Managua Quake Seen Mild by Scientists Despite Destruction
Los Angeles AP reports the Managua earthquake caused massive destruction and thousands of deaths, but seismologists say it was not a major quake by scientific standards. Intensity reached 6.25 to 6.4 on the Richter scale, with vulnerability from near surface, loose volcanic debris, and poor construction contributing to the high death toll.
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Los Angeles
Managua
Nicaragua
California
San Fernando Valley
Don Anderson
Seismology
California Institute of Technology
San Francisco
Robert Brown
Menlo Park
Calif
U.S. Geological Survey
National Center For Earthquake Research
Quake survivors battle hunger amid Managua chaos
Looters roam the shattered capital of Nicaragua while fires burn and bodies lie unclaimed. General Somoza blames insured business interests for fires as troops patrol, with clashes over food and loot, and rescue workers burning unclaimed corpses as the death toll ranges in the thousands.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
National Guard
Tear Gas Incident Tests U S Chinese Ties
A tear gas canister exploded during a Chicago performance by Chinese acrobats but did not break U S China friendship, according to Xinhua. Report cites audience acclaim after the interruption and notes aid and relief efforts as survivors cope with rubble and water shortages.
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Tokyo
Chicago
Peking
Hsinhua
Denture Adhesive Promises Firmer Hold and Comfort
Advertising copy promotes FASTEETH powder for dentures, claiming longer steadier hold and reduced embarrassment. It urges regular dental visits for properly fitting dentures and health.
Dental Technician Identifies Skull as Bormann Dentures
A dental technician who treated Martin Bormann has identified dentures in a Berlin skull as potentially his, says Wilhelm Metzner. More evidence from West Berlin dental experts is awaited to confirm the skulls as Bormann and Stumpfegger, with reports that teeth show possible cyanide capsule traces.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Martin Bormann
Berlin
Hitler
Wilhelm Metzner
Metzner
Bormann
Institute of Dental Medicine
West Berlin
Blaschke
Joachim Richter
Associated Press
Ludwig Stumpfegger
Richter
Stumpfegger’s
Etzner
South America
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Pacific Ocean
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Wang Wen-Kuei
Shenyang
Frank Simons
Isale
Skull
Superior
Wis
University of Wisconsin-Superior
Toby Marcovich
Lbjtaught
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tra
Henry
Henrys
7Th & King ST
Sale
Jcpenney
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