Hammer Honored for Armenia Quake Aid
Four young survivors of December’s Soviet Armenia earthquake joined members of the Los Angeles Armenian community and World Vision Inc. on Tuesday to thank Dr. Armand Hammer for rushing medical equipment and supplies to the devastated region.
At a Beverly Hilton luncheon, 16-year-old Anna Mikaelian, who was buried in the rubble and lost both legs, gave the Los Angeles oilman a clock that had stopped at 11:41 a.m.--the time the quake struck on Dec. 7.
She and the other three children at the luncheon have been undergoing medical treatment in Los Angeles for several months.
Hammer flew to Armenia the day after the quake, delivering antibiotics, anesthetics, anti-trauma drugs, blood transfusion equipment, kidney dialysis machines and other items.
He also delivered a check for $1 million for medical supplies. Half the money came from him and the remainder from World Vision, the Christian humanitarian relief and development organization.
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