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Nakasone assured of another term in Japan 7A I vorioty Royals' manager Howser has brain tumor 1D Vikings ask Matt Blair not to report to 1A Metro 1 ud and Minneapolis Volume Number 106 Copyright 1986 Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company Funnel clouds jump through 5 suburbs St a k2 Cold air pushing over storm clouds spawned Friday's tornadoes. Page 1B. power was knocked out for thousands of residents and a few hundred people lost phone service, authorities and utilities said. But most striking for most people was the meteorological spectacle that unfolded before them. Two local TV stations broadcast live shots of writhing, towering funnel clouds hurling debris thousands of feet in the air.

Many people close to the funnels stood and watched instead of run- Tornadoes continued on page 10A Blaine Lino Lakes By Bob von Sternberg Staff Writer Tornadoes bounding through the sub-: urbs north of the Twin Cities Friday afternoon put on an astounding show for eyewitnesses and TV viewers alike, while causing amazingly little damage. As far as could be determined, no one was Injured during the funnel ciiaui jvuiucjt luivugJi neighborhoods and wooded areas of Brooklyn Park, Fridley, Spring Lake Park, Arden Hills and Coon Rapids. 'Two men were injured during the storms that spawned the tornadoes, when their sailboat was struck by lightning in White Bear Lake. A handful of homes were damaged, A Kennedy wedding: Caroline will be married today 1C mmm. -r i Tornado touchdowns, motro area i i jlllTlliaWllTllHIWH I Other touchdown reported 8:40 p.m.

Hwy. 10 and Foley Blvd. camp 1D 6 Leschisin lAimanac Saturday, July 1 0, 1 986 200th day; 1 65 to go this year Sunrise: 5:44. Sunset: 8:54 Today's weather Norelief There'll be more heat and humidity today. High will be in the 90s and showers are possible.

Madison cross-examination Defense attorneys In Madison, Friday attempted to show that a woman agreed to have sex with three University of Minnesota basketball players but then claimed she was raped in order to get attention. Page ISA. Business 5-8B Movtoo 9-100 Comics 4-6C Obltuarloo 4B Corrections 3A Religion 16-17A Crossword 7C TV, Radio 6C Editorial 18-19A Woattior 2B Want Ads 5-9S, 13-303 3 i Coon Rapids Main tornado liftoff 5:23 p.m. W. River Rd, and 93rd Av.

Main tornado touchdown 4:50 p.m.-. 3th and Noble Avtf. Brooklyn 1 Center mi Minneapolis Star and Tribune map Brooklynfcr j-Crysta 3. Fridley Qol-iirrlotf July 19, 1986 5 Section 35C Single copy Section APart I The purpose of the raids, U.S. and Bolivian officials said yesterday, is to disrupt the cocaine trade by putting cocaine processors out of business.

That, they said, would make it less profitable for Bolivian farmers to continue growing coca, from which cocaine is produced. U.S. officials estimate that nearly half the cocaine reaching the United States and Western Europe originates in Bolivia. Reflecting the extreme political sensitivity of having armed U.S. troops operating in Bolivia, Antelo stressed that the United States was providing "only technical, logistical communications and transportation support" The raids came four days after approximately 160 U.S.

soldiers, six helicopters and other U.S. equip- Bolivia continued on page 4A When funnels hit, pilot was on top of things-literally Photo for the Star and Tribune by Mike "Li? By Wendy S. Tal and Carol Byrne Staff Writers Max Messmer couldn't keep his helicopter away from the black funnel cloud that was churning up the world beneath him. The pilot for Ch. 11, KARE-TV, edged up to about a quarter mile from the tornado and tracked It around, ad-libbing the commentary for viewers as cameraman Tom Em-pey shot stunning close-ups of a tornado in progress.

"It was the most awesome thing I have ever seen," said Messmer, 49. "You could see the funnel hit the ground, and everything it touched, it exploded." It 'r Other touchdown reported p.m. Mam St. and 79th Av.N.' Other touchdown reported 6:18 p.m. Hwy.

10 and Snelllng Av. Little RoseviHe Canada Messmer circled the white clouds, watching the tornado touch down In a forest area and disappear, only reshape and touch down again. Wherever the funnel hit, it threw debris and shattered trees up Into their path. "The trees looked like puffs from dandelions in the air," Empey said. A small piece of branch hit the rotor, but there was no damage.

Messmer said he was so fascinated that' the veteran pilot of 27 years forgot where he was when anchorman Paul Magers asked for his location. Pilots continued on page 6A Lou Nanne is not alone In praises for MusB. Page 1D. were on the Concorde en route to New York. And although they arrived 73 minutes late for a scheduled 9:30 p.m.

press conference at Mlnne-apolisSL Paul International Airport, Musil was smiling as he stepped off the plane. He told no one he was defecting from Czechoslovakia. Not his parents, not his brother and not his girlfriend. "They will know what happened when he doesn't show up for dinner," said Winter, who Is representing Musil. Musil, who has signed a multlyear IVadnalal (J A TV helicopter (lower-left, just below the power lines) ventured toward the funnel clouds looming over Fridley.

Nanne manages to get Czech U.S. and Bolivian forces destroy lab in drug raid into U.S. and into Stars uniform Associated Press La Paz, Bolivia U.S. and Bolivian forces undertook their first coordinated drug raid Friday, destroying a jungle laboratory that could produce nearly 3,500 pounds of cocaine a month, Information Minister Herman Antelo said. He said Bolivian police, who were flown in by U.S.

helicopter pilots, arrested one man who was caught dismantling the processing equipment and confiscated an airplane. Antelo refused to disclose the location of the raid, but the U.S.-Bollvlan anticocaine operation is based in Benl province, the heart of the cocaine industry in northeast Bolivia. He also declined to say how many policemen or helicopters participated in the assault By Jerry Zgoda Staff Writer After three years of planning and dreaming, Czech hockey player FrantJsek Mosll arrived in the Twin Cities late Friday night He came wearing- a North Stars Jersey and carrying a small bag that contains all of his possessions. Two days agv he was just another Czech vacationing In Yugoslavia. But Musil, 21, walked away from his hotel Thursday, leaving his girlfriend behind without notice, and joined North Stars general manager Lou Nanne and Edmonton lawyer Rich Winter, who whisked him out of Yu-: goslavia yesterday morning.

A few hours later, they were in Lon-: ion. A few hours after that, they contract with the North Stars, does not know if he ever will be allowed back in Czechoslavakla. "I didn't want to lose my parents," said Musil, who has been studying English in preparation for this day. "I don't want to forget my country or my parents, but I want to play In the NHL. I have won the world championship (with the Czech national team In 1985) and now there's one thing left the Stanley Cup." Said Nanne: "Frantisek Is the guy I have wanted to get for three years.

We laid a lot of ground work to get here and we all were relieved to get into Yugoslavia, get Frantisek and get out As he said (Thursday), 'I'll be glad when we land on the other side of the We all were." Musil continued on page 9A 1.