Cloudburst Drenches Galveston Deep Floods
A record cloudburst hit Galveston with up to 12 inches of rain in parts of southeast Texas, flooding 40 to 50 houses near Conroe and prompting boat rescues. Three hurt in a Port Arthur area crash killed a 25 year old man, while Orange Beaumont saw 6.12 inches and water covered streets and curbs. Highways jammed as workers tried to reach jobs and ports opened on a come-if-you-can basis.
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Galveston
Port Arthur
Tex
Conroerea
Houston
Texas
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Conroe
Horesback
Orange-Port Arthur-Beaumont
Porter
New Caney
Splendora
Edward Paul Nichols
Bridge City
Orange- Beaumont
UNC Entry Wins Frog Jumping Meet on Capitol Square
RALEIGH AP A UNC group won the state frog jumping contest after a judge ruled a foul on the closest jumper from NC State. The UNC entry leaped 12 feet 2 inches, beating the NC State frog by disqualification. Thirty eight frogs competed and UNC and NC State will enter California’s International Frog Jump Jubilee in May 1922. Annette Blackmon’s Buies Creek frog placed third with a 10 foot 9 1/4 inch jump.
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Raleigh
University of North Carolina
North Carolina [State University
Hank Plotkin
UNC
Capitol Square
N. C
Angels Camp
Calif
Annette Blackmon
Buies Creek
California
Annette
Chi Psi Fraternity
Heir Dispute Flares Over Texas King Ranch Estate
Miss Atwood heirs face probate questions as De Bella, a longtime acquaintance, claims undisclosed Texas assets. Attorney Curcio handles inheritance issues while a May 20 hearing determines asset values. Brothers Edwin and William Atwood, Elise Baldwin, and others may contest the will disinheritance. The late heiress left a 14 percent share in the King fortune through Capt Richard King’s cattle empire. The estate shows 2327 in a bank account and 474 376 in northern trust deposits with Texas holdings noted. Magistrate Anthony Kogut schedules probate review.
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Rae
de Hella
Joseph R. Curcio
Texas
King Ranch
de Bella
Joyce
Miss Atwood
Edwin K. Atwood
Evanston
William Atwood
Des Plaines
Miss Twood
Elise Baldwin
Birmingham
Mich
Thomas Hart Fisher
Four Atwoods
King
Capt
Richard King
Circuit Court
Northern Trust Co
Anthony Kogut
China tests raise questions on thermonuclear capability
The report discusses China's third atomic test using enriched uranium and thermonuclear material lithium 6, noting no plutonium and unclear function of the material. It notes AEC data collection methods, compares yields to Hiroshima and megaton US/Soviet devices, and cites experts predicting hydrogen bombs within years with missiles reaching hundreds of miles, while intercontinental ranges remain a decade or more away.
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AEC
Mondavy
Red China
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
United States
Senate panel advances food labeling bill with standards
The committee bill directs the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations requiring a conspicuous and legible label stating contents and net quantity in ounces or pounds. It allows terms like thus twenty one ounces but not one pint five ounces, and permits phrases such as an even quart or an even pound. The agencies gain discretionary power to regulate cents off sales serving sizes and terms like large or economy, with six months after enactment for effect and extra time before enforcement.
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Thruston B. Morton
James B. Pearson
Kan
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Judiciary Committee
Magnuson
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Food and Duty Administration 1
Federal Trade Commission
Bus Shrine trip crashes with NASA notice in Cape Kennedy
A sightseeing Shriners bus from Clearwater collided with a truck near Cape Kennedy causing 31 injuries, one serious. The bus carried 35 people including many Clearwater Shrine Club members and wives, plus a driver and NASA escort officer. The truck carried pressurized helium bottles and was driven by Herman Bowen of Pan American World Airways. The bus rammed the rear of the truck after the truck braked to avoid a car, injuring the bus driver identified as Dickson.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Clearwater
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Clearwater Shrine Club
NASA
Dickson
Herman Bowen
Pan American World Airways
space @fency
Sit In At University Building Over Deferment Policy
A campus sit in by about 349 students aimed to force reconsideration of the university policy on supplying grades and class rank to Selective Service officials. Beadle condemned the tactic while 85 faculty signed a petition urging postponement of class ranking for broader discussion. Mayor Daley noted the disruption as demonstrators locked inside, with building occupancy continuing through Thursday and Friday.
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Bur- Sar
George Wells Beadle
Beadle
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Viet Nam air war updates from Thanh Hoa to Hanoi area
Reports from Washington hint at possible bombardment of North Viet Nam air bases near Phuc Yen and Hanoi if any American planes are attacked. U S officials note more than 250 Soviet missiles fired against U S aircraft with most misses, while Hanoi accuses raids on Xa Doai in Nghe An Province killing a child and wounding a priest.
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Thanh Hoa
Red Fliers
Washington
North Viet Nam
Phuc Yen
Hanoi
U.S
United States
Hanoi _tral commission
North Viet
Ho Chi Misgime
Xa Doai
Na Doai
Nghe An Proince
Nehe An
Vinh
Air pistol sniper terrorizes Manhattan victims
A mystery sniper cruised Manhattan shooting 12 people with an air gun pellet pistol. Victims ranged from the Upper East Side to Washington Heights, with two shot in the eye threatening sight. The shooter, riding in a dark sedan, targeted pedestrians for about three hours, then vanished. Policedescribe a high powered air pellet weapon. three victims delayed reporting until Friday.
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New York
Manhattan
Greenwich Village
Washington Heights
Upper Manhattan
Bronx
Bittner
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Upper East Side
Lower East Sde
Crosstown
Controversy Over Civil Service Test Plans Sparks Debate
Lawmakers clash as revival of a 1963 test plan draws fire from Rep. Adam Clayton Powell who accuses it of penalizing minorities. Draft-board officials defend the exam as a guide among several criteria, noting health and other factors influence determinations.
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Igned
Adam Clayton Powell
Dn.y
House Education and Labor Committee
Powell
Ely Plaskow
Philadelphia
New York City
Selective Service Board
Air Force
Paul Aski
Frank Peckham
Washington
Peckham
Cable TV System In Greensboro Being Sought
AP dispatch reports Jeffer son Standard Broadcasting seeks Greensboro permit to erect a CATV system. Joseph M. Bryan noted equipment costs from 2.5 to 3 million dollars, with service potentially starting six months after permit approval. Greensboro officials confirm the application is pending council approval next Monday.
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Greensboro
Raleigh
Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Company
Joseph M. Bryan
Bryan
George Aull Jr
Sts
Tmed Re
Thv
British Seamen Reject Wilson Plea To Call Off Strike
Britain’s National Union of Seamen rebuffed Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s appeal to end a planned nationwide shipping strike set to start Monday. The union demanded a 17 percent wage increase, rejecting a 13 percent three‑year offer, and warned of severe economic disruption including halted merchant fleet, tied ports, and potential food shortages if the walkout lasts weeks.
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Wilson
London
Britain
National Union of Seamen
Harold Wilson
William Hogarth
South London
Executive Council
Hogarth
Johnson outlines housing subsidy plan and Teacher Corps launch
President Johnson promotes a subsidy plan where tenants pay 25 percent of income and the government covers the gap, claiming lower costs than public housing. He touts the new program as compassionate and efficient, and pushes ahead with recruiting Teacher Corps volunteers to start next fall. The outdoor event included Vice President Humphrey and Congress members, with the first three volunteers named JoAnn Novarr Frances Bernice Nichols and Alberto Huerta.
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Johnson
America
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
JoAnn Novarr
Los Angeles
Frances Bernice Nichols
Robinsville
Wn.c
Alberto Huerta
Laredo
Tex
Inside Orbit Levers Release Protective iPanes
Astronauts in orbit flip interior levers to trigger springs that fling the protective iPanes outward from the capsule, freeing the outer shields after deployment.
Two Men Sentenced for Asheville Bank Robbery
In Federal Court two Asheville men received 8 and 10 year terms for robbing the First Union National Bank branch on January 12. Walter Jack Thomas Carver, 37, and Kenneth Arnold Miller, known as Doc Miller, pleaded guilty to stealing 6,972 dollars. Carver used a shotgun while Miller guarded the entrance. Carver received the longer sentence.
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Asheville
Walter Jack Thomas Carver
Kenneth Arnold
Doc) Miller
First Union National Bank
Carver
Miller
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