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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, July 17, 1968

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday juy 17 three Day project gis help clean up Pforzheim after Tornado by Steve Gibson staff writer Pforzheim Germany is  engineers wound up an Emer gency 3-Day project Here tuesday after helping this City return to Normal Fol lowing a ravishing Tornado that left $50million Worth of damages and an 800 Yard wide path of  officials thanked the soldiers of the american German and French armies for the Aid following the first Tor Nado in Germany s history which left 1,500 structures damaged 200 injured and two dead Here last wednesday. Support from the soldiers began a hour after the 3-minute storm ripped its 1214-mile strip of chaos. Missile Manfrom Btry a 3rd in 71st arty joined with French troops to Aid in the evacuation of men women and children from the recently completed apartment hous ing Complex located near the Hawk missile site and a French Cavern. Thursday morning after some minor repairs were made to their own caverns the troops again joined with the Ger mans to Clear Trees and overturned automobiles out of rubble filled . Engineers from cob 78th engr in Ettlinger brought four heavy front loaders into Pforzheim sunday while 6970th labor service group also from Ettlinger sent 16 wrecker to Aid innings and houses heaviest damage. Eighteen Hundred dump  wind suffered Are continuing to Aid in the German Soldier in the Gen clean up of the damaged houses a Man and wife from  killed in the storm u in Afi House collapsed around ii in a height of the Tornado. The missile men from the 3rd missile in 71st arty help in removing rubble from the streets of Pforzheim. Anne photo r uviia4afct-Jbju- members of cob 78th engr with the help of 6970th labor service co Aid the people in the clean up. At right a front loader pushes the rubble into a pile cite Jun and americans work Side by Side while at right the rubble is loaded into trucks to be hauled away. Is  
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