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Hundreds of evacuees descend on already-struggling Michigan.(Hurricane Katrina)

Byline: E.A. Torriero

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. _ As nearly 300 Hurricane Katrina evacuees arrived here last week, local residents lined the roads to wave and shout words of greeting.

A National Guard training center just outside this southern Michigan city turned into a latter-day Ellis Island. Red Cross workers, volunteers and others provided shelter, food, medical evaluations and light diversions, from puppet shows to basketball scrimmages.

Lutricia Bethley, 48, one of those airlifted from New Orleans, received not only clothes and staples; locals took her 2-year-old dachshund, Snoop, for a bath, manicure and immunizations.

"What a welcome," said Bethley's ...

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