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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1963
Page
4
Debris from the Caltech and Foster dam break spread mud across the valley as authorities named casualties and organized a wide relief effort. Police and fire crews swarmed the area with hundreds of workers clearing debris while officials in Washington considered federal aid and loan programs for affected residents. Ambulances and search teams combed wrecked homes as residents faced displacement and fear of further aftershocks.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power operates nine earth filled dams for water storage in addition to the Baldwin Hills dam that broke Saturday. A department spokesman says six of these dams lie at relatively high elevations, with several reservoirs including Josser Holly and Reservoir and Upper Hollywood Reservoir noted among the high elevation sites. Lower elevation dams are listed at Silver Lake Chatsworth and Ascot.
Ailing garbled text reports a U S base transfer to Morocco at a Moroccan airfield near Casablanca. The piece mentions a government action and public estimates but is heavily corrupted with unreadable fragments.
Sacramento announced immediate advance of state funds to Cal-Vet homeowners whose property was damaged by Baldwin Hills Dam flood. Homeowners will not have to make monthly Cal-Vet loan payments until occupancy resumes, per Veterans Affairs Director Joseph M. Farber. Governor Brown requested the two step action to aid California veterans in the program with timely reimbursements.
President LBJ pledges continued American troop presence in Europe, stating six divisions remain deployed as needed. He urges European allies to match contributions within NATO to share burdens and preserve a united defense framework amid rising tensions and global threats.
Manila flight tragedy reported by Philippine News Service describes a passenger plummeting from 10 000 feet after opening a door on a Cebu city to Manila leg. The chaotic scene included scattered details about manifest origin and an attempted rescue before death.
In the wake of the Baldwin Hills disaster, beachcombers and lifeguards combed through debris along the Venice coast. About 500 people searched wreckage and drifted debris for valuables while two 2,000 gallon gasoline storage tanks lay overturned near an underwater service station as sailboard riders watched.
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