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The BISMARCK TRIBUNE Thursday, July 6, 1978 Page Rochester (Continued from Page 1 although at a slower rate. Police Sgt. Orrin Knutson said one of the cars which reportedly plunged Into the Zumbro carried a woman, another car had two to five passengers and the third an undetermined number of people. The woman's car went off a flooded bridge. It was not known immediately what caused the other cars to go into the river.

The State Patrol recommended no travel whatsoever to Rochester, a city Baby Sitter (Continued from Page 1 spokeswoman said. All that remained were a foundation and a root cellar, where the family had taken shelter and escaped injury, she said. At another farm about 12 miles east of Elgin, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mattis hurried to their underground well house because of the weather.

"It got so still all of a sudden," Mrs. Mattis recalled Wednesday. When the tornado struck, it snapped trees next to the house but left the two-story home standing. The south wall of the house was moved several inches away from the rest of the dwelling. In the farm yard, a windmill was of 58,000 people about 90 miles southeast of Minneapolis.

Authorities evacuated dozens of campers at nearby Whitewater and Beaver Creek state parks as well as several hundred residents of nearby Hayfield and Elba. Rural areas reported baseball-size hail. The flooding hit less than 24 hours after two tornadoes killed eight people in Minnesota and neighboring North Dakota. twisted to the ground and a barn was mostly destroyed. The tornado removed one truck from the barn and threw it on its side, at the opposite end of the barnyard.

In her 30 years of living on the site, Mrs. Mattis said, she'd never seen a storm like that. Coll: DAN SEIFERT Mwy. 83 East of Captfol, Bitmordt Of Ha 223-6523 HOME -258-2009 788 1 PArrtteti 74,. 111 ilSd ill imtm Democrats Might Rally Around Issues By LARRY JOHNSON Tribune Staff Writer Since Republican Sen.

Milton R. Young wouldn't give Democrats the ball, many of the games that could have been played during the state convention this weekend have been called off in favor of talk. 'The party platform will probably be the major work" of the Democratic-NPL convention at Jamestown Thursday through Sunday, according to Marvin Mutzenberger, executive director. This means that instead of an exciting scramble to fill the Senate vacancy had Young retired, Democrats will settle for a convention with emphasis on political discussion. Added stress on issues will satisfy Democrats who, in the past, have complained not enough time has been given to debate.

Discussion and speechmaking will share the spotlight until Sunday, when candidates are endorsed for Congress, the Public Service Commission and possibly, the Labor Commission. 1 Three hopefuls have come forth to challenge popular Republican Rep. Mark Andrews. The frontrunner appears to be Bruce Hagen, public service commissioner. Also in the running are Robert Hanson, deputy treasurer, and retired postal worker Sidney Marshall from Portal.

Hanson is thought to be building his name for a 1980 bid to replace fellow Democrat Walter Christensen as treasurer. Christensen is limited to two successive terms. A possible draft of former Gov. William Guy to oppose Andrews was slowed last week, when Guy indicated he isn't interested. No clear challengers have emerged yet for Richard Elkin, Republican President of the PSC.

Among names that have been mentioned are Senate minority leader S.F. "Buckshot" Hoff-ner and Hanson. Hoffner's Interest has waned, but Hanson indicated he might not close the door if his congressional hopes aren't fulfilled. The party may also endorse a candidate for labor commissioner, which is elected on the no-party ballot. Incumbent Orville Hagen is a strong candidate for re-election, and has asked endorsement from neither party.

The convention schedule calls for platform work Thursday, followed by a keynote address Friday morning from Agnes Geelan, long-time Democratic-NPL leader and biographer of former Sen. William Langer, the "Dakota Maverick." Gov. Arthur A. Link will speak Friday afternoon, and Sen. Quentin N.

Burdick will appear Saturday afternoon. Jane Threatt, president and founder of Rural American Women, will discuss issues affecting women across the nation in a speech Saturday morning. Hoffner and House leader Richard Backes will address legislative candidates at a booster breakfast Saturday. cm a PBflcao W. SHOP Tribune Photo by Bob Reichmuth some searched, others tried to figure out what happened.

NOW ON DISPLAY-Over 40 Paintings by 9 Washburn Artists from the Washburn Art Association Carson and Flasher was hit worst by the storm. At least 85,000 acres of crops were damaged, with up to 25 percent crop loss, the board estimated. The board also estimated 300 tons of hay bales disintegrated and 50,000 bushels of stored grain in bins blown apart. Mandan Elks have contributed $500 for Elgin disaster relief and Mandan Jaycees collected $135 at a Wednesday night fireworks display. The Jaycees plan to add an undetermined amount to that total.

Funerals for the five who died in the twister are scheduled in Elgin. Services for Neher will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Meyer Funeral Chapel. The Hauck rites will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the American Lutheran Church, and the Nicklaus funeral will be 10:30 a.m.

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Parsons. Elgin Hospital treated 25 outpatients Tuesday night, according to Mrs. Naomi Kraiger, a nurse there. Five were admitted to the hospital that night, and eight were sent to St. Alexius.

Mrs. Kraiger said five more outpatients were treated Wednesday morning for storm-related injuries, and one of those was admitted to the hospital. The hospital has not released identities of the injured. Elgjn residents had about four minutes warning between when the town's emergency siren sounded and the tornado struck. Officials said that is about as much warning as can be expected for a tornado.

Tornado watches for a broad area in North and South Dakota had been posted earlier Tuesday evening. The tornado cut a three to four block wide path through Elgin and on into the countryside, continuing east for some 20 miles along North Dakota Highway 21. Friez said the tornado was larger than average, both in width and length of travel. Preliminary counts show that 41 dwellings in Elgin are uninhabitable, including 28 houses, six mobile homes and seven low income units in a housing complex. In addition, seven houses Browsing (Continued from Page 1 SHOE PRIZE A customer who patronized 'the shoe sale Wednesday displayed his bargain pair of brand-name brogans to a store clerk who formerly sold shoes in Man-dan.

The clerk nodded, examined the shoes and declared, "Yes, that sale price is just about what those same shoes sold for at regular cost 10 years ago in Mandan." The shoes were priced at $38 but on sale for $21, about two bucks above the price 10 years ago. PUN FUN A reader characterizes a 4th of July traffic jam on Memorial Bridge as a star strangled spanner. Willard W. Nickisch have major damage and 71 received minor damages. Residential damages have been estimated at about $1.6 million, Friesz said, and with the water tower, park and hospital damages and cost of cleanup figured in, the total may be nearly $2 million.

Final figures were expected Thursday afternoon. MDU's Jacobson said 90 percent of the electrical service to the Elgin-Carson area had been restored by Thursday morning. Service to Leith and Heil was expected to be restored by Thursday afternoon. Those still without power were "scattered throughout the city" of Elgin, he said, and some rural areas were waiting for electricity Thursday morning. Cleanup was proceeding "very well" as of Thursday morning, Friesz said, and the National Guard units are expected to remain at least through the end of the week.

Workers estimated Thursday morning 10 percent of the total cleanup was completed. Air National Guard members are providing security for the storm-struck area, keeping sightseers from work areas where officials fear they might be injured or in the way hampering cleanup operations. "Looting is not a major problem," Friesz said. "Security measures are primarily safety measures." The disaster emergency services office is working on proposals for obtaining disaster aid from several federal programs, but Friesz said it would be difficult to determine the total dollar amounts that may be requested or received. Surveys indicate 90 percent of the damaged houses were insured, but coverage averages about 75 percent of total value.

Disaster emergency services field man Mike Vorachek said officials have been trying this year to get communities to organize volunteer storm watch crews in North Dakota, according to The Associated Press. He said the crew saved "four or five lives here, no question about it." The tornado was the 19th to hit North Dakota this year. The storm that spawned the tornado also caused other damage in the Slope Area. Hail caused light damage in Stark and Slope counties, county agents reported. High winds and hail caused undetermined crop damage in Mac-Kenzie County.

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