European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 17, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page storm hits Florida kills three Barefoot Bay Fla. Apr a Tornado spawned by tropical storm Gordon ripped through this retire ment Community killing at least one person and turn ing hundreds of Mobile Homes into hulks of mangled aluminium and Asbestos. The deaths of two More people in Florida including that of a 16-year-old surfer were blamed tuesday on the tropical storm which left at least 100 dead when it smashed through the Caribbean. In Barefoot Bay an Atlantic coast town of 7,000 people about 145 Miles North of Miami Metal Hung from Trees like huge strips of tinsel and debris was strewn everywhere the twister bounced across a two mile stretch just after 7 . Tuesday destroying As Many As 100 Mobile Homes and damaging 500 More. Forty people were injured authorities did not know the identity of the person killed. Quot frames of houses siding Sheds washers dryers a boat overturned fibreglass insulation anything that s in a House was All Over the lawns and the streets Quot freelance photographer Jeff Cross told Florida today. Police and rescuers went door to door tuesday night using flashlights to search for More victims in the dark Rainy weather. A it s pure hell out there Quot said sheriffs officer Dallas Durr. About 150 people took Refuge at two shelters. The National Hurricane Center also reported tornadoes about 100 Miles South in Lake Worth Delray Beach and near Jupiter Inlet. No serious injuries were reported. Downed Power lines Cut off electricity to about 2,000 people in Lake Worth. Gordon also whipped up winds that grounded a freighter Yards from Shore in port Everglades Early tuesday and caused a traffic Accident that killed a pregnant woman monday. On tuesday a 16-year-old surfer drowned in bal a freighter sits grounded on the Beach at port Everglades Fla., on tuesday. Ocean surges and winds from tropical storm Gordon have battered Florida a Eastern coast causing Beach erosion. Harbour and a Man was killed in a Multi vehicle Accident in fort Pierce that was blamed on the storm. The storm was nearly stationary in the Gulf of Mexico Early wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. The Center was about 115 Miles South of Sarasota Quot a / a a a a Quot the deadliest tropical storm of the season hit Florida after pounding the Caribbean. At least 100 people were confirmed killed in Haiti and the Independent radio signal pm reported the death toll was at least 400. The president of the red Cross in Haiti or. William Fougere refused to give a figure. Two people died in Jamaica and two in Cuba. More than 814 inches of rain fell in Homestead Fla., which supplies half of the nations Winter vegetables. Winds scarred eggplant Squash and peppers. About 26,000 South Florida customers remained without Power late tuesday according to Florida Power amp Light. About 367,000 had been blacked out. Among the flotsam thrown up on Florida a beaches were five packages of cocaine. Bricks of about 2 pounds each were found in the St. Augustine area in North Florida. Bad Home life May Lead teens to High risk activity Washington a teenagers Are More Likely to drink smoke have sex or engage in other High risk behaviour if their Home life is unhappy according to a Survey of top High school students. A we be been lamenting the fact for years that there Are no role models Quot said Paul Krouse publisher of who a who among american High school students. A there Are pretty Strong indications the role models might be under everybody a nose right in the  of the 3,177 High school juniors and seniors i responding to the Survey 68 percent said life at Home is Happy most of the time. Six percent said it was unhappy. More than eight out of 10 of the students listed their parents As the people in whom they have a great Deal of Trust and Confidence. Quot the most tragic illustration of importance of a stable family life what s in and out among the Quot in Quot things at school 90 percent listed Nike sneakers and renting movies 82 said drinking Beer 68 percent cited rap music and 55 percent said tvs Beavis amp butt head. Asked what was Quot out Quot Michael Jackson was listed by 93 percent Madonna 84 percent president Clinton 83 percent and Hillary Clinton 78 percent comes from the students whose Homes Are unhappy most of the time a Krouse said. A these Are the kids living closest to the Brink of  among the findings of the 25th annual Survey of High achievers a teens were nearly five times As Likely to smoke if they came from unhappy Homes and twice As Likely to drink enough to get drunk. A 2 percent of teens from Happy Homes had tried to commit suicide. The figure was 18 percent for those from unhappy Homes. A 20 percent of those from Happy Homes reported engaging in sexual activity compared with 46 percent from unhappy Homes. A those from unhappy Homes were More Likely to have sex with a stranger 44 percent is. 30 percent. A this years Survey offers ample Evi Den Eahat parents work is far from done even when their kids report cards Are suitable for framing a Krouse said. Teen left for dead improving Omaha neb. Apr a woman who was shot twice in the head and survived in a ditch for four Days in temperatures that dipped into the 40s is Able to walk again and could be Home by Christmas. Mary Kucera said her daughter Laura also is talking again. A she is in very Good spirits. She thinks she can come Home so she is very Happy a the Mother said tuesday. Laura Kucera 19, was found oct. 4 in a ditch in a Remote area of northeastern Nebraska. Her sex Boyfriend Brian Anderson led rescuers to her. Anderson a 22-year-old truck Driver is charged with kidnapping false imprisonment use of a firearm to commit a felony and operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest. Police said that he stalked Laura Kucera and that she had obtained a Protection order against him. Mary Kucera said doctors were baffled by her daughters 95-degree body Tern Pesature when she was rescued. She was wearing Only shorts a Cotton shirt and a to  probably god was there protecting her a Mary Kucera said. A a that a the Only thing anybody can say. Its a  sex heaviest woman suing tabloid Sellersville a. Apr a woman once recognized As the worlds heaviest by the guinness Book of re cords has sued a supermarket tabloid Over a Story that compared her size to a baby elephant and a Small family car. Roselie Bradford who weighed More than 1,000 pounds but has trimmed Down to less than 300, claims the sept. 7, 1993, Story cast her As a Quot things or Quot animal to be despised or pitied. She and her husband Robert Are seeking $1 million from enquirer Star inc. Of Florida claiming libel and invasion of privacy. Star officials could not be reached for comment tuesday. Bradford said that she was not interviewed for the Story and that the tabloid made up All her quotes. She said those quotes included this one Quot even going to the bathroom was a Nightmare. I had a commode by the bed and Bob would haul me into a sitting position and then Man Euver me toward it inn by  2 boys struck killed crossing Highway Austin Texas apr two 7-year-old boys were hit by a car and killed As they held hands and tried to Cross a Busy four Lane Highway during Rush hour. Nathaniel Johnson and Timothy Moreno were pronounced dead monday. They were attempting to Cross . 290 East police spokesman Mike Burgess said. Burgess said the Driver wont be charged. A your investigation shows there was nothing the Driver could do a Burgess said. A the Driver was driving the Speed limit and there was no wrongdoing on her part. It was dark. The children were Small and wearing dark