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Las Vegas Sun in Las Vegas, Nevada

24 Aug 1969

Page 5

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Las Vegas Sun

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1969

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5

Cleanup begins after Camille toll on Mississippi Gulf Coast

Martial law ends except in Biloxi Gulfport and nearby towns as National Guardsmen hunt for bodies in flooded bayous. Gov Williams says toll may exceed 200 though Harrison County coroner cites 115 dead. officials clash over numbers while Red Cross aids refugees.

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John Bell Willams Biloxi Gulfport Mississippi City Long Beach Pass Christian Bay St. Louis Ocean Springs George A. Lincoln Office of Emergency Preparedness Willams Williams Gladys Gorentlo Harrison County Red Cross
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Insurance losses from Camille reach into hundreds of millions

The Insurance Information Institute estimates Camille hurricane losses at least 200 million dollars, possibly 225 million. Adjusters’ reports are incomplete as flooding and communications outages slow calculations. Mississippi accounts for about 138 million, Louisiana 25 million, Alabama 2 million, Florida 300 thousand, with 40 million dollars in vehicles and cargo lost.

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New York UPI Mississippi Insurance Information Institute Louisiana Alabama Florida
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