Houston Teen Receives Life For Girl Slaying
David Williams, 18, was given a life sentence after a jury found him guilty of strangling Donna Jean Tweedt, 37, in her Houston home on November 19. The trial lasted about four hours with Williams reacting sobbing as verdicts were read and attempting self harm in jail during deliberations. Williams admitted choking Tweedt, taking her car, and fleeing to Louisiana before his arrest.
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David Williams
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Dorothy Williams
Allen
S. K. Tiveedt
Donna Jean Tweedt
Willams
Williamso
Donna
Louisiana
Pilot Seeks Flight Over Soviet Land
Wichita Falls businessman Tom Danaher, an Marine fighter pilot, asks Soviet Premier Khrushchev for permission to fly his private amphibian plane over part of the Soviet Union. He plans mid April travel to Kyushu Japan, hoping to shorten a Pacific route by using liveria and Alaska rather than India Europe or Newfoundland.
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Khrushchev
Soviet Union
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Japan
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Alaska
India
Europe
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Shock Tide Reacts Across Coast and West Washington
A calm yet turbulent event caused crowd control issues at the pier. In San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf bay waters plummeted and rose rapidly for three minutes, uncovering debris and moving junks as tidal flows shifted. A wave damaged a bridge over the Copalis River in Grays Harbor County Washington and flipped several trailer homes along county beaches.
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Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco Bay
Copalis
Grays Harbor
Washington
Copalis River
Three Baytonians Injured In Car Crash
Three Baytonians were injured when a model car struck a telephone pole near East James and Kilgore Road at 12 16 a m Saturday. James Freeman 18 was admitted for observation at San Jacinto Methodist with two others treated and released. Driver Hoya Bonner Ash Harvey and Mickey Crawford 15 were in the car. the crash damaged the car about 900 dollars and the pole 200 dollars. Freeman was in fair condition Saturday morning.
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Kilgore Road
James Freeman
Morris Hy Freeman
Cedar Avenue
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
A Tae
Hoya Bonner Ash
Ah. Harvey
G. Bl Ash
Mickey Crawford
H. E. Crawford
Wilburn
Crawford
Freeman
Ash
Baytown
N. J. Gill
Coastline Surges Cause Property Damage and Drowning
A series of powerful waves stretches from Hokkaido to northern Honshu, with high tides and flooding reported along coasts. In Oregon a Tacoma family suffers a drowning and three missing, while Hawaii, Vancouver Island, California, and Washington report severe wave action, damaged structures, and limited casualties.
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Honshu
Defoe Bay
Ore
Tacoma
Wash
Honolulu
Hawaii
River Flood Destroys Wharf Structures Along Amite River
Eyewitnesses near Baton Rouge report a sudden surge on the Amite River with four to five foot waves washing away boat houses and ramps. Albert Kent watched the water rise four feet before receding, and A S Lanier described a wave smashing a wharf and breaking a finch piling as the riverbed appeared briefly.
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Kent
Lainer
Denham Springs
Lanier
German visitor Holzapfel's U.S. tour with family
Holzapfel, a former German industrial leader and anti Nazi mayor, visits with his wife and children. They tour Washington and Florida, plan Grand Canyon visits, and express interest in gardens including Houston's Ima Hoge garden. Mrs Brown hosts and notes the guests enjoyed corn chips with her sixth grade class.
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Robert E. Lee High School
San Jacinto Elementary
Holzapfel
Germany
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Herford
U.S
Germany Auto Club
New York
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Florida
Boston
Virginia
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Washington, D.C
Charles Lindberg
Houston
Storm Aftermath Halts Moorings In Galveston Bay Area
At midnight the bay waters ran a foot and a half above normal. Several ships in Galveston Bay broke moorings and drifted. In Port Arthur a Gulf Oil refinery tug broke loose along with three barges from the dock.
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San Francisco Quake 1905 Death Toll and Widespread Damage
The 1905 earthquake centered near the bay caused extensive damage from Washington to Alaska and Hawaii. Reports describe tidal waves, collapsing buildings, and fuel spills. Surviving communications came from KENT in Seattle and stations worldwide, with aftershocks and evacuations continuing into the night.
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Valdez
Prince William Sound
Barrett Station Woman Injured In Car Crash
Mrs Annie Lee Joseph a 29 year old Barrett Station resident was injured in a two car accident at 10 36 a m at an intersection in McNair and taken to Sar Tacima Methodist Hospital with no serious injuries reported for the other car occupants The Sun could not identify them at press time Joseph was driving and her husband Caffery was a passenger and not hurt.
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Barrett Station
Sar Tacima Methodist Hospital
McNair
Sun
Joseph
Caffery
Hamilton Heads Crosby Sports Association
Wendell Hamilton will serve as the 1964-65 president of the Crosby Sports Association. Elected with him are Cecil Harlien vice president Lesser Blackman secretary and reporter Bobby Michalsky treasurer and Willie Lee Ewell player agent. The association names vice presidents in charge of Major Little League Joe Brown minor Little League Wes Davenport Youth League and T S Prescott American Legion League. Arthur Bradberry joins the board of directors as a new member. A summer baseball program is planned across Major and Minor Little League Youth League and American Legion League with a membership drive underway.
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Crosby Sports Association
Cecil Harlien
Lesser Blackman
Bobby Michalsky
Willie Lee Ewell
Ray. Blackmon
Joe Brown
Wes Davenport
T. S .Prescott
American Legion League
Arthur. Bradberry
Association
Hamilton Std
Texas Redistricting Hearing Explores Delay Options
The hearing discussed delaying reapportionment after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas ruling that congressional districts were unconstitutional. State Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr questioned how many statutes must change to redraw districts this year. Officials noted the Texas Legislative Council studied population data and aimed for 23 districts of about 418,000 residents each, with county lines complicating boundary decisions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Houston
Texas
James Noel
Joe Ingraham
Brown
Supreme Court
Ied
Texas Atty
Waggoner
Carr
Spears
Bexar County
Texas Legislative Council
Johnson
Council
John Connally
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Stove Fire Damages Home of Mr and Mrs Mercer
Bay town Fire Department responded to a cooking stove fire at the Mercer residence at 5 20 p m Friday. The electric stove was burned and the house filled with smoke. No injuries are reported.
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Raymond L. Mercer
Dent
Baytown
Fragmented World News Fragments From A Turbulent Era
A jumble of names and events appears from a chaotic period with references to Michigan politics, legal battles over congressional districts, casino rumors, international figures like Ngo Dinh Diem and Dean Rusk, and a deadly air crash near Jacksonville. The text also alludes to U.S. presidential scheduling and foreign policy clashes, with scattered mentions of governors, courts, and military officers.
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