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Hoeman, J. Y.
1964--Aleutians
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 past West High and it's really a shambles of broken windows and cracked walls. Pete's and my wall at Robison's stands firm. But L 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 opposite side of L St. Repair is going on everywhere (and destruction). We get room 475 at Westward (has cracked wall) at $10.50 apiece per day for a double!
Walk up to 4th Ave. and look at the gap where all those bars, Mac's Photo, Dendi Theater and Hautbrau used to be. Urban renewal I call it--a fine view. At Reeve'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. Next to Arctic Health post shattered FAA, finding both Bud Fay and "Willi" Williamson in. Talk of quake and birds and islands. I learn Torbert's climbed a few days ago by Thomas, Crews, Gardey, Wichman and Wilson.
Go over to Hornings' alone--Jackie and Cristy there and that Mary Ann comes in. Talk earthquake and I call Paul Crews, Peter Fading, Helga Fading, Dave DeVoe. Have a TV dinner with them when Gene gets home. He's kind of quiet but gives me a lift out to the place where Willi's living on 25th. Willi has a friend from small business loans of a Spokane bank there too and after they eat we drive out to Turnagain in Willi's car with the resident sticker on it. Surface water liner run all over the place and civil defense guards check car through and guard devastated areas. The new bluffs are steep sandy banks that severed roads and everything including