Examine Anchorage Devastation--Sen. E.L. Bartlett, D-Alaska, left, and Sen. Ernest Gruening, D-Alaska, center, examines downtown earthquake damage today with Edward McDermott, director of the office of Emergency Planning, Washington, D.C The scene is at Fourth and C. streets in the downtown area. by Associated Press

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Examine Anchorage Devastation--Sen. E.L. Bartlett, D-Alaska, left, and Sen. Ernest Gruening, D-Alaska, center, examines downtown earthquake damage today with Edward McDermott, director of the office of Emergency Planning, Washington, D.C The scene is at Fourth and C. streets in the downtown area.

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