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ccccc OlanlTribune Sunday.Oct. 1 4, 1 962 Disaster Prevails On Front Death, I jury -Toll, Loss Estimates Rise From Bay Area to Canada -i I i jj. lllllJwnIHIM)llHlWI IHlHl.m-j!! 'Ini I CTK I I I I 1 fjj ST I 'Up -4 1 i -ji I 1 i zfi 1 i frUruj! "-J 1 1 1 4 Continued from Page 1 clare the region a disaster area. The growers said they needed an emergency force of pickers as soon as possible to harvest the grapes. More -than seven inches of rain has drenched Napaince the storm began two days ago.

A reported 10.46 inches has fallen on Calistoga. The California Highway" Patrol said Highway 89 would be closed indefinitely. And a rock and mud slide closed the Western Pacific railroad tracks in the Feather River Canyon, forcing the California Zephyr from Salt take City to be rerouted over Southern Pacific tracks on DonnerPass. The train was 24 hours late, and an east-bound train was delayed 11 hours. SNOW AT 5,000 FEET The CHP reported late Sat- laden air toward the Pacific Coast.

GLASS FLIES In Washington, British Columbia and Oregon, directly in the path of the devastating storm front, the advance winds, some greater than 120 mile's per hour, shattered windows 1hen shredded them into deadly glass missiles that killed four in Vancouver. The ensuing downpour of rain forced temporary closing of the Seattle World's Fair and another postponement of the 1962 World Series in San Francisco's Candlestick Park. (The series pits the San Francisco Giants against the New York Yankees, just in case you forgot. The Yanks lead 3-2, in best of 7 showdown.) The U.S. Weather Bureau predicted clearing skies for Sunday afternoon, raising hopes that the twice-postponed sixth game could be played after all.

But there will be heavy showers Sunday morning. And the field condition wiU be studied before -the clubs even suit up for the contest. Candlestick Past now lies under the soaking of nearly four inches of rain in the past two days and may take sev BROTHERS JAY (LEFT) AND PAUL MANUEL Rescued motorist from flooded underpass Heroic Brothers Rescue Motorist 3 A terrified motorist, submerged to his chin by the waters flooding the 13th Street underpass in front of the county courthouse, was rescued by a heroic pair of teen-aged brothers. The boys, Jay Manuel, 16, and Paul. 14, dived into the floodstream fully clothed Saturday, swam eral aays io ary out even Two cars plunged off driveways and disappeared here into swollen Temescal Creek near Shattuck Avt.

Hundreds '4 several yards io me per suaded the man to unlock his door, forced the door open and then dragged him out and carried him to dry land. The boys said the man wandered off before he could be identified. They said he had driven past a "road water-rilled underpass as a dozen passersby watched in disbelief and horror. One man -yelled Some- bodv jump in and save him! He'll drown!" "And; the two Manuel boys promptly dived in. The brothers, sons of attorney J.

W. Manuel, live at I Hillwood Place. Immigrant Boost Goes to President WASHINGTON M-Sen-ate passage by voice vote to HyeMqenfc v3aturuty a urn to permit the immigration on a non-quota basis of an estimated 23,000 aliens. About 7.000 of these would be highly skilled persons, and member of their, families, whose entry was requested by U.S. employers in applications filed with the attorney general prior to April 1, 1962.

89th annual session rehears- als for all the pomp and pageantry typical of the' order wilKbe staged in the audjtor- ium. In addition to formal dances and niarches, midnight costume parties will.be staged. All in all some 200 banquets, lunches and receptions will be held- in the major hotels and restaurants. The theme, selected by Worthy Grand Matron Helen O. Isbergjbf Temple City and Worthy-Grand Patron Robert C.

"Atkinson of Sad Francisco, is 'Garden of OES History, Pigs 1 1 ley i 1 UV 'xt vf r4. Jj4 Of Negroes In Battle FLORENCE, S. C. -'-Hundreds of Negroes rioted here late Saturday but -police said-that shortly after midnight; quiet had settled over this city ot Authorities discounted racial troubles as the cause of the rioting. Police Chief Melvin Adam said "it was ouieted down" and the streets are clear except for authorities sweeping up debris.

He said at least four Negroes were arrested, uui ue natrqEOCTtirTCaxTOtCTr An unidentified white girl was taken to a hospital. Adams said the girl, about 6 or 7 years old, was riding in a car struck by a rock, but she dinot appear seriously injured. Florence is about 80 miles northeast of Columbia, South Carolina's capital city. urday night that it had started to snow above the level. Thursday rocks and mud loosened by the heavy rains crashed down on U.S.

Highway 99 north of Yreka. Highway crews were able to open the road for slow one-way traffic In Southern California, not directly affected by the howling storms, huge breakers Tribune Photo Team Storm pictures appearing on this page and others revealing widespread damage and inundation throughout the Eastbay were taken by this team of Tribune Cameramen; iiams, Bill Grouch Tom McDonough, Russ Reed, Howard Erker, John Dengel, Jeff Morgan, C. H. a so ri-a Ron Riesterer. kicked up by the two typhoons Emma and Freida began pounding the beaches of Los Angeles.

Waves of from eight to 10 feet crashedgainst the beach and smashed Redondo Beach, and three men were swept a half-mile out to sea but later rescued by life guards. Violent riptides were also 4porte4-along-lhebeachfL DAM WORK STOPS Work on the multi-million dollar Oroville Dani a halted. Construction officials there have estimated at least $300,000 damage was caused bv the flooding Feather River. Many pieces of heavy equip-i ment were lost. The State Department of Water Resources predicts the Feather River will flood low-( hands near Oroville.

A flow' six feet above the flood stage Ms expected. t(i iHundreds of basemants in low areas near Sacramento were flooded. Picnic tables in Del Paso Park north of Saera- i mnrA fintoH awau Winds reached hurricane velocity in the tiny Mendocino County town of Rio Dell, ijupping-awayToofs and knock ing out power facilities HIGHWAYS CLOSE Rock and mud slides have blocked U.S -Highway 40 Alternate in the Feather River caiyon north of Oroville and Highway 89 north of Emerald Bay on the west shore of Lake- Tahoe. -f The two typhoons actually spent their fury far at sea, but because they were spawned in the low latitudes they pushed the heavy moisture- on Feather River swept away all but small portion of though there will be winds Xrom 15 to 30 miles per hour during the day today. High water Thousands Of Phones Hit By, Storm An estimated 28.000 tele- phones, incnjdingall sets in Pacifica, a smalL Peninsula community, are out of commission because of the hardhitting rajnstorm.

Of the total, 8.000 are in Alameda -County and 2,000 in Contra Costa. A acif icTeiephoneeor spokesman said chief prob lem for in addition to dead equipment, was slow dial tones. He said this, was caused by the tremendous amount of traffic on telephone lines. He said it was difficult -to say just when all phones will be back into service because the outages are widespread and keep being reported-all the time. are two mil lion phones iir the Bay Arearf I a cofferdam south of Oroville AP) Storm Hits Many Homes in Eastbay State OES Par Innumerable homes were damaged or ruined by mud Und -ater-aturdayomeWive The Op ens Here I oday 4 -it; Inside Today Movie Man Alan Ward irv ter views vSyd Chatton, man who selects the movies we see on TV.

Page 5 of TV-Radio New Challenge The Ecu menical Council now meeting in Vatican City puts the 5 skills of Msgr. Enrico Dante, often called ''The Vatican's" Greatest a to their greatest test. Page 6 of Parade Good Neighbors "Block Parent" program provides a unique form of insurance for youngsters. Page 1 of Family Life Theater Grant A Ford Foundation grant has inspired new hopes for an Actor's Workshop Theater. Page 9 of El Dorado Civic leader Memorial fund being established as tribute to the late Daniel P.

Collins of Oakland. Page 37 Italian-lrish-rPresident Kennedy says early ancestor helped persuade Queen Isabel fa of Spain to stake Christopher Columbus on his voyage of discovery. An inspirational divine Ve ice at the Scottish Rite Temple at 11 a.m. today will comprise the firsr official group -meeting, of the 10,000 Eastern Star members of the. now converging on Oakland.

Registration opened formally Saturday at Oakland Auditorium and will continue through Wednesday, while the Grand Chapter will have Its first full assembly at 7.30 p.m. Monday in the Oakland Auditorium, Throughout the early part of the week, wJulethe O.E.S. members are arriving for the i 1 4- 3 Transit Services Roll on Airports, railroads and bus lines functioned at near top efficiency during the Bay Area's devastating storm. A radar tower at San Francisco 1 International Airport was blown away--by winds estimated at greater than JQQ miles per hour. The loss of the radar, a ur veillance type, caused temporary slowing of incoming traffic.

The FAA's Air Traffic Control Center in Oakland said it also had equipment problems. OAKLAND. TOO "rfhe storm slowed traffic at most metropolitan includingthe mewrjMetropoli-tan Oakland International Airport. Railroads hadsome problems. The Southern Pacific reported delays hi" dispatching because of deep water over the tracks at 16th Street in Oakland.

But when the water sub sided, trains went into normal operation. i a REROUTE TRALVS The Califorsia Zephyr from Salt Lake City had to be rerouted off the Pacific tracks in the Feather River Canyon because of a rock and mud slide. The train came into Oakland1 ovfecthe Southern Pacific Dohner Pass tracks through Truckee It vas delayed 24 hours. An eastbound train was delayed 11 hours. Bus lines were not ham- pered by the storm although many were rerouted away from floodellaitreets; AC Transit said it was operating all buses, although flooded streets forced some re-routing.

i 67th Ave. and Foothill area of 5546 Balboa 7601 Weld St. 77th Ave and Lockwood several homes. Several homes around 2101 Mastlands Drive. 7534 Hillmont rive.

18175 Walnut Road, Castro 2838 London Road. Two homes at Slater and Evergreen St. 19 Alta Vista, Orinda. 18 Muth Drive. Orinda and other homes in the-area.

6300 Girvin Drive. Two homes on Stockbridge Drive. Several homes in Brookfield Village. There Were others how many might not kno wttrfermany days: but be most careless driver started to hills Others were invaded by water. Here is part the storm's toll as reported to Eastbay police departments and Sheriff's offices: 85 Crestmont Ave.

260 28th A house-at-Store: Streets. 3507 Willis Court. 7 Barner Place. Two htruses on Taurus-St 377 Lennox St. 115 Elysian Fields Drive.

101 i 1 i Heights Drive. 7117 Chabot RJjad 757 Alvarado Road, and oth- homes nearby, 3001 Ashbrook Court. 2712 12th Ave. 5661 Shatter formed lake that would halt Charm Campaign Wive5 vi VaiiiuHiia tanuiaJTes jot, Governor make friends for their husbands in a quiet' campaign over the teacups. Pago 7 So.viet Economy Russia "copies capitalistic WestV methods'to step up produc-.

tion. Pago 12 Opera Moves to BERKELEY The Sanrj Francisco Opera CompanJit scheduled 2 p.m. Sunday pre sentation of Verdi's opera Trovatore" in the University-! of California Hearst GreelSj Theater has been moved to-g Harmon Gymnasium on pus because of the weather. -The gymnasium is at Bancroft Way and Dana St The opera company lias, of the past six years; performed during its regular sea- son. (-" 1 5 i fcC-, 4 1 ft M- i I Stop sign wasn't really necessary at Lakeshore Ave.

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