SOUTHEAST ASIAN EARTHQUAKE S.S.

AT LEAST 3 AMERICANS ARE BELIEVED TO BE AMONG THE APPROXIMATELY 22 THOUSAND DEAD, AFTER AN 8.9 EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA SUNDAY MORNING. THE QUAKE, WHICH IS THE LARGEST THAT HAS HIT IN ABOUT 4 DECADES, WAS FOLLOWED BY A TSUNAMI THAT DESTROYED FISHING VILLAGES UP AND DOWN THE COAST, ALONG THE INDIAN OCEAN.