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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1964
Page
1
Scores feared dead in Alaska quake and high waves on the San Juan River scare residents. Funeral rites held for Norman Bond, 55, of Baytown after fishing death near Hearne. Church notices, resignations, Easter events, and a sunrise service are listed with local names and places.
Civil Defense in Baytown reported eight foot tides in a Highlands slough and a three to six foot rise at multiple bays as fishing boats were swamped and local roads flooded after a quake near Alaska. About 13 Civil Defense workers monitored the river while two waves were heard or seen by residents. The ocean disturbance followed a devastating earthquake in Anchorage with about 700 dead.
Horticulture Club will meet at 9 30 Wednesday at Simmons Day City Gardens 100 N Main High lands Members bring sack lunches and drinks Mostly cloudy with weekend rain showers forecast Temperature range 55 to 75 degrees. Tides Galveston Sunday high at 5 1 a m and 4 55 p m with neaps late morning and evening.
Alaskan cities report widespread destruction with hundreds feared dead in Anchorage and Kodiak hit by giant waves. Valdez and Seward show multiple deaths and many missing as tremors continue. Prime Alaska governor urges federal disaster declaration while relief airlift begins. Pacific coast tidal waves cause further casualties in Crescent City.
A freakish five to six foot tidal wave roared along the Louisiana and Texas coasts Friday night. No deaths or serious injuries reported. Boats and docks were unsettled as smaller waves raced through canals and bays. Seismograph data hinted a minor earth movement may have triggered the surge, with some inland effects felt at Avondale Shipyards and Port Arthur.
Around Town reports visiting families from Chicago Heights Midland and New Caney staying with local residents during the Easter holidays. Mashburn an assistant district attorney, plus hospital arrivals and a football honored queen at Lee Relays, with city officials noted for dropping off the council agenda.
Federal judges weigh calling Gov. Connally as a witness in Texas congressional districting. The hearing extended into day two with questions planned for Carr to study. Frank Erwin and Sen. Franklin Spears testify on district counts and timing for possible legislative redistricting.
Funeral services for Myrtle E. Bower 81 of 20 Kerr y Highlands will be held at 2 pm Sunday at Highlands Second Baptist Church. She lived in Highlands 30 years and was past worthy matron of Crosby Eastern Star Chapter. She died Friday in a Houston nursing home. Survivors: two sons George Bower Highlands and Curtis Bower Houston. two brothers W S Dishman Corona NUM and S P Dishman Hedley Tex. a sister Bessie Clark Shawnee Okla. five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The Rev Glen Walker will officiate. Burial in White Cemetery under Earthman Hard wards Funeral Home.
Stanley Wierson chair of the business committee announced the Cancer Crusade campaign to begin with a 7:30 a.m. kick-off breakfast on Monday at Fon. Co-chair J. N. Chatfield and Bill Strickfer urged insurance men to start soliciting funds by April 18, with a general drive to follow. Last year Taytown raised 5977 toward a 6200 goal. Funds support cancer education, public awareness, and research toward prevention and a final cure.
AP report from Houston describes ships breaking from moorings along the Texas coast after a Alaska quake shifts the earth. Waves up to six feet toppled vessels. no injuries or major damage reported. Coast Guard warned of possible tidal waves, later canceled. Ships Bolivia and Lualaba secured in Houston channel. residents on Surfside Island warned.
Baytown residents will hear candidates for city council and school trustees discuss growth, taxes, and race-integrated facilities at a Monday rally in Lamar Elementary School. The Baytown League of Women Voters sponsors the event with Humble Oil and Refining moderating.
Friedrich Holzapfel former vice president of Germanys Christian Democratic Union spoke on democracy and reunification prospects during a Baytown visit with his wife as overnight guests of Mr and Mrs H L Brown. He discussed Adenauers era and German reconstruction while noting limited hope for East German reunification. The Holzapfels tour runs Feb 12 to Apr 25 amid U S relations and scientific research interests.
The Friday earthquake leveled much of Anchorage during rush hour causing extensive damage and loss of life with three confirmed deaths in Seward and Valdez reports of missing people. Power failed, fires flared, and救援 efforts faced limited water and communications as crews assessed damage across Cook Inlet.
Shock waves from the Alaska earthquake damaged harbor facilities along the Pacific coast from Canada to California. Explosions and fires followed, with flooding in Hawaii and Japanese awareness. In Oregon and Washington several houses were struck. one child drowned, others missing. Crescent City suffered a gasoline plant explosion and widespread damage as waves inundated areas inland. Port Alberni and Maui reported flooding and hotel damage, while California’s Santa Catalina Island saw tidal surges. Thousands gathered at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach after warnings.
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