Flood Terrifies Sanderson as 13 Die and Town Is Isolated
Trucks haul relief as search for flood victims continues in Sanderson Texas after a 15 foot high wall of water swept through the canyon area. 16 others unaccounted for. Debris and mud fill streets while shelters take in 300 homeless. Authorities coordinate aid with Red Cross and state agencies.
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Tex
Texas
Fat Stockton
San Antonio
el Paso
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Longfellow
Here
John Wesley Johnson
Michael Johnson
Bill Cooksey
Sanderson Creek
Red Cross
State Health Department
John Connally
Beach Policemen Complete Jail Facelift at Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach police completed a long overdue jail face lift during off duty hours. Lt John H Clark credited Sgt J P Lacroix and patrolmen Paul Tibbetts and Warren Morgan for the rebuilding and painting. A new tank type cell increases detention units and a fingerprinting and photographing area is planned along with plumbing upgrades and better lighting.
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Old Orchard
John H. Clark
J. P. Lacroix
Paul Tibbetts
Warren Morgan
Clark
Town Hall
Police Department
Space twins face toughest mission part with receptions
The report notes America's space twins prepare for the round of ceremonies while Dust rises over Sanderson Texas after a cloud burst flooded homes. Eyewitness Morris Nichols recalls the motel collapse and the danger to children as rescue efforts continue.
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Space Twins
Sanderson
Texas
Morris Nichols
Ani
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Lynda Bird Johnson
Apache
Grasshopper
Ariz International Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
Washington
London
Albert Hall
Senate
Johnson
Senator Smith to Speak at Whittier College Honorary Degree
Senator Margaret Chase Smith receives her third honorary degree of the spring as commencement speaker at Whittier College California. Bob Hope also receives an honorary degree marking a second joint honor for the pair. Mrs Smith already earned degrees from Kenyon College and Hartwick College.
Generals Regain Power In Viet Nam Government
Mounting public pressure and an internal feud led to the resignation of South Viet Nam's civilian government after four months. The move returned power to the military, with Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu and Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky among leaders guiding a caretaker regime. The National Charter and Legislative Council were discarded, and officials spoke of starting from scratch while vowing no new coup. Street policing increased amid emergency rules and a canceled Catholic demonstration.
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Phan Huy Quat
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National Legislative Council
Diem
Planes Smash 15 Boats in North Viet Nam Strike
U S warplanes sank or damaged 15 boats about 120 miles inside North Viet Nam after boats opened fire on four Thunderchiefs. Eight tons of bombs were dropped on the boats during a 30 minute strike. A separate raid near the Laotian border involved 25 F 105s dropping 30 tons on targets including Muong Sen and seven military barracks.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Muong Sen
Woman Dies In Poland Car Crash
In Poland, Theresa Auclair, 43, was killed when her car hit a tree on Lewiston Junction Road near their home. Her husband Conrad, 43, was seriously injured with head wounds and treated at a Lewiston hospital after the crash reported around Friday afternoon.
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Lewiston Junction Road
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Lewiston
Senate Votes Cut In Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate approved a $200 million across the board cut in Johnson's foreign aid authorization, dropping next two year totals from 3 443 170 000 to 3 243 170 000 on a 40 to 35 vote. Leader Mansfield said to stay in session Monday to finish action while opponents seek further country by country cuts.
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Idaho
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Ohio
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Gemini 4 capsule returns as space race heats up
Americans celebrate a successful Gemini 4 splashdown as McDivitt and White recover aboard the Wasp after a four day orbit. The astronauts receive a congratulatory call from President Johnson and films of White’s spacewalk wow Houston audiences. Meanwhile Lunar 6 fails to reach the moon and Viet Nam battles intensify with heavy U.S. casualties and political shakeups in Saigon.
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Edward H. White II
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Divitt
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LBJ
Lould
Johnson
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Space Center
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Air Force
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US spacemen McDivitt and White receive star welcome tours
Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White prepare for a week of honors after returning from Gemini 4. Parades and homecomings begin in Chicago University of Michigan Jackson Michigan and San Antonio Texas, with LBJ promoting them to lieutenant colonel.
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Tex
America
Space Twins
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Manned Space Center
Chicago
University of Michigan
Jackson
Mich
McDivitt
San Antonio
White
Johnson
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