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theRapidCrtyJouma IDJslllilt, (dilub Tuesday, September 30, 1986 35' (less by carrier) Reagan rips Daschle, 'QmM offers hope to farmers a offer hope for American agriculture." The president defended his farm record, saying his administration was taking steps to "pull back from subsidization." Reagan said his administration was helping farmers by opening world markets and getting tough with allies so the other nations will stop subsidizing their farm products. Reagan also said he would appoint Alan Tracy, a United States Department of Agriculture official from Wisconsin, as a special adviser to the president for farm issues. The president said he had told Abdnor that the USDA would make advance deficiency payments under the target price program this fall if Congress makes room for the payments in next year's budget. Abdnor earlier this year got legislation passed that allows farmers unable to plant due to flooding to keep their advance deficiency payments. The president said interest rates, Please see Reagan on page A2 i i I in, 1,1,1 'HBI, BUI Harlan Staff Writer SIOUX FALLS President Ronald Reagan called Tom Daschle a "razzle-dazzle liberal" Monday.

At the same time the chief executive offered hope to American farmers. Reagan appeared at an old-fashioned political rally in Sioux Falls to support the re-election of Sen. Jim Abdnor. Abdnor faces Democratic Rep. Daschle in the Nov.

4 general election. In the Sioux Falls Arena, the president stood before a giant painting of Mount Rushmore under the slogan "Rock Solid for South Dakota." He sang "Battle Hymn of the Republic," accompanied by a high school chorus and a crowd of 10,000. Balloons and glitter fell from the ceiling. Before that the president hammered Daschle for a voting record Reagan said was more liberal than Sen. Edward Kennedy's.

The president never mentioned Daschle's name, but no one doubted who he was talking about when he accused "lighter than air liberals" of Committeewoman Lynn Gunderson; and Roger Tellinghuisen, candidate for attorney general. (Staff photo by Bill Harlan) President Ronald Reagan at the Sioux Falls Arena Monday. Also on stage, from left: Dale Bell, candidate for Congress; George Mickelson, candidate for governor; Gov. Bill Janklow; Republican National Farm rally's message: 'We want a fair price' Bill Harlan Staff Writer SIOUX FALLS About 250 farmers rallied peacefully outside the Sioux Falls Arena Monday to protest the Reagan administration's farm policy, while Reagan spoke inside to nearly 10,000 people. Protest organizer Charley Johnson of Madison said, "The message that we want to get across is that we care." The crowd gathered in front of a flatbed truck converted into a stage to hear more than a dozen speakers.

The rally was several hundred yards south of the arena, across a large parking lot and out of the president's sight. Nearby a semi-trailer truck loaded with corn carried a sign that said, "This 800 bushels of corn is what it would cost for a farmer to go to the $1,000 Abdnor-Reagan private party." Republicans who had contributed at least $1,000 met with Reagan in a special reception just before the president spoke. Scott Skorr of Garretson helped br- An unidentified friend (left) comforts Donna Cross of rural Baxter, Iowa, as they stand amid the remains of the Cross home which was destroyed Sunday night by a tornado. Mrs. Cross, her husband Wade and six relatives and friends survived the twister by taking refuge in an underground coal bin.

(AP Laserphoto) stripping the nation's defenses and of being "totally out of touch with mainstream America." Reagan called Daschle the choice of the "flash and glitter crowd" of Hollywood, a reference to a fund-raising event Daschle attended in California. Abdnor has referred to the event in campaign ads. But farm issues have dominated the South Dakota Senate race, and Reagan acknowledged there were problems in the farm economy. But he said those problems began before he was elected, when farmers were encouraged to borrow too much money. "The federal government, although it was run by a different bunch back in those days, helped get these folks in trouble, and we're not going to pull the rug out from under them while they're struggling to get back on their feet," said the president.

Reagan said that with the "support and guidance" of Abdnor, his administration was "taking steps that A evacuated because of flooding and flood damage was estimated in the millions in several communities, including Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Altus. "We've got a lot of flood water. We've got a little looting, and we've got some traffic problems. But otherwise, we're doing pretty good," said Howard Watson, director of the Kingfisher City-County Civil Defense, which oversaw the evacuation of 300 residents. Thunderstorms dumped rain on Michigan's waterlogged Lower Peninsula on Monday, as a tornado in Genesee County destroyed three homes and damaged five others, knocked down power lines, and blew trees on cars and houses, authorities said.

Residents of flood-drenched northeastern Illinois hoped for sun Tuesday after Monday's storms ripped roofs from buildings west of Chicago, resulted in flight delays and cancellations at O'Hare International Airport, and continued flooding that has Please see Storms on page A2 In brief Weather The Black Hills area can expect variable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows sliould chop to 40 with highs near 60. Winds will gust from the northwest at 10 to 20 mph. See map and details on page A7, ari at nfta rr i nBfc i -1 i i 7 XSKJ" chicken voting for Col. Sanders." Republican gubernatorial candidate George Mickelson was the on-.

ly candidate from inside the arena who attended the rally. Mickelson told reporters he would deliver a three-minute message to Reagon applauding him for his accomplishments but urging him to give "short-term" help to farmers. He also said he would meet with the president Oct. 7 to discuss specific measures he said the administration should take to help farmers. Mickelson offered to deliver a message from the protesters to the president and asked for an opportunity to speak to the rally, but Johnson refused both offers.

"This isn't for politicians, this is for farmers," Johnson said. "We want to give farmers a chance to talk, and the politicians can listen." The featured speaker, Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Jim Nichols, said the farm economy had taken a downturn since Reagan was elected in 1980. "Farmers don't want a handout. They don't want a subsidy. They just want a fair price," he said.

ecu li i oui voy i Exercise Percentage of adults that exercised or playud sports regularly. Men Women Smoking Potcet'tAjs of adults who smoked. Women fo; f-v Severe storms lash midsection Bishop ponders reason why KenBaka Kay Taylor Staff Writers Sunday's vandalism at Immaculate Conception Church could be linked to anti-Catholic biases, "which are very strong today among the so-called in-telligensia," said Rapid City Bishop Harold J. Dimmerling. (See related story on page Bl.) It also might be part of a growing fundamentalism movement, which is promoted by television preachers such as Jimmy Swaggart, he added.

"They believe in literal translation of the Scriptures, not in tradition." Because religious statues were smashed in the church break-in, but nothing was taken, "I wonder if they don't think of them as idolatry," said Dimmerling. "When fundamentalism was prevalent at the beginning of the century, some people knocked over statues. "Periodically, anti-Catholic feeling has been manifested in the history of the church," said Dimmerling. "It's kind of a form of fanaticism, bigotry, and could be a form of violence (to desecrate Dimmerling said he "deplored" the desecration. "I hope people will be forgiving but we have to take steps to prevent this in the future." Dimmerling said he did not know what those steps might be.

"We have security guards now." If anti-Catholicism were behind Sunday's destruction inside Immaculate Conception, it would be a rare incident, said a spokesman for an anti-defamation group that defends the religious rights of Catholics. "As far as I know, there haven't been any recently violent attacks like that," said Kevin G. Long, 31, of the Milwaukee-based Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. Such incidents more often occur at Jewish synagogues, "although it's entirely possible that with so much interest in satanism this could be a wave," said Long. On Aug.

9 religious articles were Please see Church on page A2 City, area deaths Helen H. Roseberry, Descent, Ore. Esther Hendrickson, Lead Pauline C. Hunter, Box Elder James R. CMds, Spearfish Details on page B2 ing the truck to Sioux Falls.

He said about two dozen farmers donated corn. "We're here to say the president's policies are failing from the word go," Skorr said. Other protesters had set up a "Depression soup kitchen" complete with ham and bean soup. Bob Kingsley, an organizer with the United Electrical Workers, said 'This isn't for politicians, this is for farmers. We want to give farmers a chance to talk, and the politicians can Sioux Falls labor unions wanted to show support for farmers.

"Depression soup! Depression soup!" Kingsley yelled. "You won't like it, but that's the point." Steve and Dana Larsgaard of Canton brought a sign that read: "A farmer voting for Abdnor is like a i ouu vs.vj. 1 1 Body weight Percentage of adults satisfied with their body weight. Men Women Scat belts Percentage of adults who wore sr3t tegular ty. Men Women Source survey by 155jjJ Arthur Buckler Associated Press Writer Severe thunderstorms pummeled the nation's midsection, causing millions of dollars in damage and spawning floods that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people and left one man feared drowned.

"The entire village of Gurnee is gone," said Lake County sheriff's Sgt. Steve Townsend said of the Illinois community. "The police are patrolling in boats. The situation is very, very bad." Flood warnings were issued for south-central and southeastern Kansas, where up to 10 inches of rain fell, and flash flood watches were posted for parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Lower Michigan. Rivers also ran high in southern Wisconsin, where rainfall totals for the month were as high as 17.35 inches.

Up to 8 inches of rain fell on Oklahoma on Monday as thunderstorms and at least one tornado caused extensive damages, officials said. Hundreds of residents north of Oklahoma City were Index 2 Sections Amusements Black Hills Notebook Classified Comics T- B4 A10 BSB12 All A8 BSB8 A10 Adults buckle up, diet but don't exercise Randolph E. Schmld WASHINGTON (AP) Americans are dieting and buckling their seat belts in an effort to improve their health and safety, but nearly one-third of adults still smoke and less than half exercise regularly. That's the word from the National Center for Health Statistics, which surveyed 36,399 households last year in an effort to learn what Americans know about their health and what they are doing to improve it. A sharp increase in using seat belts was the major new finding, according to the study made public Monday.

"There is evidence that seat belt use is increasing rapidly," the center said, with the share of adults wearing seat belts most of the time increasing from 30 percent in the first three months of 1985 to 41 percent for the last three months. The study also found many Americans making an effort to lose weight, but less than half are exercising regularly and large numbers continue to smoke cigarettes despite wide knowledge of the danger involved. According to the report, which measures the behavior and knowledge of people aged 18 and older, 55 percent of men and 42 per- Please see Survey on page A2.