29 Mar 1964
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1964
Page
1
Anchorage residents recall the Good Friday quake of March 27 1964 as an enduring nightmare. Streets buckled, utilities toppled, a water main ruptured, and downtown offices and new apartments lay in ruins while families searched for survivors amid 100000 residents in the greater area. The scene conveys fear, loss, and the daunting scale of Alaska's worst natural disaster.
Seattle became the nerve center for anxious relatives as word of the Alaska earthquake spread. The Seattle-King County Red Cross center opened at 9 am to receive family messages, handling hundreds of inquiries as additional communications equipment was rushed in.
Christians worldwide observe Easter with ecumenical goodwill as Pope Paul VI sends greetings to Oriental and Anglican churches. Sunrise services planned from mountains to Radio City, while JFK Airport records air traffic highs. Moscow, Poland, and Canada report varied weather adding to the weekend's travel.
Nobert Gayla, Republican nominee for governor, travels through Gas route Saturday and names Bud Gallagher to his state campaign advisory board. The news notes a photo on page SA and previews articles on page 4A about military command changes and veteran perspectives.
Weekend wrecks on North Carolina roads killed at least four people by Saturday. A Raleigh man, Jimmy Lea Olive, died in a flaming crash after his car hit a median strip and burst into flames. A Winston-Salem youth, 16 year-old Jimmy Gray Court, died in High Point while police pursued the car. Harry Lee Smith Jr., 42, of Timberton, was killed on NC 41 when his car struck a track marooned vehicle in the oncoming lane.
Anchorage faced likely hundreds of dead as the Great Friday quake devastated the city and surrounding communities. President Johnson declared Alaska a major disaster area and pledged full federal aid while state officials estimated damages near 250 million dollars.
AP report from New York notes seismographs worldwide went off scale as the Alaska main shock reached. Experts compare it with the 1906 San Francisco quake and the 1969 Chilean event, estimating a magnitude near 8.7. Centered at Prince William Sound, the quake spurs long term studies and alerts.
AP reporting that Robert F Kennedy, represented by Sat Wray, keeps his mind open on a Democratic vice presidential nomination while signaling he will leave the Cabinet after the November election. He has not ruled out remaining as a presidential adviser and may return to Massachusetts to practice law as a potential 1966 governor bid looms.
Senator Robert Humphrey says more than 15 drug manufacturers hide from the government the amounts paid to actors linked to products. He cites testimony suggesting some drug tests were fraudulent while most testers are honest, and criticizes FDA for seeming powerlessness to compel disclosure. Names of firms and doctors not disclosed.
A nine passenger propeller aircraft, operated by Facilities Management Corp of Hawthorne, with all aboard employees of Los Angeles area, vanished after reporting an engine fire. Last position 1000 miles southwest of San Francisco. Coast Guard and Navy searched at dawn but no contact yet. Flight originated Wake Island, refueled Honolulu, en route to Los Angeles.
Washington recovery bulletin says General Douglas MacArthur spent a quiet night at Walter Reed Army Hospital and rests well. Pneumonitis in his lower right lung is subsiding with antibiotics, though he remains in serious condition but shows positive overall progress.
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