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By Garry Mitchell i
Associated Press Writer ]
MOBILE, ALA. (AP) ?
Hurricane Frederic crashed into
this 300-year-old port with 130 mph t
winds early Thursday, ripping i
apart homes, flattening businesses (
and felling trees and power lines t
along the Gulf coast from Florida I
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By morning the storm had
moved inland over Southeast
Mississippi, growing weaker but 1
still whipping winds up to 80 mph I
as far as Meridian, Miss., about 100 I
miles to the north. I
There were two confirmed
deaths as the born-again storm hit j
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi <
and the Florida Panhandle, \
churning up 15-foot tides, i
Forecasters said the greatest >
threat today was from floods and 1
tornados.
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THIS FESTIVAL CITY of 300,000 i
and neighboring Pascagoula, j
Miss., a smaller city to the west, >
bore the brunt of the hurricane 1
which first hit land at Dauphin 1
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isiana, a resori lsiana live miles I
long that was reported "sliced in ]
half."
"I would say there is not a i
dwelling, business or any other \
building in Jackson County that <
does not have damage ranging 1
from minor to total destruction," i
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Guardsmen and state troopers into
he area and Mayor A.J. Cooper of
^richard, a Mobile suburb, told his
>fficers to fire two warning shots
it looters, then "shoot to kill."
Nearly 500,000 people fled their
homes as Frederic followed close
to the path that Hurricane Camille
took 10 years ago in killing more
than 250 people.
AT 9 A.M. EDT, the center of the
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Florida Gov. Bob Graham said
le expected the damage in the
irea from Panama City to Pen>acola
to exceed the $95-million in
wreckage left by Hurricane David
L3 (lays ago. Frederic destroyed
L25 houses and mobile homes and
slacked out the entire tip of the
Florida Panhandle.
In Mobile, streets were nearly
impassable and 160,000 customers
?vere without electricity. A power
company spokesman said it would
take several weeks to fully restore
power.
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AFL-CIO exec
Kennedy for
By Karen Addy
Q?m?cock Si?tf Writer
The national vice president of the AFL-CIO an|
nounced his support of Sen. Edward Kennedy as a
I presidential candidate for the 1980 election, at a Dress
conference in Columbia; Wednesday.
"I am satisfied that he will be nominated ? and
that he will win," said William Winpisinger, international
president of the International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and vice
president of the AFL-CIO.
Winpisinger said Carter had not kept his promise to
the people to reduce inflation and in fact, rather than
| displaying the Democratic Party platform, was "the
I best Republican president since Herbert Hoover.
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I 'Jimmy Who?' it's 'Jimmy Hoover,'" Winpisinger
I said.
I WINPISINGER APPEARED in Columbia on the
J eve of the three-day, annual state AFL-CIO con|
vention held at the Holiday Inn on Assembly Street.
| Sen. Tom Turnipseed, D-Lexington, arranged the
| press conference as one of his first contributions to
j* the Kennedy campaign.
"The average person is pissed off about Carter's
oerformancp " Ti*mirviP*?H caiH
The importance of union support on a national level
is shown in a study contained in the June 4 issue of US
News and World Keport. The article reports that
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iraae, laDor and other political action committees of
special interest groups spent eight times more money
than the respective political parties in 1978 to elect
their candidates.
Although there are ceilings on the amount of money
an organization may contribute to a candidate; trade
and labor provide vital, organized manpower in
election efforts.
junn trooie, a local AFLr-uiu member, said union
members were upset with the Carter administration,
which has not passed any legislation to allow easier
unionization.
There is skepticism as to whether Kennedy, if
nominated, could win in South Carolina over a
Republican candidate. Winpisinger said Kennedy
would have no trouble winning in South Carolina or
the South in general. But he could site no statistics or
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about 2,000 people.
KENNEDY'S MAIN opposition in the state would
be the "Old Boys," the more powerful, conservative
members of the Democratic Party who do not trust
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Winpisinger said the belief that the Democratic
Party will be split if both Kepnedy and Carter run, is
"ridiculous. We have not deserted us." he said.
Issues which Winpisinger stressed as important
legislation which Kennedy would push include:
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State AFL-CIO members feel the issues are not
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"CARTER AND KENNEDY are not split on the
issues. It will be a personality-based campaign.
Kennedy is refreshing." Poole said.
Winpisinger was asked ,';bout the Chappaquiddick
incident, other unethical episodes and Kennedy's
rocky marriage.
"I don't think we should become traumatized by an
incident from 10 years ago. He is a dramatically
different man, and there is a growth factor to consider,"
Winpisinger said.
A former Massachusetts resident, now living in
Columbia, was present at the press conference and
commented on Kennedy. She notei? how much
Kennedy had changed since his brother's deaths and
the Chappaquiddick incident. As to whether he could
handle the pressures of the presidency in view of past
situations she said: "One of his greatest strengths is
that he is bred to the system. He knows how to deal
with existing systems." She said one of his major
problems would be dealing with the extremely liberal
reputation he acquired during the sixties.
As to possible running mates, should Kennedy be
nominated, Winpisinger said there was a rumor U.S.
Sen. Ernest Hollings was a possibility.
TURNIPSEED DENIED harboring any
aspirations of a position in the Kennedy administration
should he be elected.
"All I want to be is secretary-general of the United
Nations," Turnipseed said, laughing.
In less than two months a "straw ballot" will be
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ballot will not count as a primary vote, but will
provide some indication of Florida's voter concensus.
The "straw ballot" is not the first test of Kennedy's
position, according to Winpisinger.
"But we're working very hard at every lawful,
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