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The page is titled, “Raging twister devastates Kalamazoo area.” The page includes five photos of the damage at the ISB Building on Rose Street, trees that had fallen on top of vehicles on the edges of Bronson Park, the local Stewart and Clark store that had caved in, an overturned vehicle on a downtown street, and the back of the Gilmore Brother’s Department Store building along Farmer’s Alley where the back wall had collapses, trapping and killing two victims of the tornado. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899570fe77684f47293bf0/5f899570fe77684f47293c05/1592236532840/Western+Herald+May+15+1980+%28account+from+Dan+Klepp%29.jpg Newspaper Coverage - A twister and a screw An account by Dan Klepp, newspaper Editor-In-Chief, in the May 15, 1980 edition of the Western Herald titled “A twister and a screw.” A small picture of Dan is featured in the top left corner of the clipping. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899570fe77684f47293bf0/5f899570fe77684f47293c03/1592237084019/The_South_Bend_Tribune_Wed__May_14__1980_.jpg Newspaper Coverage - Kalamazoo tornado damage at $40 million Page 14 of the South Bend Tribune dated Wednesday, May 14, 1980. Story continued from page one titled, “Kalamazoo tornado damage at $40 million.” Other articles on the page include “Frontrunner numbers most telling argument” and “Disease claims fourth Hoosier.” Three advertisements are featured on the page. A small advertisement for Nunemaker’s Coin Shop is in the upper right, a large advertisement taking up nearly the entire page for Kmart is on the bottom right, and a small advertisement for the Christian Center is in the bottom left. The cover page of South Bend Tribune from South Bend, Indiana dated Wednesday, May 14, 1980 features “Kalamazoo loss at $40 million” as the title article. Below is a supplementary article titled, “Not a scratch \ But hours earlier he fled for his life.” To the left are three photos accompanying the articles about the Kalamazoo tornado. The first is an aerial image of downtown Kalamazoo where much of the tornado damage was sustained. The second image is of the back of the Gilmore Brother’s Department Store where the entire back wall was ripped away. And the third image is of the funnel cloud forming in the western sky moments before the tornado touched down in Kalamazoo. Articles along the bottom of the front page include Wednesday’s paper topics and associated page numbers and an article titled “Carter, Reagan close in.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899570fe77684f47293bf0/5f899570fe77684f47293c01/1592236470407/The+Vancouver+Sun.jpg Newspaper Coverage - Kalamazoo ‘bombed out’ From the Canadian Vancouver Sun dated Wednesday, May 14, 1980. A large photo showing damage to the back of the Gilmore Department Store building along Farmer’s Alley where two of the tornado’s victims were killed. The Associated Press article headline reads, “Kalamazoo ‘bombed out’”. A sidebar article headline to the right reads, “$18 million in paintings auctioned in 32 minutes.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899570fe77684f47293bf0/5f899570fe77684f47293c07/1592236450718/Lansing_State_Journal_Thu__May_15__1980_.jpg Newspaper Coverage - Red Cross team from Lansing helps victims pull together (pg 2) Continued from Section B-1 of The State Journal from Lansing, Michigan on Thursday, May 15, 1980. Article headers related to the Kalamazoo tornado disaster read, “Red Cross team from Lansing helps victims pull together” with a sub header, “Others help in Kalamazoo.” A photo of two Red Cross team leaders dispatched to the Kalamazoo area is pictured with this article. Also continued from B-1 is “Kalamazoo attacks tornado debris” with two images. The first is of a man working on cutting up a large fallen tree, and the second is of snapped power lines on a downtown street. Secondary articles on the page include “New grievance officer named,” “Mackey lays it on the line,” and “MSU medical school’s first dean to be honored.” An advertisement for Union Savings and Loan Association is at the bottom right of the page. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899570fe77684f47293bf0/5f899570fe77684f47293bff/1592236387134/Lansing+State+Journal+5.15.80+%282%29.jpg Newspaper Coverage - Tornado gone, never to be forgotten (pg 1) Metro Michigan News and State Government Section B of The State Journal from Lansing, Michigan dated Thursday, May 15, 1980. The headline reads “Tornado gone, never to be forgotten” with accompanying article written by Mark Nixon, staff writer for The State Journal. A large photograph taken by Norris Ingells shows an overturned vehicle with the damaged rear wall of the Gilmore Brothers Department Store in the background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899570fe77684f47293bf0/5f899570fe77684f47293bfb/1592236362456/Kalamazoo+News+5.22.80.jpg Newspaper Coverage - Tornado uproots trees and disturbs graves at cemetery Page 12 from the May 22, 1980 edition of the Kalamazoo News. The headline of the story reads “Tornado uproots trees and disturbs graves at cemetery” and the accompanying article was written by David Robert Anderson. The two images included show uprooted trees and tipped headstones as a result of the tornado in the cemetery. Two local advertisements on the bottom of the page are for Southwestern Michigan Power Cleaning and First Baptist Church of Otsego’s Christian School Ministry. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899570fe77684f47293bf0/5f899570fe77684f47293bfd/1592236204372/Kalamazoo+News+5.15.1980.jpg Newspaper Coverage - Tornado! Page 1 of the Kalamazoo News, Kalamazoo’s weekly newspaper, from May 14, 1980. The headline reads, “Tornado!” and the page includes the start of two stories, “Eyewitness account” and “Emergency.” The image on the left is the back of the Gilmore Brothers Department Store, showing where the store’s back wall was torn away in the storm. The photo on the right is a wide view of the Industrial State Bank building which had nearly all its windows blown out during the tornado. Both photos were captured by Terrence Robinson. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899570fe77684f47293bf0/5f899570fe77684f47293bf9/1592236166114/Detroit_Free_Press_Wed__May_14__1980_+%281%29.jpg Newspaper Coverage - Kalamazoo Tornado Kill 7 (pg 1) Page 1A of the Detroit Free Press dated Wednesday, May 14, 1980. Article taglines include, “Everything was going straight up in the air,” “Milliken sends in troopers,” and “20 miles of terror, destruction.” The photo in the center of the page is the scene on Farmer’s Alley, which runs parallel to the Kalamazoo Mall, and the piles of debris that descended from the Gilmore Brothers Department Store in the storm. The left hand column features a Question and Answer section from pro-wrestler Dick the Bruiser. Articles spanning the bottom of the page include the “Inside today” reader’s guide, a story about an art auction from the collection of Henry Ford II, a story about the campaign primary between presidential candidates Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, and an article titled “Minority business: The struggle now is staying alive.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899570fe77684f47293bf0/5f899570fe77684f47293bf5/1592236143502/Detroit_Free_Press_Sun__Apr_26__1981_.jpg Newspaper Coverage - The spring breeze turned deadly, and a city crouched in fear An anniversary article published in the Detroit Free Press from Sunday, April 26, 1981. The headline reads “The spring breeze turned deadly, and a city crouched in fear” with a subheading, “Kalamazoo’s rebuilding from last May’s $50 million tornado, but five people won’t be coming back” written by Leslie Griffin, a reporter from the Kalamazoo Gazette. Photos are of two people killed in the tornado, Lucia McFall and Francis Hardy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899570fe77684f47293bf0/5f899570fe77684f47293bf7/1592236108046/Detroit+Free+Press+5.14.80+%282%29.jpg Newspaper Coverage - Kalamazoo twister leaves 7 dead, 80 injured (pg 2) Continued from Page 1A of the Detroit Free Press from May 14, 1980, this headline is an example of early reports of the tornado’s impact where the death toll listed is incorrect. The article is titled “Kalamazoo twister leaves 7 dead, 80 injured.” The image at the top right of the page, taken by a Kalamazoo Gazette photographer, depicts damage sustained at St. Augustine Catholic Church and School. Sub-headings on the page read, “This tornado was Kalamazoo’s worst” and “20-mile track of destruction.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899570fe77684f47293bf0/5f899570fe77684f47293bf3/1592236051191/Clarksdale+Press+Register+%28Mississippi%29.jpg Newspaper Coverage - Five people killed in Kalamazoo tornado Page 8A of The Clarksdale Press Register of Clarksdale, Mississippi from Wednesday, May 14, 1980. Article is from the AP press and is titled “Five people killed in Kalamazoo tornado.” The image at the top of the page depicts the damage to the Gilmore Department Store building with the caption heading, “Where do we start?” The photo shows the pile of rubble at the base of the rear wall, which was torn away and collapsed into the street below, killing two of the five people who lost their lives as a result of the tornado. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899570fe77684f47293bf0/5f899570fe77684f47293bf1/1592236030204/Battle_Creek_Enquirer_Sun__Mar_8__1981_.jpg Newspaper Coverage - Business section D of Battle Creek Enquirer Business section D of Battle Creek Enquirer and News from Sunday, May 8, 1981. Main article title "Tornado couldn't destroy Gilmore Store" by Rich Burnham. The tag line for the article is "Most scars are gone a year later. The left hand column features area business leaders of the time. Across the bottom is a story called "Rags ($600) turned to riches ($14 million) for country boy. Images on the top of the page show Gilmore Brothers Store during the clean up after the May 13, 1980 tornado and what the same space looked like a year later all restored. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/t/5f899570fe77684f47293bed/1588790702970/Kalamazoo+News+5.22.80.jpg Newspaper Coverage https://www.1980kalamazootornado.org/interactive-newspapers daily 0.75 2020-10-16 https://www.1980kalamazootornado.org/historical-footage daily 0.75 2020-10-16 https://www.1980kalamazootornado.org/commemorative-sconce daily 0.75 2020-10-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/t/5f89957dfe77684f4729416c/1588948531462/2005.20.4_I%2BSurvived%2BSconce.jpg Commemorative Sconce https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/t/5f89957dfe77684f47294169/1588816326536/2005.20.4_I+Survived+Sconce.jpg Commemorative Sconce https://www.1980kalamazootornado.org/path-of-destruction daily 0.75 2020-12-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/t/5f899581fe77684f47294327/1589224716614/Desgin%2B1_Path%2Bof%2BDestruction_Tornado%2BMap.jpg Path of Destruction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/t/5f899581fe77684f4729432c/1589224740383/Mr-Tornado-1024x575.jpg Path of Destruction Video still from the documentary, MR. TORNADO, on PBS’ American Experience https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/t/5f899581fe77684f47294324/1589224778460/ Path of Destruction Looking north on Rose St. from the South St. intersection., the Young Women’s Christian Association (now Greenleaf Trust) and Industrial State Bank (now Comerica) buildings are visible on right. The skywalk connecting a parking garage and the Kalamazoo Center Hilton Inn (now Raddison Plaza Hotel) is also visible. (KVM 80.752) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f47294347/1589224023153/DUP_2015.12.4.jpg Path of Destruction Damage sustained at the St. Augustine School on West Michigan Avenue. | (KVM 2015.12.4) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f47294349/1589224016536/DUP_82.124.jpg Path of Destruction Hand painted sign posted on West Main Street near Campbell Avenue. | (KVM 82.124) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f47294343/1589224007372/DUP_80.752.jpg Path of Destruction Looking north on Rose Street from the corner of South Street. The Young Women’s Christian Association (now Greenleaf Trust) and Industrial State Bank (now Comerica) buildings are visible on right. In the distance, a skywalk connecting a municipal parking garage and the Kalamazoo Center Hilton Inn (now Raddison Plaza Hotel) is visible. | (KVM 80.752) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f47294345/1589223998077/DUP_80.751.jpg Path of Destruction Taken from Bronson Park looking north towards the Industrial State Bank (now Comerica) Building on Rose Street. | (KVM 80.751) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f4729433f/1589223990365/DUP_80.750.jpg Path of Destruction Mature trees uprooted in Bronson Park. Captured by Edward J. Stob. | (KVM 80.750) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f4729433d/1589223983466/DUP_80.732_2.jpg Path of Destruction Looking south down Portage Street from East Michigan Avenue immediately following the tornado. | (KVM 80.732) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f4729433b/1589223975718/DUP_80.726.jpg Path of Destruction Scene from a parking lot near the corner of Portage and East South streets behind DeGroot Office Machines (now Okun Brothers Shoes). The back wall of a vacant building to the north has almost completely collapsed. | (KVM 80.375) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f47294339/1589223966778/DUP_80.723.jpg Path of Destruction Looking southwest down East Michigan Avenue approximately one hour after the tornado touched down. Hepp’s Men’s Clothing Store (now Fuze Kitchen & Bar) signage and building exteriors on down to the corner of East Michigan and Portage streets are visibly damaged. | (KVM 80.723) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f47294337/1589223968932/DUP_80.377.jpg Path of Destruction Damage to the back of the Gilmore Brothers Department Store, merchandise and advertising materials can be seen still inside the building. | (KVM 80.377) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f47294335/1589223938537/DUP_80.348_HIGHRES.jpg Path of Destruction Intersection of Exchange Place and Farmer’s Alley looking at the back of the Gilmore Brothers Department Store. | (KVM 80.348) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f47294331/1589223915726/3+--+DUP_80.382.jpg Path of Destruction Gilmore Brothers Dept. Store rear facade, in pieces on Farmer’s Alley. | Photo by Bill Cole, 5/14/80 | Collection of the Kalamazoo Valley Museum (80.382) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f4729432f/1589223860433/2+--+DUP_2015.12.3.jpg Path of Destruction Food scientists from the State of Michigan Department of Agriculture were dispatched to Kalamazoo to help stores determine what they could keep and what needed to be disposed of due to damage caused by the tornado. They also assisted restaurants in getting back up to code before reopening. Pictured is Robert Hankey, photographed by Albert Hafner. Both were food scientists with the State of Michigan Department of Agriculture. | From the Collections of the Kalamazoo Valley Museum (2015.12.3) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/5f899581fe77684f4729432e/5f899581fe77684f47294333/1589223822934/1+--Funnel_photo+credit+Mlive_supplied+by+WMU+Archives.jpg Path of Destruction Tornado approaching over West Kalamazoo Avenue at 4:05 p.m. Photographed by Duane Scheel, May 13, 1980 | © 1980 MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Original photograph housed by the Zhang Legacy Collections Center: Archives and Regional History https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/t/5f899581fe77684f47294321/1588889928500/DUP_2015.12.6.jpg Path of Destruction https://www.1980kalamazootornado.org/quiz daily 0.75 2020-10-16 https://www.1980kalamazootornado.org/share-your-story daily 0.75 2020-10-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f899539fe77684f47292711/t/5f89958bfe77684f47294682/1588887014944/2+--+DUP_2015.12.3.jpg Share Your Story Food scientists from the State of Michigan Department of Agriculture were dispatched to Kalamazoo to help stores determine what they could keep and what needed to be disposed of due to damage caused by the tornado. They also assisted restaurants in getting back up to code before reopening. Pictured is Robert Hankey, photographed by Albert Hafner. Both were food scientists with the State of Michigan Department of Agriculture. 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