Coastlands battered as tornado and floods lash Texas coast
A night of twisters and heavy rain lashed Galveston and surrounding coastlands with 41 inches of rain in places. Dozens injured, 22 dead statewide from slick highways and floods, and more storms forecast as low pressure lingers over southeast Texas.
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Kyle Thompson
United Press International
Galveston
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Houston
San Antonio
Eagle Pass
Houston- Galveston
Lufkin
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Beaumont Port Arthur
Wellington Girl Killed in Crash Southeast of Wellington
A Wellington 15 year old girl Linda Langford died when a car she rode in with Bonnie Farrar collided with a loaded carnival semi truck at US 83 and Farm Road 338. Farrar survived with injuries and was treated at St Joseph’s Hospital Wellington. Funeral arrangements for Langford were pending. Survivors include Langford’s parents two sisters and three brothers.
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Wellington
Linda Langford
Bill Langford
Bonnie Farrar
J. D. Farrar
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Miss Langford
Kelso Funeral
Tfnvestigating
Wayne Iholk
Childress
Langford
Farrar
U. S. Highway 83
J. D. Bruce
Longview
John Curtis
Port Jefferson
N. Y
Bobby
Fort Ord
Calif
Billy
Jimmy
Childress Highlighted in Textile Industry Ad Campaign
Childress will be featured in a series of Textile News ads announced by CofC and BCD Manager Jeff Henderson. Ads target the textile industry and promote Childress as a potential plant site, with participation from the Industrial Development of the Dallas Textile Club.
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Childress
Cofc
BCD
Jeff Henderson
Dallas Textile Club
Six Named as Notaries Public by County Clerk
Six new names qualified for Notary Publics were released today by County Clerk Carrell Holleman. They are R. D. Cagle, Dan Cawthon, Azalee Dewis, Elmer F. E. King, Mary King and Margaret L. Noblett.
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Carrell Holleman
R. D. Cagle
Dan Cawthon
Azalee Dewis
Elmer Fe.king
Mary King
Margaret L. Noblett
Foreign Visitor to Attend Santa Rosa Round Up
Dr Hans Filbinger of Baden Wuerttemberg Germany will be met in Wichita Falls by Jeff Henderson and travel to Vernon for the Santa Rosa Round-Up opening ceremonies. He then visits Childress for a Texas official tour Thursday and Friday before continuing to Knoxville and returning to Europe June 30.
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Baden-Wuerttember
Ger- Germany
Wichita Falls
Childress Chamber of Commerce
Jeff Henderson
Henderson
Filbinger
Vernon
Santa Rosa
Childress
Texas
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Childress County
America
Governmental Affairs Institute
Phoenix
Knoxville
Dallas
Washington
Newark
Chicago
California
Arizona
Europe
Weekend Texas Rain So Flooded Roads With Fatal Toll
A United Press International tally reports at least 31 deaths from Friday night through Sunday in Texas, 25 in traffic crashes. The list includes Maudree Fox of Lubbock and several other victims across multiple cities as storms slicked highways and impaired visibility.
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United Press International
Texas
Traf
Two self-styled revolutionaries arraigned in UPI sabo tages
Bernard Jerome Brous and Dale Chris Jensen were arrested by Mexico authorities aboard a armed yacht at Ensenada and handed to the FBI. They were arraigned in California on charges linked to sabotaging microwave towers and a relay station in Utah and Nevada on May 28. The FBI complaint cites one explosion at Wendover Utah and mentions other unknowns.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Utah
Nevada
Bernard Jerome Brous
Dale Chris Jensen
Mexico
Ensenada
Mexico-California
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S
Betty Marshall Graydon
William Anderson
Washington
Chicago Tribune
FBI
Brous
California
U.S. Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Washington, D.C
Jensen
United States
Kennedy Says Marshals Cost U S 225000 Over South Ride
Attorney General Robert Kennedy defended federal marshals expenses for enforcement in the South saying the cost reached 225000. He blamed violence on riders and said the protection was needed though he opposed street clashes and called for lawful action over mob scenes. Subcommittee leaders criticized the riders while Kennedy defended their right to travel.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Kennedy
Mont
Soh
Bama
Justice Department
Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Kennedy
Senate
Mediators set meetings as ship strike inflames charges
Federal mediators worked to arrange talks between ship owners and striking maritime unions after a weekend of sharp exchanges. A meeting was scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at the Hotel Biltmore between the Tanker Labor Services Committee and the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union, with more sessions planned.
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Gary P. Gates
United Press International
NEW York
UPD
J. Andrew Burke
Hotel Biltmore
Tanker Labor Services Committee
Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
Burke
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Washington
Kennedy
Jesse M. Calhoon
Calhoon
Three Players Needed for Greenbelt Bowl Teams
The Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic needs three more players to finish two squads. One East Team slot and two West Team slots remain as Vernon Eubank and the Player Selection Committee seek to complete both rosters by week’s end.
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Vernon Eubank
Eubank
Go karts blamed for multiple U.S. deaths
The National Safety Council reports at least 3 fatalities linked to go kart racing nationwide, including six children under ten. Nearly half of the victims are under 16, underscoring the risk of the sport for young participants.
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Chicago
UPI
National Safety Council
Discoverer Capsule Recovered At Sea In Hawaii Mission
A 300 pound Discoverer capsule and three skindivers were picked up by a destroyer escort after surfacing in a life raft off Hawaii. The US Radford transported the men and capsule to Hawaii at 7 09 a m for recovery and study of data from two days in space.
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Honolulu
UPS
Pacific
Air Force
US Radford
Hawaii
Father claims own arrest power to seize Linda Smith killer
Robert Smith, father of 12 year old Linda Smith murdered last January, says he has identified the killer after Scotland Yard found no arrestable evidence. He and lawyer Dalenson plan legal steps to compel arrest, presenting new witnesses and photographs to magistrates at Boxford. Magistrates refused the warrant, prompting possible high court action.
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London
UPI
Robert Smith
Scotland Yard
Supt
Jack Mannings
Scotland
Yard
Smith
Linda Smith
Boxford
Dalenson
Kennedy Returns to White House After Weekend Rest
President Kennedy arrived at the White House from a country weekend of rest and treatment for his back. He walked from a helicopter with crutches, improving since Friday, and canceled a press club banquet to avoid back strain. No decision yet on a Hawaii trip for the Governors Conference, with a possible California stop to dedicate LAX if he travels.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Middleburg
National Press Club
Pierre Salinger
Hawaii
California
Los Angeles International
Train wreck in France claims many lives and injures many
In Vitry le Francois France a crack French passenger train wreck killed at least twenty and wounded many more with U S troops aiding local responders through the night. Fifteen cars derailed after a high speed crash near an embankment at 3 20 p m Sunday trapping travelers returning to Paris from Strasbourg.
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VITRY
Paris
Strasbourg
Pfc
Norman Flateau
Medford
Mass
Children Eligible for Free Red Cross Swim Lessons
Parents unable to pay can sign up at the Red Cross office. The two week course is extended to July 1 and is sponsored by the Rotary Club covering the fees. Ten children have enrolled so far.
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Red Cross
Te Rotary Club
Police Warn To Watch for Rattlers In Park Area
Chief Alvis Maddox warned parents and homeowners to beware of rattlesnakes during season. Police reported a large four foot rattler with nine rattlers killed Sunday night in Fair Park.
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Alvis Maddox
Fair Park
Western Backed Prince Declines Participation in Laos Coalition
In Zurich a neutralist spokesman for the Laos princes summit conference says Premier Boun Oum will not be included in any coalition government. Souvanna Phouma, claiming to be Laos legal premier, confirms Boun Oum’s withdrawal from politics. The three rival leaders ended their first working session at the princely summit.
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Zurich
UPI
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Laos
Prince of
Pathet Lao
Souphanouvong
Diary raft voyage ends with multiple rescues on Mississippi
Betty Kozak and Mari anne Aherne attempt a New Orleans trip on a plastic raft armed with a Twain book. The Coast Guard orders them off the river citing safety. After several relaunches and mishaps including a capsize and a fall overboard they persist, get rides along river towns, and eventually travel by bus toward New Orleans.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Betty Kozak
Downers Grove
Ill
Marianne Aherne
Falloping
Sweden
Mark
Mark Twain
Chester
Cape Girardeau
New Orleans
Boyce House Accounts Ole Olson Testimony in Fatality Suit
Ole Olson testified in a suit over a friend's death. He described walking with a companion when a train passed, losing sight of the friend and finding a severed arm and head, suggesting a fatal incident occurred on the track.
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Ole Olson
Yohnny
Yonny
Yo Hay
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