European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 10, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 tornadoes plow through 3 states millions in damage but no deaths left in woke by the associated press National guardsmen were called out in Illinois and Kentucky As cleanup began sunday in three states struck by tornadoes that injured More than 50 peo ple and damaged or destroyed scores of Homes and businesses. Illinois gov James r. Thompson toured Allendale and said he planned to declare the town a state disaster area. He also sent about 100 National guardsmen to prevent looting and help clean up the town where More than a third of the Homes and commercial buildings were destroyed in the saturday evening storm. It s a mess. It s awful Thompso said. It looks like this place has been bombed said Jack Loeffler mayor of the Community in Southeastern Illinois. In Indiana three people were injured in one county and another county Esti mated damage at $500,000. In South Central Kentucky a twister caused at least $10 million in damage to businesses and Homes in and around Franklin. Tornadoes in wintertime Are unusual but not unheard of according to officials at the National weather service. A Tor Nado dec. 24 killed one person injured 15 and destroyed 20 buildings in two Nashville Tenn., suburbs. In Allendale about 130 Miles East of St. Louis near the Indiana Border a Tor Nado saturday evening Cut through a 10 Block area that makes up about half the town of 600, leveling buildings and uprooting dozens of Trees. Loeffler said 53 Homes and nine Busi Nesses were destroyed. An additional 28 Homes were severely damaged and 30 received some damage. The Post office fire station City Hall and a school were All destroyed he said. The East half of the town s gone said Marvin Jones an ambulance Driver. Most of the streets Are blocked by wires and Trees and debris. Belongings Are scattered  it s a mess is All you you can say said resident Linda Griesemer. Six to eight people were trapped in the a Section of Allendale 111., lies in ruin after being struck by a Tornado. Rubble but were rescued saturday evening and taken to hospitals Loeffler said. We feel very fortunate. To the Best of our knowledge there have been no Fatali ties the mayor said. About 45 people from in and around Allendale including at least six children were treated at Wabash general Hospital in mount Carmel said spokeswoman Elaine Shaw. Four were treated at Law rence. County memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. Twenty seven patients remained hospitalized sunday at Wabash and seven at other hospitals Shaw said. She said some were in critical condition but did not know How Many. In Indiana the same storm system spawned a twister that injured three peo ple and damaged or destroyed 30 Homes and about 25 to 30 farm buildings in the St. Thomas area Southeast of Vincennes in southwestern Indiana. The twister came within a mile of a High school where 2,500 people were watching a basketball game when the storm knocked the Power out. Later near Forest Hill in Central Indi Ana the storm damaged several houses and farm buildings in a sparsely populated area causing an estimated $500,000 damage said sheriffs Deputy Jim Baylis. No injuries were  South Central Kentucky a Tornado struck near Midnight in outlying areas of Franklin causing an estimated $ 10 million to $ 12 million in damage to businesses and Homes Simpson county judge executive Ken Harper said sunday. Miraculously no one was injured Harper said after touring the stricken areas in the Community of 7,700. The roof was blown off an ambulance garage at the Franklin Simpson memorial Hospital. Damage also was reported to 25 Homes and to 15 businesses in an near Franklin. Gov. Wallace Wilkinson authorized sending Kentucky National guard troops to help prevent looting and keep traffic flowing said David Adkinson operations manager for Kentucky disaster and emergency services. About 20 military police officers from the guard s Louisville unit were being sent to Franklin he said. Minutes before the twister Tore through Allendale tornadoes hit nearby Mill Shoals and Albion officials said. In Mill Shoals two or three Mobile Homes were overturned and a couple of Homes and several farm buildings were damaged said state police sgt. John Muensterman. In Albion five buildings were damaged said mayor Earl Bailey. People whose Homes were destroyed planned to stay with friends or relatives in town and about a dozen were taken to a shelter in nearby St. Francisville said Wabash county sheriff Randy grounds. End Ron mensa Sis Honor rare Bird shot by Hunter Houston a a memorial service for a female whooping Crane that was shot last week Drew about 30 environmentalists who called for a Campaign to educate the Public about endangered species. The Bird was killed last tuesday by a Houston Hunter who said it was accidental. It was the first reported shooting of a whooping Crane in 21 years. On saturday members of the Houston Audubon society gathered at the Edith l. Moore Sanctuary for the service to remember the Bird and to remind others of the fragile coexistence Between Man and animals said Jane Scheidler the society s vice president for environmental affairs. She was a wonderful precocious Bird said Sandi Hoover Audubon executive director. Hoover said the Bird was unusual because it was Only 4 years old but had already had a Chick while most female whoppers first have Chicks at age 5. About 200 whooping cranes exist today and about 130 of them Winter along the Texas Gulf coast. Before conservation efforts began there were Only 21 whoop ing cranes wintering in Texas in 1941. I think this whooping Crane incident is an Indica Tion of the whole general problem out there said Rex Wahl a zoologist with the Texas Parks and wildlife department s natural heritage program in Austin. For most people there s an unawareness and a Lack of information. It just galls me that somebody does t care enough. To identify what they re shooting  the Houston businessman who shot the Bird while at the Arkansas National wildlife Refuge North of Corpus Christi said he mistook it for a Snow Goose. The whooping Crane was flying through heavy fog with her mate. 2,500 gather to celebrate 54th birthday of Elvis Memphis Tenn. A Elvis pres Ley devotees took part sunday in a cake cutting ceremony a breakfast and a party to celebrate the 54th anniversary of the King of Rock v Roll s birth. An estimated 2,500 people visited Presley s Graceland mansion compared with about 1,200 last year on his birth Day Graceland spokeswoman Meredith Phillips said. Fans flock to the mansion each year Dur ing his birthday and the anniversary of his death on aug. 16, 1977. Presley was born in Tupelo miss., on Jan. 8,1935. Those who turned out Early sunday heard officials on the Steps of Graceland proclaim Elvis Presley Day in Memphis. Then fans Rode shuttle buses to the Heartbreak hotel restaurant for a coun try style Buffet Complete with Elvis favorite extra crispy Bacon. Around noon a party sponsored by the then now & forever Elvis Presley fan club of Memphis began at a pizza restaurant. It included Elvis movies and concert videos and a birthday cake Fea Turing a likeness of Presley. The festivities were capped by two showings of Elvis a musical Cele bration at the historic orpheus Thea Ter. Fans who bought a Graceland birth Day package of admission tickets were invited to a semiformal cocktail party before the production s evening showing and a Chance to mingle with the cast at a Post performance party. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Jan. 10, 1949 Britain moved warships and troops into the Mediterranean area to protest Israel s shooting Down of five Raf fighter planes near the egyptian pales Tine Border. 30 years ago foday. Jan. 10, 1959 president Eisenhower challenged the heavily democratic con Gress to meet the communist threat by living within his $77 billion budget an working toward tax Relief in the foreseeable  20 years ago foday. Jan. 10, 1969 the National aeronautical and space administration named astronauts Neil a. Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin a. Aldrin to the Apollo 11 Crew the first american team scheduled to land on the Moon. 10 years ago foday. Jan. 10, 1979 while meeting in peking with a Senate delegation headed by sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chinese vice Premier Teng Hsiao Ping stated that Taiwan could have full autonomy its own armed forces and a private Enterprise Economy fit would acknowledge chinese sovereignty