UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, July 7.1993
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Record flooding causes damage
Midwest towns hit the hardest
The Associated Press
PERUQUE, Mo. — Flood-weary Midwestern helped by members of the National Guard fought high water from the mighty Mississippi yesterday. The river rose to record heights and threatens to keep on rising.
Another round of downpours Monday fed the flood from the already swollen river, breaking more leaves, forcing more evacuations and destroying crops. Additional storms were forecast at least through the end of the week, contributing to the region's worst flooding since 1965.
In West Alton, residents and Guard members worked through the night
stacking sandbags atop leaves protecting the town. Troops also have been called in to help in flooded areas of Iowa and Illinois.
A little upriver at Peruque, a lave was breached Monday and 11 rural homes had to be evacuated. Thousands of acres of cropland were already underwater, and an additional 1,000 acres and as many as 50 homes are threatened, said spokesman Rod Zerr.
In Illinois, about 450 residents were evacuated Monday from low-lying areas in East Dubuque.
Some of the worst flooding was in Davenport, Iowa, which has no leaves or flood walls. The Mississippi appeared to have crested there Monday at 22 feet and was down slightly overnight.
But because of more heavy rain in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, it is
expected to rise again, cresting even higher today at 22.4 feet, just short of the record of 22.5 feet.
"When it's going to end?" Victor Cardoza asked as he operated pumps keeping water from underground power lines in downtown Davenport.
Electrician Tom Werner said he didn't mind manning the pumps at FirstStar Bank.
"Might as well be here doing this since I can't fishing" he said.
Downstream from Davenport, the river hit a record 22.5 feet yesterday at Burlington, Iowa, and was expected to climb another foot by Friday. It hit a record 23.8 feet yesterday at Keokau, Iowa, with an additional 2.7 feet expected by Friday.
Towns along the river's tributaries also were mounded. Along the scenic River Rock in Moline, III, flood waters have entered Grace Doreck's
living room.
"I've never known a flood like this in July," she said. "And all we hear about is the flooding on the Mississippi." It's as if they've forgotten us out here."
The Rock River in Moline was two feet above the flood stage of 12 feet Monday and still rising.
Also Monday, authorities recovered the body of a 5-year-old boy who drowned near Wananango, Minn., in the swollen Zumbro River, which flows into the Mississippi. Andrew Sather was the third child to drown in Minnesota rivers since the flooding began.
As much as six inches of rain prompted flash-flood alerts for small streams in western Iowa and north-western Illinois. Up to four inches fell in northeast Iowa, where homes were evacuated in the town of Langworthy after a creek surged out of its banks.
U.S., Japan talk trade at economic summit
The Associated Press
TOKYO — As world leaders gathered for their annual economic summit yesterday, President Bill Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa expressed optimism about concluding a broad trade agreement that would resolve a dispute between the world's two top economic powers.
Both Clinton and Miyazawa said progress was being made in last-minute talks aimed at forging a broad framework agreement that the United States believes will help reduce the U.S.' $50 billion trade deficit with Japan.
This is Clinton's debut at the annual gathering of capitalism's premier
club — the Group of Seven — where there have been extremely low expectations, given the economic problems facing the global economy and the weak standing of the participants.
However, a U.S.-Japan trade deal, or even significant progress toward one, could change the tone of the three-day gathering
In a clear recognition of political realities, Clinton was scheduled to hold discussions with Japanese opposition leaders immediately following his talks with Miyazawa.
The U.S. administration had hoped to use Clinton's trip to Tokyo to pressure Japan to make its markets more open and set goals for increasing foreign imports by negotiating a broad framework agreement.
WORLD BRIEF
The Associated Press
South African election date sparks riots
KATLEHONG, South Africa — An outburst of political fighting in two Black townships killed dozens of people yesterday, a grim reminder of how difficult it will be for South Africa to hold democratic elections.
After overnight battles, police said at least 45 people had been killed in Tokoza and Katlehong, two impoverished townships southeast of Johannesburg.
Nationwide, more than 125 Blacks have died since Friday, when Black and white negotiators set April 27, 1994, as the date for South Africa's first elections including the Black majority.
most of the township fighting involved supporters of the African National Congress and the Zulu-dominated Inkatha Freedom Party, the nation's two leading Black groups and bitter rivals for power.
Inkatha was one of six groups that opposed setting the election date at Friday's talks, arguing that negotiators must first decide the type of government to replace white rule.
Yesterday Inkatha spokesman Themba Khoza said ANC supporters had attacked Inkatha supporters.
With the level of violence, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to hold fair elections. In areas controlled by either the ANC or Inkatha supporters, opponents would risk attack if they tried to campaign on a rival's turf.
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