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Thursday, April 22, 2004
—
THE BATTAllI
Twisters tear through Midwest
killing more than eight people
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By Don Babwin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
UTICA, Ill. — Searchers
with shovels and buckets pulled
eight bodies Wednesday from
the rubble of a tavern where res
idents had gathered to seek shel
ter from a twister that flattened
the century-old building.
Mayor Fred Esmond said sev
eral people from a nearby trailer
park had congregated in the base
ment of the Milestone Tap on a
night when dozens of twisters
tore through the Midwest. Nine
people were removed alive from
the ruins of the country-westem-
themed watering hole.
“They heard it on the radio.
Some of them went to the tavern
for safety, and it just so hap
pened ... Esmond said, his
voice trailing off.
Coroner Jody Bernard said
the dead, who were found in
various locations of the bar.
ranged in age from 18 to 81. The
two-story building’s crumbling
sandstone foundation slowed
rescuers’ efforts as they gingerly
dug through the sandy rubble.
The tw ister cut a w ide swath
of destruction in this small tow n
90 miles southwest of Chicago,
turning homes and businesses
into piles of brick and splintered
wood. More than 10 people
were taken to hospitals and at
least six remained there
Wednesday afternoon.
“It was like my brain was
n’t comprehending what my
eyes were seeing,” said John
Devore, who rushed his fami
ly into the basement and
looked outside about 15 sec
onds later. “I said. ‘Well, it
looks like the car’s OK,* and
then a split-second later, ‘Wait
a minute. I’m not supposed to
be able to see my car. Where
the hell’s my garage?”’
The tornado blew roofs off
many buildings in Utica, includ
ing the grade school. A nearby
chain-link fence was covered in
insulation blown from homes. A
birthday card signed “Love,
Brian’’ rested against the fence.
A metal silo at the grain ele
vator was toppled, and a chunk
of it was wrapped around a stop
sign. A wall of bricks from a
downtown bar fell onto a car
parked next to the building.
On houses that officials had
checked for injuries, marks of
“OK” were spray-painted in
orange and pink.
Authorities said they did not
believe anyone else was missing.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich visited
Utica and other communities
and declared four counties dis
aster areas. Federal Emergency
Management Agency officials
planned to visit Thursday to see
if they qualify for disaster relief.
The tornado that devastated
Utica was one of dozens that
smashed through the Midwest.
Indiana also was hard hit. and
Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma
reported twisters as well. A
lightning storm hit Arkansas on
Wednesday, striking a high
school junior who died on his
way to school.
Authorities said three to six
people suffered minor injuries
in Jamestown. Ind., northwest
of Indianapolis. Four tractor-
trailers were reported blown
off highways.
More than 30 teenagers
were attending a party at a
skating arena in Kokomo. Ind.,
when a tornado tore off the
roof. Employees saw the
twister approaching in time to
give a warning, and no injuries
were reported.
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near Utica, officials said.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Half of Iraq’s new security forces
quit or worked against U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — About one in every 10 mem
bers of Iraq’s security forces “actually worked
against" U.S. troops during the recent militia violence
in Iraq, and an additional 40 percent walked off the
job because of intimidation, the commander of the
1st Armored Division said Wednesday.
Maj. Gen. Martin Dempsey said the
Iraq was at a critical point.
The militia violence aggravated underlying
Iraq’s new military and police forces - the
desire for “some Iraqi hierarchy in which to
trust and confidence” and a reluctance b
take up arms against their countrymen, Den
The failure of Iraqi security forces to perl
hurt the United States’ overall exit
strategy tailt
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