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St. Francis Dam Disaster
Los Angeles Examiner
Los Angeles, California | Tuesday, March 13, 1928.
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BIG AQUEDUCT DAM BREAKS!
FLOOD SWEEPING INTO SAUGUS; POWER BUREAU ASK RED CROSS AID
Water Reported Rushing Down San Francisquito, Boquet Canyons; 38,000 Acre Feet Of Storage Released; Many Communities Believed in Path of Great Torrent The St. Francis Dam collapsed at 11:57 1/2 pm on March 12, 1928. As such, due to reporting deadlines, the first reports of the disaster did not appear in most evening newspaper editions in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the country until March 13. Therefore, this March 13, 1928 edition of the Los Angeles Examiner represents the first report on the dam disaster.
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LA Examiner 3-13-28 1st Edition
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