Tampico Hit Hard as Hurricane Cuts Power and Kills
Emergency radio reports say a fierce hurricane near Tampico Mexico 100 miles west of the city lashed the area with winds up to 130 miles per hour. At least three people died and aid workers report blacked out communications with Tampico as the storm swept ashore. In Tonah nearby, a mother and her child were electrocuted on a live wire while refugees fled a school and residents faced exposure and fire risk from downed lines. Authorities tally 148 dead on Friday night across the Gulf region and Yucatan peninsula as five more deaths were confirmed in the Gulf area.
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Tampico
Mexico
Wav E. Wijel
Tamipico
Ersons
Compania Mexicana de Aviacion
American Airways
Nployes
Cust
Tamuin
United Press
Robert Prescott
Gulf of Mexico
Jamaica Island
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf
Truman urges Congress to end all price control now
President Truman asked Congress to knock out three price control sections labeling them an economic hoax and urged storekeepers to become commission salesmen for inflation. In Korea, Communist commanders claimed UN bombed Kaesong to kill Red truce team members and said ceasefire talks were suspended indefinitely.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Commission
Tokyo
Eri
Korea
United Nations
Kaesong
Red Truce
Chinese Reds meet from checker event banned by recreation dept
A Chinese checker meet organized by the Chinese Reds group was banned tonight by the local Recreation Department. Details on the clash between organizers and officials remain unclear.
Three More Heat Deaths Reported In Texas Heat Wave
The San Antonio Health Department reports four deaths in the ongoing heat wave since August 4, including four year old Terri Anne and Douglas Mason C. Their deaths follow a season marked by high temperatures and storms. Rain provides some crop relief across the state as the heat era continues to affect the Panhandle and South Plains regions.
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Residee Press Reims
San Antonio
South Plains
Panhandir
Local notes and plans for city projects and events
The report cites varied city items including a gas station approval for protective sire at Baytown, a Bay County Commission meeting tonight, and planned improvements to Band Place and Erlee Drive front campus. It mentions a drainage basin project, parking strip work, and a 108 by 226 foot site with a cost estimate.
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Granthorn
Campbell
Baytown
Eire Ee Commission
Bulldine mi
Erlee Drive
Casserete
Britain Will Stay in Iran By Force
LONDON UP Britain announced it would hold onto the Abadan oil refinery and use force if necessary to protect British personnel. Britain began pulling staff from Iran's oil fields after negotiations collapsed. Lord Stokes and the negotiating mission headed home after 26 days of talks with Mossadegh. a statement from the Foreign Office was expected amid a stalled dispute over management of the nationalized oil fields.
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London
Britain
Reat Abadan
Iran
Privy Seal
Richard Stokes
Shane
Mise
Stokes
Mohammed Mossadegh
W . Averell ‘Harriman
United Drive Set to Reach 119000 Goal in Baytown
Baytown officials approve seven Red Feather agency budgets totaling 76650 and authorize United Defense Fund request of 5399. If four Harris County groups join, drive total rises to 119029, only 6249 above last year. Public survey shows firm business support for United Drive with 74 replies in favor.
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United Drive
Baytown
Community Chess
Red Feather
United Defense Fund
USO Organization
Harris County
American Heart Association
American Cancer Society
National Foundator
American Red Cross
Ace Wesley Woods
Chest Board of Directors
Woods
Unuter
United Defense Fun
Stewart
Slayer Of Texas Badman Pleads Innocent
Durant Oklahoma Hubert Deere, 39, charged with shotgun murder of Jim Thomas, pleaded innocent and sought habeas corpus. Thomas, a noted Fort Worth outlaw, burst into Deer's home over a dispute about a truck and drill. Deere fired, killing Thomas. authorities note Thomas had a long criminal aura and a recent dynamite case loomed in Fort Worth.
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Texas
Jim Thomas
Durant
Okla
Hubert Deere
Deere
Bryan County
Fort Worth
Thomas
Deer
Oklahoma Crime Bureau
Toomas
Ben Risner
Iman
Gambier Erbert
Cat
Noble
Gambier Nelson
Har
Cease fire talks may resume today in Korea
UN denounces Red charges as fraud and says negotiations may restart today. Communists claim Allied planes bombed Kaesong but UN and Peiping deny and emphasize a possible resumption. Pyongyang blasts the UN response while noting a continued lack of sincere replies to protest notes.
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Tokyo O
Saesong
Matthew E “Ridgway
Kaesong
Pyongyang
Drivers B. Beware- Police Will Get Tough on Traffic Violators
Baytown police and Corporation Court launched a drive to cut accidents by enforcing every traffic violation. Assistant Chief Montgomery ordered tickets for all infractions. 43 accidents in 21 days prompted tougher action. Judge McCullough noted accidents linked to careless driving and disregard for signals, with several incidents at intersections and a drunk-driving case.
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Rosalie Myers
Baytown
Corporation Court
W.R. Aontgomery
O. S. McCullough
Montgomery
Jon Decker
Pruett
McCoulugh
McCallough
Council Abandons Sew Fire Station Site near Park Grounds
Residents in West Baytown and around Lovisidria Virginia Streets oppose the new fire station site due to potential insurance impacts. Meyer Ward notes area location could be detrimental, and the agency holds bids for an emergency generator and drilling permits. City Hall will host a discussion at 7:30 pm with council hearings postponed as key members were absent. The weather section notes scattered showers with highs in the 80s and tonight near 75.
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Lovisidria
Virginia
West Baytown
S. “Meyer_ Ward
Pow- Houston Lighting Company
Campbell
Rufus Gorgerous
Houston Killer Granted Stay Of Execution
Governor Al lan Shivers granted a 30 day stay of execution for a killer after a telegram from J Jeff Bryant of Natchez Mississippi identifying himself as the father of Mildred Jear Mitchell. Bryant asked to present his position to the board.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Leonvicted
Mitchels
J. Jeff Bryant
Natchez
Mississippi
I. Bryant
Mildred Jear Mitchell
Steve Mitchell
Allies Brace for More Attacks If Break Holds
At headquarters General James A. Van Fleet commands an Eight Army with forces from multiple reserves and heavy weapons. Front fighting continued across eastern sectors in rain, with South Korean troops retreating north of Yanggu as Communist Peiping Radio warned of heavier blows if ceasefire talks fail.
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Eighth Army
Bnt
James ‘A. van Fleet
Red Studéks
North Korea
Yanggu
É . Onis
Peiping
R E Martin Child Is Dead
Evelyn Florence Martin 15 months daughter of Mrs and Mrs Roy E Martin of 402 Scarlett Wooster died at 5 30 am today at Beytown Hospital Funeral services set for 3 pm Friday at Paul Uise Funeral Home with Rev C D Henley officiating Burial will be in Cedarcrest Cemetery Survivors include sister Barbara Ann Martin and grandparents Mr and Mrs KLE Martin of Wooster
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Evelyn Florence Martin
Roy E.martin
Scarlett. Wooster
Beytown Hospital
Paul U_ise
C. D. Henley
Second ‘Baptist ‘Church
Cedarcrest Cemetery
Barbara’inn Martin
Kle. Martin
Wooster
Nine Die As Air Force C47 Crashes In Alaska Field
ANCHORAGE Alaska a C 47 aircraft crashed into an Alaskan field killing nine aboard four bodies recovered and five others presumed dead. The plane reported altitude change and then disappeared into a rain storm nearing the emergency strip. Wreckage spread across the runway near the Civil Aeronautics Administration tower.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Ili
Air Force
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Rainelands
Richard MM. Cross
36th Infantry Division Commander Declares Readiness
The commanding general of the 36th Infantry Division, famed for its T-patch, said the Texas National Guard unit is ready for federal service and can handle any call. He spoke after officers and civilians reported in. the note references state and local officials.
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Camp Polk
Urlk
36Th Infantry Division
Texas National Guard
Bosehenay
Aimesworth
White Way Lights Dimmed as Striking Workers Refuse Turn-On
Striking Galveston municipal employees, over 400 of 610 off the job, refused to switch on street lights last night. Neon signs flickered as garbage cans lined streets. residents urged to haul waste to city dumps. Police kept a quiet watch with extra patrols. city departments other than police and fire remained idle. A local radio station offered airtime to present facts in hopes of ending the stalemate.
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Galveston
Ambrose Lukovich
Lukovich
Thief-Forger Gets 7 Years
Robert Valenzuela, described as a Houston man with a curious phrasing, was sentenced to seven years for theft and related charges after admitting to stealing from Peggy's Beauty Shop. Investigators recovered most of the $150 in the purse and two rings, with the suspect directing police to where the items were hidden.
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Robert "Valenzuela
Houston
Peggy
Bill
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