Highlands Tornado Hurts 10 At Trailer Parks
A tornado ripped through two Highlands trailer parks Tuesday night injuring about ten people, with two others hospitalized in serious condition. The same weather system also damaged homes along Sjo lander Road near Interstate 10 while causing extensive power and line outages in Baytown area.
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Tornado Damage Strikes Highlands Area In Texas
Among the tornado aftermath residents describe shattered windows and damaged homes in Highlands. Emergency crews worked through the night to restore power and services as Red Cross set up aid and a mobile kitchen for refugees. Local officials report multiple structures damaged on West Oak Street and Stolander Road with roadways and utilities disrupted.
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Eckhardt narrowly beats Stevens in district eight vote tally
U.S. Rep. Bob Eckhardt won reelection in Texas District 8, outrunning Republican Joe Stevens 9 916 to 6 804 across the 17 east San Jacinto precincts. Eckhardt carried 13 precincts, with Stevens winning Huffman Courtesy Ford Travis and Austin areas.
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Nixon Wins Presidency In 1968 Election
Republican Richard M. Nixon appears to have won the 37th U.S. presidency with decisive electoral votes from California Illinois Ohio and Ohio as Humphrey trails in a tight popular vote. Nixon led early in California and Ohio with final statewide totals pushing him past 270 electoral votes.
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Humphrey Edges Nixon In East Harris County
East Harris County voters favored Humphrey over Nixon with 7,581 to 6,764. Wallace carried several boxes, notably Crosby and Highlands, as Nixon led in seven precincts and Humphrey won six, with strong support in Carver and McNair and in three local Negro boxes. Overall turnout was about 77 percent of registered voters.
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Smith Carries East Harris By 2000 Votes
Harris County results show Preston Smith winning Texas governor race with 9,315 votes in East Harris. Barnes carried seven boxes, while Smith led overall for lieutenant governor with 12,306 ballots to Eggers 7,709. Other state offices largely went Democratic. Crawford Martin led for attorney general with 10,476 to Wynn 15,073.
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Bellwether Box Goes For Humphrey By Slight Margin
Baytown area voters rushed to the polls as Precinct 149 at San Jacinto Elementary highlighted results. Humphrey edged Nixon by about four percentage points with a 388 vote margin, as Baytown Jaycees and the League of Women Voters assisted in relaying numbers to election central in Houston.
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