Thousands Free Rising Rio Grande
The Rio Grande slowed its rapid rise after forcing about 2,000 people from homes in Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Red Cross crews evacuated 375 to 400 families in Laredo Friday night, with 209 in contact with relatives. Nuevo Laredo reported about 50 evacuations with no further plans. The river stood at 36.18 feet at noon, above the 30-foot flood stage.
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Laredo
Tex
Rio Grande
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Glen Arvilla
Red Cross Disaster Unit
Nicholas Guzman
Conductor Giannini Leads Push for North Carolina School of the Arts
Vit torio Giannini, famed conductor and school president, spearheads a drive to open the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem in September 1965. The effort seeks a 400-student, state-supported program with music drama and dance, plus dormitory and classroom renovations at Gray High School and a Lyon-like campus plan.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
North Carolina
North Carolina School of the Arts
Vittorio Giannini
South
Tentre
James W. FitzGibbon
Raleigh
Gray High School
Ticity
Giannini
Europe
Julliard School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
New York
Curtis Institute
Philadelphia
United States
Pou Health Service
Launry
Bombers Sought In Natchez After Night Explosions
Police probed two blast incidents in Natchez Mississippi targeting Mayor John Nosser and contractor Willie Washington. The mayor's home sustained more than $1000 damage with shattered windows plaster cracks a torn cornice and a crater on the lawn. No injuries were reported and a suspect in custody was questioned.
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Natchez, Miss
Mississippi
J. T. Robinson
John Nosser
Robinson
Willie Washington
Washington
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Terry Sanford
National Leaders In the
Lway
Winston Files
Forsyth County
Natchez
Penney’s
Penney
Shoppers
Seersucker
Dacron
Melmac
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