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The Anniston Star from Anniston, Alabama • Page 2

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The Anniston Stari
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Anniston, Alabama
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2A Friday, April 5,1974 salvage operation. He lifted a large twisted piece of metal and said he thought it looked like it was 1 Art 1 Alabama's State aid part of a sign trom a Dusiness iw years tornado dead listed In Huntsville, an emergency medical plan swung into action at the first indication of a possible tornado hitting the city. But the plan provided for lulls in the onslaught of the storms. But there were no lulls for several hours: One -physician was seen taking hotes about a patient's condition the leg of his trousers', because he couldn't find any paper. The chairman of the Huntsville Hospital Disaster Committee, Dr.

T. Cotter, said Wednesday night's, destruction was "Huntsville's greatest VK acrpss a roau. vuiei ouajr mw. the floor in the restaurant. i "There was no one injured, and that's the good thing," he said.

In Decatur, a new 84-unit apartment complex was destroyed and a 270-foot tall stack was blown over at a chemical Thursday, Wallace and Sens. Jim Allen and John Sparkman expressed shock at the damage. wmia- Wallace was tourine the By The Associated Press Here is the list of known dead, provided by Civil Defense and state trooper authorities, as a result of tornadoes and severe weather in 1 Howard Calvert, Marion County 2- Virginia. Dale. Calvert Marion natural disaster." devestated areas of Northern Alabama, hp told one "I'm glad you're He praised the staffs of the city's two living.

It's tough, I know. God bless you." (Continued From Page 1) in the severely damaged areas. Others offered places in their houses to thosewhose homeswere damaged or destroyed. Schools and businesses were," closed in many of the areas hit by the storms. A spokesman for the National Guard in Guin, one of the hardest hit cities, said, "The only thing that is left of Guin is the -r.

In Jasper, another hard hit area, a minister was killed as he conducted a prayer meeting. A man and his wife in'i "Lawrence County were killed when they" ran for the back door of their home, but their two sons excaped injury after-they -ran out the front door jumped into a ditch. In Moulton, a family of six was killed. Weather Service said the killer storms resulted from a collision of cold northern air and warm air from the Gulf Mexico. The storm system stayed relatively stationary over the Northern Alabama counties for about 12 hours.

The governor added, a tragic ume in It's one of the most tragic -n. vi (n- siyu Maggie Fisher Marion John Edwards, Marion Winnie Ellis Gilmore, Mac- 6. Jan Brown, Marjon large hospitals for the job they did in the crisis.v'- Blood reserves ran dangerously low and emergency supplies from other cities in the state and public donations eased the urgent need. A restaurant manager in Huntsville gingerly walked through the ruins of his business. Jessie Walker said he closed the restaurant at about 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday. He estimated that the twisterthat hit the business came in about lrp.m. after he heard on a radio that the establishment had been severely damaged. Early Thursday morning, he went there and began a times in our history. The state's most devestating tornado attack occurred March 21, 1932 when 268 persons died.

Allen said he is going to visit the damaged areas today. "I'want to be with out stricken people during this great tragedy and travail," the junior senator said Thursday night. A rhnrrh official in Huntsville summed 7. Virginia Brown, Marion 8. Joseph E.

Shirey, Marion 9. Emmet Shirey, Marion 10. Mrs. Emmet Shirey, Marion .11. William P.

Todd, Marion 12. Mark Todd, Marion 13. Mrs. George Baird7 Mar up the situation Thursday when he said: ion 14. Jimmy Herron, Marion 15.

Mary Harp, Marion 16. Preston Martin, Marion 17. Billy Joe Brown, Marion 18. Robert Pennington, Mar NEW SHIPMENT SPRING 1974 STYLES ion 19. Jimmy Sue Ballard, Mar Star ttrltl photograph by Kan Elklnt Farms and country homes like this were tornado victims twisters struck between Decatur and JMoulton 1 Desperate search ends at Birmingham hospital Men's 100 Polyester SUITS $79 to $100 if perfect ion 20.

Rosa Burleson, Marion 21. Oliver Mark Tidwell, Marion 22. Howard Green, Marion 23. Virginia Green; Marion 24. Ben F.

GibbS, Madison County 25. Gibbs child, Madison 26. Goldie Fletcher, Madison 27. Mrs. Gurley, Madison 28.

Mrs. Nannie Moore, Madison 29. Mrs. Ruby Williams, Madison 30. Mrs.

Patsy Lovell, Limestone County 31. Mrs. Ruth McGlocklin, Limestone 32. Sandra McGlocklin, Li- By ANITA SMITH The Birmingham News Miss less with a fracture of her lower spine. Sides was at work in Dora when he got word that a tornado had touched down in his Men's 100 Polyester nearbv hometownof-JasDerr mestone Your Paper? Wt hope not, but if your paper is not delivered or if you have a question regarding service, call: JASPER, Ala.

(AP)-Bruce Sides, 23, ran madly through this tornado-smashed city Wednesday night, jumping over downed power lines and the rubble of buildings and fallen trees. He was looking for a pretty blonde he calls "My Baby "his bride of 10 months, 20-year-old Donna Sides. Hours later he found her, in the emergency room of a Birmingham hospital, lying help The tornado was bad, he heard. 33- Mrs- Clifford Smith, Li-Sides told fellow workers and mestone his boss: "I'm leaving. I've got 34- Mrs- Nobie Ruff in, Limes-to go find Donna." tone The next hours were torture-a 35- Mrs- Lucille Cain, Limes- fttwin 5:30 p.m.

to 8 p.m. daily fruitless hours of -i9ne 36. Thomas L. Cain, Limes waiting. (8 a.m.

to 10 a.m. Sunday) in An-niston City ana and your mas- SPORT COATS $45 to $60 if perfect Sides maneuvered his car like tone 37. Mrs. Annaise Green, Li- saga will ba ralayad promptly to an obstacle course driver as he your independent carrfor. We tried to navigate around streets cannot guarantaa delivery on 38.

Billy Blankenship, Law complaints racoivad attar 8 p.m.1 mm daily or 10 a.m. Sunday. umm I 5W blocked with power lines and trees and the remains of buildings he had known since childhood. Unable to find his wife at home or at her parents' or his ahr Amttslnn "CIRCULATION DEPT. Suits Are Not Exactly As Shown Kitchin's Men's Store i Select From Hundreds We'll help you look for the imperfection rence County 39.

Mrs. Lovinia Blankenship, Lawrence 40. Audrey Sue La them, Lawrence 41. Phillips Owens, Lawrence 42. Mrs.

Althea Owens Lawrence 43. Phyllis Owens, Lawrence 44. Jerry Owens, Lawrence 34. Glinda Owens, Lawrence 46. Buddy Owens, Lawrence 47.

Winfred Glover. parents' home, Sides got into his in-laws' truck with his mother and headed for the downtown building where Donna works at night. Thinking she might not have left work before the tornado hit. RO 1(5 he was determined to get Lawrence throueh. But with all the ruhhle 48.

Mrs WANNA KEEP YOUR HANDS OUT OF DISHWATER? WHY NOT TRY A DISHWASHER Introducing the greatest dishwasher youVe never heard. Marilyn Brackins, II IIP II Ml Lawrence 49. Ella Mae Poke, Lawrence 50. Sharon Letson, Lawrence 51. Bernard Letson, Lawrence 52.

Ricky Letson, Lawrence 53. Lizzie Guinett. Winston and the traffic of other worry-crazed people trying to find loved ones, he finally resorted to running. What he found was not pleasant. The whole side of the buildine had been caved in.

II II I II A car outside the building, ouniy with its tail lights still burning, M- Jim. Henderson, Winston 55. Idella Berry, Winston had been smashed by the falling building. A neighbor finallv heard that 56. Ray Cagle, Winston 57.

Rev. Houston Brand, Mrs. Sides had been injured and Walter County relayed the information to the family. I MEN SO GOOD, SO QUIET. SO VERT RARE HOTPOINT MAKES IT! SEE Marlon, Bill, Johnny Anniston Cabinet Shop 900 W.

lOthSt. Phone 237-6689 "STAY AHEAD WITH HOTPOINT" Hours later, an exhausted, drawn Sides sat in a chair in the waiting room of the Birmingham hospital's emergency room and cried. He was crying in worry over the suffering that she still must endure but also in relief that he had not lost her. "You know that car that I Weedy sea The Sargasso Sea, stretching almost halfway across the North Atlantic, is covered for miles with huge patches of seaweed. Slow circular currents tend, to keep the seaweed Sargassum congregated there, National Geographic says.

GREAT LOOKS! saw that was crushed outside, the building where Donna works? That was my own car, and I didn't even recognize it," he said. GREAT SHOES! 1 Henry Block has 17 reasons yhy you should come to us COPIES US rorhaster (or tnm nrrnw "Donna had made it as far as the inside of the car when the building caved in on her." Until Wednesday, Donna Sides had been just about as happy, as a girl can be. She found out two weeks ago that she. was going to be a mother. for income tax help.

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