Houstonian 20 killed in Interstate 10 crash
A 20 year old Houstonian, Douglas Burton, died after a truck left Interstate 10 near Winnie and struck a heavy steel sign post. Burton, employed by A S Steel Buildings, was pinned in the wreckage and died at 12 12 am in Chambers Memorial Hospital. The crash occurred around 10 89 pm Friday, with investigators noting the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel.
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Alien
Douglas Burton
A& S Steel Buildings
Houston
Chambers Memorial Hospital
Anaiwaei
Winnie
Haukanter
Burton
Eliseo Hernandez
A & § Steel
Flori Burton
A & S Steel
Hernandez
Flornquired
Alda Sarly
Gladman
Henry
Ana
Surhuac
Tak- Henry
Allison
Liberty
Baylor Bears reach 100 points again in win over Tulane
The Baylor Bears defeated Tulane 102-87 to cap a second 100 point game this season, becoming the first repeat 100 point effort in the Southwest Conference. Baylor had seven players in double figures and pulled away in the second half after a close first. Baylor had earlier beaten Arlington 103-85. Conference schedule features Southern Methodist, Rice, Texas and others in action.
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Associated Press
Baylor
Bears
Tulane
Southern Methodist
Rice
Texas
Louisiana State
New Orleans
Vanderbilt
Nashville
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Mississippi
Oxford
Arkansas
Missouri
Columbia
Texas Christian
Ohio State
Fort Worth
Texas Tech
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Texas A&m
Arlington State
Arlington
U S Church Goers Plant Trees in Algeria Project
American churchgoers through Church World Service lead a reforestation effort in Algeria to restore barren hillsides damaged by invasions and goats. Eight million trees have been planted and 69 million more grow in nurseries as aid funds feed hungry populations and create work.
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U.S
Algeria
Barrer
Jan van Hoogstraten
Church World Service
National Council of the Churches of ‘Christ
U.S.A
Crosby Edges Magnolia 51 49 in New Caney Invitational
Crosby High School defeated Magnolia 51 to 49 as Crosby shot 51 percent. Rocky Keene led Crosby with 35 points, Johnny Peska added 12, while James Simmons scored 24 and Jimmy Flemming 14 for Magnolia. Crosby meets Willis in consolation finals Saturday.
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Crosby High School
Magnolia
Earle Neves
Crosby
Rocky Keene
Johnny Peska
James Simmons
Jimmy Flemming
Magpolia
Willis
Christmas grief mars arrest report and funeral details
An arrest report fragment notes unnamed residents reacting to the timing of arrests near Christmas. The text mentions burial arrangements for Mrs. Manda Railings of Channelview and lists surviving family. Funeral services are scheduled, with Paul A. Lee Funeral Home handling arrangements and services planned for Monday morning.
Funeral services for Alvan Fletcher Sterling held Sunday
Alvan Fletcher Sterling 49 died Friday at home in Baytown after long service as a gas station operator. Services at Earthman Chapel with J.G. Lestadett officiating. Burial at Murdoch Cemetery in Cameron. Survived by wife Artois, son J A Sterling, four daughters, four brothers, four sisters, 100 grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
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Chopin
J. A Sterling
Baytown
Eurich Wakefield
Organs Point
Frank Troutman
Ela Herrington
Yionda Johnson
J.P. Sterling
Efmee. Sterling
Nederland
Edward Sterling J
Jim Sterling
Port Neches
Ethel Sales
Diboll
Jewel Morgan
Nanalte Smithy
St Part Medics
Sue Drisxle
Lovelady
Waymon Badnctt
Janowski
Ralph Waldrop
Fred Smead
T. Laynon
L.T. Clinton
Philadelphia murder case arrests widen in civil rights probe
A weekend FBI roundup in Mississippi and nearby states expanded a federal civil rights investigation tied to the killing of three workers. Eleven people tied to the Ku Klux Klan faces charges of violating rights with possible prison terms, while others are held on accessory charges. Sheriff Rainey and Deputy Price were among those arrested, with authorities detailing the plot and identifying several defendants as Klan members. The case centers on a dam-related killing and the alleged conspiracy surrounding the trio of workers.
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Philadelphia
Paul B. Johnson
Rainey
Price
Meridian
Meridian Naval Air Station
U.S
Esther Carter
Anolfier
Gulfport
Mississippi
Shreveport
Tommy A. Horne
Bonita
Horne
Earl B. Akin
FBI
Jimmy Arledge
Horace Doyle Barnette
Travis M. Barnette
Meridian Gavage
Alton Wayne Roberts
Jimmy Snowden
James ©. Jordan
Miss
Bill Wayne Posey
Jerry McGrew Sharpe
Jimmy Lee Townsend
Eves Burkes
Bernard L. Akin
Olen L Burrage
James T. Harris
Frank J. Herndon
Rev. Killen
Herman Tucker
Oliver R. Warner Jr
Mervidian
Bernard Akin
Harris
Herndon
Jordan
Warner
Laurel Weir
Merel
Chaney
Tucker
Warm-Up Follows Light Snow Storm Across Texas
Snow flurries and light sleet crossed a wide swath in North and Central Texas while a warmup began in the Panhandle Plains. The mixed precipitation moved eastward near Cleburne Wills Point Hillsboro Kaufman Corsicana and Tyler with dense fog and near-zero visibility at Dalhart. Amarillo logged a subfreezing overnight low of 14 degrees rising to 22 by morning. Treacherous ice remained on Panhandle roads south toward Tulia.
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Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle Plains
San Antonio
Cleburne
Wills Point
Hillsboro
Kaufman
Corsicana
Panhandle
Tulia
Sam Houston State For All The Marbles
Sam Houston State and Concordia Minnesota meet in Augusta Georgia for the NAIA football championship. Sam Houston won the Eastern NAIA playoff by beating Findlay Ohio 32 to 21. Concordia, ranked No 1 in NAIA, defeated Linfield Oregon 28 to 5 in the Western playoff. Sam Houston 9 2 record, Concordia 10 0.
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Augusta
Sam
Houston State
Concordia
Minn
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Sam Houston
Findlay
Ohio
College
Corcordia
NAIA
Linfield
Ore
Richardson Elects New Presiding Bishop of Texas
The Very Rev James M Richardson 51 dean of Christ Church Cathedral Houston named presiding bishop elect of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas after a fifth ballot by 502 lay and clergy delegates from 37 counties. If confirmed by the national house of bishops he is expected to be consecrated in January holding the Texas diocese under Rt Rev John E Hines who moves to national church.
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National House of Bishops
Richardson
Georgia
Christ Church Cathedral
Dean Richardson
Scott Bailey
Houston
Percy Goddard
Tyler
Senate probe resumes on Baker affair amid Kometsch files
Washington AP senators study FBI files on West German beauty Ellen Rometsch as Bobby Baker inquiry nears a restart. The panel pressed testimony of Aguirre about New Orleans parties with Rometsch and Baker, Baker invoking the Fifth Amendment to refuse questions on possible communist links.
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Washington
FBI
Bobby Baker
Ume
Sen
Ate
Rules Committee
Hat
Ellen Kometsch
Si McLendon
Kometsch
McLendon
Justice Department
Paul Aguirre
New Orleans
Rometsch
Nancy Carole Tyler
Senate Democrats
Rometseh
Aguirre
Samuel J
Foreign Students Injured in One Car Crash on South Pruett
Two foreign exchange students from Arabia received minor injuries in a single car collision on South Pruett Street. Zahed Sab and Hayat Tastaniah were treated at Gulf Coast Hospital, driver Lab was not hospitalized. Car skidded into a utility pole near Missouri Pacific tracks, damage about $500. Patrolman Russell Siles of Baytown Police investigated.
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South Purett Street
Zahed Sab
St. Pruett
Hayat Tastaniah le
State
Houston
Gulf Coast Hospital
Lab
Lee College
Missouri Pacific
South Pruett
Russell. Siles
Baytown
Defee
Ashbel
North Felton
Kmart
Lmriday
Market and Highway 73
Airhart
Woodruff
Raiders Georgia Prep For Sun Bowl
EL-PASO AP Sun Bowl teams Texas Tech and Georgia began official practice Monday to ready for the game. Tickets are scarce with most seats sold, leaving limited 40 yard line spots. The 30 000 seat venue will be full for the nationally televised contest, kicking off a week of sports events including bowling golf pistol shooting ski polo ball fighting and tennis. The cage tournament featuring New Mexico Texas Christian William and Mary and Texas Western runs Dec 29-30.
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El-Paso
Texas Tech
Georgia
Dee
el ‘Paso
New Mexico
Texas Christian
William and Mary
Texas Western
Hospital Notes Admits Mix of Patients Across Gulf Coast
Admitted patients include William A. Yarborough of Bay town in room 222 and Mrs. Bernice Webb at 2119 Maryland in room 128. Also listed are Mrs. Floyd Talley of 211 Dyer in room 703 River Bend and Joseph L. Hlanak of 1515 Missouri in room 321. New arrivals report Mr. and Mrs. James Edgar Smith welcoming a girl born December 4 at San Jacinta Methodist.
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Gulf Coast
William A. Yarborough
Baytown
Bernice Webb
Maryland
Floyd Talley
Dyer
River Bend
Auemitted
San Jacinto
Joseph L. Hlanak
Missouri
Walter C. DePoister
Highlands
Wanda LeBlanc
Bayway
Jorjin Chitty
Mont Bemey
H. N. Kinney Jr
Reon
Don C. Mardt
Shepherd
James Edgar Smith
San Jacinta Methodist
Mariner 4 Readies Corrective Nudge From Spacecraft
Pasadena scientists plan a 20 second rocket burn to adjust Mariner 4 s course and bring it within 8600 miles of Mars on July 14. The wobble and Canopus loss caused a 24 hour delay but Canopus was reacquired by late afternoon after tracking commands from Woomera Australia. The craft remains ahead of Zond 2 in the race to Mars and image gathering.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 4
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner
Mars
Canopus
Woomera
Australia
Bmylriner
Earth
Russia
Rites Set Monday For Mrs Rollings
Funeral services for Mrs Maudia Rollings 58 of 15719 Ave C Channelview will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church Channelview with Rev Dan L Strible officiating. Burial follows at Ryan Cemetery Tarkington Prairie. Survived by husband Thomas E Rollings son Billy Joe Rollings two grandchildren Louise Rollings brother Barney J Nix and sisters Ida Morley Gray Mary Presnal all of Tarkington Prairie. Paul A Lee Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Sen B. Sieibule
Tarkington Prairie
Nessman
Rallings
Bond
Thames Edward Railings
Billy Joe Rallings
Terry Joe
Kerry Louise Railings
Channelview
Bonney J. N
Ida fAarlay
Gray
Fars
Thory Presnal
Paul A. Lee
Maudia Rollings
Ave
C. Channelview
Gaytown
Rollings
Carthage
First Baptist Church
Dan L. Stribble
Ryan Cemetery
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