European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse Tum Doy april 13, 1965 houses scattered the Devalal lag Force of Lorado which swept across Northern Ohio is Hown in thin Aerial View of i ration a Loran county Community Well of Cleveland where name buildings were reduced to match Wood. Eighteen were reported killed a Lorala county. A photo great hand picked up car9 Lebanon ind. Up great hand seemed to snatch up Merlin Tanselle s car and toss i Down Elm swamp Road. Boone county Northwest of Indianapolis was a microcosm of Indiana s Tornado tragedy one of the state s greatest do waiters. For Tanselle the full Impact of what had happened did t strike until he found himself carrying his Best girl two Miles to help. It was just a Little before 8o clock on a Golden Hoosier Spring evening when it happened to Tanselle and his girl Betty Van. We saw it the Tornado Imean he said next Day As he stood in the hallway 01 the hos Pital. I said we be got to get Back to town and we got about100 feet but 1 could t see. De Bris and things were flying an hitting the Windshield. Dead Token to armory i stopped the Carlo get d read somewhere you should get out of the car and lie Down Ina ditch. But we never got the door open. Something like a Bignor Omen e hand. It Felt like picked up the car and carried ii through Theair. It rolled Over and Over and Glassy eyed survivors were still shaking by Dick Myers news director Whin when i got up after the Tornado went i could t find Betty any More. I jaw a farmhouse and, to it but the two people who i Hud a Glassy look in their eyes. Lebanon ind. A 1have talked to some of the peo ple who survived the tornadoes that ripped across Northern and Central " entry Indiana sunday night band they we re still shaking and an m l Man Wilh blll52, a series of tornadoes killed 208persons in Arkansas Missouri und Tennessee. Texas Oklahoma and Kansas were the victims of a Tornado april 9, 1m7, which killed 169 persons. Three years earlier on june a 194, 150 persons were killed in a four slate twister that hit Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia and Maryland. Oni i a Iri my us the Nrmo-ry0, his wolfs to said him some cigarettes and some Hance and said to Tell her not to expect him Home for a Day or two. An aged woman was found lend in u smashed House in the Kli Uville area. About in hour later an electrical cooperative repair Crew found a Hoy in his Early icons probably the dead 1 woman s grandson lying critically injured near a barn ii out u Hundred Yards away. May Wilk. Whose House was badly damaged said. The House started to shake an tremble. Then All hell broke lie said his wife an daughter were in a front room watching television. And Al though they were thrown Clear across the room nobody in die Mully was Hurt
