The Topeka Daily Capital June 10, 1966

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Minimuiti Restoration Hoped Today Wider Clearance Store Owners Dig Through Early Next Week Rubble Piles

Storm Alarms Come Rapidly Through Area

By GENE SMITH Tbp^ emergeuey work crews hope to have mhilimim clearBy ALTA BUFF ance n&tsbed by this morning, and wider restoration ce and repairs (Inlibed............................................................... In the tornado - devastated ' early by ' nest wedc, dvD Defenae ofTiclaU Indkaled Thursday iOQO and 1100 blocks of Kansas night. store •Tfs a little premature lor such cjuestioca." said Assialanl Thursday stood rooumfully CD Director Bill Stanley: *'We Just have to keep plugging at M untU it’s done." He repwled major thoroughfares are ‘Tretty good DOW, but I think by midnight IheyT! be In real good shape.' Others were working ng furiously, (uriousi There is no real estimate on bow long it will take to dean hunting through up the l^mlle path of the tornado, sometlmea baU a mOe wide. high piles of debris for saivagy ail weeks. Sane say sis months. But it will taka years able items or picking up and « and replacbefore tl Meanwhile, federal estimators seatteled through Top^ ing it on shelves even in build­ , ■numday anenwoo, the first step in dedaiing the city a major up practically open to the sky. PBeMBada 'disaster area. Three dozen men fnan the U5. Army Corps of En^neers Robert Croll. partner in Soyder Stamp and Key ( See Phetoa Paget t and H picking up keys rad bits of

By PATRtCK BLR.NAU Topeka residents heard takecover warning sirens approxi­ mately 14 minutes befoe a tor­ nado struck in southwest hous­ ing dBtricts and cut a pnh through the city. • David Hathaway, a Topeka ^liceman on "wealher watch" duty atop Burnetts Mound Wednesday night, gave the first { of the huge funnel be­ fore be was cau^t in the storm and injuttd. ‘Alanncr's* Car Ruined fafien — or was thrown - ... top of the vehicle, said U. Fi«d Feaker. public relations oUicer for the Topeka Police Dept. Usted in astisfaciory cnidiUon Ute Wednesday in Stormoot-VaU Hosj^ Hathaway suffered tiuck and cuts. Feaker said. Most of Hathaway's cqui| -■quipment was found. Feaker said, but his police dog, believed lo have been in the car wllh him, is missing. tUthaway had traBsmiUed his last report to police headquar­ ters at about 7:1$ p.m.. when be saM that the tornado was coming over the backside of Burnett's Mound beading for the hoiam at J9(b and Gage, whidt

(Ustrict oRlea in Kmuaa Oly were briefed in GvU Defense 7G Col. William E. Kratz, acting district emergency beadcpurters by sbop. He and an employe hid under “Ihii la a mull thif« that's got to be doK." he e "R moat be reaaghabty accurate, bat not on the Donqr." Kratz heavy trai preseei in Uw-ieutbwarned the estlmalas pnb^ will be used as a starting point in west comer during the tornado later biddtaig fa- restoration cutracU, but stressed an estimates and were not injured. parked Immediately must be tuned in by » a m. today, d to an Explorer Boutb of the building is invisible Twomao teams isofei of estimators w Scout to Mt as thdr guide, banded a map showing the area under rubble, CroU skid. Mrs. Robert Steves, wife of they were lo iaspo^ and tiM to get busy. Urged te Stay M Topeka the owner of F. M. Steves Printended they all s|*l the night b Topeka. ig Co., stood In the door of dnce they were expected to work until altm dark and be on the le firm's badly damaged buildig and said. "And this after Job again at dawn. Four men were sent to Manhkttan, to figure damage there. > years in business." Printing machinery was dam­ aged, and several thousand dol­ the Genoal Services Admiitistratkn U bel^ to figure losses lars worth of printed material ctWaddMm. ready to be (Mivered swirled The ftate lanrance DqiL reported Tfanrsdey evening tbai assay in tiw she said. 1.4a> Topeka bomts were tetdy or partial^ destroyed rad 8,M more were draiaged. The city wu given a “Cstasirophe IT’ A big ^the Top^ rating by the national ineuraoee kukotry - a rating ^ven only Bible Supply Station reads. to n OMPTnamiiD (besaBh flfls year. "Praise God Anytxiw." Meanwhile Mayor Charles W. Wright, redeyed and sleepless. Inside the store, the Andy -coiUnued lo direct rescue and digeut operation from the Gvil Andosons bad been retdadng Defense oootral enter, taking time out to ntimata (he twister's frosting cattii tiiat had hlown cost (or svsiy wUch way and were aoriWri^ estimated total damage si noo milUon to $150 minioa. iog through diaarranged mer­ with U known dead, too b^ured. :.00Q bomdesi and SOO dweU- chandise. The building was not as seriously damaged as many (Geetiseed oe Page ?, Cri. 11 others. In the crusbed-to front of the downtown Jaybtwk Drug Store, Bob Drumm surveyed the aL most unbelievable mam of tan-

"Iba iwt tUng 1 beard Hathof bere,' and then I didn't hear anymore from him." said Hare Hood, police di»patebo- on duty when the fun-. Haflmway bad been on tbe morad. « "weaitaer watch " alrt, since 6;56 pm.. Hood

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Death of Teenager

Semi-Curfew Place Here; Guards Alert

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Brings Toll to 16 The death loll at Topeka’a tornado climbed to U Thursday night with the death of a teesage boy," John Schelbe, who died at Veterans Administr Hospital. ' Sebetbe. son of Mfrand Mrs. Glen Schejbe, 2SM Shunga Drive, suffered head Injuries and was listed as oifical when he entered the hospital. • Positive Wentification was made on 15 other victims by Dr. J. L. Lattiraore. district coro­ ner. and his assistant, Dr. Rob­ ert Braunsdorf. The lilt M tornado fatalities Includes: Mrs. Haltie L. Anderson, 91, 905 Lawrence. -Mrs. Mary IrBerateyri 90: M51 Bym. John Detancy Oliver, 59. 9919 W. IBth. William Robert Crouch. 4i

There may be some lalvagaUe goods toward tiie back of tbe store, Ite said.

ceOkig waa Gereford Lee. O. 7(11 E. «h. blowB down and ttw dnninum Edward J. Lyons, 72. U99M ftnsas Avt. Hr. and Mrs. John L. Fickler, who' own three adjacent b^dCHiver J. MUttn. 70, in^iz in tbe iOOO block, were hard Monroe. John SefaeOe. 2599 Shunga hB They are those at 1005. oc­ Drive. ' cupied by Seaboard Finance; George A. Sklenldu, 61. 29W their osm business, Topeka Gage. Beauty and Barber Supply CdrSterttag (Chlcki Taylor, O, *W-B-fltreet---------------John Wells, 59, 109« Monroe. Ail three buildings are heaviMrs. Bertha M. Whitney. 99. ly damaged and equipnent whirled "away. 1691 Washburn. bi the IOOO block, it was im­ Calvin Wolf, 64. Route 9. Mrs. Calvin (Clarice) Wolf. 60. possible to walk OD the side­ walk because of the piles of Rome 9. debris. The 16tb victim was WBliim The Qrcus dub has a sign Baehauss, 65. wbora bouse .ns that it to-open to- bHrineaa 'iOutfa Id JeBer- despite an exposed froeL TtairaSOD County, about 96 miles day you had to step over de­ DortbMst M To|wka. bris to get in. Himdreik ef minor Injuries roof Is caved in at Hitreated st local hospital ram's Cafe. emergency wards Thursday as Uquw boulet

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A "semi • curfew" was hnposed Thursday atgbt in areas Of the. ei^ damaged ' toremfo that struck WMneolay night. Mapping tbe path tbe tornado took (faroGgb residential and business arena of (be city, dis-

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Oakland Residents Are Digging Out His moUier was injured and Automobiles, ill like toys discard- which filled his front yard w By JOHN PBITERSON tbe (uimal. (ue admitted to Stwmeat-VaU HowThe angry growl growl ol. chato ed by a bored child. feH in uun- it was clipped off by the But Us garage wu gone, pttsd. He had mina csta and taws and the sweet mng of bMi It just exploded. "Tbe g«sge braises. Area retidcBta gathered in combined in an bteredulous duet ' ■ ■ can’t find a mall groups, inquired about Thunday as C aelfitoera-and be-begra lo digtoti ol the------wtMi been their homa ^ te h^-breaktng chore ol M... ,u.r. homes on either side of her onlyritonrs ago. ly unscralcbed. II bad a cracked] small rented house. Huge elm ireM which bad seme were sad; sonw were wlnbhJeld. xbe taller adjoining house bad ardted WUbur Green. 510 KeUam.Lp,^ • •• • •• I brokrn and twisted, cov­ was not so fortunate. His home „ ifllhre ering the meager remains of Field, sweating under strokea of 0 said. a slngle-bilted au. was happy. , around to search thrttogb _ . homes and belongings. When the wsrnftigs souKled. Votunteer crew* crawled He was alive. He and his family through tbe area providing help were sale. (or ttose who were unable to While many M bis nelgtdsDn bouse just Kwlh ol heard tbe tornado ;ip overhead. __________ had left help Ihemtotves. Everyone had only piles of twisted .boards Green's was_______________ pushed off itt founand brekM bricks to show for datum and smashed into his Hsling e:q«dllion on the Delaworked. ware River. Since the going Hardest bit was the eastern yean ol iaboc. Harvey's borne litUe green bouse. Grben. bb mother. 96-yearold miSht be rough, he took the old half of Oakland, primarily in still was standing. the Garden Park section. Air He tted pulled off the cloak Mrs. Myrtie Green, and two ito-icar. The newer enr was craAed Force and Anay National of limbs and leaves from back­ ters crouched in tbe besementM" »be driveway. He returned ' Guard personel sealed the tfea yard trees which had nearly as the roaring hmoel iriilriedllalbr with a large catfish, to all but retodeou «nd those covered the while frame bouse. its way ihtiMgh the neighbor-1 In the .900 block of Twhs. a He chopped on a large elm hood ltwo-slor>- trame bOtoe was on

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Ttpel 2Ist : Street near (be Waibbun eampas. Mrs. Janes Raufasaaa. 9614 W. 29(h Tetn peers lau a jack-Mraw stack ef debris.

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its side, threataiing to overturn and block tba. street. Further along, a boneu- had been relied on lb side. In the traijt yard of what bad been a comfortabie home, a garbage can Hd waa hnpMed on the spea^tike remains of a tree. Elsewhere in the neighbor­ hood. a section of white picklence was enian^ed in an overhead power line.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi­ dent Johnson'oD Thursday pro­ claimed next Tuesday as Flag Day and urged display of tbe and Siripea Wanner temperatures and ^week - National ^ dAr lo partly cioody ikies to­ day. with a chance of thunde^ showers late tonl^t. ate fore­ cast for the Topeka area by the Weatiio' Bureau. Tenperatures wUi still be cooler Bin average today," Mth a high io the middle TOi. and low ir. the SOS. Rarn came with the tornado Wedoesday. amounting to 1.37 inches In the Topeka area, 'ntere was a trace ef predptUon Thurs­ day.

Because wire servfoe le Tbe Daily Capital was not re- 71. the low & tomed nntfl several hewn aftcr aarkcb closed. M'queuttoas were made avaUaMc from New Vork and other ma­ jor eeaters. New York* Amer* kaa Exchaage aad askfr tabBtoUooa win be priated as nsual Satarday. *(de the Vatican

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Alma Slowing Down

Flog Day Tuesday

Shower Possible In Area Tonight

e and National Guard perel took up altnigfat paunls.. The curfew was imposed, said Dana L. Hummer, chief of To­ peka police, to protect owners of damaged homes and busi­ nesses from looters. ResMeato Waned Persons who wanted to stay Jn thdr. homes In datpaged arfir. as difflDg tbe night. Hummer said, were asked to sUy inside their bouses attd not be walk­ ing about the neighborhood. . Those io the areas Thursday

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