Denver Tornado Strikes Busy District and Suburbs
An AP report describes a tornado touching down in southwest Denver near Sheridan Boulevard and Sixth Avenue around 2 p.m. It damaged a cluster of businesses and an apartment complex, with roofs torn off and windows shattered. Police, investigators, and helicopters filled the scene as crews worked amid debris and downed wires. Police prepared for possible looting as sightings continued in the Denver area.
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Denver
John Lawrence
Alameda
Lawrence
Sheridan Boulevard
Sixth Avenue
Lakendad
Skull of Mt St Helens victim unearthed near Tootle River
Longview Washington authorities say construction workers found a skull, vertebrae and rib fragments atop a mud flow near the north fork of the Tootle River. They believe the remains belonged to a Mount St Helens eruption victim from May 18 1980. Identification will take about a week. A lower jaw was not attached and a boat plus a sock were found downstream.
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Mt. St. Helens
Longview, Wash
North Fork
Tootle River
Mount St. Helens
Biting Inc
Army Corps of Engineers
Cally
D.F. Winebrenner
Mike Nichols
Lee
Looting reported in storms wake across Colorado
National Guardsmen were deployed as governors declared a disaster after storms and tornadoes tore roofs off buildings and split homes, killing one and injuring at least 42 in the Denver area. Thornton suffered the worst damage with 42 injuries. one woman died from lightning elsewhere. Police increased patrols to deter looting while hospitals treated dozens of injured victims.
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Andrew Rosenthal
Denver
Thornton
Richard Lamm
National Guard
Lamm
Sue O'Brien
Peter Baker
Thornton Yard
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AP Laserphaeta
Woody Hinkhouse
Colo
Gary Lee
Cowlitz County
Lyndon
South Manlius ST
Fayetteville
FBI
Feuanally
Hiawatha Mills
HAME
NOW
Erie Blyd. E
Dewitt
Jack Appleseed
Difini
Catalina YK Price
Terry Shorts
Eneco Mall
Western Lights
Cortland
Auburn Shop
Northern Lights Mall
Shop City Mall
Chappell’s
Chappell's
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