The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 60, No. 169, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1974 Page: 3 of 12
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NOTHING TO DO BIT WAIT—Yesterday saw Norman’s First
Baptist Church become a relief renter Evacuated residents of the
Royal Trailer Park ta Moore are Kelly Willson, Mrs Noonan
Delaware, and Mam Swanson; the dog> remain uotdeaUfied
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from ruptured canisters The
canisters had been earned in a
twisted red car.
Occasionally a tractor would
uncover either a ruptured barrel,
or puncture one while moving the
cars, and a new wave at gas
would temporarily hide workers
from view while the liquid
vaporized into the air
Most workers did not wear gas
masks, except m areas where
fumes were highly concentrated
Norman policemen and
firemen and the Oklahoma High
way Patrol were in the crash
area, blocking off exits from
nearby Interstate 35 in order to
keep unauthorized people away
from the poisonous gas
Red Cross volirteers supplied
the workers with food and drink
while officials from the US labor
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Trade. Reference Books and
Outlines— wiH be accepted within 24
hours ol purchase eicept during the
lest three woehs of school They must
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the last thing he could remember
However, I dutol anticipate
anything as bad as it id,” he
continued "We did not bring
< lothing with us, and I am
missing a day of work ’
Recreational facilities at the
church were open for the
chikfren. They seemed totally
unconcerned about leaving their
homes and friends
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By DE CROCKETT
With the excitement and worry
that surrounded attempts to
contain the toxic chemical
released when a Santa Fe train
derailed near Moore, evacuated
residents yesterday appeared
calm but tired
The Cleveland County Red
Cross arranged for the First
Baptist Church in Norman to
provide facilities for the
evacuated residents
Their only concern was the
possibility that unless they could
return home soon, looting might
1 begin
■ "Unless we are able to return
to our homes soon, I'm afraid
people will start looting." Mrs
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Jan Holdslaw said
She arrived in Norman
yesterday and said wearily her
only problem is not knowing
when or where 111 go.’’
“I really think there ought to be
more laws prohibiting chemicals
from being transported. ’ she
said "We need federal controls
to determine the safety of
chemicals and how they are
transported ”
Jerry Smith, his wife and their
three children, sat eating their
| lun< h quietly along with the other
r 1.500 homesless persons He said
that if they did not return home
soon, the possibility of vandalism
might begin to worry han.
Mrs Evelyn Holt, who moved
to Moore from Oklahoma City
four days ago. said; ”1 feel tired
with no place to go "
__ John 1 indsey. trying to comfort
Ten agencies combine
to handle rail clean-up
Department were present to
guard the men’s safety
"We’re here to make sure that
no undue hazards are faced by
the people involved in the
cleanup," said James Knorpp, a
labor I Apartment official
/ Moore calm but tired
his baby, who is ill with the flu,
was forewarned about the
dangers of the toxic chemical
He works evenings at Norman
Municipal Hospital and was on
duty when a policemen was
brought in for X-rays. The
policeman said he went near the
wrecked cars to see if anyone was
injured," landsey said. “The
officer started to run when he
smelled an order, and that was
fine pipes
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By LYNN HAMILTON
Officials and employees of at
least 10 agencies aided in the
( leanup effort of wreckage that
resulted from the derailment of
35 railroad cars in the Norman
city limits Wednesday
“They did the most
remarkably efficient job I’ve
ever seen in my life,’* said BUI
Pbrter, (leveland County sheriff,
who had been on the scene for
almost M hours yesterday af-
ternoon.
He estimated that more than
1.500 people had assisted in the
clean ip
Police were at the crash site
almost immediately ’’ after
receiving a call from a resident of
a trader court northwest of the
crash site. Porter said
Two policemen were
hospitalized and » treated from
the immediate area. Porter said.
Bulldozer crews from the
Huicher Emergency Service,
which specializes in railroad
accidents and derailments,
began pushing the mangled cars
away from the tracks Wednesday
night and were still on the yob late
yesterday.
Sometimes as many as three
bulldozers were needed to push
one railroad car, Porter said
The men worked in the midst of
clouds of toxic gas as it escaped
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Morrison, Cliff. The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 60, No. 169, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1974, newspaper, June 14, 1974; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1825889/m1/3/: accessed June 4, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center.