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Camille era of fear and renewal along Mississippi Gulf Coast
The August 1969 Camille hurricane left nearly 150 dead in Mississippi and seven elsewhere, with $1.5 billion in damage. Despite scars, Gulf Coast rebuilding gains momentum with new homes and tourism slowly returning, while investors eye coastal development and a major Litton-Ingalls naval contract boosts property values.
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Camille
Tunstall Associated Press
Pass Christian
Miss
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Gulf
Robert Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Louisiana
Virginia
West Virginia
Appalachia
Estimte
Mississippi Coast
Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Civil Defense
Nap Cassidry
Montgomery
Ala
Daniel Guice
Biloxi
Gulfport
Carl Alfonso
Navy Department
Litton-Ingalls
Pascagoula
Guice
Litton
Woodrow Wilson
White House
J. J. Witenann