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NVed, Feb Ile 1959, ,1.4 et. Enuts lobt- aEirmzimEt I 4 -21 urt fl-11 ill i or 1 an a tfve l' --inizinn- LI "kWh Plill PI dry Lit pit Id PI -3'. Killed, 00 Homeless Here 1 -1 300 Hurt, et. Club; alobt Eittnntrat Wed, Feb. II, 1959 MOMeleSS mere -f ''-1411UU ..,4 Continued from' Page 1 down the street when "something 1 taea at me, happened to the trolley wirt." sr -4 Auley Hall home for working girls, "All the atreet lights were i i S.3, died at 4421 Pershing ave.

Dr. sound. Then it was .4, out," be said. "The wire made ,4 4 4 lohn J. Cormor, Coroner's physi- an awf'd clan, uid Mr.

Hantak was felled' nke a red Pencil running dovin 11 4 white sheet of paper. 71,,,,:,,,,, tyheart failure, 'brought on byl a -I. "All eyes It was sudden the gas tank 7 14 the excitement of the storm of TWO MORE DEATHS on the truck cut loose 1 it, The masonry began falling down alere were two more deaths in the 2700 block of Bacon street on the sidewalk and the street. '''-i .0 s' '5, i 4 4 1 I got away from there quick." and one each In the 4200 block 11 gt-ti '''s 1'-t'L et Washington avenue and the Police came back later to check i '1 1 2200 block of Farrar street the truck but the hot trolley "AT wire was tangled- inr the wreckage. Andrew Glaus, 90.

of 4287 Olive IA I last night, nearl ours after At could not get near it was listed as missing late They -1' tl, 24 the Westmoreland Hotel 4 the storm. 4496 Maryland Dr. William i 0,,. Bnohne was asleep in his thd A.atst I His daughter, Mrs. Lorraine 1 room.

A noise bricks 'Nineteenth oo 11 Pierce of 4315 rth I. II, all awakened him 1 t' '771 I 7 li She said Mr Glaus has cat- gone- 4 at, said Mr. Glaus' home was falling ..,4 i vl'- l' I 414. 1P--- demolished in the storm and po- He rubbed his eyes and looked i 'I lice could find no trace of him. toward the north wall.

I I- ,1 1 I 1t 1 4 11 4 4. rr -31, 1, streets on both There were 40 guests at the -0 i Hospital receiving rooms were hotel but only one-a woman- gl'''''''' 40- swamped with the dead and injured. She was cut by brok- flared. Off-duty doctors and nurses en glass. 1 were called in to assist.

Medical High-winds damaged some Staffers performed their work with homes la Florissant and Berke- 7- quiet efficiency ley and felled trees and limbs -4t Continued from Page 1 tbesty, 'maintenance Men at Mo. Au ley kali home for working girls, tied at 4421 Pershing ave. Dr. lohn J. Cormor, Coroner's physil an awful sound.

Then it was clan, said Mr. Hantak was felled' Ile a red pencil running down a white sheet of paper. ty heart failure, 'brought on byl "All of sudden the gas tank the excitement of the storm. TWO MORE DEATHS on the truck cut loose The masonry began falling down here were two more deaths in the 2700 block of Bacon street on the sidewalk and the street. I and one each in the 4200 block got away from there quick." et Washington avenue and the Police came back later to check 220 block of Farrar street.

the truck but the "hot" trolley Andrew Glaus, 90. of 4287 Olive wire was tangled. in the wreckage. listed as missing late They could not get near it. last nearly 24 hours after At the Westmoreland Hotel, the storm.

4496 Maryland Dr. William Bohne was asleep in his third. His daughter, Mrs. Lorraine floor mom. A noise "like bricks Pierce of 4315 North Nineteenth' said Mr.

Glaus' home was 'falling" awakened him. demolished in the storm and po. He rubbed his eyes and looked lice could find no trace of him. toward the north wall. It was i She said Mr.

Glaus has cat- gone-erects on both eyes. There were 40 guests at the Hospital receiving rooms were hotel but only onea woman swamped with the dead and injured. She was cut by broklured. Off-duty doctors and nurses en glass. were called in to assist.

Medical High-winds damaged some Staffers performed their work with homes la Florissant and Berke quiet efficiency. ley and felled trees and limbs demolished in the storm and po. He rubbed his eyes and looked lice could find no trace of him. toward the north wall. It was i She said Mr.

Glaus has cat- gone. erects on both eyes. There were 40 guests at the Hospital receiving rooms were hotel but only onea woman swamped with the dead and in- was injured. She was cut by broklured. Off-duty doctors and nurses en glass.

were coiled in to assist. Medical High-winds damaged some staffers performed their work with homes Li Florissant and Berke quiet efficiency. ley and felled trees and limbs down the street when "something happened to the trolley wire." "All the street lights were out," be said. "The wire made on the sidewalk and the street. I got away from there quick." Police came back later to check the truck but the "hot" trolley wire was tangledin the wreckage.

They could not get near it. At the Westmoreland Hotel, 4496 Maryland Dr. William Bohne was asleep in his third 1 4 1: 4 0 Coroner Patrick Taylor and po- over a wide area of the county. Bce homicide squad officers, tired In Rock Hill, the fire depart-and bleary-eyed, were at the City ment estimated damage at Morgue doing grim double duty 000 as the storm whipped through the dead and noti- the Rock Hill Industrial Court tying their loved ones. in the 9200 block of Manchester MASS INQUEST FRIDAY mad' It toppled a concrete block Coroner Taylor said a mass building owned by the Container Inquest will be held Friday.

Corporation of America, At least 62 of the injured were ing out three walls and the roof. admitted to hospitals. Scores of A wall and the roof were others were released after treat- demolished at the nearby Mid-went for cuts and bruises. 12rui Prrwilirte Tnr hnittlino Coroner Patrick Taylor and po- over a wide area of the county. Bce homicide squad officers, tired In Rock Hill, the fire depart-and bleary-eyed, were at the City ment estimated damage at Morgue doing grim double duty 000 as the storm whipped through the dead and noti- the Rock Hill Industrial Court tying their loved ones.

in the 9200 block of Manchester MASS INQUEST FRIDAY mad. It toppled a concrete block Coroner Taylor said a mass building owned by the Container Inquest will be held Friday. Corporation of America, knock- At least 62 of the injured were in out three walls and the roof. admitted to hospitals. Scores of gA wall and the roof were others were released after treat- demolished at the nearby Mid-'vent for cuts and bruises.

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00. Ira -k ,74 11 1 ,64 r- 5 "Av. A' 41'7 ,17 I TELLS OF TERROR Pag ano's Pizza restaurant. and the Collector's Corner antique shop on the southeast corner are completely de-of the Golden Eagle. a popular night spot.

on the north side of Olive street. Globe-Democrat Photos ely de-Photos AFTER THE TORNADO, this was the scene. stroyed, while debris litters the sidewalk in front GLOBE REPORTER Hospitals Quick To Aid Injured Continued from Page 1 was given by the seriousness patients' conditions. An extra ward was hurriedly set up. Volunteers Red Cross work.

ers, nurses aids, the Pink Ladiee organization and plain helpful people appeared out of the night. The patients weren't the only ones who needed attention. There were relatives. Small chlldrentheir parents Injured were swept into the hospital although they weren't hurt. That last item called for a detail of the "drill." The tots were taken the chaplain's office and given milk and cookies.

As a "traffic" measure. patients who were treated and could be released were taken home by ambulance or automobile to ease the jam. Most of the patients were "surprisingly quiet" despite the shock and pain. the Rev. Guy D.

Outlaw, Protestant chaplain, said. So were the persons who flocked in seeking missing relatives. MOIIIER CRIES But there were sobs, of course. Such as the mother, injured her. self, who asked over and over where her little girl was.

No one could tell her at the start because no one knew. The daughter was found but giving the long-awaited answer to the mother was one of the "tough jobs" of the night. The child was dead. A similar mobilization and operation was carried on at City Hospital where all available nurses and physicians snapped on to duty and met the need. Meanwhile, other victims were finding their way to private hospitals as St.

Louis' medical forces worked through the storm-spun night with its misery, its mercy. And last night persons were still calling at Homer G. Phillips wanting to know if they could help. One man didn't callhe just walked in with an offer, accepted, to "stay around to do anything." Coal Mine Explosion Kills Five in France MERLEBACII. FRANCE, Feb.

10 411.An explosion at the 1800- foot level of the Saint Charles coal mine today kilted five main. tenance workers. Officials said they have determined ths cause of the explosion. Slated for Pay Hike BUDAPEST. (Reuters).

The majority of Hungarian doctors are to get a 21-per-cent pay increase and special allowances will be given to attract doctors to mining and industrial areas, the leading Communist newspaper, Nepszabadsag, reports'. lie to "Keep tuned to your radio or television station" for tornado warnings to be issued by the Weather Bureau. tick ed 'age I iousness An extra up. 'ross work. ink Ladiee kin helpful ut of the 't the only attention.

Small chllInjured hospital al. hurt. That I detail of were taken Dike and Lies. easure, mated and were taken or automowere "sure the shock uy D. Out.

in, said. So I flocked in Ives. IES of course. red herr. and over vas.

No one start be found but Led answer one of the night. The ration and I on at City available snapped on need. ictims were to private Lis' medical the storm-misery, Its were G. Phillips they could n't callhe in offer, acound to do plosion ronce Feb. at the MO-lint Charles five main.

fficials said the ion. era). The Hike -tan doctors cent pay in-allowances ract doctors strial areas, untst, reports'. your radio for tornado by the Debris Flew Like Machine Gun Bullets EVIUM01111111 NtoPLIII I 1111111J List of Injured Continued from Page 4 Lithe Brown, 22, of 3930 Page. Willie Boyd, 47, of 3739 Cote Percy Boyd, 51, of 3739 Cote Jean Ella Womack, 27, 3864 Page (hospitalized).

Ha 'lie Harris, 21, 3745A Cote Sally Young, 38, 4269 Olive St. Mary Trice, 37, 3639 North Market st. Alice Curry, 22, 3715 Garfield ave. 22, of 3930 Page. 47, of 3739 Cote of 3739 Cote Eight policemen were hurt in Froesel-Telle Tire Company's rescue efforts.

building also was damaged. The storm toppled' Television Station KIVI's tower in the city HOMES DAMAGED and Radio Station 10CLW's tow- Roofs and windows of homes in Brentwood. in the 1200 block of McKinley The 575-foot KIVI tower fell avenue, 9600 block of Sherrell across the top of a three-story court and the 1200 block of Char. brick apartment building. Fire- lene court were wrecked.

Two men rescued three persons from big plateglass windows in the the top floor. The tower's stump Crestwood Plaza Shopping Center was a twisted mass of metal- were smashed. The station was able to return St. Mary Magdalen Catholic to the air by afternoon. Church, at the northeast corner The twister battered the Arena, of Brentwood and Manchester, ripping off 20 per cent of its roof, and its adjoining parochial felling one of two ornamental tow- school were damaged.

The ers and splintering the skating rectory roof was blown off, win-rink. dows at a nearby convent were South of Forest Park, the smashed and a garage was de-tornado toppled the bell tower of stroyed. The school was closed. the Memorial Congregational Mayor Parker said business Church at Victoria avenue and establishments would be guard. Graham street.

The Rev. Paul ed by regular and auxiliary poZieke said the tower fell through lice during the night to prevent the roof of the two-story brick looting. Broken windows were Sunday School building. The boarded up. winds also blsw off a section of The tornado had spent its the roof of the Sunday School.

He for by the time it crossed estimated total damage at about the Mississippi but still had $20,000. The congregation plans enough power to blow off a to hold Lenten services tonight in section Of the roof of City Prod-the church basement, pending a nets Corporation lee house in structural examination of the Granite City. The roof section auditorium by engineers. was blown Onto the nearby From there, the tornado buzzed Granite City Steel Company across the park, bending and railroad tracks, halting train breaking trees in its narrow path. operations or about five hours.

I It slashed near hospital row and High winds caused an estidamaged apartment buildings mated $25,000 damage at the along lUngshighway before veer- Union Starch and Refining Corn- 1 jag into the tenement districts. Pas5'. on Nineteenth street in 1 1 In its explosive wake, it left Granite City, damaging a third- the stillness of death and de floor brick wall, the roof and! struction. An eery glow haloed numerous windows. the ruins.

The storm hit Granite City I EIGHT BURIED AuvE shortly after 2:20 a. m. and reached Edwardsville at 2:30 The three-story brick and frame a. m. Heavy rain, totaling about house at 4202 Delmar was cut12.65 inches, flooded many base- down to a pile of rubble.

Seven- ments in the area. Sacred Heart teen persons were pulled out but Catholic School in Granite City' eight others were buried olive. twos closed yesterday betause I Among the dead there were of basement flooding. Mrs. Mildred Campbell, 29, and Several large trees were up- five of her children, 1 to 8 years rooted in the southern part of old.

Her husband and two other Edwardsville and some windows I ihildren, were injured. were smashed. A tree fell on a At the Morgue later her par- station wagon parked in the eras, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Camp- driveway of a home occupied by bell.

identified the bodies. A. G. Kriege, on East Hadley "The first thing I knew ave, and a tree crushed the It." Mr. CamPlell said, "was roof of a garage and damaged a a neighbor of my car parked inside, at the home -ter called us.

My wife and Iv Df Lester Votrian, 1102 Franklin 1 rushed over there and rd, Edwardsville. -watched them- air digging. COLLINSVILLE DAMAGE i "There were fire wagons and I finally had to leave Scattered wind and rain damEand take my wife home. She age was reported in Collinsville" hysterical when they and outlying farmlands in started to pull out Carrian." Clair and Madison Counties. A I Carrion Campbell, 3, was among toll booth on the west approach to the five children who perished.

the McKinley Bridge at Venice At 2758 Bacon rescue work- was toppled over by the wind. era found Mrs. Amelia Brown, A bridge over a drainage ditch el, crying that her sister, Mrs. on Forest boulevard between Fannie Ivory, 60, was trapped in Washington Park and Caseyville the wreckage. was flooded between 2 and 7 Firemen and police found Mrs.

a. m. by debris piled against Ivory's body on her bed, bridge. when the second floor caved in: Three trailers were blown over her. Neighbors had pulledlat the Bluff Mobile Homes Park Mrs.

Brown from the wreckage! on Route 157, three miles west alive. of Collinsville, about 8 p. m. Harry Lockner, 17, and David Monday. Nobody was seriously Fitzgibbon, 18, were passing by injured, it was reported.

the stricken Bacon street neigh- Union Electric Company put 1 borhood when the twister struck. its emergency restoration proce-i They heard the outcries of the dures into operation on a full-trapped and injured, waded into scale basis for the first time to the wreckage and pulled three catch up with the 50,000 light-out 'children from a mound of rubble. calls. 3. RESCUED OTHERS It had about 800 men on the streets.

Twelve crews, numbering They rescued others. But they 80 to 90 men, were called in from -found one man injured and partly buried in the debris. neighboring counties. Office per- "We covered him with a coat sonnel with technical training we found in the wreckage," the joined the clean-up operation. rnmnany eynected full WV AUUMI au UAW VW The company expected full saramte me root section was blown Onto the nearby Granite City Steel Company railroad tracks, halting train operations or about five hours.

High winds caused an esti-I mated $25,000 damage at the Union Starch and Refining Corn- pany, on Nineteenth street in Granite City, damaging a third- floor brick wall, the roof and numerous windows. The storm hit Granite City shortly after 2:20 a. m. and reached Edwardsville at 2:30 a. m.

Heavy rain, totaling about were smashed. A tree fell on st a ion wagon parked in the I driveway of a home occupied by G. Kriege, on East Hadley and a tree crushed the roof of a garage and damaged a car parked inside, at the home car parkea inside, at me nome 1 of Lester Votrian, 1102 Franklin I rd, Edwardsville. 1 i COLLINSVILLE DAMAGE Scattered wind and rain dam- I age was reported in Co1linsville 1 and outlying farmlands in St. Clair and Madison Counties.

A toll booth on the west approach to the McKinley Bridge at Venice was toppled over by the wind. A bridge over a drainage ditch Forest boulevard between Washington Park and Caseyville was flooded between 2 and 7 a. m. by debris piled against the bridge. 1 I I 1 i i Bureau Is Criticised Continued from Page 1 He said the Weather Bureau maintains a team of severe weather forecasters at Kansas City and a warning would have to come from there.

Gen. Hardaway said it is "sort of ironical" that the Civil Defense Office only last month published 5000 copies of a pamphlet called S. Weather Bureau Tornado Safety Rules." The pamphlet advises the pub to can give. Leo A. Heogh, director of the Office of Civil and Defense MoA.

bilization, "has got his OCDM man on the job in St. Louis," the President reported. "He's cot disaster experts on "He's got disaster experts on bilization, "has got his OCDM man on the job in St. Louis," the President reported. Marilyn Spraggins, 16, of 3619tornado.

1 Madison st. Then it was over. I crept to I my window, with bits of glass, Jennie Dobbins, 37, of 3956AI pebble twigs a roofing Evans ave. crunching under my feet on the Everett Russell, 42, of 521 Northl floor. Whittier St.

Outside the window, the scene Adline Penny, 27, of 3738 Cote was one of devastation. I could Brilliante ave. see the ragged edge of a brick Betty Ward, 23. of 3629 Cot- wall outlined against the dark tage ave. sky, where a corner had been Russell Grant, 48, of 3939A Fin- ripped off the building across the street from my apartment ney ave.

hotel at 4907 West Pine bi. Abbie Locke, 27, of 4244 Wash- In the corridors people were ington ave. running and shouting excitedly. Pearline Johnson, 31, of 3738 I dressed quickly and ran to the Cote Brilliante ave. 1 lobby.

The hotel manager was Rufus Sealy, 42, of 4221 Wash there, receiving reports of broken ington ave. windows throughout the building. Robert Bryant, 21, of 3921 Gar Apparently nobody was hurt. field ave. My car was parked on the street in the next block of West Amelia Brown, 62, of 2758 Pine, to the east.

The first cars Bacon ave. 1 I could see, lining the glass and Alice Webb, 83, of 3745A Ccte debris strewn street, were crumBrilliante. pled by fallen trees. Mine was Thomas Watkins, 3, of 3719 Cote luckier. Only a smashed window Brilliante.

and a twisted aerial. Verlee Holmes, 26, of 4375 Evans. An eerie stillness had fallen. Willett Brown, 20, of 4228 Wash- The air was warm as a sumington ave. mer night.

I stood in the mid. Calvin Morgan, 21, of 3824 Evans die of the street with a few avenue. other people who had begun to Sylvia Simmons, 16, of 4176 Del- gather, and not a word was mar hi We could only gaze Sophrona Conred, 52, of 3836 in silence at the gaping holes Evans ave. where there had been ment building walls. Other Hospitals A small wooden building on a Admitted to private hospitals parking lot beside my hotel was were: I now a heap of splintered lumber Dr.

Tony Hernandez, 31, a resi-t the curbing. dent physician at Children's Hos-I A steel fire escape about 20 pitai. I feet from my window had been Mrs. Clara Glaesner. 65, oitripped off and flung against a I 14595 inelell hi St 1-Int-Inear-by brick ktore building.

Other Hospitals I A small wood'. e'n building on a Admitted to private hospitals parking lot beside my hotel was were: I now a heap of splintered lumber Dr Tony Hernandez 31 a resi- at the curbing. 1 'dent physician at Children's Hos-1 A steel fire escape about 20 pitai. 1feet from my window had been Mrs Clara Glaesner 65 of tripped off and flung against a I near-by brick ktore building. 4525 Lindell St.

Luke's Hos- tornado. Then it was over. I crept to my window, with bits of glass 1 twigs a roofing crunching under my feet on the floor. Outside the window, the scene was one of devastation. I could the ragged edge of a brick wall outlined against the dark sky, where a corner had been ripped off the building across the street from my apartment hotel at 4907 West Pine bl.

In the corridors people were running and shouting excitedly. I dressed quickly and ran to the lobby. The hotel manager was there, receiving reports of broken windows throughout the building. Apparently nobody was hurt. My car was parked on the street in the next block of West Pine, to the east.

The first cars I could see, lining the glass and debris strewn street, were crum- pled by fallen trees. Mine was Only a smashed window a twisted aerial. eerie stillness had fallen. air was warm as a sum- mer night. I stood in the mid- die of the street with a few other people who had begun to and not a word was spoken.

We could only gaze in silence at the gaping holes where there had been apart- ment building walls. A small wooden building on a parking lot beside my hotel was now a heap of splintered lumber at the curbing. A steel fire escape about 20 I feet from my window had been off and flung against a I near-by brick ktore building. said. Advance warning is "the key" to the city's entire emerBy SUE ANN WOOD gency plan, he said.

Globe-Democrat Staff Writer Gen. Hardaway said the emerA jolting crash which sh000k the building woke me at 2:20 a. operation envisioned in the i was splattering Icity's plans broke down because across my window like machine- Idefense officials were not warned gun bullets. 1 cowered in a door- orm to Assess or notified of the tornado. way between two rooms, having The Civil Defense Headquarters heard somewhere that this was is not staffed 24 hours and was a relatively safe p1ace during a not staffed last night Household Goo slwould be too expensive," Gen Har- ldaway said.

So the warning system, accord- 1 t's wig to the plans. is for the Weather nva 1 Bureau at Lambert Field to put a tornado warning on a teletype Iline From the Globe-Democrat to the city fire alarm office. Jefferson City Bureau I The office is to notify Civil De-see JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. fense. personal A property Gen.

ad "no Weath- Bureau warning warning said was received assessment blanks sent out by I er ea Hardaway and defense officials "have not I St. Louis County ssessorl Fran- cis H. Kennedy, were assailed as been able to investigate that yet unconstitutional today by Sen- John F. Hatch, su rintendentl Pe 1 ator E. Gary Davidson (Rep.) Of the fire alarm office, con-, Webster Groves, but the State' Ifirmed that no tornado warning Tax Commission said they meet lor report was teletyped He said all requirements and are valid.

he started receiving regular Fire reports of "buildings In a letter to the Commission, ifalling and bodies" and then called Senator Davidson called the 'Gen Hardaway between 4 30 and blanks "unconstitutional, arbi- ....1 a. m. trary. misleading, unfair and without sanction of law." WENT IMMEDIATELY The St. Louis County Senator Gen.

Hardaway said he went objected especially to the listing to i i 1 Defense of numerous items to be declared Headquarters. Other officials also as set out by law and the classi-1 started arriving and notified des-luckier. fication of certain general groups ignated disaster of servand "so as to duplicate them and ice," as called for in the emerAn fairly confuse the taxpayer even igency plans. Mayor Tucker arThe though he be expert by suffer- at the headquarters about ance at filling out bureaucratic 6:30 a. Gen.

Hardaway said. forms." The Conelrad system under Senator Davidson cited the which standard broadcast stagather, room classification set out in the tions are to warn the public of form and wrote the tax corn. tornadoes, as well as military mission that he knew of no au- emergencies thority to make assessments on ever was used for yesterday's tornado. a room basis. The blank asked One radio station spokesman said the Coneirad signal into opera- "No one notified us" to put ton.

One tornado was reported on Monday in the Carthage-Joplin area in southwest Missouri and another was reported at Califon nia, Mo about two hours before the tornado struck here. Glenn Stallard, principal as sistant meteorologist, explained with the general weather pattern" these tornadoes "were associated that produced the tornado here, But he said the tornado that hit here was a different one which developed here too fast to give I warning. Neither Mr. Brancato nor Mr Stallard was on duty last night. Mr.

Stallard said that in an event the bureau here would no have issued a tornado warning gency plans. Mayor Tucker arrived at the headquarters about a. Gen. Hardaway said. The Coneirad system under which standard broadcast stations are to warn the public of tornadoes, as well as military emergencies, was used for yesterday's tornado.

One radio station spokesman said "No one notified us" to put the Cone had signal into operation. One tornado was reported on Monday in the Carthage-Joplin area in southwest Missouri and another was reported at California, about two hours before the tornado struck here. Glenn Stallard, principal assistant meteorologist, explained these tornadoes "were associated with the general weather pattern" that produced the tornado here. But he said the tornado that hit here was a different one which developed here too fast to give a warning. Neither Mr.

Brancato nor Mr. Stallard was on duty last night. Mr. Stallard said that in any event the bureau here would not have issued a tornado warning. 1 the way there.

"All the departments of gov-1 have been alerted to I give every possible assistance to I I th Mayor and to the local au- I thorities." HHFA offers special 30-year 1 mortgage loans up to $12,000 for I constructing new one a i I dwelling units. Under another special HHFA program, loans can be obtained to repair and re-on model damaged property. The Small Business Adminis- tration is authorized to make 20- 1 year, 3 per cent loans to help businesses replace destroyed or St. Louis Major Disaster Area Continued from Page 1 a report on the disaster when he I turned on his radio shortly after arising this morning. As soon as I the arrived at his office, he grit I further details from Presidential 'press Secretary James C.

Hag. erty. Exact amount of the money to be allocated St. Louis will be.ole- I termined after a detailed survey by local officials working with representatives. HELP BEGUN Three federal agencies already I HELP BEGUN Three federal agencies already have taken steps to help relieve suffering, and several have officials in St.

Louis or on the way to lend assistance. At his weekly news conference this morning, Mr. Eisenhower's face was solemn as he pledged whatever assistance the Federal I damaged property. A report on the demand for this type of aid in St. Louis is expected to arrive from an SBA field officer tomorrow.

Hepatitis Strikes 76 in Navy Abroad HEIDELBERG, GERM A Feb. 10 O. Seventysix United States Navy men from units in the Mediterranean area are being treated for hepatitis, an infectious liver ailment, in United States Army hospitals at Landstuhl and Muenchweiler. Headquarters of United States Army in Europe said today the patients a in strict quarantine. One death a occurred among the patients evacuated over the last five days to temporary centers in two hospitals.

to the tornado-torn building can be made quickly. The next scheduled event there is the Sports Show, scheduled to open Feb. 20 for 10 days. But Mr. Jones said the chances it will open on scheduled looked slim.

A special collection brought $607 at the Desloge Hospital Guil4 Mardi Gras ball last night at the Hotel Chase, which was held to assist charity patients at the hos -aroo ma's--1, sessment ranging from $25 to I $100 depending on the condition' of the furniture, after having 1 listed such personal property items as television sets, radio, air-conditioners, pianos, gold and silver plate, and numerous other Ipital articles as specified. James Cook, 33, of 4525 Lin- Senator Davidson said he knew Wilbur Chirchill, 37, of 4421 of no other county in Missouri 1 dell ht. Pershing St. John's Hos- I Max Baker, 19, of 4936 West where the per room assessment ipital. ht.

policy is followed. and that its use in St. Louis County will re- Jill Marie Havener, 214, of 3703, George Taylor 55 I West Missouri Baptist Orange, N. a guest at the Bel suit in discrimination. In this Hospital.

Motor Hotel, 4634 Lindell bl. connection, he said. the State 1 Charles Lee Havener 114.1 Mrs. Mildred Mathewson, 50, Tax Commission has the consti1 of 3703 Garfield 4939 West Pine bl. tutional duty to equalize the asBaptist Hospital.

1 Gerald Baron, 26, of 459 North sessmets as between counties. George Allen Havener, 2 Boyle ave. I James M. Robertson, chair. months of 3703 Garfield James Noonan, 36, of 8230 For- man of the Tax Commission, said Missouri Baptist Hospital.

s3rth Clayton. the forms were prepared by, AS Treated at private hospitals for Mrs. Leona Carter, 59, of 2919A sessor Kennedy in consultation minor injuries and released were: Sullivan ave. with the Commission and the At. Mrs.

John Lyman, 52, of 4406 Carol Anheim, 15, of 3208 Do- trney General's office and that McPherson ave. 'dier st they met the legal requirements. Tarlese Waits, 29, of 3867 Miss Mary A. Rubbelke, 64, of Evans ave. 12570 Palm st.

New Postmaster Bernell Price, 29, of 4158 Del-' Dewey Gray, 42, of 833 Bre- WINDSOR, Feb. 10 (Spe1 mar 13.1. i men ave. I Reynolds is serving Shaloma Lessner, 28, of 49541 Vernie McKinney, 47, of 35021as acting postmaster following West Pine M. itlniversity-st 1 I the resignation of Mrs.

Daisy M. 1 Mrs. Virginia Fischel, 60, of 4 1 Thomas Atkinson, 50, of 31201Wallace. The latter served 20 North Kingshighway. lElliott ave.

I years. INorth Kingshighway. taxpayers to make a room as- sessment ranging from $25 to $100 depending on the condition of the furniture, after having listed such personal property items as television sets, radio, air-conditioners, pianos, gold and silver plate, and numerous other articles as specified. James Cook, 33, of 4525 Lin- Senator Davidson said he knew of no other county in Missouri dell ht. I Max Baker, 19, of 4936 West where the per room assessment policy is followed.

and that its 'Pine bl. 1 George Taylor, 55, West use in St. Louis County will re- Orange, N. a guest at the Bel suit in discrimination. In this connection, Motor Hotel, 4634 Lindell bl.

he said, the State I Mrs. Mildred Mathewson, 50, Tax Commission has the consti- 1 of 4939 West Pine bl tutional duty to equalize the as- i Gerald Baron, 26, of 459 North sessmets as between counties. Boyle ave. I James M. Robertson, chair- I James Noonan, 36, of 8230 For- man of the Tax Commission, said I syth Clayton.

the forms were prepared by, As- Locimer boy said. "We told hint we'd be back after we got the service to be restored by mid-others (tut night last night. "He said, 'That's okay, boys, Southwestern Bell Telephone thank's. Company said long-distance calls "Vie couldn't get back be- were delayed. Some 513 crewmen cause that heavy stuff was slid- more than twice the normal lag around." complementwere on the street.

Firemen found the man dead EX tra operators were called in two hours later, covered-by four to man flooded switchboards. feet of mortar, brick and rubble. STREETCARS OUT In the hard-hit Boyle Olive neighborhood, two feet of debris The Public Service Company covered streets. A panel truck streetcar lines were partially or stood burning at mid-street, coy- I completely knocked out of servered with chunks of cornice and lice. The company added extra bricks and throwing an orangebusses on parallel lines.

Service I glow on the wreckage. was restored during the day. Police Sgt. Edward H. Schaf, Arena Manager Emory Jones one of the first officers at the said "several scheduled events" -f intersection.

said he was running be canceled unless repairs I li woh, ii, Ilf 1.