14 Oct 1963
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1963
Page
1
Castro says for Oriente province hundreds of thousands were evacuated after unprecedented flooding. He described thousands of homes destroyed and millions of pesos in losses. He warned the toll could rise as final estimates come in and called the event a major blow to the island.
A dam near Kuwait faced a potential collapse jeopardizing evacuation efforts as days of rescue work continued. Iraq reported thousands evacuated and 1,473 bodies recovered from the mud seas after the disaster. In Baghdad a delegation briefed authorities on the situation and Pope Paul VI led prayers for the victims in Vatican City.
Twenty four U S Peace Corps volunteers arrived yesterday in Conakry Guinea to teach English in Guinean high schools. The group includes 17 women and 7 men, ages 20 to 22, all university graduates.
Hayden of the Army Medical Corps and a Vietnam staff assist in a rural clinic. A Vietnamese technician conducts exams while a Vietnamese medic distributes pills and medicine. The U S team provides equipment and aims to hand over operations to local authorities.
Lima Peru AP The governments of Bolivia Colombia Feundor and Peru agreed to study the feasibility of a 4800 mile highway to open virgin territory in the Andes. The route would run from Ayacucho a port on the Quingc River on the Venezuelan Colombian border to a point near the upper Paraguay River in Bolivia.
After a long lull a powerful wave event sent San Francisco police to clear the beach of pedestrians and cars. In Sonoma County sheriff s deputies evacuated trailers camps and sea level homes at Bolinas Wright Beach Dillon s Beach and other shores. Boat owners in Southern California moved vessels from 20 foot sailboats to large yachts to safer spots in Los Angeles Harbor while spectators watched from bluffs.
A 21 year old East German border guard fled to West Berlin early yesterday morning in full uniform carrying a Russian made Tommy gun. West Berlin Police reported the escape occurred at dawn as guards manned the border and the man crossed into West Berlin seeking asylum.
In Clatsop County Oregon about 400 people evacuated from beach homes during a wind and tide alert. No damage reported but residents recalled Saturday was the first anniversary of a deadly Pacific Northwest wind storm that killed 38. The West Coast alert ended at 8 30 am Pacific Time.
Southland: mostly sunny with variable high cloudiness today and tomorrow. Gradual fog and low clouds tonight and morning hours along the coast. Warmer interior today. Pasadena vicinity: mostly sunny with variable high cloudiness today and tomorrow. Local fog and low clouds near forecast tonight and tomorrow. little temperature change. Smog forecast highlights irritation potential in the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles Basin.
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