Earthquake Fallout Hits Alaska Coast and Cities
President Johnson declares Alaska a disaster area as a massive quake devastates Anchorage Kodiak Valdez Seward Sitka and Cordova. Casualties rise with Kodiak 50 dead 50 missing Valdez 28 dead 0 missing Seward 3 dead 200 missing Sitka dock collapse Cordova fire and widespread damage reported.
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Egan's
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Valdez
Seward
Anchorage
Cordova
Tional
Turnagain
Cook Inlet
Governor's Office
Coast Guard
Easter Observances Across Cities Report Rises
World wire dispatches describe Easter celebrations in Jerusalem and Vatican City with bells tolling and crowds recalling Christ's resurrection. In Germany and Vietnam reporters cover espionage tensions and allegations of foreign advisers aiding the Viet Cong. A Naples air crash and Nixon criticisms of Sukarno are also noted as the week unfolds.
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Jerusalem
Vatican City
Christ
Jesus Christ
Johnson orders strict Air Force stance on East German airspace
President Johnson said he issued very strong instructions to the Air Force to avoid more incursions over the Communist East German frontier. He spoke at his ranch and denied Soviet charges that East German airmen spying led to a plane being shot down on March pit.
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Germany
Air Force
Speialists
East Germany
United States
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Sowiet
March Pit
Regents Reopen Nevada Campus Church Land Question
Las Vegas regents reopen the dispute over eight acres owned by the Catholic and LDS churches on the UNV Las Vegas campus. They warn the land inside campus boundaries sets an ill advised precedent and oppose current pricing. no action was taken. The board also approves early plans for an eight story dormitory on former church property near the Reno campus, with doubts about coeducation.
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Nevada
Davis
Jacobson
State Planning Board
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Ents
Reno
Atty
Daniel Walsh
Trial Set For Suspect Joe A Payne In Las Vegas Robbery
Joe Allen Payne 21 of West Las Vegas is charged with the Dec 3 1963 robbery of Kam Ja Row Los Angeles. His trial in Dept 5 is set for June 24 after a prior date was vacated by Dist Judge David Zenot. He also faces an April 2 murder trial for the fatal knifing of Kuk Jin Hoe husband of Mrs Roe during the alleged robbery near the Western Union building.
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Joe Allen Payne
Dept. 5
Payne
Kam Ja Row
Los Angeles
Dist
David Zenot
Washington Ave
Roe
Kuk
Open bids for wrecking county buildings on Shadow Lane
County commissioners announce bids will be opened April 6 for wrecking the road department buildings on Shadow Lane. Destruction is needed for construction of a new juvenile home and county health department building, costing over 2 million dollars. Ground will be prepared after wrecking and rubbish removal before new structures rise.
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Road Department
County Health Department
Alaska seismic fears and coastal damage questions grow
In Alaska north and west of Anchorage residents discuss quake risks after a tidal surge and damaged towns. Burgett cites Fairbanks reports and the Aleutians seismic activity while noting bedrock foundations and permafrost under Arctic homes. He recalls Valdez as a fishing village with deadly fires and repeated tidal events.
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Bill Mirin
Alaska
Fimendorf Air Base
Burgett
Mirkr
US. Navy Office of Research
Fairbanks
Aleutian Islands
Anchorage
Aleutians
Point Barrow
Ee Se Service
Valdes
Regents approve top level reorganization on two campuses
The University of Nevada board of regents approved a major restructuring for Reno and Las Vegas campuses. The plan creates a campus chancellor role, shifts duties from the president, and adds a Reno vice president of finance while abolishing the academic vice president post there.
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Fallon
UPI
University of Nevada Board of Regents
Reno
Las Vegas
Thorp Denies Magazine Accusations About Card Counting System
Nevada gaming board chairman defends regulation while Life magazine accuses Dr Thorp of crooked dealing. Thorp, a 31 year old New Mexico State University professor, claims his card counting method can beat casinos and says he sometimes uses disguises to visit Las Vegas and Reno. He estimates potential earnings of about 300 per day under ideal conditions.
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Luce
State Gaming Control Board
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Life
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Reno
Arraignment Continued in Murder Case of Anderson
Dist. Judge David Zenolf granted a continuance to April 3 for Nonaie Anderson, 62, charged with murder in the Nov. 3 slaying of Melvin Maynard, 47, at 204 George Pi. Also injured was Anderson’s estranged wife Roberta, 50, who was visiting the home.
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David Zenolf
Nonaie Anderson
Anderson
Charles Garner
Melvin Maynard
George PI
Roberta
Maynard
Murder Trial Set for June for Charles Hayter
The murder trial of Charles Eugene Hayter, 32, was set for June 29 before Dist. Judge John Mowbray after he appeared with counsel before Master Calendar Judge David Zenoff. Hayter is accused of fatally stabbing Neil Troyer, 28, at Troyer’s residence. Bail arguments were scheduled for March 30 on a motion by defense attorney Nubar Wright.
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Charles Eugene Hayter
Dist
John Mowbray
Hayter
Master Calendar
David Zenoff
Neil Troyer
Troyer
Atty
Nubar Wright
Zenoff
Wave Slams Crescent City Leaves 11 Dead in 14-Block Front
Del Norte County Sheriff states a massive wave struck Crescent City, pushing four blocks into town along a 14-block front, causing widespread destruction to buildings and facilities before receding. Crescent City lies at the northern end of a shallow bay with no breakwater.
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del Norte County
Oswald Hovgaard
Crescent City
Alaska Miss Universe contestant backs home amid quake damage
The 52 year old Alaska native Miss Universe contestant, born in Nome and a University of Alaska student, plans to cut a Las Vegas tour short to help after a major Alaska quake. She spoke from Thunderbird Hotel KTUGE radio room and said she may return with her father, a tour manager. The quake devastated Anchorage and Crescent City coastlines, with extensive fire and debris damage, and authorities reported multiple deaths and thousands affected.
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Jin Anchorage
Kodiak
Nome
Wien Alaska Airlines
Japan
Thunderbird Hotel
KTUGE
Las Vegas
University of Alaska
Fairbanks
Hovgaard
Hussey Texaco
Union 74
Crescent City
Anchorage
Alaskan
Bodies Found Of California Women. Suspect Arrested
Detectives linked Roy Warman Osborn of Portland to two missing California women after fingerprints on a gun and car were found. Osborn was jailed on homicide charges after bodies were discovered five miles from the interstate in Nevada. Police in Alhambra had no street addresses for the victims and Las Vegas authorities reported no link to the case.
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Roy Warman Osborn
Portland
Ore
Nevada
Osborn
Alhambra
California
Las Vegas
Bra
Washoe County Approves 11.1 Million Budget Plan
Washoe County Commission approves a 11.1 million fiscal year budget with residents paying 1262 per 1000 assessed value. Most funds earmarked for Washoe Medical Center. School Board adopts 12 million budget boosting average per pupil to about 3000 dollars yearly.
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