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A special thanks go out to NewspaperARCHIVE.com for allowing us access to their site and the opportunity to provide pdfs of the newspapers on this page. Without their help, we would not have been able to provide such a thorough coverage of the newspaper accounts of these historic tornadoes and some recovery efforts that took place.

 

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Pages
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 16, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
  Iowa City Press Citizen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Lime Springs Herald
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Oelwein Daily Register
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 17, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
 
  Iowa City Press Citizen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Oelwein Daily Register
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 18, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
  Iowa City Press Citizen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Oelwein Daily Register
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 19, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 20, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Iowa City Press Citizen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Oelwein Daily Register
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 21, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
  Iowa City Press Citizen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Oelwein Daily Register
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 22, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Green Recorder
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Iowa City Press Citizen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Oelwein Daily Register
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Progress Review
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 23, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Lime Springs Herald
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Oelwein Daily Register
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 24, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
  Oelwein Daily Register
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 25, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 26, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 27, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Iowa City Press Citizen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Oelwein Daily Register
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 28, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Iowa City Press Citizen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Oelwein Daily Register
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 29, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Green Recorder
 
 
 
 
 
  Iowa City Press Citizen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Oelwein Daily Register
 
 
 
 
 
  Progress Review
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                       
May 30, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Lime Springs Herald
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 31, 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazatte
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Oelwein Daily Register
 
 
 
 
 
 
                       
May 15, 2008 Charles City Press Forever Changed:  Charles City Remembers the Tornado of 1968 Supplement (7.4 MB) - 28 pages