City Had 'Wright' Stuff to Survive Devastation

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AuthorDrake, Kimber Last edited by: Juliana Hill

PublisherTopeka Capital-Journal Last edited by: Juliana Hill

SubjectTopeka (Kan.) Last edited by: Juliana Hill

1966 Topeka Tornado Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Storms

Weather

Disaster relief Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Wright Jr., Chuck Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Newspaper clippings Last edited by: Juliana Hill

City government Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Mayors

DescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clipping from the Topeka Capital-Journal, June 8, 1966; Clipping is an article about Topeka mayor Chuck Wright, Jr.'s response to the 1966 Topeka tornado; Article describes Wright's experience of the time of the tornado's landing while attending a Kiwanis club meeting, as well as his priorities for responding to the disaster and his collaboration with other city and federal government organizations; Article includes a photo of Mayor Wright standing by the tornado memorial at Topeka Cemetery. Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Issue Date1996-06-08 Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Date range1990s Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Original FormatNewspaper clipping Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Digital Formatjpg Last edited by: Juliana Hill

LanguageEnglish Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Contributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public Library Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Rights StatementCopyright Topeka Capital-Journal Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Geographic Location

City, StateTopeka, Kansas Last edited by: Juliana Hill

CountyShawnee County Last edited by: Juliana Hill

Event1966 Topeka Tornado Last edited by: Juliana Hill

PlaceTopeka, KS Last edited by: Juliana Hill