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<br />Pipeline break
<br />floods homes;
<br />loss in millions
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<br />By MarHy" AobtmlOrl
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<br />RoberlJ. John!lOnwlt~,wakl'll'
<br />l'dbya phom' call from IlliInpKt.
<br />door n~lghbor a\)(lut midnight
<br />Tue5<hly.
<br />"Rob, w~ke up. Look OIltSlde,"
<br />urged thl! nl'lghbor,
<br />"I could he.r a l"Olir," Juhnson
<br />lIllkl "Thl~n I looked oul. 1t Wll3 a
<br />r'/l:lnll: river going dawn Ihl'
<br />1Itret't,"
<br />Wlltl'r- D1H1lon~of gaUons.ol
<br />It- was lIlfl>amln~ Utrnuf(h \be
<br />Arllpal'loe Counly townhome com.
<br />plex from a brule In a n...rby
<br />bl"nvprWatpr811llrd24.lnehpipt!-
<br />line. Oflielall !IIlll\ a valvl' appar.
<br />enUy gRve way.
<br />\'ardIJ breomf' labs
<br />The rl"suJUng flood turnl'd
<br />yard8lntolaknIUll'dbaseml'nt,
<br />with wall'r,IIhovl'delln lntootl{'
<br />anolbl'randll'ftbeblndagf)l)('Y
<br />IaYl'rofmud.
<br />Re~dl.'nLI of about 30 w~'n.
<br />hollK"lllnUw8100bloclcolSollth
<br />FilImorl' CIrcle IInd four rnl.
<br />dl'llC't'SlnthI'2'llOObloekofl':&1It
<br />rhlllip5llrlVe....(.rl'fort?dwn(>('
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<br />UNoJrlmmeallt'hetw1ghtoll~
<br />nood
<br />ShmffI'lltSulllvanl'fIIlmllll'd
<br />damllge al 'I.~ mlnJon 10 t2 mil.
<br />lion.
<br />Thl.' I'ld.lmale tncllldl'sdamage
<br />lohomes,ean.ndolllerPE"J1lOnal
<br />properly, and common are/lsln
<br />I,", lHghland VIl'w 11 townhome
<br />complex sueh a~reerelltllllUllfa.
<br />dlltll:"8,llLret!taandsldewalkll.
<br />Sulllvan said tLdOl'Iil1't Include
<br />8lr\K'turaldamagethal might de-
<br />vl'lopllllerulbt'noodedsotll'll'
<br />parvband eonlralis.
<br />,,"oeostesllmale
<br />, The wltl'r board had no h1U1ll"
<br />diale e81lmate or the eOllt of reo
<br />pall"1land eleanup.
<br />The ell'~nup may be flnishl!'d
<br />looay, bul rl'palu to the pipe
<br />probably wlll take about two
<br />wt"I'kA, said board apokl.'aman Ed
<br />Itu~t!. .
<br />Bl.'fore the flood, a contractor
<br />IIadbel.'nworkingon\beplpeline,
<br />IllIltalllngaprl'l8urereduelng
<br />valve lo connect Iwo eon<IUllIJ,
<br />Ruetz lald_
<br />"It wa8~lUlBljllnctionwhl'rl'
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<br />Charles Winburn, mayor
<br />of Northglenn, dies at 69
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<br />NOTlhKI~nn Mayor ('harlu C,
<br />Wlnburndl('(\ Wlodlll'lldlty In a Jo'ort
<br />Wnrtl\,Teu.s.hofitlltaLlwoweekl
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<br />welJ.hkl'dbyNorth!(1I'MrelIldenbl,
<br />lJawkl'rsald, and "probably lull'....
<br />half too eommunltyon a flnlt-name
<br />basis,"
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<br />Resident Bob John~, loreground, surveys damage as tow truck prep.rell to h.ul ell' .....ay.
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<br />lhlsthlngfaUed, Wedon'tkJ'\O\\.'
<br />yet woo Is TI'8ponslble _If It'~
<br />lhl'conlractororus," said Rul.'tz.
<br />But.hesaklwalerboanlcrl.'ws
<br />are working on Ihl' cleanup,
<br />pumping Ollt baseml'nts and
<br />scooptng up mud.
<br />"It's a meSll," hesald.
<br />TI1l'breakw~rl'Jlllrtedtothe
<br />Mler1ff'lllrn~a\lI:48p.m.TuI"S'
<br />day,
<br />Wtlendeputles arrived. they
<br />lOllnd"a....'allolwater'.about20
<br />fN'lwJthoandl~to3fl'Ctdl't'p,
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<br />~ald Sgt. Gary Fi.rko. ,\ shorl
<br />tlme later, he said, a fl'nC1!lhal
<br />apparentlyhadbl't>nholdlngbaek
<br />some 01 \be water gave way llnd7
<br />IN-I of waler streaml'd through
<br />the ('omplex and movl'd parkl'll
<br />cars InloolM! lloolher.
<br />Most ~rl'1l rl'aldl.'ntll werl'
<br />awakl.'ned by lhl.' ro.arlrljj: of the
<br />waler and fll.>d, "grabbing kid.,
<br />dogs and ('ats,"saklfolrko.Offi.
<br />cen u8ed a publlcaddreMIIYI'
<br />Irm and Ibl' s!Il"l'lS on lhelrpalrol
<br />cars toalf'rtlhl'othl'ra,heseld.
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<br />Residents we~ a1Iowl'd to rl.'-
<br />lurnlotllea~aabout3a.m.
<br />John!lOn returnl'd hnml' 10 find
<br />watl.'r In the crawlspace undl'r
<br />Illsto....nhome ~ndhls IlI'W ellev.
<br />ro1et No\'a "rulnl'd."
<br />A longUml' Dl'nvl'r.arn rcal-
<br />dent.hI'a\IIownnoodedoutln
<br />IheI96!inood,whiehklUtld2Ip1'O-
<br />pll'.
<br />"I 5urvlved Ihe flood of '65.
<br />This is worlle lo ml'," !llIldJohn.
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<br />Batey's gay lover granted
<br />temporary custody of boy
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<br />Craig Corbl'tl, the homoseJ(ual
<br />Illvt'roflhelall' Frank Batt>y, has
<br />won tl"mporary eustody of Brian
<br />...Blllev.l6.lnanlltllereuStodv ript
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<br />Gordon said Ball'Y and hl'rlaw.
<br />Yl"tS \\'lUlry 10 gel McConlll'll,....ho
<br />deelincdtodillcllllSthl'mlllll'f,re-
<br />movl.'d from thl'ease.
<br />_("""Ivon "'kroolwt""'....h'm...UIl
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<br />New trial
<br />ordered in
<br />golf-club
<br />assaults
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<br />By Paul HutChinson
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<br />Anl'r dl'bllUnlllor t\\'o days, a
<br />Dl:"n~'er Dlslrlet Courl Jury on
<br />Wl'lInl'sdltYllll\'eupbopeofrl'llch.
<br />Ingavl"rdlctlnUll'elUll'ofaI7.
<br />yellr-old youth chargl'll In a S1'rtl'~
<br />III goll.elub attackl III l'uI Denvl.'r I
<br />la~1 wlntl'r. '
<br />The panel dl'll.dlockl'd 9.) lor
<br />eonvlellOll,Jurora ~ald.
<br />PaLrlck Polkhad~nehargl'(\
<br />aaan8dultwllh<Mcountaofaggra.
<br />vall'drobbl'ry,ltllllaultandcollJlP\r.
<br />acy. J1c wlUbe rl'trled on Sl.'pt. A.
<br />f'rollt'cutOtll IIY Polk WIS
<br />amOIll1:11bando'youngbllleklwho
<br />dl'ddl'dlal!\ January 10 lllle golf
<br />elubs,rockl.nd!ItJekstorobwlllle
<br />people. Although the jury cont.aln.
<br />I'lItwobJaek.', Uw spllt In opinions
<br />dJd notoeeur along rictal lines. ju-
<br />ryml'mbl'nsakl. .
<br />"Rvl'rybody....as e\vlllzed about
<br />the whole lh1ng," said Juror John
<br />Yl'mand~ who bl'1I1.'\'ed Polk had
<br />bel'1l sllndbllgged by 'rlends who
<br />tl'sUfledagalnsthimlnU:ehall!le
<br />forll'nll'ncy. "ColoThadnothlngtll
<br />dowlthJt."
<br />A second juror whovotl'll fnrac.
<br />quLttalagn-ed....lthFl"mllndl.'z. ='
<br />..Itwll~alacl(ofconerell'l'V\- 0
<br />d('l\(''e,''lIIlld Sue GUlrtsfS<ln. rv
<br />On the lrlal's opt'nlng day Jast ",..
<br />week, thr(-'e wltnl'JI.'WS Identified --
<br />Polk as one III Ole YOlllhs who at. -.1
<br />taektod and robbl'dlhl'm on Jan. 31. en
<br />I.ater, two of Polk', C<lmpanlons
<br />Impllelltedhlm III fOllr of the lit.
<br />l.lIcks, whieh occurred within 25
<br />mlnuws 01 each other_
<br />Dt.'PlllylllslrlcIAltorneyNalhan
<br />Chambl'rs said he hopu to tpl'ak
<br />wlOl IndlvldualJurors to ll'arn why
<br />thevdoubtl'dlllilease.
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