Sioux City Journal from Sioux City, Iowa • 5

The Sioux City Sunday Journal, July 1, 1979 A 5 Manson, Algona twister victims dig out 'It is a mess but we'll be okay' i 'Tl salvaging whatever they could find. National Guardsmen and Iowa Highway Patrol troopers blockaded all roads entering the town, keeping spectators away. At the Manson Middle School, a large pile of white football helmets remained stacked in a second floor storage room, although the roof and wall of the building were gone. planned a memorial service for Sunday, while others thought about the future. Manson resident Max Miller, 67, and his wife, Louise, Saturday finished picking through the rubble of their two-story home.

"As far as rebuilding, I kind of think so," said Miller, who also lost his auto and boat. Other residents also sifted through the debris, 11 FLOOR Hours: SunK05 COVERING (JXniH 9 tO 9 you've been waltlna to find a camnt thnt innka iika a nailu tn wears like Iron, cleans like a whistle and UdllJ IU 3.0V, costs much less than It's worth this Is your time to buy. Right Nowl I xWnrwrT Canctystrjpt 'S3 a nowi Have the luxury .3 'saton, iy 1 'SA Ilill Priced cosiiy carpeting at the price of a thrifty remnant. $999 Vtf. This photo, taken by John Cullen smashed into Algona.

Cullen and copyrighted by the Algona formerly was employed at the Publishing shows the oncom- Storm Lake newspapers. (AP Ing tornado minutes before it Laserphoto) CHOOSE FROM 100 of REMNANTS TO BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME! By The Associated Press Above Manson and Algona Saturday the sun shone brightly and the skies were a cloudless blue. But on the ground, survivors and volunteers labored wearily to move the mountains of debris left behind by two deadly tornadoes which churned into the towns Thursday night, leaving five dead and scores injured. Damage to the two towns was estimated at $25 million. "It is a mess, ain't it?" asked an elderly Manson man, wiping the sweat from his face with a dirty shirtsleeve.

"But we'll be okay." Bulldozers bit into huge piles of rubble, dump trucks hauled it to a field outside town, and much of what had been more than 100 houses and businesses was burned in a giant bonfire. "A lot of people are still in partial shock," said Manson Mayor V.R. Howie. "They're beginning to realize what they're up against." What they were up against was the storm which killed three Manson residents, destroyed 110 houses and 20 businesses, severely damaged 48 more homes, caused minor damage to 91 houses and injured 40 people, said the State Office of Disaster Services. In Algona, two persons died, 109 houses were destroyed, 87 received major damage and 117 minor damage.

Despite a full day of clean-up, large portions of both towns looked as if bombs had exploded. In Manson, John Dalton, 33, looked at the two-story brick house he and his family had owned. Much of the structure was still standing, but damage was severe. "They can just knock it over," a tired Dalton said. He said he hasn't decided whether he will rebuild.

Despite the losses, however, Mayor Howie was confident his town's 1,900 citizens will rebound. "The clean-up is going real fine," tthe mayor said. "The bulk of these people can take it. These are red-blooded American people. They will bounce back." Except for a few emergency phones, Howie said telephone" service might not be restored to Manson until late in the week, "or longer." Phone lines were downed and destroyed in the tornado.

The lack of communication caused considerable confusion Saturday, and at one point Red Cross officials erroneously reported a fourth fatality at Manson. The Des Moines office of the Red Cross Saturday morning reported that Charles Dana, 73, had died at a Fort Dodge hospital of injuries suffered in the twister. But Darlene Harris, supervising nurse at Trinity Regional Hospital in Fort Dodge, Saturday said Dana was alive. "He's very much alive. He even watched on TV last night when they said he died," she said.

Red Cross spokesperson Phyllis Conaboy in Des Moines said she wasn't certain how the error occurred. "Our communications up there is so poor," added Judy Poncavage of the Red Cross. "We got our information from hams (radio operators) and stuff, and I don't know who took the message. People do make mistakes." Both the Red Cross and the Calhoun County Sheriff reported just three deaths at Manson from the storm. "I don't know where that rumor (of a fourth death) got started," said Red Cross worker Avis Runyan.

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When a funnel cloud slammed into Algona Thursday night, he was able to photograph it. By John Cullen For The Associated Press ALGONA, Iowa (AP) I had been covering a girls softball game it was called off because of lightning. As I headed toward the intersection of Highways 18 and 169, I quickly realized the reason for the Civil Defense sirens sounding. Off to the northwest, I saw a huge tornado moving toward me, approximately a mile or two away. I stopped the car in front of the Colonial Motel and squeezed off five quick shots, then continued through the intersection.

The funnel was Just over the hill, maybe a half mile or mile I took three more shots, then decided I'd better high-tail it out of there. But by then, the funnel was bearing down on the city. I realized it was probably too late to outrun it, so I pulled into the parking lot of the Cafe, looking for shelter. A young man stuck his head out of the window and yelled, "Come on in here. We're going to the basement." I ran into the crawl space beneath the kitchen of the restaurant, joining about a dozen diners and restaurant workers.

Then, all hell broke loose. From a small window in the crawl space, we could see the truck stop and shopping center across the street being demolished. Debris was flying all around us. I feared we might be next. Two young girls cried quietly, hut the group was generally calm, even jovial in the darkness.

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