Alaska Death Toll Seen Low After Major Quake
Anchorage, Alaska reports the strongest quake in the state’s history caused extensive damage from Seward to Kodiak. Officials say fewer than 100 dead or missing, with many rescues ongoing as President Johnson declares Alaska a major disaster area and pledges aid.
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Hawaiian Islands
Gulf of Alaska
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Calif
Pacific
Canada
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Tor
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William A. Egan
Ore
Anchor-nagain
Swank
William Egan
Cook Inlet
Tacoma
Wash
Valllion
J.C. Penney
Idez
Valdez
Easter Observances Across Faiths Emphasize Good Will
Pope Paul VI urged ecumenical goodwill as Christians worldwide prepare for Easter. In the Holy Land, Catholics and Oriental Orthodox churches greet one another. sunrise services are planned from mountains to Radio City Music Hall. New York’s Kennedy Airport set an all time 24 hour record with 1352 landings and takeoffs as Pontiff’s pilgrims extend the message of peace.
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Austin
Tex
Brotherhood of Man
New York Journal-American
Johnson calls for probe into food price gap
President Johnson urged an investigation into the spread between what producers receive and what shoppers pay, focusing on meat prices. He proposed a bipartisan 15 member commission to study changes in the food industry and cited producer losses vs consumer costs. He also criticized Fulbright on Cuba and Panama policy and discussed poverty visits.
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Panama
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D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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U.S
Sunrise Easter Services Draw Large Crowds Across North Carolina
The Associated Press reports North Carolina Christians held sunrise Easter services from mountains to Old Salem Moravian village. Thousands attended 192nd service led by Dr. James C. Hughes of Home Moravian Church. Evangelical and Roman Catholic congregations planned outdoor and indoor observances despite cloudy weather and scattered rain.
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Associated Press
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James C. Hughes
Home Moravian
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ton-Salemes
Grant
Lord
F. Johnson
First
Hughes
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mid-Church
Gastonia
Vatican
Carowest
Winston-Salem
Vincent Watilina
South Carolina
Diocese of
Airliner Crashes on Mt Vesuvius Near Naples
An Italian turboprop Viscount on a Rome to Naples route crashed on Mt Vesuvius during a rainstorm. Forty five aboard were feared dead as search teams found wreckage Easter morning three hours after midnight. Police said all aboard may have perished in the Easter eve tragedy.
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Rome
Napies
Tidal Waves Strike Coast After Alaskan Earthquake
A powerful Friday quake offshore Alaska triggered tsunami waves that battered Oregon and washed away at least 11 people, with six missing and many injured. The surge spread along the West Coast causing widespread damage and evacuation orders.
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Earthquake Ranked Among History's Greatest Shocks
NEW YORK AP Seismographs surged as the Alaska quake’s aftershock reached readings worldwide. Officials say the tremor rivaled the San Francisco event in magnitude, with extensive damage from Crescent City to Hawaii and Japan. Evacuations occurred in Hawaii and Kushiro, while waves flooded ports from California to the Gulf.
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