Midwest Tornado Toll Tops Seventy Across Nine States
A multi state tornado outbreak killed about 70 people with Arkansas leading deaths at 43, Iowa 14 and Illinois 10. Destruction hit Jonesboro and Charles City with many communities reporting near total damage and hundreds injured as Red Cross and National Guard assisted.
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Red Cross
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Tornadoes devastate Charles City and Oelwein
Separate tornadoes ripped through Charles City and Oelwein Iowa killing at least 13 and injuring hundreds. Rescue crews battled debris as Gov. Hughes ordered National Guard and police to guard sites and prevent looting. Hospitals overflowed and aid arrived from Minneapolis and surrounding towns.
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Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Ey City
Harold Hughes
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Radio hams aid areas hit by twister
Joseph Rohrer of WLCX heard emergency calls from Iowa tornado areas as Ray Snider activated the Navy MARS program. Two generators were moved to Elna Iowa under police escort to support emergency communications.
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Twister
Joseph Rohrer
WLCX
Iowa
Ray Snider
Navy
Elna
Charles City
Bruce Bijerstedt
Cary Heating
MARS
Two Earthquakes Strike Japan Killing At Least 25
Two major tremors struck Japan ten hours apart off Hokkaido and Honshu, causing at least 25 deaths, eight missing, and over 50 injuries. Tidal waves of four to five feet followed, with extensive flood damage, destroyed homes, ruptured dikes, and severed rail lines.
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Pacific
Japan
Central Meteorological Agency
Honshu
Hokkaido
Misawa Air Force Base
Yokohama
Aomori
Tornado Leveled Barns on Six Mabel Area Farms
A tornado swept within five to six miles northwest of Mabel Minnesota at 6 45 p m Wednesday destroying barns on at least six farms and causing scattered damage in surrounding areas No injuries or livestock losses were reported The Scheie Lutheran Church windows were blown out and Newburg lost power from downed transmission lines Several farm names are listed including Clayton Johnson Carl Ilse Leonard Halverson Clarence Iverson Herb Mahoney and Gaylen Richardson Nearby Allamakee County reports a barn fire near Sparta likely from lightning with 550 bales of hay and substantial loss.
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New Amsterdam
Midway
James McHugh
Chester Dahl
Richard Gray
Holmen
Dahl By
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McHugh
Dahiby
Donald Boisen
Mabel
Minn
Scheie Lutheran
Newburg
Clayton Johnson
Everett Erickson
Ted Albertson
Hubert Hegtvedt
Elvin Watland
Donald Williams
Sheriff's Department
Houston County
Sheriff's Office
Crawford County
Allamakee
Iowa
Leonard Schaitel
Sparta
Schaitels
Schaitel
Six Miners Trapped Found Alive At Mine Entrance
Six coal miners isolated deep in a flooded shaft for nearly 10 days were rescued and described as in good shape. They paused for prayer at the entrance, then were taken to Sacred Heart hospital in Richwood. Four others in the same area died, with autopsies planned.
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Holger Jensen
Hominy Falls
W.va
Larry Lynch
Red Mine
Sacred Heart Hospital
Richwood
Gauley Coal and Coke Co
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