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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Tornadoes struck Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas over the weekend, killing at least 41, injuring over 170, and causing hundreds of thousands in damage. Worst in Center Point, AR, where a church collapsed post-services, killing 20 including Rev. Thomas West; 7 died in Louisiana from home and power plant destruction.
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Tornadoes In Four States Killed 41 Injure Over 170
UNDATED, April 17 (AP)—Tornadoes ripped into four southern states and killed more than 41 and injured over 170, and wrecked week-end damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Searchers picking their way through the wind torn debris in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas slowly raised the death toll throughout early Monday morning darkness.
The greatest toll was counted in the small cattle raising community of Center Point, near Collins, Arkansas where at least 20 were killed and an undetermined number injured as a twister demolished the church soon after the completion of Sunday afternoon services. It also swept a 6-mile area nearby. Rev. Thomas West was among the dead in the Center Point church.
In Louisiana, 7 were killed when twisters whipped into residential and business property, leveling a score of homes and tearing away portions of a brick power plant.
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Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, And Arkansas
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April 17
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41 killed, over 170 injured, damage estimated in hundreds of thousands of dollars; at least 20 killed in center point, arkansas; 7 killed in louisiana
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Tornadoes ripped into four southern states, killing more than 41 and injuring over 170, with weekend damage estimated in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Searchers raised the death toll in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas. In Center Point near Collins, Arkansas, a twister demolished the church after Sunday services, killing at least 20 and injuring an undetermined number, sweeping a 6-mile area; Rev. Thomas West among the dead. In Louisiana, twisters leveled a score of homes and tore portions of a brick power plant, killing 7.