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2 A Tuesday, June 28, 13S4 Hattiesburg AMERICAN NATION HATTIESBUHG: AMERICAN Thunderstorms leave 5 dead across South RONNIE AGNEW Managing Editor SHARON WERTZ Editorial Page Editor ANN BROOKING Features Editor JENNIFER LAIRD BILL SUTLEY City Edljor CHUCK ABADIE Sports Editor STAN CALDWELL Business Editor SHIRLEY SCHOF1ELD Assistant City Editor Chief Photographer VAN ARNOLD Main Switchboard 582-4321 CIRCULATION (customer service) WEEKENDS 7-11 l.m 582-4324 Credit Department 584-3041 Advertising 584-3101 Advertising Billing Inquiries 584-3018 CLASSIFIED ADS 545-3321 Marketing 584-3100 News 584-3126 Sports 584-3110 News-Sports (Weekend) 582-4326 TOLL FREE NUMBERS Circulation 1 -800-844-2637 News-Sports 1 800 844 4326 Classified Ads 1 800-844-3321 LAUREL BUREAU News 649-2867 Advertising 649-2923 News Editor By The Associated Press Tornadoes and high wind ripped across the Southeast on Monday, killing three people, wrecking homes and leaving thousands without power. One day earlier, two drownings were blamed on the storm system. The violent weather cut through at least 18 Georgia counties, injuring dozens of people, damaging 80 to 100 homes and cutting off power to 15,000 customers, according to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. Gov. Zell Miller declared a state of emergency for the affected counties.

In North Carolina, a ferris wheel was toppled at a Nags Head amusement part Monday afternoon. At Kinston, wind bent the flag pole in front of the Lenoir County courthouse. About 70 houses were damaged in North Carolina's Tyrrell County when wind hit late in the morning. About half the county had no power or telephone ser vice, said Annette Parker of the county emergency office. "I was under the pew praying 'til my tongue got tired," said Elijah Pipkin, 10, a pupil at vacation Bible school at Saratoga Free Will Baptist Church.

The National Weather Service said 29 tornadoes were reported as the storms were generated by a cold front pushing across the region Sunday and Monday. Georgia had 14 of the twisters. One woman was killed Monday morning when a tornado destroyed her mobile home near Athens, Ga. And 10-year-old Lindsey Hof-felmeyer of Kansas City, was killed when a tornado crushed her uncle's house near Grayson, Gwinnett County authorities said. Eight other people in the house, all relatives, were injured, most with just cuts and bruises.

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Shapiro suggested that every witness likely to testify at the trial might be called at the preliminary hearing in an effort to prove there is insufficient reason for a jury to consider the case against Simpson. The tactic would turn the procedure into a mini-trial. The preliminary hearing normally is a brief proceeding. Also Monday, F. Lee Bailey, another Simpson lawyer, tried to bolster Simpson's alibi that he was at home at the time of the slayings.

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