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Fort Wayne Flood Deepens Amid Ice Jam Threats
Four thousand residents fled Fort Wayne as an ice jam broke, threatening dikes and prompting mass evacuations totaling about 7,800 with authorities planning shutoffs to prevent fires. President Reagan toured the disaster zone while National Guard patrolled for looters and officials sought federal aid.
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Associated Press
Fort Wayne
Ind
Reagan
Ohio
National Guard
Maumee River
The
Weather Service
Michigan
Indiana
California
Washington
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Winfield Moses Jr
City
Allen County
St. Joseph
Moses
Lakeside
Maumee
Army National Guard
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mike Perrini
St. Joseph Rivers
St. Mary’s
National Weather Service
Robert D. Orr
Nebraska
Spirit of America
Dan Houser
Ann Arbor
Mich
William Milliken
James A. Rhodes