European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 19, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3 tornadoes thrash Midwest again by the associated press deadly tornadoes and thunderstorms battered the Midwest for the third straight Day tearing a roof off a prison destroying stores of Homes and leaving Many cities a including parts of Chicago a without Power thursday. Quot Quot at least six people were killed wednesday and about 40 were injured one critically when the storms struck Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio. A seventh death wednesday was linked to storms the night before. Quot a i looked out the window and watched a Pine tree Bend like a Willow and then the roof came off of a House across the Street a said Fred Untch of Boone Grove ind., where about 20 Homes were damaged. The storms knocked out Power to More than 900,000 see weather map Story on Page 11 customers throughout the Region and thousands remained without electricity thursday. In Wisconsin a twister destroyed 68 Homes and damaged 164 in the towns of Oregon and Dunn bedroom communities of Madison. About 30 people suffered minor injuries authorities said. A people were at work. If it had been four or five hours later we could have had easily 50 to 60 deaths a Dunn town chairman Edmond Minihan said. Mike Gregg who was working in Madison when the twister struck said his $160,000 Oregon Home was a total loss. A it had the most Beautiful Lawn and the biggest Trees you Ever saw and now there a nothing a he said. About 300 Dunn residents needed shelter said town clerk Roz Gausman. The Tornado Tore roofs from two housing units at the Oregon correctional Center. Nearly every building at the prison and an adjacent prison farm was damaged and Many animals were killed Deputy Warden Sandy Sweney said. Three prisoners suffered minor injuries she said. The inmates were transferred to an undamaged prison nearby. Three or four people were trapped briefly in the basements of Homes that were damaged in Mcfarland which is next to Dunn said Deputy fire chief Gary Garman. In Indiana storms spun off at least 10 tornadoes and dropped 3 to 5 inches of rain that caused flooding. Three people died in a one car Accident blamed on wet pavement. At least seven people were reported Hurt. At least 110,000 Homes and businesses in Northern and Central Indiana lost Power with at least 78,000 a Kathy Weir left is comforted by a neighbor As they look Over what remains of weirs Home in Dunn wis., after a Tornado Cut through the area wednesday. Without Power thursday morning. Downed Power lines and tree limbs along with dead traffic lights and flood water snarled thursdays morning commute in Indianapolis. About 50,000 people in Kokomo about 60 Miles North of Indianapolis lost water service when a blackout shut Down the pumps but service was restored to most of the City thursday. In Illinois thunderstorms dumped More than an Inch of rain wednesday Downing Trees and causing Power outages. A 12-year-old in Chicago was electrocuted when she touched a downed Power line police said. About 30,000 Chicago residents and about 142,000 other residents in Northern Illinois were without electricity thursday said Lisa Kim of Commonwealth Edison co. The Utility hoped to have All Power restored by thursday afternoon. About 300,000 customers were without Power at the Peak of storms. At least 12 tornadoes touched Down in Michigan but damage was limited. Power to about 523,000 customers in the Region was knocked out. Consumers Power co. Spokesman Dan Bishop said 332,000 remained blacked out at 8 . Thursday and restoration to Many would take two to three Days. Detroit Edison co. Spokesman Bob Dobkin said 90,000 remained powerless thursday morning. A Man was crushed by a tree limb in Jackson county about 80 Miles West of Detroit and a Pilot was killed when High wind flipped his plane As he tried to land at Troy Oakland Airport North of Detroit authorities sail. An 8-year-old boy apparently was electrocuted wednesday in St. Paul minn., by a Power line knocked Down by thunderstorms the night Belore police said. Pentagon in asked to probe Tail Hook Case Washington a the Navy asked the Pentagon a inspector general thursday to Start an Independent investigation of the Tail Hook scandal in which 26 women say they were sexually abused by Drunken aviators at a 1991 Las vegas convention. The request was made by h. Lawrence Garrett Iii the Secretary of the Navy who Only this week acknowledged that he was near the hotel suites where the incidents occurred but contends he saw no a inappropriate or offensive con  the latest development comes As the Tail Hook association cancelled this years convention the first time in 35 years the group of retired and Active duty aviators wont hold an annual meeting. Tail Hook spokesman Steve Millikin said the directors decided it would be inappropriate to hold the convention while the Navy investigates the abuse claims. As the scandal has unfolded Over the past months Navy spokesmen have insisted that Garrett Only became aware of the alleged incidents of fondling and abuse several weeks after they occurred. T he request for the Independent investigation comes Only Days after the Navy revealed that a key affidavit charging that Garrett had visited one of the Sites where the abuse had occurred had been omitted from the Navy a initial inquiry. Garrett asked the Pentagon a Independent investigative office not Only to look into How the Navy handler its investigation into the scandal but also to a a conduct such additional investigation As May be necessary to ensure a thorough  a by taking this dramatic step i am determined to eliminate any possible question of the fairness and completeness of the investigation into the Tail Hook �?~>1 matter a a Garrett said in a statement. T he Navy a investigators later accused senior officers of turning a Blind Eye to the goings on which had become a tradition at Tail Hook association  oks $1 billion emergency Urban Aid Bill Washington apr seven weeks after los Angeles erupted in riots the House approved a $1 billion scaled Down emergency Urban Aid Bill thursday that would provide Money for jobs for inner City teen agers this summer. The Bill a Way was eased when democrats relented under president Bush a veto threat and agreed to Cut in half the $2 billion Bill they had sought. A White House spokeswoman said Bush would support the revised version. The House vote was 249-168. The Senate was expected to act later in the Day. House speaker Tom Foley acknowledged democrats dropped their insistence on More spending when they were unable to find enough support even in their own ranks for the larger amount. Republican Leader Bob Michel of Illinois endorsed the scaled Down Bill although some of his Republican House members opposed it. A common sense has prevailed a said Michel. A a it a strongly supported by the  the Bill does not provide for Urban Enterprise zones the package of inner City tax incentives sought by Bush. But Michel said the House democratic leadership had promised a vote this summer on Enterprise zones. A this is an agreement that has come Back from the Brink a said rep. Joseph Mcdade r-pa., ranking Republican on the House appropriations committee. A at the last minute reason has  majority Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri said he hoped for a vote on a Bill including Enterprise zones before the july 4th recess if details could be worked out. The revised Bill Calls Tor is billion in spending including Smojo million for a summer jobs program with a portion of that targeted to the nation s 75 biggest cities it includes $494.6 million to replenish Federal accounts providing business Loans and emergency Grants to rebuild los Angeles neighbourhoods torn by rioting. An additional $81 million would be provided to other Small business administration loan programs. The agreement Cut out Money for summer head Start disadvantaged schools and other social and Law enforcement programs for inner cities that had been added by the Senate. Quot i his action Means that the logjam is smally breaking and an emergency Aid Bill can be signed into Law in time to make a significant difference this summer said sen. Edward Kennedy d-mass., who led bipartisan Ellerts in the Senate to expand the Bill. I he Money for summer jobs would nearly double the current Federal youth employment Ami Job training program. It would create 360,0 h summer jobs Tor Young people