Beatles Honored With MBEs By Queen's List
The Beatles were named Members of the Order of the British Empire in the 1969 honors list released by Buckingham Palace. George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, all aged 22 to 24, appeared alphabetically among 1,800 names. public reaction mixed from fans and older Britons.
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450 Left Homeless as Texas Cloudburst Kills 12 in Sanderson
A 15 foot wall of water swept Sanderson Texas Friday drowning at least a dozen residents and leaving 450 homeless. Eight missing and 14 bodies found in flood debris identified later as Sanderson residents including six Johnson family members. Debris piled high with overturned boxcars and wrecked rail cars.
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Rescue workers reported a mother whose children were swept away in Sanderson flood in shock. A small boy asked how he would pay his doctor bill as he received injuries. Fifty to seventy five houses and all businesses on the town's south main street were destroyed by a wall of water. Nine inches of rain fell overnight. About 250 to 400 people were evacuated to Fort Stockton and a temporary morgue and disaster center were set up. Helicopters were delayed by morning rains, and 1,600 residents had typhoid shots by night. The town, a railroad hub of 2,350, sits between El Paso and San Antonio near the Mexican border, with Amistad Dam under construction to curb floods. A train of 500 passengers was stalled by washed-out bridges. one could back out only after track repairs. Sanderson appealed for doctors, nurses, ambulances, and helicopters from Laughlin AFB, Del Rio.
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Touring Editors Report on Gov Wallace Alabama Visit
A visiting group of editors toured Alabama at Gov George Wallace's invitation to assess reports of unrest and view resources. Malcolm Epley credits firsthand exposure with insight into education, voting, employment, and the state’s economic potential, while noting gaps such as access to Atty Gen Richmond Flowers and civil rights leaders.
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