was her Home in hip Oka kan., after it was hit  Tornado. Erick okta., damaging four Homes breaking windows lining an outhouse ant twisting and destroying Trees the National weather service said. In Topeka kan., a Tornado hit a High school and six students suffered minor injuries from broken Glass an official said. There also were reports of cars overturned at a shopping mall and Power lines Down. Hail its big As go of balls and wind gust ing to 63 Mph were reported at Mustang okla., Southwest of Oklahoma City and Hail thu size of quarters was reported at numerous locations across Western and Northern Oklahoma City. At Clinton re Jonal Hospital in Clin ton okla., administrator Ron Dorris Stikl High wind sucked inc windows out of about 60 cars on the Hospital parking lot and a Sheet of plywood was found forced under one car. Glass was blown from doors and windows in non patient areas of the Hospital. Wind also shattered car windows and ripped away roofs around Lubbock Texas police said. A gust of 73 Mph was reported at Lamesa Texas. In Oklahoma the wind damaged bams Utility poles Mobile Homes Trees and signs in Lon Wolf Hobart Coop Crown and Snyder the weather service said. Gusts up to 74 Mph were reported at Hobart. A Railroad car loaded with Rock was overturned in Canadian county okla. Thunderstorms also dropped Large Hail Over parts of North Centra Texas with Hail As big As half dollars near Burk  Matt. To the West and North of the storm blizzard conditions were prevalent. Snow was reported from Eastern Colo Rado through Northwestern Kansas and Western Nebraska into Western North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota wind gusted to 60 to 70 Mph at Pueblo and la Junta Colo. It was the first Lime in 44 years that the first traceable Snow had fallen so late in the season at Denver the weather service said. The Snow combined with wind gusting from 20 to 40 Mph to close the cast West runways at Denver s Sta Pluton International Airport. Manhunt shifting to Las vegas in Rooming House murder ease Sacramento Calif. Up the boarding House manager suspected in inc murders of seven people found buried in the Yard was allowed to leave the site after she asked that her poly graph lest be delayed and one of her tenants told police she s making me lie court documents show. The search for Dorothea Montalvo Punte 5�, who was allowed to leave after a body had been found shifted to Las vegas ncv., when authorities received word she might be headed Uherc to join her Nephew. Motalvo. Who uses Puente As an alias reportedly Speaks Spanish and has tics to Mexico. Sgt. Bob Burns said the . Border patrol was alerted but Sard there was no evidence she had fled to Mexico. Las vegas police alerted of the Possi ble arrival of the White haired manager said tuesday they tracked her Nephew Michael Montavo to his last known residence monday night but failed to find either Montalvo Burns said the investigation was near ing completion without evidence that More bodies would be discovered investigators tuesday recovered evidence from inside the boarding House and excavated a Garden on an adjoining lot where Montalvo was seen digging without find Duluth a Montalvo i Uenta ing More bodies. Authorities trying to identify the seven victims some of them Likely transients said they had compiled a list of 18 of Montana s boarders whose whereabouts were not known. Court records showed Montalvo was allowed to leave the scene a Day after police were told  a tenant that she told him to lie to police about the disappear Ance of inc Man she is charged with Mur Dering. " -.  police asked John Sharp about the missing Man Alvaro Bert Mon Loya he responded Vaju Cly Hen handed a detective a note saying she s making Melie  Sharp told police a tenant named be disappeared after Montalvo said she was going to Lake him upstairs. About four Days later he said he smelled a deathly odor from upstairs. Montalvo blamed the smell on sewer trouble he said the same explanation she gave tenants for trenches dug in the backyard. ,.y. ". The court records also revealed that Montalvo gave conflicting information to police before her disappearance and asked to delay taking a polygraph lest because of nervousness. She told a tenant she thought she would be arrested. Montalvo disappeared saturday after a police detective escorted her to a near  hotel and offered to escort her Back whenever she chose. Y one body was uncovered Friday iwo unearthed saturday two sunday and two monday after social workers said Board ers were missing and neighbors reported a stench coming from the property  
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