The President and Cabinet members toured stricken towns and villages in the earthquake zone today, directing relief work and hastening the evacuation of demolished cities. Relief work was also being rushed on damaged irrigation canals in an effort to save the rice crop and avert possible famine.
The Chilean press today expressed the nation's thanks for assistance being sent ey foreign Powers, particularly the United States and Argentina. "The noble attitude of Argentina and the United States" and "United States and Argentina Give Great Aid" were typical headlines in the local press.—United Press.
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