The Topeka Daily Capital June 11, 1966

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LBJ Declares City Disaster Area East.Topekans Claim Little Help Offered

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Residents of Tc^’s slrick1 East Side met Friday night to consider ways of combating alleged lack of consideration In cleanup work and civU defense And at simultaneous meeting In tbe btsemem of the ShawOon^ Courthouse, Mayor Cbaries W. Wright leveled a verbal blast at the persons at­ tending the East Side meeting in the New Jerusalem Baptist tet ftrcsi tbe Mean mot Church. have been donated le tbe Salvatton Army at the Taprtam who tost their homes and be in good cmditloa. orguizatioe's building. I3» E. <lh. Tbt Salvation Harder Speaks they will man emergency offices Action Spots-^ Wednesday ai^ when tbe loraado raked Topeka .Army and Red Cross have been collecting the this weekend in the Uunidpal Dr. Robert Haider, who Is looked tbrngfa mouadi of cloibisg Fridiy that directing vohmleer work in tbe Auditorium to aid disaster Urns. This map pbqwiau key ipett disaster areas, appeared at tbe j pe, ceat Loaaa ia Viet Nam today. Key East Side meeting to explain The SBA can make 3 per cent peinti are Kontam (A), when what was being done to help loans lo individuals to rebuild fresh Amerieaa tad Vielnm- and then pranised an increased homes, replace furnishings and ett troops were sent Friday effort in the Oakland areas. appUacces. buy new cars or hi what appeared to be a When a rumble of discontent­ repair damaged ones, rebuild balldap of one of tbe biggest ed voices rose in disagreement businesses and replace the mer­ battles to date In tbe eoBfUet, With Dr. Harder’s remarks, he chandise inventory. bat wbidi tlaeteaed eariy to- parried the charges and left to By PATRICK BURNAU The Red Cross, designated as day. At Hoe 16), Premier Ky resume his recovery work. There will be more than 2,000 the city's official diiaster reUei flew MO riot potiee to the are* The main bone of contention Co. will waive June service bl len — operating hundreds of agency, can make grants lo to speed ap geverameal take at the meeting at New Jeru- to persons in Topeka and Man­ pieces of cquipmat — in tbs jonte desititue families unable over of tbe Baddhist stIon^ salm Baptist Churdi was the hattan whose property was de­ cope with the devestalion toft By JACK COFFMAN devasUted areas of Topeka to­ to meet the earnings and repay­ stroyed or extensively damaged An army of volunteer workers by Wednesday's tornado. ment qualifications for SBA in Southwest To­ by Wednesday's tornado. Bal­ has mobUiied in Topeka to see Tbe deadly twister brushed unteer beadqoarten has been day in a major push to clear assistance. pekafour S. Jeffrey. KPL president, that the homeless are not with­ the 6di street viaduct and left estabUsbed at Friendship House, streeu and pariclngs of debris. At a meeting of city d officials Meanwhi "Otber people on tbe west said Friday 710 Lime. a strip of tangled wreci out hope. disaster ficials turn side of Kansas Avenue don't "This waiver.” Jeffrey said, Tbe headquarters for this v north of 4lb between Lime Robert 1.. nuwi C. fuuuci, Harder, uucuur directed w, of ind , coordinators ot the d boose. b)ock-by-block ctnrass of have any trouble gelling help." "includes commercial custom- umeer corps is in East Topeka Locust through Ripley Park and the Topeka Office of Economlcl^** storm-damaged sections of the Said one of tbe apprm^atoly Opporlli^ty. working under ^ W. Wright r^ of KPL’s, if their property where many low income faml- on to Oaklard. city between 1-70 and S t r a 11 .. .. viewed the progress made Fri­ SO persons at tbe meeting. was destroyed or so badly dam­ financially unable lo To coonlinale the volunteer JlvT. r-u..!.. day. and outlined plans for Street. "They've go so many soldiers aged that they cannot continue to Csae Workers work today. in SoulbwestTkip^ you'd think to operate their business. Mayor Charles E. Wright said At tbe meeting were Lewis they were fl^tig a war,” said "We are assuming that all our by Bgreement between tbe city another. "Nobody’s helping the coslomcrs in-damaged areas tion Army and all other volun- . D}sart. commissioner of and the Shawnee County Com­ parks in Kansas Clfy, Mo.. people down on Lime Street are out of service.” Jeffrey said. leer orgaoisatioos. mission. 10 County Welfart Dept, pick their shift up IQu th«y The company will make ^ Harder to hoping to opa otb­ case workers were asdgned to When news of tbe Topeka ■re oot at »th and Gage.” caaary recoaneetkos at no er centers teon-one at Goadathat project Friday afternoon. toraada reacted Western Kant truck, 160 ma. 11 charge, be said, but tlwt does Thof wtn " and otber eqnipm' na HoneaMes they pat atide ot include house wiring. ■11 residenU affected tai rived Friday from the Kansas their farm eqntpmat. left pie (hat 200 Job Corps KPL "Cusloraar Service Cen­ area, to find out wbtt their OM their fobs and beaded east. wosM arrive la Topeka ant aty, Ho., Park Dept. is. wfaat they lost end how we Now 300 members of the week to work only in flu East ters” have been optoed at HolOther Help Expected - .......... School, 63t can help them." said Wright Mennonlte Church from as far the County Welfare office Wright, and Darold Main, Bishop Ele"As soon as they get that In­ away as HePbenoo, Rilla•nte Kansas Crop and Live-I anticipated yield as of June explained that Jbe Eas going door to door in East T> cbaiiman of the Bhawnee Can­ roentary School. 3601 W. 31st, formation, tbe Welfare Dept Slock Reporting Service issued'of 16 bushels per are. A month pAa to determine the needs of ty Bonvl of Comaissiaoers. taid boro and Inman are clearing Topeka Methodist Oiurch at Ttfa Jeffrey said. will make a rec.' and Ume was tbe first volun­ At the centers, and (he down­ a revised forecast of die state's! ago the anticipated yield was U the families. The needy thm volunteer help also to expected debris in Oakland. us," It crop Friday, placing'bushels per acre. ............................... will be referred to the volunteer in the city today from; They are volunteers. They teer cater to be set up In lb- town KPL office. Jeffrey said, 1966 wheat Wright explaii .. 108.000 bushels. Last month's fvecast. had agencies geared to meet tbeir Jefferson, Nemaha and John­ sjk nothing for tfaetr sen- peka, and that East Ti^eka was utility employes "are ready to it at Ittjoe, of the dty traditionally forecast was down been realized, would have given needs. ices. Their aim is to hMp tbe only area wtriefa had bwn be of assistance wbetba tbe counties. Mutvane, Kanssa high populaUon density and Kansas its seventh largest crop "This is strictly a volunteer son 63 million bushels from last surveyed Irem bouse to houae where help is needed e City, Kan.. Ottawa. Junction problem be credit, restoration month. low ( of record. Tort to work with tbe people,' IQr. Emporia. Mission, Wfcb' of their religious belieL to determine residats’ needs or service." The new forecast, although J. E. Palksn, iriw heads the Whm asked why news and Harder who added this I I and other dttes. With power saws and trucks larly 300 KPL servicemen down sharply, would be larger said coverage bad bea the first effort at going door to “We’re not paying anyone,” Federal officials already were they are culling through th« broadcast ‘ating 150 trucks and other slanted toward the West Topeka operating door. Wright said; "We have aigoed . clearing the way for reconstruc­ mau of itees and detwia clog­ situatiea. equlpBwnt said "You nadodamaged declines in wheat prospects in Ttte Friendship House cantor no contracts sn made no verbal tion of needed public (acllHles. ging Oakland and are tnicto raise that Harder areas. World War II. quertkai with tfaUL Damage to KPL company ft- recent years. contracts.” All the men aodeven as plaoBing began for in- ing it away. said the retectu* wat dut la 1863 Kanow imduoed only ! equipment cwnlng fro.-n ether "We started soon after we ! don't have lime.'.' Iten Jie dliUei.-JefWy said, is alimal- fo damage - dividual recovery. from drou^t, freeze 105.408,006 bushels and in 1957 "We need f»op\e to work, not dttos, be said, to on volunteer lefi. The PrerideM’s announcement beard about it." said Marvin The Tt^Kka director of tha ad «t IB5O.0OO-I5DO.OOO tn Tope- and insects. hit a post-war low of 100.111.000 just sit.” said a spokesman. bask. Hostetler. McPherson, I and $150,000 estimated dam- The crop is based on autcRiatlcBUy made a <1 million busheUHarder to expecting 200 Job Streets in tbe dty. surroondD Manhattan. an Page 2. CeL 1) le^l initial allocathm of federal dtnalor for the Mennonlte Dis­ aster Service. funds available to itonn' 'fCoatlaaed on Page t, Col 2) (CMlimed no Page 2, GaL 4) jryy - /

By OENE SMITH Presldem Johnson Friday de­ clared tornado • tom areas of Kansas to be major disaster areas. This makes the damaged tions eligible for federal funds to fetlore damaged public property. Immediately following , President's announcement from Washington, both the Small Business Admfnstralion and the

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KPL to Waive Volunteer Army Mobilizes City Prepares Service Bills

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For Cleanup

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eluding principally Top Washburn University and Kan­ sas SUte University at Man­ felt help was needed. By com­ ing in and lettisg them know hattan. , these people wUl "This It million Just puts us heart to | in business.” explained Harold I thing H. Kfiofi, director of tbe Denver said. "We feel Ihto to do." regional Office of Emergency as Christians we ought to Planning. "As soon as we get Hostetler said the Mennonfirm estimates. we'U have the lies' mission In Oakland ia to clean up tbe eree to a pnot teUI allocaltoo.'' Knolt's office administers the where tbe residents them­ presidenl's emergency relief selves can handle the rest fund lor jn« sui ■-----tbe granddaddy roared across tbe heart of Tope­ ka. killing at least 17 persons and causing damage now esti­ mated at m«e than 1150 mil­ lion. Teams of federal estimators made a rapid tour of the dty Thursday afternoon and early Three Topekans who were ad­ Friday, and came up with mitted to bospiUls with injuries what Knott called a ‘’horse­ after Wednesday's tornado re­ back" estimate of $5.6 million mained in serious or critical for minimum repain to esien- condition Friday night. till public facilities In both Mrs. Josephine Drew. 60.1300 Shawnee and Riley Counties. Harrison, was described in The Denver <^>cial said about critical condition by officials at sofeSent aiBiftati' t-Vail lioipital. " will begin Monday campiUng da(Conlimed ea Page t Ori. S> .. at Stonn«rt-VaU. Lois Decker. 45. SB Burr, was listed in serious condiUon by officials at St Ftancis Hos­ pital where she is in tbe inten­ sive care unit. ^ suffered ,mai7 severe cuts, multiple BbreskiiB. • breka right ankle broka toft beet, hoq^lal officials sakL A 5-yeats)ld youngster's death Harry Cooney. 1135 Kansas, Friday brought tbe falaUly loU wu llatad in ................. of Topeka’s, ipmeio to 17, ofneWi at the Topdtt VA Chaig Lee Beyiner. ion of Mr. Hospital. Nature of hte injurtea and Mrs. Donnie Lee Beymer. os not listed. M42 Twilight Drive, died one Others wtw prevmily- ban dav after his right leg had been listed in serious condtlten at amputated at Stormonf-Vall Topeka hospitals improved ffospital ■ ^ Friday and were desertted in He suffered numerous other "fair" or "satisfictoiy” condi­ Her home reduced lo a shapeless pile of kMUag ate her InJunes «d bad been in crit- Uon Friday night. ____ teal coraUtten since be was adqtel. Mrs. Anns HsM. 3« Ume. sat qntelly ia a U

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Sunshine Returns To Topeka Today

Considerable sunshine and warmer temperatures are predieted for the Tt^eka area to­ Gov. WiUiam H. Avery said day, tbe Weather Bureau said. Friday he is not prepa^ at Showers or thunderstorms time to recommend what may develop in the area toshould be done with the night, however, weathermen tornado^laroaged state printing'said. High temperatures tween 80 and B are forecast for plant. TTw sUte^wned biulding suf­ the Topeka area this aftomoon. fered damage estimated offi­ TotShfca's high temperalnre of 73 Friday was II degrees cooler cially at 1475.000. Robert R. (Bob) Sanders, than the normal lop reading for state printer, and Mrs. Sanders the dale in the capital cify. were in the plant when the A tow of 49 shortly befora storm struck. They were not in­ dawn Friday in Topeka was the lowest temperature ever re­ jured. corded in Topeka on June tO in The storm blew away a large <k. .!,(-•,;.. *** *•>'*" ^ Weather .

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