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Traffic Toll This Date In History THE LEXINGTON HERALD lHt Mi MM MM Mi Price 5c Vol89 No 19 Thirty-Two Pages Today Lexington KyfThursday Morning January 22 1959 -Juri As 654-Foot TV Tower Crashes Mrs Suzanne Grasley Is Crushed By Debris Mrs Wash Larry Armstrong Injured 1 1 Others Flee Damage Set At $400000 By Jtoa Bstikhmen I The 654-foot WLEX-TV transmitter tower on the Russell Cave Road fell during a violent windstorm yesterday afternoon crashed into the station building and crudied a receptionist to death Two other persons were injured neither seriously when the ponderous metal framework knocked tons of debris down into offices and studios Dead was: kite Suzanne Kimberly Grasley 22 wife of Uichael Grasley 110 Dantzwr Court Injured were: Urn Anita Wash 38 of 250 Broadview Drive and Larry Armstrong 25 of 328 Duke Road Both were treated at St Joseph's Hospital for 1p cuts Bail Boyles emeutivo view president aad general mauger ef the television statics eatimoted I ha damage at gmM to SkOeOA Boyles woo to Ms office la the suiioa when the falling Sower idenotiahod an adjacent off ire At toast 11 persona Including a mas who reportedly waa present to apply tor a Job were tasnto the building whra Uie toes of metal crashed don spaa ft Aa mridmiftod wvuwa via dor had -left here minutes before it was atrurk A second IBM radio tower ed by the State Highway Do pattment also Idler waa knocked down At toast two venire of what mused the larger lower one of the tallest is the eouatry to fail ware under eouatrifratioa led right JW Robertson chief restorer at the TV etattoo aaid the smaller tower woo toppled by the SO-mile-as-hour wiade that ewept acme Fayette Geuaty yesterday afternoon He said the falling tower snapped part or all of the gay wires on an aide ef the tarfer TV tower With port of the guy wire root Robrrtson aaid the rtmala-iag wires pulled the TV tower out af Its upright port Ire causing It to whiplash As too varying teosiona ef the rosining guy wires were rs-erted Hobertaoo mid the trl-aagutaMhaped metal framework Wkhta two hours altar too tower toil looters rt- LIKE A CARPENTER'S An eyewitness to the crumpling of the WLEX-TV tower when it collapsed across the station building on the Russell Cave Road at 2:50 pm yesterday said the tower "folded up like a carpenter1! rule" The ponderous metal framework which twisted as it fell can be seen where it smashed through the roof of the building and then nuked its way around the building and across the property To the left and out of view of the camera the tower fell parallel to the access road that runs from the Russell Cave Road past the station to the nearby IBM plant' In the background at left may be seen the twisted remnants of a small tower that was used part of the State Highway Department short wave radio system (Herald Photo) Wilson Wyatt Quits Governor's Race To BecomeCombs' Running Mate Brown Also Will ry For No: 2 Spot Lexingtonian Seeks Aid Of All Factions LOUISVILLE Ky Jan 21 (AP)-Bert Combi and Wilson Wyatt joined forces today for an all-out twisted itself tote rough hare shape Ose sid of the fell aersm toe build- were area earning equipment away from too damaged building County police aad guards front the IRM plant nearby began patmUlng the premises red a Kaunas! Guard floodlight wait wad set if there last eight The trievteioa tower was erected late ia 1954 early 1155 aad WLEX-TV began broaden lag aa March 15 lftt Robert said ths TV tower was secured with II guy wtrre (la Nm 4 Pass i SMSsal just Flidrd L'p Aa eyewitness account wee riven Iqr Lextagtee Patrotmaa Jack Cobh who wss driving along ths IBM access read from which ths station drive kwk CM declared that tta fete vhtoa IraaamHtrr tower the laker ef the twe structures fell Bret The pnHcesna who wa fight against Lt Gov Harry Lee Waterfield in the May 26 primarir Instead of 'seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination Wyatt will run for lieutenant governor on the slate headed by Combs After the surprise announcement both mea predicted their combined organization would mesa certain victory Waterfield reeking the gubernatorial nomination wtth the support of GovA Chandler and Ur administration Indicated the alliance would aot bother hie owl aad the "The owl aad the pussy eat 80-Mile Winds Raze At Least 6 Big Barns Former Coni John Brown of Lexington will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor Brown got into the race yesterday as soon as he learned that Wilson Wyatt of Louisville waa droj out of the gubemal primary to run for the lieutenant governorship ferr Aad Brown said tors yester-day after a surprise earlier announcement at Frankfort that he will be committed to no one but hope for support from both factions la all parts of ths state thiak ft win simmer do-a Woman race between state payroll to finance adminle-tnttsa plitlful campaigns A Home rule provision for cities towns and counties 4 Adoption cf major election law reforms Indndiag a workable registration and purgation laid down together eight months too late eight mooths too late1 fee commented -l---Waterfleld raid the effect of the merger was psychological Wyatt had no support In the state I fed sun some of his followers in Jeftenoa County will move into my eamp" right sent creeks already aa the rise from 104 taehes af raia gwbilag oat af their basks ia various section of tbo county Heavy damage Is bams urea concent rated la the westers see-lire af to couaty ta too Old Frankfort Ptto-Fayan Mill Rood Combs called Wyatt's decision to accept second piece on the ticket one "of the bum! mudfish Wystt sad me" A A Bach Redd Reed nid tads disrupted ril telephone service Is the ares sad toppled IhiMI Bask ha TMi Srtta'l The Weather Chandler in a statement from Frankfort (aid "Two men were dying and one got out to prolong the life of the other" The governor raid he was hoping Wyatt would make the race it doesn't make any difference It was certainty they couldn't heat Barry Lee separately" The alliance was forged in a eerie of meeting that began Mmday night among Wyatt Combs and former 8 Ben Earle Clements Wyatt said ha agreed to shift his ooppmt to Cmnto after Combs agreed accept in its entirety the ptattam aad pt gram an which Wyatt had ben eempntgnlig toe last April The agreement tndnded each major principles ss: A complete etril service pro- for stats employee eover-cvery major department of PROBING IBB Fayette Canty Patrel ggt Clarence Adm Coarety Fire Chief Lrelle SeUere aad Lextagtoa Patntaua Lather Treysar search tta wreckage -I aside fta WLEX-TV Italian IreUdiag after toe lit teat treaomlitar tower fell mm the hsildlug yesterday afternoon The metal frtrecwwfc rt left to pert ef the tower which rrtlipsrl part of tte hall restore wemaa va killed aad too ether pen ana to Jared Damage via estimated at PM AO to $466666 (Herald Photo) Tornadoes Rip Through Kentucky 2 Women Killed In Grayson County la the political history of Kentucky" Wyatt aaid to wanted to dose ranks among aatlChasdler Democrats and bring "a new dimate to Frankfort aid new leadership to ear state" Waterfield said he would continue to run oo Us record two opponents have gone up and down the state running against Chandler aad that suits me fine tor as far as I know name to aot going to be oo the ballot" Ncgstlatloas begat to aecreey Meoday eight at a atod oo the edge Lawtavflla Wyatt aad Clewed who flew to frum Washiagtan tdhad al Bight with a reeesa abort aJL Tuesday Combs and Bichard Moloney Lexington organisation chairman tor the Wyatt campaign Joined the discussion! later The find (BaMk Bam Ala Doily Forecast Ctoedy By Jack Lewyu Wiade which peaked at burri-mo fore la a mid-afternoon rate squall caused varied aad to heavy damage la Lextagtoa and Fayette County yesterday Ths top wind hers during the day was 90 miles an hoar (Wind above 76 miles ae hew is af harricane force) The gust was recorded at the UK Weather Bureau at Blue Grass Field at 1:41 pm the approximate thus tho greatest dsmage here tadadtag the coi-lipie ef a massive tower at WLEX-TV which wrecked the eta-floe's build lag aad killed a ecptkmlat At the same time at toast six hags tobacco bene hi the areas af Old Frankfort Pike Redd Road red Payaei Mill Road were flattened by the rampaging winds which also took a portion of too roof off of another bans end a tesast bouae red collapsed a wail la a machine shed tad-caused damans ta Fayette Couaty was expected to exceed a had mllltoa most ef which was caused ta mere min-stea Ths gust preceded by about aa how and IS minutes ths passage of cold front which coded any threat ef severe stoems her although tho area wee never to-rinded ta any official alert High wiade prevailed here thraerii moat of yesterday before the area was hit by toe rapid transition from balmy (7 degrees at 1 pi to sub-frcealng temperatures late tart right At 4:50 am yesterday winds poshed at about 45 miles aa hour but no major damagt wm reported then Windows were blown ost at several buildings trees toppled aad limbi scattered la-rapt lag some utilities services Combined Dispatches) Tornadoes powered their way through large aectkms of Kentucky yesterday leaving large slices of devastation ia their 1 Elimination of the practice af levying aasessnents on the whOe offilcals checked to -see if flooded creeks aad streams bad blocked any cf the misty roads Thirty TV antcaam were blown dure ia Jresamlaa County and a bam oa the I Wilson farm la toe Keene esnumaity was reported crumpled Tte BEA office to Nicbo! aivllle mid had received a few calls If iinshaw manager cf toe REA in Clark Canty at led radio tower ta liaUee County had blown down A tree fell serose on of the guy wires aad reined the tower to topple The Kentucky Utilities manager at Winchester i Hardesty (Sn CsL Bato toss 37 to the White Oak plant of the Kawneer Corporation A large number ef telephones were reported out of service ia the Harrison County area yesterday and last night In County tbo high winds temporarily knocked i telephone service Trees and TV entennoo ware toppled Electrical service was disrupted for a while when' high tensire wires wi snapped oa Chestnut Street ta Berea Traffic had to be rerouted until tta lines could be repaired Pupils attending Scott County schools were kept at school about an hour longer ta toe afternoon Gunman In Halloween Mask Gets $90 At Loan Company oddinf: "I went to be slated every place I can wkh everybody I can And I see how Bert (Judge Bert Combe antl-administratkm aspirant) eaa help but elate me in Mi own district1' Brown was definite that to was not running for the nomination as an administration candidate but said ho ne opposition" from the forces of LL Gov Harry Lee Waterfield The Lexingtonian who said to would malm a formal announce meat later told of hie political plans after a half-hour conference with Gov A Chandler This eootorenee to sold tod no politieal significance Brown said to had been planning tor same time to cert tte No- wot and decided to let It be known as soon ai be heard of the Wyatt move want anyone lining tip behind Wyatt because they didn't know I was going to nm" Brown waa confident of victory as aooa as he started totting of chances get anywhere In the governor's the polls showed and that is why he got out" to declared "Now Just because he's running tor the lieutenant governorship (SaOSl BmS Visa TMi IiHIhI OWWO0O0O0OOOOMOO0OOI Tax Guides Offered To Herald Readers "Your Federal Ineom Tax 1959" a 129-page government booklet now on sale at The Herald-Leader building deals to considerable detail with the federal income tax laws relating to individual taxpayers It is written in plain f-'-gr ami contains many examples to B-hrtrnt the application of tax laws to practical situations The 1959 changes to the tax laws are discussed The book contains a sample return keyed to pages to the text where the Items on the return are explained in detail Tex Guide tor Small Business" also to eo sate at The Herald-Leader Either or both booklets may be ordered by mail An order coupon appears so Pngs 19 of today's Herald The books cost 95 cents each Both ere approved by tbo Internal Bevmuo Service 000004000000000000000 Two persona were killed fat Grayson County Mrs WUUt Hayes about 45 of the Sprtag Lick community and Mrs Loo Gray of the Neafus commuafty were too victims Damage to the Central sal Eastern Kentucky areas with tor exception of Fayette County was relatively light TO twister struck Spring Lick Neafus Staff and Lelteb-flrid the latter two also -la Gray-son County Just after the Weather Bureaa at Louisville had warned residents of South Ceutral Kentucky to seek shelter in ha meets or atroagly constructed buildings Tom mis funeral home operator at Leitchfieid mid "It looked Uke someone had taken a giant knife and Just eat through tot Also ere Weather Map ea bach page rt this secure Fire-Day Fwveart For Kentucky aad Tennessee: Temperatures will avenge about 11 degrees below the Lexington omul rt 64 degrees Tuning much colder today with slowly moderating temperature Saturday through Sfooday Precipitant will average Bear see inch ta east to mow or sere flurries today sad ht rate snow about Sunday or Monday Lealogtaa Flgarrs Highest temperature yesterday 17 degrees lowert 31 average 44 aormal S4 Highest aad Is ert os record for Jsa 21 73 la HM aad aere to Ito Aeeum toted deficiency ta ton peril uro toe Jsa 1 99 degrasa The carly-dsy Mart sent debris Precipitation Car M-hour period flytag through yards and streets ending at pm 1 J9 laches knocked out windows at the Total preripUatioa since Jaa 1 Kroger Co Winchester Rood at 59 taehes wkh aa accumulated the rear of dty kill end atop too excess of 171 taehes Humidity Phnetix HoteL roodugv: im to per re winds during the day also blew none 71 per cent I P7 per oat windows at Marita's Blue t- Gross Fashions re Mala near aL Witaut and at The Lextagtoa CDJ rireo Friday rt 7 41 a re Herald-Leader Cat huildiag Pol lee aad emergency crews rt rtlltty eompaniee were kepi busy with troubte calls throughout ths dy- The 67-degrre temperature rt 1 pm waa tho high rt the day fa SW to Biga Saw StawsUs AlKMTMt 1 Mliat T1 AtiMU MlIttBWtM IT ft tUMMftk 1 9 uf(A How OTfM Tf Cumberland River Overflows Its Banks In Harlan County An armed bub hdd up the interstate Finance Co office at Ml Winchester Boad shortly before boob yesterday and tome $90 in currency John Butler OS Emerson Drive manager of the office told police that the gunman won a rubber Halloween mask that covered his face and toad nuking It ho possible to identifyhin 'Butler add he thought at first that the boldnp was a hoax "For minute there I thought it one of our customsn playing a Joke on ns Then of course realised he wasat Joking" The robber Butter aaid demanded "Give me year money" He handed Butler a bag and repeated his drnund Butler aaid he watted to cash drawer and pot the mowey to the beg He said the bandit aimed a revolver HARLAN Ky Jan 31 (ft-lhe Cumberland Hirer overflowed Hi bonks tonight sad caused evacuation of a number ef families liv-lug la low-lying areas The outskirts af Harlan and seme commuultlcs to Ilartaa County reported flooding Mo to be a JS-caliber poa at him As the gunman left Butler said he turned at the door and warned com out tor two minutes or IB shoot through the window" Butler said ho believed the bandit left to a 1951-model Chevrolet and headed test so the Winchester Bond Later Fayette County detee-tlves said the ear read was a 1919 Chevrolet with a dark blue tap and gray-blue body They said the machine was ttolea from a IBM parking lot on the Newtown Boad sometime after Its owner Kenneth Winkler 610 Northside Drive parted it In another report Vernon Shaffer 1504 Cochran Rond owner of the Terminal Store 3M Short Street an attempt to rob Mm early yesterday Shaffer said an unidentified nun entered the store holding hie head in bin pocket as If there were a weapon there He aaid the man demanded money The would-be robber fled Shaffer said when he drew hi own pistol He said he last saw Mm walking east an Short Street Six Inches of water was reported to Georgetown a Negro sec-tloa of Herbs aad Dr Robert Marks of the Red Cross declared It as emergency area His action will snow the Red Cross to spend say funds needed ta giving food sad shelter ta families forced from their home The flood level here to 14 leeL At 19 it Hood st 1U feat aad vii still iUu Tho central seetke af Harlan to oa high ground aad so flooding vu expected Somo flooding was expected at the Baxter owmnrnMy which lies we of here Observer said toast 100 More might be flooded la the Georgetown seethe the river rase another foot At Cynthtani late last right tte South Licking River bed flooded the River Hoad aad was riling steadily aitmhil Hill rainfall and river observer there said that the river had risen from 4J feet Monday to 1764 feet by 6 o'clock la right red was stin rising He said the river would reach flood stage 19 feet there by early this montag The stream was less this tores tost from ths Joka Hunt Morgaa bridge last right The bridge carries 3f traffic Cystttana from the south The River Boad too only road moat of the sarfare water would ta Harrison Couaty known to be nm off without adding much more flooded last right run from Lite Oo flood waters Areas which bars here hit hard by floods la the past reported ae trouble There Included Loudon Bar-bourviUo Williamsburg aad Car-'la Bala which has fsDea for ths pest 41 hours storied turning to sleet and enow as temperatures believed Herald Guide Post thf temperaturv kad hiM i ss ii OilrMt II It OmIm I 4 CMIM4 Jt fUlM'pIrtft ft 4 PlIlftMrito tt IU(SMA4 T9 19 91 IM Dtf T9 si in FfMR it a tl Milt 9T Tun tl sn degrees at II B-a 47iegrre tomperriun la 13 hours lae the By I pm dipped to 61: sdbyT it was II sad it 1 a shunp to Tbw 13 inches of riiafaU In wMmiuo hours ending at 7 edock lasttu aiitM so wuw a -is Cleuified 1315 Catarad Nataa 11 Caaucs 11 Cmnrard 31 Mtarial Feet 4 la A Amend 19 laadaf II PoeooooooootooMoooow 4 r-f StW-.