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March 11, 1933

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BUILDINGS TOTTER AS FIRES LIGHT SKY; Solid Walls Crumble Into Thronged Streets of Cities in Two California Counties. CHILDREN SEARCH RUINS Driven Into Open by Falling Structures, Crowds Are Swept in Turmoil. BUILDINGS TOTTER AS FIRES LIGHT SKY

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

LOS ANGELES, March 10. -- Terror stalked a wide area tonight when the earth shuddered in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Tall buildings tottered, with blinking lights recording their progress in space, while throngs below looked on breathlessly.

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GOLD INFLOW BRINGS $20,000,000 IN DAY; 4,000 Nervous Hoarders Rush to Federal Reserve Bank to Restore Treasure. MANY ASK ABOUT FINES Similar Scenes in Other Cities Swell Week's Total in the Nation to $200,000,000. $20,000,000 IN GOLD IS RETURNED IN DAY

By Unknown Author

Hoarders rush to return funds to banks

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PROPERTY DAMAGE HEAVY; Long Beach Is Hardest Hit, With From 65 to 100 Dead. GREAT FIRE RAGING THERE Los Angeles Thrown Into Panic by 16 Shocks in 7 Hours From 5:55 P.M. MANY CITIES BADLY HIT Area of the Shaken Territory Ranges From Ventura at North as Far as San Diego. Facts of the Earthquake

By the Associated Press

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Presidential Bank Order Modifies Ban on Exchange

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Roosevelt relaxes ban to permit exch transactions for business requirements

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