Homes, hopes shattered in Homestead after Andrew strike
In Homestead Florida residents recount near total ruin from Hurricane Andrew. Mobile home park trailers lie soaked and wrecked while 26 000 residents face rebuilding. Locals like Mark and Lori Auxier lost plans to sell their trailer as recovery begins amid base damage and talks of spring training changes. Governor Chiles surveys the scene noting devastation.
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Homestead, Fila
West Palm Beach
Mark
Lori Auxier
Mitzi
Richard Cilincco
Homestead, Fla
Hurricane FROMA-1 brews to cyclone impact near Louisiana coast
As Hurricane FROMA-1 weakened inland, winds dropped from 140 mph at landfall to 100 mph near Lafayette. The storm lashed LaPlace with a seven mile long tornado path, destroyed homes, left 30 injured to River Parishes Medical Center, and caused a gas pipeline blaze in Kenner. Grand Isle faced flooding while 200000 Southeast Louisiana residents lost power.
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Lafayette
Weather Service
Roger Edwards
National Hurricane Center
Grand Isle
Barrier Island
New Orleans
Veteran Oklahoma congressman ousted in primary
Representative Mickey Edwards, a veteran Oklahoma Republican and former House banking scandal figure, finished third with 26 percent as anti incumbent sentiment swept the state. Democrats and other races followed, including Mike Synar advancing to a runoff, while Hurricane Andrew affected Mississippi races. Edwards cited voter desire to "clean house" as his defeat reason.
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Oklahoma City
Mickey Edwards
Congress
Edwards
House
Mike Synar
Synar
South Carolina
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Lorain County residents aid, await word after Andrew
Hurricane Andrew battered Florida and Louisiana, reaching Ohio with flood of Red Cross calls from Northeastern Ohio residents seeking information and ways to help. Lorain County chapter urged cash donations to aid relief while Salvation Army collects items. Fatalities included former Elyrian Philip B. Kaiser, 68, who died of a heart attack in Fort Myers Beach while fleeing the storm. Local survivors described scarce utilities, dark stores, damaged hotels, and crowded shelters as families from Elyria and Avon Lake faced displacement and uncertain return plans amid extensive destruction along the Gulf Coast.
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Red Cross
Cleveland
Lorain County
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Philip B. Kaiser
Kaser
Fort Myers Beach
Fla
Kaiser
Hovey Kaiser St. Marie Insurance Agency Inc
Florida
Fort Myers
Gulf
Dorothy Skubiak
Avon Lake
Sharon
Miami
Gainesville
County budget squeeze sparks caution from Rokasy
Rokasy praised county departments for tightening amid reduced budgets and warned further cuts or revenue increases are needed to avoid deficits. He cited a potential challenge from the Board of Elections and noted unresolved requests from County Recorder Dorothy Essex. He stressed the need to end the stress and keep government from operating in the red.
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Rokasy
Board of Elections
Essex
Don Rothgery
Hurricane Andrew relief pours in from many sources
Offers of help for Andrew victims arrived from religious groups, charities, and communities. Generators meals and medical teams prepared to deploy, with efforts spanning Florida Louisiana New Mexico New Jersey and Maryland. Local officials described damage and evacuee needs as winds battered St Mary Parish and Patterson, confirming widespread destruction and urgent aid demands.
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Florida
Jedwii
Rangers
Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains No! Park
Tampa
Fla
Longview
Texas
Stroh Brewery Co
New Mexico
Louisiana
John Gaffney
West Virginia
Charleston
Hurricane Andrew by the numbers AP report
Florida damage estimates reach up to 20 billion dollars as Dade County reports 14 deaths and mass displacement. Bahamas deaths total three. power outages affect about 2 million people with 50,000 homeless and 34,000 in Red Cross shelters. Relief agencies list cash and in kind donation options across Red Cross Catholic Charities Adventist Church World Service Episcopal Church Center and others with contact details included.
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Florida
Dade County Emergency Management
Kate Hale
Bahamas
Red Cross
New York
American Red Cross
Disaster Relief Fund
P.O
Washington, D.C
Adventist Community Services
Andrews University
Berrian Springs
Mich
Catholic Charities USA
King St
Alexandria
Splash the dolphin among Hurricane Andrew victims
Splash the dolphin at Ocean World in Fort Lauderdale died after pneumonia treatment as Hurricane Andrew battered the area. Veterinarian Dr. Scott Gearhart said the storm's stress and barometric pressure shifts contributed to the 16-year-old animal's death, noting dolphins sense weather changes.
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Splash the Dolphin
Ocean World
Splash
Scott Gearhart
Marine Park
Gearhart
Florida Lotto Jackpot Drops to 4 Million
The Saturday Lotto estimated jackpot fell from 6 million to 4 million as ticket sales dropped. Lottery Secretary Marcia Mann cited South Florida buyers' lack of interest. More than 1,400 of 7,500 terminals were out of service.
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Tallahassee
Fla
South Florida
Lottery
Marcia Mann
Inmates Evacuated From Florida Prisons After Hurricane
More than 1,400 federal inmates including Manuel Noriega were moved from damaged Florida facilities. Bureau of Prisons confirmed the transfers, with 1,256 at Miami Correctional Center and 146 at the Homestead prison camp relocated on Sunday and Monday.
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Washington
Manuel Noriega
Florida
Bureau of Prisons
Bureau
Annette Gordon
Gordon
Miami Correctional Center
Pere Om la Iad
Homestead Air Force Base
Military planes move to Wright Patterson base for safety
More than 30 Florida based aircraft were flown to Wright Patterson Air Force Base to shield from Hurricane Andrew. Base spokesman Bobby Mixon said 13 trainers from Pensacola Naval Air Station joined the fleet, flown Monday night. Homestead AFB near Miami suffered severe damage with two F 16s destroyed.
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Dayton
Florida
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Bobby Mixon
Ayooem Air Force Base
Florida Panhandle
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami
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Maxo
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Froma
Junius Crochet
Morgan City
LaPlace
Arnold Labat
John the Baptist Parish
Lucille Perilloux
River Parishes Medical Center
Rose McDuffie
New Orleans-area
Kenner
Mike Zito
A.C. Hudnutt
Storial
Sapace
Fay
Daly
Senate
Chronicle-Telegram
Srimieeca
Elyria
Ohio
Rossborough
Arturo
Laurie Figueroa
Diane Borthwick
Air Force Base
Borthwick
Figueroas
Art Marsh
Vasi
Herbert Jacoby
Betty Blair
Matinee
Dorothy Essex
Tion Army
Gary Creswell
Union City
N.J
Bethesda
Franklin
St. Mary Parish
Hugo Bourgeois
Patterson
Ken Perry
Associated Press
Church World Service
Elkhart
Ind
Espiscopal Church Center
Presiding Bishop’s Fund For World Relief
Second Avenue
N.Y
Noriega
Wright-Patterson
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