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California / Earthquake #313615

CBS Evening News for Tuesday, Nov 24, 1987
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

(Los Angeles, California: David Dow) Imperial Valley, California, earthquake reported; details given, scenes shown. [WOMAN - says everything shook.] [MAN - says it was terrible.] Scenes shown of damage in Mexicali, Mexico; details given. Hardest hit United States cities reported were Calexico, California, and El Centro, California; scenes shown. Damaged United States border station shown in Calexico. [US Customs Don. VAN ZANT - says his office is in the street] Earthquake's economy damage reported Mexican peso's devaluation mentioned.

Reporter(s):
Dow, David;
Rather, Dan
Duration:
00:01:20

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