European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes tuesday april 13, 1961 tornadoes kill hundreds in Midwest  l rom  ii i through Illinois Wisconsin Indi Ana Michigan and Ohio. Two of inc hardest hit urea were West or Toledo Ohio whore 24 person perished Nortin a trailer Chimp at Dunlap. Ind., where at least 20 were  storm took at least 18 lives at Lebanon. Ind., and at least 17in  county West of Cleve land. Indiana gov. Roker Bruniga declared the ill Ken area of hit stale a Broad band stretching from near the capital to the Michigan line a disaster area. By foiled press International while Rescue and cleanup operations were under Way in he Midwest after a barrage of tornadoes More than  person were homeless in Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa be came of rising Rivers. Presi Dent Johnson declared 31 coun ties disaster  Minnesota the hooding Minnesota River was railing Atman Kala where 7,n person fled their Homes last week. Blithe Minnesota Wai hooding elsewhere and Wai expected Lucrest monday in Chaska where halt the 3, residents were rooted. Mississippi River floodwater began pouring into is. Paul. The predicted Crest is Iii was live Days away but already the City was in a slate of Emer gency. About m persons at the South Edge were evacuated. Eighteen planes took off at Dawn to Survey the destruction. Authorities urged Rural residents indeed of help to Lay out White sheets in the form of a Cross. Hospitals throughout the battered areas in Michigan Indiana and Ohio were filled with injured. Makeshift morgues were set up in some towns. Homeless families tilled High schools churches and National Guarda Mories. The twisters knocked Dow Homes stores barns and Trees. They left streets in Many town deep with nibble and debris. National guardsmen were called out to patrol some areas where there was a possibility of loot ing. Civil defense workers police men and volunteers set up flood lights and sifted through shattered buildings a night in search of the dead and  reported parts of 40 counties were without electrical Power. The Force of the tornadoes was awesome. Onn Twisler rolled Back a new Blacktop Road in Michigan As it it were 8 Rug. Another derailed cars of a freight train in Chip. Boats docked on Lake Erie near Point place were tossed atop houses. Aluminium Lucky Joe because he was la the basemen of his grand rapids mich., Home when a Tor Nado struck Joe girl owls escaped injury. Ills Honse was not As Lucky and Here girl owls sur Veys the heavy damage caused by the devastating twister. Associated press photo siding from houses near mount Lead Ohio was wrapped around Utility  twister that swooped through grand rapids mich.,came whistling in like an old German 88 Shell in world War ii one witness said. The Tor Nado that picked up the car fan Indiana couple with them still in it Felt something like big  a Salesman who watched the storm Bear Down on grand rapids said if i live to be 100,i la never forget this. I Don t want to see this  the weather Bureau said Mon Day that the loll was so High because Many of the storm struck in populated areas and at  Bureau said it issued warnings sunday hours in and Vance of the tornadoes. It pointed out that Only three were killed in Wisconsin and eight in Illinois where the Lor Nadrea struck during Daylight. But by tar the heaviest toll were in Indiana Michigan and Ohio where people could not seethe twisters coming. All or the Illinois deaths too place in inc Chicago area. President names adm Raborn to replace Mccone at Cia m pane ii Polaris missile system Rabor received the distinguished serv ice medal. He worked on the Polaris while be was responsible for developing the Fleet Ballis tic missile system. Rasbora was born at Decatur,tex., june 8, iks. He is married to the former Mildred t. Ter Rell they have two children. Halls was a correspondent for United press from 199947 and National advertising manager of the Indianapolis times from 1137 41. He went with the Cia in late144. He succeeds u Gen mar shall s. Carter who returns Toto Pentagon for reassignment. President Johnson said he did not know when the appointment would take effect or when he would Send the Raborn Nomina Tion to the Senate for Confirma  assume it will be at an Early  the president  is a 1128 graduate of the . Naval Academy. Retold reporters he has known pres ident Johnson about 19 years. It had been known tar sometime that Mccone was anxious to retire from the Cia Post to which to was appointed by the late president Kennedy.  Republican served during the Eisenhower administration a chairman of the atomic Energy commission. A state by stale look at the storm s toll. Indiana the twisters slice from the South Bend area South Ward to Kokomo. More than 30dead were counted in the area around South Bend. Especially hard hit was a trailer Camp near Dunlap. Eighty policemen Fromm Uncle rushed to Marlon to help local authorities care for the wounded and search for the  Kokomo two firc houses were demolished and a Home torte aged was struck. Damage was in the millions. Ohio at least 20 person were killed in the Toledo area. Five died when a bus was blown Over on the Toledo Detroit expressway. At Bluffton ambulances had to Wall in a line to discharge their passengers. The High winds derailed about so cars of a freight train near Shelby. Michigan the hardest hit area was in the Comstock Park Section near grand rapids where the twisters killed at least  estimated 50 Homes were flattened in the area and guard rails on highways were twisted from their Concrete posts. A Pearl Beach and Crystal Beach near cold Alcor police said the damage was so extensive an assessment could not be made until Daylight. Illinois twisters Tore through the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake killing at least live. An estimated 120 Homes were flattened and hundreds of persons were treated at Hospi tals. A Force of 900 Rescue work ers moved into the area to help. Wisconsin the tornadoes Cut a path through southwestern Wisconsin causing at least Wilson flying to . London a prime minis Ter Harold Wilson will Fly to the United Stales tuesday. Economic and Southeast asian problems will dominate the British Leader s talks in new York and washing ton on wednesday and thursday. Three deaths when the wind blew cars off the Highway. Gov. Warren Knowles who drove through the area just before the storms hit declared Green Rock and Jefferson counties Dis Aster areas. Iowa in Iowa where the twisters began there was wide spread damage and several per sons were injured. Thousands of persons were left without elec tric Power when the winds pulled Down electric wires. There were these other developments when a twister slammed through Lebanon ind., Paul la Grange was ready lie hopped into an empty school bus Rode out the buffeting winds and loaded the vehicle with injured he found lying along inc Road. Or. And mrs. Ronnie Neuse of Tabucon rushed to the Home of mrs. A Csc s grandparents Assoon As the sky cleared. They found inc old couple sitting dazed atop the rubble which had been their Home. At Williams Bay wis. Howar Sopor watched the funnel Cloud swoop Down on a nursing  roof was tossed Boul 100 feet away but everyone was stay ing put  he said. Deputy sheriff Juel weight was patrolling near Coldwater. Mich., in his squad car when the storm struck lie heard a sound like a Low Hyung Jet plane and the car was Flung into the air. He was taken to Hospital in a dazed condition. High school teachers Richardson try was Home with his wife when the twisters knifed  wis. I knew some thing was going to happen he said. My wife got Down two Steps into the basement an the House disappeared above   rapids mich., police were forced to Call for scores of Nulo wreckers to Clear a Highway of storm  lorm battered Lafayette. Ind., with Hall bigger than base balls. The hailstones penetrated a font into the  tornadoes nil Marlon in Central Indiana. A shopping enter was shattered and Many sunday bargain Hunters were trapped in the debris. Across town another twister Tore of the roof of the veterans administration Hospital. Many elderly patients were treated for Shock and moved to other  and skipping Torii does slammed into Many area sin Southern Michigan and h deaths were  persons died at Manitou Beach where a Tornado turned a Church into rubble within seconds. Deaths also were reported near grand rapids he Lysdale. Coldwater Hemlock Lake an Quincy. National guardsmen we recalled out in prevent looting in stricken areas in  were sighted along a 160-mile path in  hit was Monroe a City of about 8.500 near the Illinois line. Officials said nearly 1m j Homes were smashed and dozens 1of persons injured. J red Cross workers rushed Rescue operations to cities along the Illinois Wisconsin Border