Ten Die as Florida Tornadoes Sweep Central Region
Tornadoes raked central Florida along a 150 mile path from the Gulf to the Atlantic, killing at least 10 people including a Davenport woman and injuring more than 200. Damage topped $320 million in Polk County with hundreds of homes wrecked. Gov Burns sought federal disaster aid, while Red Cross crews treated dozens and Civil Defense aided searches.
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Lakeland
Fla
Centra
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Davenport
Flora
Bowen
Haydon Burns
Johnson
Red Cross
Gibsonia
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Kennedy
Polk City
Civil Defense
G. Wes Gunn
Polk County
Sherwood D. Smith
Lakeland General Hospital
Southwest
Ealfense
Wiliam Turner
Turner
Turnner
Cocoa
Robert W. Rutledge
Florida Citrus Mutual
Tampa-Lakeland
Tampa
Brandon
Dade City
Winter Haven
Rockies
Appalachians
Maine
New Mexico
Continental Divide
Salem
Ore
Trinidad
Colo
Key West, Fla
Two McNair Men Charged In Egg Theft
Two McNair men Calvin N. Hodge and Leroy Johnson were arrested by Harris County officers and Baytown Police on burglary and felony theft charges related to burglaries at Barker Cage Egg Co. in Bayway. Police say the company was burglarized six times in six weeks, with 20 cases of eggs valued at over 300 dollars stolen overall. Johnson is linked to all six burglaries. Hodge to two.
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Henscey
Johnson
Hodge
Baytown woman mobilizes aid for war relief children
Mrs. Cummings spearheads a Baytown effort inspired by letters from a local major overseas. The plan seeks soap clothing vitamins diapers school supplies and baby food plus cash for shipping costs. Volunteers are urged to store box collect and deliver aid while Baytown residents respond to a call likened to the Little Alamo.
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Baytown
Baytonians
Texas
Missouri Street
Cummings
Arrowhead
Reber Wins Top Scouting Award in Troop 883
Randall Reber of Boy Scout Troop 883 received the Bronze Palm, among scouting’s highest honors, for earning at least 26 merit badges and six months Eagle Scout service. Other advancements in Troop 883 include Calvin Keating Life Scout and Steven Adams Star Scout, with Richard Whatley and Billy Rosamond achieving first class and star statuses respectively. Troop 142, sponsored by the San Jacinto Council and Knights of Columbus, lists Louis Pina Life Scout and George Lloyd Vay First Class.
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Randall Reber
Wooster
San Jacinto
Noon Stock Quotes Coverting of Dempsey Tegeler Co Inc
Market notes report noon stock quotes for Dempsey Tegeler Co Inc with daytime price levels and trading activity. The record captures current bid and ask ranges and any notable volume movement as investors monitor the firm’s performance.
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Dempsey-Tegeler Cso., Inc
Civil War Threat In Viet Nam Eases At Da Nang
In Da Nang a compromise quieted the risk of civil war in the Vietnamese armed forces after talks with Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Chuan. A Buddhist demand for a national assembly within three months stirred tension as riot police dispersed a Saigon crowd violating a curfew. Thich Tam Chau urged a night of prayer for those challenging Ky’s regime amid anti-American sentiment.
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Saigon
da Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Chuan
Chuan
1St Corps
Chien
Thich Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
U.S
Funeral Rites Held For John Richard Fellers 24
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday for John Richard Fellers of Baytown. He drowned on a fishing trip at Lake Houston. Burial was in San Jacinto Memorial Park. He served in the U.S. Army and NATO as a missile mechanic in Germany. Memorials to the PFA Council Scholarship Fund. Survivors include his widow Doris and two sisters, two brothers, and other relatives.
Rioting in Saigon Over Ky Resignation Demands
Swarms of Saigon schoolboys demanded Ky’s ouster and an immediate end to American support. They clashed with police, burning a U.S. Army jeep as demonstrations spread through the city streets.
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Saigon
Coach seeks reinstatement after board ousts him
Bowden Cook alleges the Channelview School District removed him as athletic director and coach without a hearing. He demands his job back or contract pay, citing a required hearing under Texas Education Agency procedures and a formal request by his attorney.
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Schochler
Cook
Texas Education Agency
Board of Education
Mont Belvieu Area Plans Incorporation Battle
About 430 to 450 registered voters in Mont Belvieu and Tri City Beach Road areas may qualify for incorporation elections, as Judge Oscar F. Nelson Jr. ordered after petitions. Baytown officials say they expect no change due to annexation talks, while Baytown has annexed protective strips near the U.S. Steel property to block other jurisdictions.
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Hoover
van Ocean Drive
Chamberg County
Oscar F. Nelson Jr
Baytown
Mont Belvieur
U. S. Steel
George
New Arrivals At Gulf Coast Hospital June 4 Births and Room Assignments
List of admitted patients and room assignments includes James Jordan and Amy Carnes in various rooms, plus other residents from Gulf Coast region. Newborns: Lloyd Grigsby at 12 E. James and a daughter for W. T. Gillum of La Porte, both born April 4 at San Jacinto. Mary West and many others noted with home towns and room numbers.
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Wenieriae Pite
Lai
James Jordan
James R. “Jordan
Gresham
Amy and
Keith’ Carnes
James Carnes
Texas
Ean Rodney Currie
B. G. Currie
Highlands
Sherwin Ana Dahse
Robert. Ahse
la Porte
Mary West
Charles H. ‘West
Chandler
Haywood Middleton
Houston
Erma Ozburn
Baytown
John Christian
William Woods Jr
Liberty
Anthony Tisdale
Madison
Ben Burger
Mors
Lloyd Grigsby
E. James
Gulf Coast
W. T. Gillum
San Jacinto
Last Rites Held For J. R. Fellers 24
Funeral services were held for John Richard Fellers 24 at Barthiman Chapel. Burial followed at San Jacinto Memorial Park. He drowned on a fishing trip at Lake Houston. Survivors include widow Doris a daughter Heidi Marie his parents two sisters and three brothers. A Baytown native he was a lab tech for Southwest Chemical and Plastic Co served in the U S Army 1960 1966 with NATO in Germany and stationed in Washington DC and Minnesota. He was a 1964 graduate of Robert E Lee High School.
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Fellers
John Richard Fellers
Pleasant Drive
Earthnon Chapel
Buriel
San Jacinto Memorial Park
Lake Houston
Doris Feilers
Heida Marie Fetter
R. B. Battabee
Baytown
H. L. Cook Jr
PFA Council
Robert Botterbues
Norman Batterbee
Vernon Satterbee
Oyatirbee
James F
Walter Odom
Coney
Sof Pleasant Drive
Highlands
Kathleen Battarbee
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