European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 19, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3 tornadoes thrash Midwest again 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. At least 43,000 residences and businesses in Northern and Central Indiana lost Power. 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 54,000 Chicago residents and about 157,000 suburban residents were without electricity late wednesday said Michael Kelly of the Commonwealth Edison co. The Utility hoped to have All Power restored by thursday afternoon. Several thousand customers in the Peoria area also lost Power. At least 12 tornadoes touched Down in Michigan slower Peninsula but damage was limited. About 389,000 customers in the Region were without Power. 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 said. Thunderstorms also caused widespread Power outages in Ohio. An 8-year-old boy apparently was electrocuted wednesday in St. Paul minn., by a Power line that thunderstorms knocked Down the night before police said. The same storm system spawned 60 tornadoes in the Central Plains on monday and More than 50 on tuesday in Minnesota Iowa South Dakota Nebraska and Missouri the National weather service said. Mondays storms caused six injuries. Tuesdays were blamed for one death More than 50 injuries and millions in damage with the worst damage in  convention cancelled this year san Diego apr the convention where Drunken Navy and Marine aviators fondled women As they pushed them through a Gauntlet in a hotel hallway last year has been cancelled this year. The convention held each year since 1956, was to have taken place sept. 1819. Tail Hook spokesman Steve Millikin said the directors decided it would be inappropriate to hold the convention while the Navy investigates claims from 26 women that they were sexually abused by aviators at last years party. A Lack of support from corporate sponsors and from the Navy also contributed to the decision tuesday officials said. On wednesday the Navy said a second Admiral could face charges stemming from last september a convention in Las vegas. The Admiral who Wasny to identified is among 70 officers implicated in the Case. He is being investigated for possible conflict of interest matters said it. Don tradition at Tail Hook conventions. Thomas a Navy spokesman. Rear adm. John Snyder was fired in november for allegedly failing to respond to complaints that his aide was among those molested in the Hall. Women were fondled and sometimes stripped As they were pushed through the Gauntlet. Two internal Navy investigations also accused senior officers of turning a Blind Eye to the goings on which had become a the association planned to move this years convention from Las vegas to san Diego where the club has its Headquarters to appease the Navy which ended 35 years of official support for the group after the sexual misconduct allegations became Public. The Tail Hook association is made up of 16,500 retired and Active duty aviators. It is named after the Hook that snags planes Landing on aircraft carriers. Driver crashes into Jet Irish go to polls Over Union treaty by the associated press deadly tornadoes and thunderstorms battered the Midwest for the third Day tearing the roof off a prison destroying scores of Homes and leaving Many cities a including parts of Chicago a in the dark thursday. At least three people were killed wednesday and about 40 were injured one critically As the storms struck Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio. A fourth death wednesday was linked to storms the night before. 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. More than 645,000 customers throughout the Region were left without electricity. Tornado and flood alerts were posted Early thursday in Ohio As the front churned into the state. Cincinnati and neighbouring Covington ky., were battered by thunderstorms and wind gusts of up to 60 Mph. In Wisconsin a twister destroyed 68 residences and damaged 164 on wednesday in the towns of Oregon and Dunn bedroom communities of Madison. About 30people 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 said Edmond Minihan town chairman of Dunn. 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 were damaged and Many livestock were killed Deputy Warden Sandy Sweeney said. Three prisoners suffered minor injuries she said. The inmates were transferred to an undamaged prison nearby. In Indiana storms spun off at least 10 tornadoes and unleashed 3-5 inches of rain that caused flooding. At least seven people were Hurt including a Highway worker in Porter county who was critically injured when he was hit by a falling tree and an Anderson Man who was trapped in his bed by a tree that fell through his roof authorities said. From wire reports Dublin Ireland a voters turned out in Brilliant Sunshine thursday to decide whether to ratify the maastricht treaty on closer european Union. Prime minister Albert Reynolds who has led pleas by government and opposition leaders for approval and president Mary Robinson were among the first to vote in the referendum that is crucial to the future of the european Community. About 2.5 million people Are eligible to take part in the vote. Polls were to close at 10 . And results were to be tabulated today. Danes rejected the treaty in a closely fought referendum june 2. Another setback could kill the treaty signed in december by the leaders of the 12-nation Community. While recent opinion polls indicated 2-to-l support for the treaty analysts said the ranks of a a not forces in Ireland have been swelling since Denmark rejected it. Another defeat for maastricht a which must be Rati fied by All 12 dec countries a would almost certainly scuttle the move toward a common currency and greater political Power for the eco a Brussels base. But senior Irish politicians including Reynolds said they were confident of approval and tried to allay fears of diminished National sovereignty under the treaty. Leaders argue that Ireland reaps considerable economic benefits from dec membership. One of the key issues in the debate was abortion. Some believe approval of the treaty would Lead to legalized abortions in the strictly roman Catholic antiabortion country. The Irish government has said the maastricht treaty will not affect the country a strict abortion Laws. The maastricht treaty signed in the Netherlands town of the same name was designed to establish a single currency the european currency unit. It would also unify Many aspects of member states foreign policy Security environmental and immigration  crashes into Jet kills self destroys plane mount Clemens Mich. A a car slammed into a Jet at a military base wednesday killing the Driver and destroying the $13.7 million aircraft base officials said. No one was inside the Jet when it was hit said Brenda Mcquillan spokeswoman for Selfridge air National guard base. The Driver was identified As Terry Woodard a civilian employee. The plane was one of eight f-16cs in the air Force thunderbird precision flying team. The thunderbird who performed tuesday for the bases 75th anniversary Celebration cancelled wednesdays show. Selfridge is about 30 Miles Northeast of Detroit