European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse Irma the stats and stwpe5 the ship to Flea m 3 was flip car nit raw fert lifer after the tragic explosion car Ken map an in Concrete Eer the Tyi Watfor Ader Texas City s brightest hours. Iatan Anchor thetic &&ch-6wned ate into after remembers with an Anchor ilk Grandchamp also caught fire and hours later exploded add i Honore fires cad destruction. Anniversary the exact moment the Garnd Jamp disappeared Tex As City dedicated the Anchor As memorial to those who died those who were Lulu feed these who lost oath Tho who spent Long Hor Rible hours pulling mangled bodies out the debris and the Anchor will be a tribute to those who kept Texas Cit whole to Thom who kept it from monday ceremony was Short j. A Trahan Boxt msa., mayor Texas City at thu time the disaster spoke briefly. He gave Walter Holland mayor now a brass replica the Anchor. Prayers were said for the 576known dead and for the More than 5,000 who were four ton Anchor waa one three found after the disaster. Theother two Are smaller and no one is certain where they came certain the Large Anchor came from the Grandchamp though to c1 Baker assistant to the general manager the Texas City terminal hallway. The terminal company operates the port in Texas City and Baker was on duty when the disaster started. It the Anchor was a half mile away from the waterfront an completely in the ground. We know it was thrown there in the first explosion because the rubble and debris piled on the place i landed he said. No one has Ever been Able today they know How Many people died or How Many were injured inthe explosions. The 576 known dead include 63who were never identified. Only two Small industries gave Joffie Mabb smok vhf a Var the waterfront at Texas City below and Avld Matial Ottem fee Der after the tragic 1m7 fro we Well _ i Foj Titi Stiffl Noti Aln no fre remix grand cant Desler or a a spread when flaming hot mrm flew the ooh the or. ,. I " ? vie Fjk-v3p%j a i t a Fel � a a pisj1 up after the disaster. They were quickly replaced. New industries moved in. The City s population was about 15,000 in i9ct. Now it is close to 30,000. Most people now think a Crew Man on the Grandchamp or maybe a Longshoreman tossed a cigarette aside and it started the fire in the ship s no. 4 hold. Moat the physical scars the disaster Are gone. But it i inside that the Texas City trouble lives. And the people Texas City a not let ghosts interfere with Prog Ress. Corpse lie in the Texas City High school gymnasium below awaiting j Hoik some the victims Tate tragedy have never been identified and the exact number dead la not certain. My at cd left a How the main location the the fir. The Monsanto chemical Plant valued at Al Al million we completely destroyed Acme Bay r cloy Hau wwm&z0mwmiff Santo Check where ships exploded act Rev. . J Tpwry soon be Jar Trynea a a flt i ii to whoop it up is etchers appear egg is Long overdue. The egg were Laid three 4ays apart almost 1% months ago. " getting the egg from the nest will be a Tricky Job. Douglass said two men would into the Cage with broom1 and refer Josephine and her mat Rooma will be Vised Detroit ,newsp4per strip a .,.f a i a. Robert c. A i it Cutie a Eiff retry the Batroh newspaper publisher associations to the news and the Detroit free pres would not attempt to publish a temporarily r combined newspaper monday As they did sunday. The papers Are under separate control a spokesman for the news raid he was not authorized to spell out which department the i would be affected by toe strike but he indicated that the Layoff would affect a substantial num Ber employees. \ a the strike waa to Ticlad off last wednesday night when truck driving members a teamsters Union local threw up picket line Arotine the free press. The fee pref warn Fabj to print last thursday s eidolon was the news. --.--,its the walk wet by the came after the contract with the which called for alike in the firs year week beast in the soon or Tret
