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THE FRESNO BEE the republican Phone 268-5221 Ika Feared VOL 81 NO 14925 Founded 1922 FRESNO CALIFORNIA SATURDAY MARCH PAGETWO SECfiONS' Cargo Plane Carrying 9 Reports Fire SAN A1 four engine charter military plane with nine persons aboard was feared down at sea off Central California today after messaging that an engine was on fire The DC4 owned by the Facilities Management Corporation of Los Angeles was last heard from at 5:55 AM The pilot radioed then that the No 2 engine was burning The federal aviation agency in San Francisco said the propeller driven aircraft was under contract to the department of defense and that the From AP and ITI report CRESCENT CITY Del aftlh Td! nine persons aboard all were employes of the Los Angeles aini 6 Y'Rht originated at Wake Island refueled at Honolulu and was headed for Los Angeles when the trouble developed The Violent Shocks Rip Anchorage Coastal Towns From AP and ITI reports ANCHORAGE Alaska A giant earthquake smashed the heart of this Alaska metropolis last night and triggered 50 foot tidal waves that wreaked havoc along the entire Pacific coast Half a dozen small Alaska coastal towns were nearly wiped out Officials indicated the death toll could reach 600 Fifty persons were killed when a massive wave swept over the island city of Kodiak Anchorage Alaska's largest city sustained enormous damage Fires raged in Seward about 60 miles south of Anchorage but Anchorage itself escaped the threat of flames At least 28 persons died in Valdez another coastal village The death and destruction extended as far south as Crescent City Calif more than 2000 miles from the center of the quake the heaviest ever to strike populated areas in the United States And one of the worst in modem history Tidal waves and temblors continued today and President Lyndon Johnson declared Alaska a major disaster area A massive disaster aid program is being organized Governor William Egan Juneau said the quake tidal waves and fires might have killed 600 persoris However there was no confirmation on the high figure and reports in Anchorage indicated it may be far too high The known death toll in Anchorage was only three with 21 injured But there were fears many more bodies would be found in rubble of wrecked downtown buildings A Pentagon report fixed the hardest hit areas as the cities and surrounding communities of Anchorage Valdez Seward Cordova Kenai and Kodiak Reports said the entire business district of Kodiak is by a tidal wave but people were evacuated before it hit Egan told Johnson damage Co' huge tidalwave ou lhe f' over this lumbering and fish- ing town shortly after mid- njRht today drowning at least 10 persons The tidal wave loosed by a violent Alaska earthquake injured scores and caused all last reported position3000 townspeople to flee for was given at 1000 miles their lives southwest of San Francisco As many as 50 persons the FA A said were reported unaccounted At 10 AM the coast guard for said three of its long range All 150 downtown business search planes two coast stores were either wrecked or guard cutters and a navy de-damaged stroyer were hunting for thej Five big gasoline storage long unreported plane There plants exploded and burned has been no report from any because water short circuited of the search craft of visual their power lines or radio contact with the dis- No Warning tressed plane or any of thej There was no warning for search craft the approach of the tidal The coast guard in San Residents knew about Diego said two long ater planes from San Francisco! Actually the tidal w'ave it-have been sent to intercept Creek which in the distressed aircraft The 8601 foot high waves coast guard planes at lastacs ari area 14 block long-word had not contacted the 5" were scattered like jtoys on top of each other un- The plane was closer tO kf and on t0P San Francisco and might t- tempt to reach that city instead of Los Angeles the coast guard said in Sarf FranrisccVaT dhe' plane had "requested a ditch-W 80 miles thef ing heading" This means inspection tnp of pilot was considering landing fIew tcCres-sea cent City this morning to in- Company officials identi- spect damage The gov- fied three of those aboard as for had toured Harry Baker 59 Fallon NevJterda controver- the pilot Jerry McGovern sts Muskegon Mich the copilot! Sheriffs spokesmen said and Storey of Concord RUard troops and po-Contra Costa County the Icemen were PtroUmg the navigator See Waves Page 5-A AP wimhoto ground is a 14 story apartment building To its right is the Alaska Nature Service Hospital This is a 1958 photo BEFORE This view looks down Fourth Avenue in Anchorage Alaska in the heart of the business district Tall building in center back- Buckles Cracks Big Trucks Topple Like Ofiivv Mnntwv Per Copy Dally 10c Sunday Me blocks wide and 10 blocks long virtually was destroyed Several residential districts including the Turnagain area which lines Cook Inlet along a high bluff were heavily damaged Some of the most expensive homes were leveled William Tobin managing editor of the Anchorage Daily Times said the city is marshaling its forces to cope with a disaster almost too great to comprehend Military civil defense police fire civic and business leaders met through the night to assess the situation and plan emergency measures 8 J3 On Scale The quake which apparently centered in Prince William Sound near Whittier about 90 miles south of here had an intensity of 83 on the Richter scale This is stronger than the 825 reading for the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 in which 425 died Seismologists at the University of Washington in Seattle 1500 miles away reported the quake was recorded for more than two ihours but Anchorage resi-jdents estimated the shock was perhaps two minutes in duration Reports were sketchy from smaller cities to the south See Quake Page 4-A AP WkmholS quake another building you pass en route And this is a fraction of the story multiplied by a thousand similar agonies of the great Anchorage earthquake of March 27 1964 Your apartment is a wreck but thank God your family is See Ground Page 4-A Weather OFFICIAL FORECAST Fair through tomorrow with some high cloudiness High temperatures 72 to 78 lows tonight 38 to 44 Light to gentle winds FRESNO FACTS 71 low 41 forecast 75 43 normals 71 43 Details on page 3-B Lieutenant Governor Wil- By Rene Cappon Editor of fho Anctnrow Dally Now ANCHORAGE Alaska AP It might not have lasted more than a couple of minutes but the earthquake that devastated Anchorage on Good Friday seemed to last an eternity Imagine yourself standing out on a street the ground bucking and weaving beneath you like a ship in a stormy sea high voltage utility poles swaying menacingly over your head big trailer trucks in a nearby van lot toppling Thousands Flee To High Ground As Mild Tidal Waves Hit Hawaii Churches Prepare For Easter Throngs Fresno churches are preparing for capacity crowds at services tomorrow Easter Sunday In anticipation of extra Mauiiliam Richardson in a broadcast from civil defense large congregations a ny could reach a minimum of $250 million The quake hit at 5:36 PM (7:36 PM PST) at the height of the homeward rush hour in Anchorage which has a metropolitan population of nearly 100000 A downtown area three Reading Study Series Will Aim At Better Grades Beginning Monday The Bee will publish a new read and study series Stop Reading Word By Word And Get Better Grades The series in 20 chapters will be published daily including Sundays It is a followup to the recently printed 30 Days To Better Grades and is designed to help teenage and adult readers improve their reading abilities The Newspaper Enterprise Association which is furnishing the articles commissioned the Reading Laboratory of New York considered the foremost authority on reading and study techniques to do the series Watch for the first chapter scheduled ad-! in Clovis will be the key-ditional other! note speaker at the sunrise day service sponsored by the Easter Fresno Lutheran Council The been service will start at 6 AM at morning the Eastgate Shopping Center at Chestnut Avenue and Kings Honolulu where there was some flooding One wave swept into two small Maui towns and left flat areas under two to three inches of water Honolulu harbor was or-Kushiro dered cleared of vessels and large passenger and Orient's Oriana and Holland-American Lines' Rotterdam put to sea At Pearl Harbor Rear Ad- the only damage reports! ik A Wt xame from the island of 100 miles southeast of Jr of phi- headquarters said there had been no significant damage reported on any island in the chain Throughout the Pacific frightened residents braced themselves for the expected waves Japan lifted its tidal wave alert at II today after four hours of waiting The central meteorological agency said mild tidal symptoms marked by maximum tide rises of up to 20 inches were registered along the safejPacific coasts of Hokkaido and northern Honshu over like dominoes Imagine yourself standing on what you had always con' sidered solid ground and see-ing it crackle and fissure 'in a kind of unearthly silence that was suddenly dispelled by the sharp explosion of a bursting watermain And then imagine yourself once the earth stopped reeling driving downtown from 7fes Qn Radio your demolished office to see whether your apartment house with your wife and small child inside still was standing or leveled like many churches have services and special events for the At least four area sunrise services have planned for early worshipers Dr William Uphold an associate professor losophy and English Fresno State College KMJ Radio will special Easter tomorrow with the Arlington Service 4:30 the Messiah Lutheran Church Canyon Road A combined choir from the participating See Fresno Page 7-A at the Lutheran churches Emmanuel and an! Our Peace and Redeemer of Fresno and the Messiah Church in Clovis will provide the music Sunrise services will start at 5:45 AM tomorrow in the Table Mountain Assembly of God Church located five miles east of Friant on East Miller-ton Road The speaker will be the Rev Gilbert pastor carry programming beginning Sunrise at AM followed by Yosemite Park Sunrise Service at 7:30 AM The Living miral Charles Buchanan ordered all ships tied" but the big navy harbor is considered reasonably from wave activity AP A' Brown Offers Aid To Alaska EUREKA Humboldt AP Governor Edmund Brown last night offered his assistance to earthquake stricken Alaska Brown in a telephone conversation with Governor John Egan of Alaska said he was told the major disaster area was centered in central southwestern Alaska "Can we send any of our people up to help? send a plane with people anything if you say the word Brown told Egan "Just call on me will you?" In The Bee Today Amusements Theaters 2-A Cartoon 8-B Church News 6-A To 8-A City News In Brief 8-A Classified 3-B To 7-B Comics 2-B Crossword Puzzle 3-B Editorials 8-B financial 12-A Letters 8-B Movie Times 2-A News Behind News 8-B Obituaries 3-B Patterns 9-A Politics By Rodda 3-A Radio 9-A Sports 10-A To 12-A Television 6-A Valley News 3-B Vital Statistics 3-B Weather 3-B Activities 9-A HONOLULU series of six washed onto the shores major islands in the Hawaii chain in the wake of the: Alaska earthquake last night) Tens of thousands fled to higher ground Hilo the largest city on the island of Hawaii and on the Japanese island of Hokkaido bothjtwo were evacuated but theP swells proved small Civil defense officials said tidal waves of all' Liturgy will be broadcast at 10:30 AM ordained minister will speak at the 6 AM service in the Roeding Park Amphitheater Music will be provided by the Lisle Boys Choir Fair skies are expected however in the event of inclement weather the service will be held in the Parkside Auditorium at 741 West Belmont Avenue The West Fresno Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance will hold its annual sunrise service at 6 AM in the Second Baptist Church The Rev John pastor of St CME Church will speak and special music will be provided by the Second Baptist Church Cancel Choir Vicar Ronald Diener of 1964 TRAFFIC RECORD 3 City Deaths This Year 10 A Year Ago Expoet tho anixptclid from Ihi Htor driver mricimr AP Wfirvphoto PLEASURE CRAFT SUNK A small cruiser background was sunk and other pleasure craft were tom from their moorings at the San Rafael Marin County yacht basin by a tidal wave Map locates the Alaska area hit by the.