Ho email , J. V, 
1964— Aleutians 
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wolves* and pilot pictures gone. 
At first on bus to town not much damage visible (chimney down on 
Idle Hour) but street blocked so we detour pest West High end it’s really a 
shambles of broken windows and cracked alls. Pete's and my wall at 
Bobison's stands firm. But 1 St, Apts, stand in spectral silence and 
seem to lean a little, 4-winds Apts, a rubble-pile and a terrific fault* full 
of sunken houses parallels the bluff on the o posits side of L St, Bepair 
is go'ng on everywhere (and destruction). We get room 4"3 at estward (has 
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cracked wall) at $10.50 aniece per day for a double! 
Walk up to 4th Ave. end loo v at the gap whore all those bars, Mac's 
Photo, Dendi Theater and Hautbreu used to be. Urban renewal I call it— 
a fine view. At Beeve's office we talk to Bob himself— he'll take us 
anywhere there's a strip if we have military permission. He's rather fat 
now with white h •• ir, red face, Hext to Arctic Health poet shattered 
FAA, finding both Bud Fay and "Willi** Williamson in. Talk of quake and 
birds end islands, I learn Torbert's climbed a few days ago by Thomas, 
Crews, Gsrdey, Wichman and Wilson. 
Co over to Hornings' alone— Jackie and Oristy there and that 
Mary Ann comes in. "Talk earthquake and I call Paul Crews, Peter edlng, 
Relge 3a ding, Dave DeVoe. Have a TV dinner with them when Gone gets 
home. He's kind of quiet but gives me ? lift out to the plane where Willi's 
liv'ng on 35th. Willi has a friend from small business loans of a Spokane bank 
there too and after they eat we drive out to fumagein in Willi's 
c r with the resident sticker on it. Surface water liner run all over the piece 
and civil defense guards check car through and guard devastated areas. The 
new bluffs are steep sandy banks that severed roads and everything including 
