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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1964
Page
5
First quake toll lower than feared as Joss and 35 percent escaped with little damage. City crews worked to restore election, gas and water lines before lines were shattered by aftershocks. Anchorage and other stricken areas huddled by candles near emergency fires. Valdez, a town of 1200, evacuated daily as residents fled by car.
Multiple traffic incidents in Lubbock left six people injured. One youth, Norvell Avant, O'Byien, 19, remained in serious condition at West Texas Hospital after a pre-dawn crash near Parkway Drive and Idalou Road.续
Dan Sullivan of Andrews, Democratic candidate for congressman at large, attended a Kaptek Hotel coffee among about 50 guests. He urged electing a Texas wide representative, not just Dallas, citing his prior work with Sen. Ralph Yarborough and as Andrews County district attorney.
Easter observances marked by Pope Paul VI in Jerusalem at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Benedict Stolz speaks of renewed hope. Reuben H. Mueller of the National Council of Churches urges faith in Christ amid modern problems. Weather darkened Easter in New York London Moscow and Poland with snow cold and clouds. Thousands attended services and many Poles planned Easter marriages.
Earthquake disaster leaves 11 dead including Earl Edwards and William Clawson families. Homes tossed onto highways as floods and waves devastate a coastal area. National Guardsmen patrol, a curfew is set, and four days are needed to clear roads.
Survivors described a capsized boat near the bay with several people thrown overboard. Two bodies were recovered near the shore as searchers worked along the swollen Elk Creek and waterlogged areas. Lifeguards and responders from local hospitals and Hancock Manufacturing were involved in the ongoing hunt for missing individuals.
Eyewitness accounts describe the quake as faint yet inequitable and the aftershocks as ongoing. Court delays on redistricting keep the issue in flux as lawmakers seek a quick ruling.
Anchorage eyewitnesses recall diving from a running car as a five story building shuddered and fell in the quake. Residents described widespread damage and fear as tidal waves and fires followed the tremor while rescue teams searched wreckage and secured water and gas services.
C L Adams AEN front 3941 1949 Adams was a member of The American Land Title Association serving as president from 1931 to 1982 He organized the Guarantee and Abstract firm as a one man operation typing and running the office His first base was a one room office in the Citizens National Bank building moving to Merrill Hotel before 1309 Texas Ave The firm grew to 15 employees by 1961 with microfilm filing He had three generations of Adamses in the business He lived in Dimmitt Castro County and later Lubbock He was an ardent hunter and fisherman Survivors include his wife two sons six sisters a brother four grandchildren and six great grandchildren The obituary notes a Western Nigeria political reference and a detached line about a sale.
The two victims, a couple identified as Ries, died in a Denver City house fire after doors were stuck and flames raged for about two hours. Firemen found their bodies in a back bedroom and a hallway. The cause remains undetermined. Survivors include three daughters and a son, plus four brothers and multiple sisters. Services set for Tuesday at First Baptist Church with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park.
A DC-4 with 45 aboard crashed into Mount Vesuvius during a rain storm near Naples on Easter Eve. Coast Guard reports indicate survivors sent a Gibson Girl SOS from life rafts as ships searched the area. The distress call had previously been logged hours earlier from a flight indicating a fire in engine No. 2.
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