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The Day Tornado Ripped Through Topeka: Description of Storm That Took 17 Lives, Injured 535 and Leveled Homes and Big Buildings
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AuthorTorrence, Elon 
PublisherSt. Louis Post-DispatchSubjectTopeka (Kan.)1966 Topeka TornadoStormsWeatherNewspaper clippingsDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clipping from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 14, 1966; Article is an account of several Topeka residents' experience of June 8, 1966 before, during and after the tornado; Article discusses the devastating damage done by the storm, including human injury, loss of homes and the destruction of much of Washburn University.Issue Date1966-06-14Date range1960sOriginal FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright St. Louis Post-Dispatch
PublisherSt. Louis Post-DispatchSubjectTopeka (Kan.)1966 Topeka TornadoStormsWeatherNewspaper clippingsDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clipping from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 14, 1966; Article is an account of several Topeka residents' experience of June 8, 1966 before, during and after the tornado; Article discusses the devastating damage done by the storm, including human injury, loss of homes and the destruction of much of Washburn University.Issue Date1966-06-14Date range1960sOriginal FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright St. Louis Post-DispatchGeographic Location
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Torrence, Elon , The Day Tornado Ripped Through Topeka: Description of Storm That Took 17 Lives, Injured 535 and Leveled Homes and Big Buildings . Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 17/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6634