European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 01, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 1, 19�3 . The stars and stripes Pago 7 flood brings wave of human tragedy. Pc. � Jefferson City to. A from High in the air gov. Mel Carnahan looked Down on the Homes poking up through the swirling Muddy floodwaters. His face betrayed no emotion every one of those represents a human tragedy Carnahan said grimly into his Headset Friday As the helicopter flew Over one scene of devastation after another. Flooding has made the democratic governor the Leader of a state divided the swollen Missouri River doing just what the civil War did slicing Missouri in two. Only one Bridge Over the Missouri River is open in the 200-mile stretch be tween Kansas City and St. Louis. Jefferson City is so isolated that the governor cancelled saturday s scheduled flood Summit with local officials. Waters to the South Are rising too. In St. Louis flooding dislodged a dozen 30,000-gallon propane tanks and threatened dozens More. Authorities or dered the evacuation of More than 600 Homes and businesses in the City s South Ern part fearing the tanks would snap and spew flammable propane. This is a serious emergency Situa Tion said the City s fire chief Neil Svetanics. Late Friday night a levee broke along the Missouri River West . Louis Clos ing a Highway and flooding hundreds of businesses and the spirit . Louis air port. Only a few people remaining in the area had to be evacuated. Nearly 500 prisoners in a jail about a mile from the River were removed earlier in the Day. And All flyable planes at the Airport had been taken elsewhere. It s a flood Plain so if that levee is breached there that water will just spread out Over a huge amount of acre age said Mac Scott spokesman for county executive George Westfall. At about the same time the River began to top a levee several Miles Down Stream in St. Charles county. Authorities already had warned residents to leave the area. They had no estimate of the num Ber of people affected. Overall flooding in nine states has been blamed for 43 deaths and $10 Bil lion in damage to crops and property. In hard hit Iowa the floodwaters Are at last receding and life is returning to nor sky Swaford of Portage pcs Sioux mo., stands in Waist High water As she surveys the damage in her Home Friday. She had no flood insurance to cover her losses. Mat. On Friday pcs mines residents were Able to drink their tap water without boil ing it for the first time since july 11. But downstream the problems continue As a surge of water along the Missouri River headed toward a collision tonight Wilh the Mississippi River North . Louis. The Mississippi is expected to reach a record High level of 49 feet in the City monday just 3 feet below the City s main flood Wall. Along the Missouri As Many As 250 Homes in the Jefferson City area have been evacuated Over the last three weeks. And All across the Central part of the state the powerful rising Waters have rav aged farmlands Homes highways prisons and anything else in their Way. In some cities and towns the River crested at least twice. I was looking at the pure Power of the water and the Way that human beings had to move Over Carnahan said after his helicopter tour. Well never be Able to repay the financial losses or the emotion Al damage  for Many Farmers it was a double  had planted their Fields for the Sec Ond time because of a wet Spring. I never thought i d see a Day when this whole Valley would be like a River the governor said. The real Story is that of human Hurt and interruption of their lives in fact tearing up of their  panel sends Relief Bill to full Senate a Washington a a $4.7 billion flood Relief Bill is heading toward final congressional action nearly three weeks after president Clinton asked for the legislation. The Senate appropriations committee unanimously approved the Bill Friday after adding amounts requested by the presi Dent at the urging of governors and lawmakers from flood states. The measure goes to the full Senate and then if passed Back to the House which approved a $3 billion version tuesday. The measure approved Friday by. The Senate appropriations com Mittee would provide $1.35 billion for crop losses $2 billion for disaster Relief activities of the Federal emergency management Agency and $235 million to the army corps of engineers for repair of levees and other flood control works. There also would be $175 million for Highway and Bridge repair. The emergency Agency provides direct Aid to individuals and families for such needs As temporary housing and repairs. The Bill offers a variety of other Aid including funds for temporary cleanup jobs Money to rebuild communities and businesses and help with Public health and environmental emergencies. Some of the spending would be used to subsidize $500 million i Loans. The crop disaster Aid in the Bill also would cover other losses such As from the drought in the South East although the measure is Struc tured to Benefit areas like the mid West where a disaster has been declared. Michigan congressman succumbs to cancer grand rapids Mich. A -. Rep. Paul b. Henry a Republican whose had work and moderate views made him a rising Star in the National gop died saturday nine months after being diag nosed with brain cancer. He was 51. Henry was found to have incurable brain cancer in october after complaining of headaches while campaigning Lor his fifth term. He died at his grand rapids township Home according to a statement released by his office. He faced cancer without fear of death and he and his family were inspirations to the thousands of people throughout the nation who became aware of his situation the statement said. On oct. 21, doctors removed most of a 3-Inch malignant tumor from the right frontal lobe of Green s brain. Despite the surgery and prognosis the popular politician easily won re election two weeks later. Thousands of letters of support poured into his Home and offices. Although Henry s personal physicians initially expressed optimism cancer experts said that patients with Henry s Type of cancer glib Latoma multiform sur Vive an average of about a year and that fewer than 5 percent survive five years. In the months that followed the diag Nosis Henry his family and staff Mem Bers tried to remain upbeat and did not address the possibility of his resignation. But by late Spring Henry was mostly bedridden. By Midsummer his staff said he could not communicate and they were not sure if he recognized friends. He was first elected to Congress in 1984. In 1990, Henry was named one of the 11 rising stars by the National journal. He was said to be a Strong contender for the 1994 race against democratic sen. Donald w. Riegle or. Henry s District was in Western lower Michigan and included grand rapids. A Chicago native Henry graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois and then served with the peace corps in Ethiopia and Liberia for two years before earning a master s degree and doctorate from puke University in Durham . A. He taught political science at Duke Irvn 1969 to 1970 and at Calvin College in Wand rapids from j970 to 1978 be fore being elected to the Michigan legis lature in 1979. He served in the state House until 1982, and in the state Senate from 1983 to 1985. He is survived by his wife Karen and three children. Of Bikini show tops of Nimitz cruise with mixed reactions san Diego a a group of strippers who created controversy earlier this year by disrobing for returning sail ors As their Navy ship steamed into port has done it again. The nightclub manager who assembled the Welcome thursday to promote Busi Ness said the women kept their bikinis on this time but Navy officials still were not amused. We did t invite them and we Don t feel it was appropriate said chief Petty officer Pat Neal a spokesman for Nas North Island. A dozen dancers from the club Dejavu sailed around the aircraft Carrier Nimitz As it entered san Diego Day after six months at sea. Three months ago strippers did the same thing to Welcome other vessels bar ing far More skin than manager Gergory Zindell said was on display thursday. Sailors have been welcomed Home for centuries Zindell said. We were just out there having a Little  the first time Many sailors cheered and screamed As the women removed their bathing suits. This time Crew Mem Bers stood at attention. But after the ship docked and the Crew was free to go ashore some sailors threw their hats into the water and the dancers dived in after them. L v hopefully the sailors will come to the club to retrieve them Zindell said. Despite Zindell s claim that women kept bikinis on some sailors said the dancers flashed them quickly uncovering and then covering their breasts. Navy officials again were angered be cause children were aboard the Nimitz Neal said. The children were participating in the Navy s Tiger cruise program which Al lows sons and fathers of sailors to come aboard ships that Dock in Hawaii and sail Home together. I pulled my son away from the Side of the boat so that he could t see it Sailor Joseph Jones told Kumb to which filmed the scene. "1 think it  j