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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1963
Page
2
A Los Angeles flood disaster spreads across Venice and Playa del Rey as the La Brea dam fails. Gov Brown declares disaster. SBA offers 50,000 loans at 3 percent for damaged homes and businesses. Schools closed. MTA routes adjusted. crews remove debris while officials assess cause and liability.
Residents in a 1 square mile Baldwin Hills area faced evacuation as a 300 million gallon reservoir dam threatened to burst. Forces of police rode through canyons warning families while amid sunny Hollywood suburbs the community centered on homes, markets, and diverse residents faced sudden peril from the looming flood.
A shy female ibex escaped from the Bielefeld Zoo after three hours with a bachelor ibex and a wild boar on nearby forest floors. Officials said the boar has escaped before and urged residents not to shout but to call the wildlife team if spotted.
The Baldwin Hills Reservoir burst after serving since April 18 1951 with a 292 million gallon capacity. The 20 acre site was built to relieve pressure in southwest Los Angeles and was insured for 14.8 million dollars. Samuel Nelson, MWD chief, said a long study would follow if rebuilding occurs.
A Sunday night explosion near Kenvil New Jersey leveled a storage building on the Hercules Powder Company grounds. The blast was felt for miles and caused extensive damage, with workers reporting injuries but details are scarce.
Three Ramona teenagers Linda Ann Salen 15 Patricia Roontree 17 and Lawrence D Lamontixe 17 died in a Sunday night headon crash when a small foreign car burst into flames after colliding with a station wagon. Patrick McGowen of Ramona drove the wagon and survived with multiple injuries after the car wrecked into a power pole.
The Los Angeles Police Department released casualty figures from the Baldwin Hills dam disaster. Dead include Hattie Schwartz Maurice Clit Jon Carroll Arch Young. Injured include Agnes Dizon Marie McDonald Mrs Lorna Reed Alan Cohen Mary Choenhelder and James plus police officers Walter Burch and John F Lewis with various injuries.
The Yord Foundation will award 7,756,750 over ten years to strengthen professional ballet in the United States. Recipients include seven performing companies the School of American Ballet in New York and scholarships for students. Companies receive varied grants from 144,000 to 2,000,000 with the School of American Ballet getting 1.5 million and 2.425 million in total over the period.
Mrs Ray Norbry recalls 33 years of marriage tested by a flood that wrecked their home at 3853 Cloverdale Ave and priced belongings at 35000. The couple value memories over money saying photos gifts and wedding dress were irreplaceable while the husband smiles and notes they survived thanks to early warnings and a dash to higher ground.
Dr Sam J Roberts recalls Baldwin Hills flood when two policemen from Wilshire station saved belongings from a home as water and debris poured in. The pair, Donald and George, carried heavy furniture upstairs while awaiting rescue and then were evacuated by helicopter. The episode highlights their courage amid the surge.
Predawn blaze at the Efcs Lodge in Lancaster gutted the building and its contents, with an estimated $250,000 in damage. Firefighters reported no injuries as three fire crews battled the flames.
In Los Angeles a landslide near Valient Dam in northeast Italy caused a peat wave that struck eight villages, leaving 2300 dead. The lake behind the building was unoccupied and authorities investigate the fire’s cause. Local lodge No. 1625 manager Thomas A. Phillips reported the incident.
Dolores Murphy rescued two muddy packages from her flooded home at 5233 Village Green. She planned to give the gifts to seven year old Foses Valle of Santa Monica, whose Christmas was ruined by a dam break that left three feet of mud and destroyed furniture. Neighbors and police helped clean up after the flood, which inundated the house up to the windowsills.
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