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1 Rollerblading 1 Blues on tap page A3 J'ii fever SPQE1TS: Blazers try to stay alive pageBU ua.J pageAs FAEiPJ; Smithsonian gets help page C2 BIOS SSy mm If IK 'lr -v 4 Hangar smashed in Akron Wind snaps eight poles in Sioux City By Harvey M. Sanford Journal staff writer Storm-generated winds smashed an airplane hangar in Akron, Iowa, at about 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, snapped eight power poles in Riverside and caused 13 other power outages in Sioux City. The storm also toppled the Diamond Spike, a restaurant and casino under construction at North Sioux City. The 50-foot by 100-foot building is owned by Dan Derby.

Several homes also were affected by the storm, but no injuries were reported. At Akron, damage was estimated at $100,000 and much of that was to the hangar owned by Stanley Taylor of Akron. Pieces of the hangar were scattered across the Akron Golf Course, and two metal girders crashed onto two airplanes and damaged two garden tractors, a Karman Ghia automobile and a recreation vehicle. "That 1947 Cessna 140 is an original, a classic and it was in mint condition," said Don Mortensen, retired Akron band director who is Taylor's brother-in-law. "It is irreplaceable." Mortensen said damage has been estimated roughly at $60,000 to the hangar and its contents.

Alan Heyl, general manager of Heyl Truck Lines Inc. in Akron, said the wind swung around an empty trailer and pushed it over with such force that it twisted its attached truck-tractor into the ground, causing an estimated $20,000 to $30,000 damage. "It went down so hard the turn signal went on," Heyl said. An empty trailer on the Heyl property was turned over, and an old oil storage tank was carried about 200 yards across a field towards the airport. Dr.

Alan Beeck said his home two blocks north of the hangar had a window smashed by shingles SEE FOURTEEN continued on page A12 Don Mortensen of Akron, Iowa points to a classic 1947 Cessna damaged by a fallen building frame at his brother-in-law's airport a Vol. 127 No. 274 Sioux City, Iowa Today's readers: 120,050 CITY EDITION businesses were also damaged Fageol) Iowa Public Service linemen replace eight poles in Riverside. (Staff photo by Mark Fageol) Court denies rape victim damages DES MOINES (AP) A Sioux City woman raped in her apartment cannot collect damages from her landlord and must answer questions about her sexual activity, the Iowa Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. The Appeals Court said lawyers for the landlord were within their rights in questioning the woman about her sexual activity after the rape, questions that aren't allowed during a criminal trial of a rape case.

The opinion, written by Judge Allen Donielson, said the basis for the woman's effort to collect damages was a claim the rape left her with sexual problems and lawyers should be free to explore that topic. "Because (she) claimed damages for sexual dysfunction and for inability to form intimate relationships, the district court did not err in concluding defendant was entitled to question her in these Donielson wrote. She had argued evidence of her sexual activity was irrelevant. She said forcing her to testify about sex violated her constitutional Erivacy rights. The court rejected oth arguments.

A spokeswoman for the woman's attorney, Des Moines lawyer Roxanne Conlin, said the decision would be appealed to the SEE VICTIM continued on page A12 50! 111 i- The Diamond Spike, a North Sioux City restaurant-casino under construction was leveled by the storm Wednesday. ONAWA The Loess Hills become vast study hall. Pag A3 ARNOLDS PARK Woman sues tampon makers after contracting Toxic Shock Syndrome. Pag A3 STOP THE STENCH -A contempt of court order closes a South Sioux City business for failing to eliminate odors. Pag A3 RIGHT TO LIFE A husband fights a hospital's request to disconnect a respirator from his wife who doctors say will not recover from her persistive vegetative state.

Page B6 CIVIL RIGHTS DELAYED Congressional Democrats postpone debate on a civil rights bill to make It veto-proof. Pag All FT" 1 NEW NATO American troops will answer to European commanders in the post-Cold War NATO. Pag A7. LOOTERS Looters have Inhibited the search for clues to the cause of a crash of an Austrian airliner by removing wreckage. Pag B5 OSBORNE CONFUSED Nebraska football Coach Tom Osborne says he's a "little confused as to what a wide-open offense Is." Pag B1 Today, partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms In the afternoon and tonight, high around 80 with variable wind becoming southeast at 5 to 1 5 mph.

Low tonight in the mid-60s. Winning cards drawn in Wednesday's Iowa Daily Deal are: 10 Hearts, King Clubs, Diamonds and 9 Spades. God created the world In seven days so that men and women would have a place to live. If the Brady Bill Is passed maybe the seven-day waiting period to purchase a gun wilt allow men and women to live. Joyce Gastro 101 3 Rock St.

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Blatchford said the storm that went though the Newcastle area at about 1 a.m. demolished farm buildings, ripped off roofs, shat- violence, but I think this measure will go a long way to turning the problem around." Margaret Sanders, executive director of the Siouxland Council on Sexual Assault Domestic Violence, said increased state support will allow organizations to better help victims. "Most shelters in the state survive on very little money," Sanders said. "The additional funds are going to assist in providing better services for the community as well as open up more support services." Woodbury County Attorney Tom Mullin said shelters often are the only safe haven available to a victim sbobis ab raosta hangar Wednesday. Houses and by the storm.

(Staff photo by Mark 4 County. Dennis Ferdig said strong winds destroyed a shed, garage, barn and a mobile home on his farm. Ferdig said debris from the demolished barn blew into two of the family's cars, destroying one and doing $3,000 damage to the other. Ferdig said his house received little damage, other than that caused by wood from the barn hitting the side of it. The issue of domestic abuse gained widespread attention in the Legislature this year in the wake of the beating deaths of two Des Moines women.

A number of public hearings, including one in Sioux City, were held around the state to get ideas for the bill. The bill won overwhelming support in both the House and the Senate. "I think more than anything else it sends the message loud and clear that we're going to take the problem of domestic violence seriously in this state and there will be consequences for it," Sturgeon said. she does not want to tell a parent. The Nebraska bill provides such a bypass.

It also waives the parental notification requirement if a girl's health is in immediate danger because of the pregnancy, or if the girl declared that she was a victim of abuse, sexual abuse or neglect. The abuse allegations would have to be made to the proper legal authorities. Susan Hale, a lobbyist for Planned Parenthood, said the state was "interfering in the most private of family matters." "It is placing itself in the role of judge of how and about what families must communicate," she said. tered windows and knocked down power lines. Blatchford said he didn't have an estimate of the damage, but said it was 'extensive." Officials at the National Weather Service said they had no reports of tornadoes in the area, although they said it was possible that one touched down near Newcastle.

Also around that time, there was wind damage reported at Elk Point, S.D., directly north of Dixon use of domestic violence. "Often times they are forced to rush out of the home with children at all hours of the day or night to escape violence," he said. About $1.7 million in new fees will be raised to fund shelters, education programs and a statewide toll-free number. The bill will double both the marriage license fee and divorce decree fee to $30, increase the court filing fee by $5 and create a new state income tax checkoff. The bill will increase criminal penalties for domestic abuse, including a mandatory two-day jail sentence.

The measure also will require batterers to seek treatment. The Unicameral passed the bill 32-12 Tuesday after years of wrangling over the issue. In previous years the issue had prompted filibusters, but opponents said this year they were resigned that the measure would pass. "We are grateful that parents will once again be involved in this very important decision," said Julie Lostroh of the Nebraska Coalition for Life. Last year, the U.S.

Supreme Court upheld state parental notification laws as long as the law provides a bypass procedure allowing a girl to seek court approval for an abortion if By Dave Dreeszen Journal staff writer Gov. Terry Branstad Wednesday signed a bill that will increase criminal penalties for domestic abuse, and provide more funding for victim shelters. His signature won praise from backers of the bill from Northwest Iowa. "I think it puts Iowa in a leadership position of addressing this issue," said Sen. Al Sturgeon, D-Sioux City, a chief sponsor of the bill.

"I don't think there are any easy answers to the problem of domestic Inmates sue for smoke-free environment DES MOINES (AP) Iowa State Penitentiary officials are considering a prison-wide smoking policy after two inmates filed suit to get a smoke-free environment. Beginning Saturday, smoking will be prohibited in the Fort Madison prison's visiting room. The suits were filed by Steven Wycoff and Stephen Leonard. Wycoff, 39, an Estherville native, is serving a life sentence for murder. Leonard, 44, is serving a 25-year sentence from Cherokee County for attempted murder and other crimes.

Nebraska governor signs parental notification bill LINCOLN (AP) Gov. Ben Nelson signed a bill into law Wednesday requiring a parent be notified before a girl 17 or younger receives an abortion in Nebraska. Nelson said signing LB425 fulfilled a campaign promise to sign abortion legislation "if I agreed with it. "Parental notification is an area I agree with," he said at a weekly news conference. With Nelson's signature on the measure, Nebraska became the third state to pass a parental notification abortion bill since a 1990 U.S.

Supreme Court ruling upheld a similar law in Minnesota..