GREELEY, Colo., May 23 (UPI) -- Federal disaster officials were in Colorado Friday to assess damage caused by a tornado that killed one as it ripped through Weld County.

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter declared a state of emergency, allowing the affected area to receive state funds. Federal Emergency Management Agency representatives were in the area Thursday in preparation for their damage assessment task.

"We will be doing all we can to assist the people of Weld County as we assess the damage and determine how the state can provide the most effective aid," Ritter said in a statement.

Storms produced three tornadoes in Weld County but the damage was attributed to one that traveled 35 miles through the county, The Tribune newspaper in Greeley, Colo., reported. Officials said the twister caused millions of dollars in damage to structures, overturned vehicles and knocked out power as it churned from the Platteville-Gilcrest area on a path to Windsor.

The death was a male camper at a trailer park near Greeley, the Weld County coroner said.

Greeley police Sgt. Joe Tymkowych told The Denver Post the tornado "just sat on the ground, and it kept going and going."

Congress overrides Bush farm bill veto

WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to override President George W. Bush's veto of the $307 billion farm bill, with most Republicans joining Democrats.

Republican leaders were among those breaking with the president, The Washington Post reported. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander of Tennessee joined the majority.

"By overturning the president's veto, we are making substantial investments in nutrition programs to help millions of families afford healthy food, in help for farmers hit by disaster and to protect our nation's natural resources," said Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

The House voted Wednesday to override the veto, so with the Senate voting to override the bill becomes law.

Some House Republicans claimed a technical glitch would deprive the House override vote of its legitimacy. A section of the bill was dropped from the version of the bill sent to the White House, which Bush vetoed.

However, a congressional parliamentarian ruled that the House override vote was proper.

In addition to providing agricultural subsidies, the farm bill includes anti-poverty programs like food stamps and major environmental policy provisions.

McCain limits access to medical records

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 23 (UPI) -- Presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain's campaign is limiting access to his medical records to a few news organizations, the Los Angeles Times said.

The records were to be released Friday in Arizona, the newspaper reported. The campaign said access would be limited to reporters for The Washington Post, the Arizona Republic, Bloomberg, Reuters, the Associated Press and some television reporters.

The campaign has delayed the release several times. One of its reporters was told last year the records would be available within a few weeks, the Times said.

The records cover the years since 2000. McCain, during his first run for the presidency, made hundreds of pages available, including records on permanent injuries he suffered when his plane was shot down in Vietnam and he was a prisoner for more than five years.

McCain was diagnosed with melanoma shortly after the 2000 campaign. Records of his treatment are likely to be those most interesting to reporters, the newspaper said.

Myanmar leader agrees to allow aid workers

YANGON, Myanmar, May 23 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon prevailed on Myanmar military leader Gen. Than Shwe Friday to let foreign workers in the country for cyclone relief work.

The 76-year-old reclusive senior general, whose secretive military junta has drawn intense global criticism for not allowing qualified and trained foreign workers to help in the relief effort, changed his mind after meeting with the U.N. chief in Myanmar's new capital of Naypyitaw.

The agreement, announced by Ban, came a day after Prime Minister Gen. Thein Sein reportedly expressed his opinion to Ban that the relief phase from the cyclone devastation was over and it was time to begin reconstruction, Kyodo news service reported.

Ban announced he was pleased with the meeting and that aid workers from all nationalities would be permitted to enter the country, the BBC reported. But it wasn't clear how much access the aid workers will be allowed.

Myanmar's official figures say the May 2 Cyclone Nargis killed nearly 78,000 people. Another 55,917 are missing.

The United Nations says up to 2.5 million people are desperately in need of help because of the cyclne, while noting only about one-third of the relief supplies have reached the victims.

Quake damages, destroys relics

BEIJING, May 23 (UPI) -- China's earthquake, which killed tens of thousands and caused damage in the billions of dollars, also caused extensive damage to ages-old relics.

China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage said at least 841 museum relics were ruined in the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province, including 148 designated as being precious, China Daily reported.

Agency Director Shan Jixiang, who was in Sichuan's capital Chengdu, learned many ancient buildings had collapsed. Expert teams would soon arrive to suggest ways to restore whatever can be saved.

Among the worst hit are the 2,000-year-old Erwang Temple or the "Temple of Two Kings," and Mount Qingcheng in Dujiangyan, and the Bao'en Temple in Pingwu.

Mount Qingcheng, which is on the United Nations' World Heritage List, is the birthplace of Taoism, China's only indigenous religion, the report said. Several ancient buildings there were listing and were in danger of collapsing.

The Bao'en Temple, built between 1440 and 1460, is one of the largest Buddhist temples in Sichuan, noted for its glazed roof tiles. Many of its walls have collapsed and its fresco ruined, the report said.