Flood Strikes Central Texas Towns Amid Rising Waters
Rescue teams in Medina and Kerr counties battled heavy rains that flooded towns from Hondo to D Hanis and isolating Quiki, with 14 inches of rainfall. National Guard crews evacuated residents while nursing homes and stranded campers faced danger as 120 campers at Camp Randina awaited assistance.
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Hondo
Hondo Creek
Department of Public Safety
San Antonio
Camp Randina
Bandera
Christian Church
Kerrville
Kers
Kimble
Dimmit Uvalde
Val Verde
Zavala
Edwards
Medina
Medina County
Sam Antonin
Honda
Hanis
Ante Honda
Natonal Guard
Saul Tony Alvarez
Charter of Texas National Guard
Sandhat
Coleman Oaks
D'Hams
Verde
D'Hanis
Charles Hwigfelder
Texas Bank Scandal Tilt Reaches Austin Hearings
Federal grand jury probes Sharpstown collapse as lawmakers and aides face SEC depositions. Key figures include Gus Mutscher Rush McGinty F Schulte and Jerry Baum with mentions of Wilson Patman Barnes and Schwartz. Banks and life stock deals tied to a $340000 loan and a $3 million limit feature in the testimony.
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Gus Mutscher
Rush McGinty
F. Schulte
Tommy Shannon
Fort) Worth
W. S. Heatley
Paducah
Bill Patman
Ganadoland
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Jack Strong
Longview
Bankers Life Stock
Morton Susman
Jerry Imer Baum
Austin
Deposit Insurance Corp
Hill
Sharp
Democratic
Federal Grand Jury
McGinty
Mutscher
ISEC
the Chronicle
Wilson
Sharpstown Really Co
Cecil Haren
J.C Owens
Jesuit Fathers of
Houston
Amgements
Sharp Sud
Joseph Novotny
Sharps Town Bank
AGS
Chronicle
Asker
SEC Atorney
James Mc Sims
Wileson
Sims
Jowny Calhoun Jr
Tyler
Bob Johnson
Tetive Council
Kus Aimer
John Ose York
National Hank. Ie
OE Never Presidents Life
Wallace orders Birmingham school transfer amid busing dispute
Governor Wallace calls on President Nixon to issue an executive halt to nationwide school bus integration as he orders transfer of Pamela Davis from a distant school. Jefferson County School Board debates legal implications while officials stress obedience to state authority. Wallace spoke at Tr State University during commencement.
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Justice Department
Nixon
Wallace
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Pamela Davis
Jefferson County School Board
E.R. Bottenfield
C. G. Gresham
Federal
Gresham
Tr State University
Traffic deaths claim three on South Plains roads this year
Worsening toll on area streets, highways and roads raises year to date deaths to three this year, with 65 deaths for the comparable period last year. Funeral services for Sloan, Starrett, and Armstrong are pending in Spur and Spearman, highlighting a broad regional bereavement. Sloan leaves a wife Laura, five sons, a daughter, two dozen relatives, and several siblings.
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South Plains
Starrett and Armstrong
Campbell Funeral Home
Spur
Sloan
Boxwell Bros. Funeral Home
Spearman
Laura
H. A. Jr
Pampa
Henry
Odessa
Leroy
Midland
Hubert
Perryton
Troy
Jack Colley
Emmett Shifflet
Bessie Jackson
Pilot Point
Lindsey Cox
Saint Jo
Lowell Golding
Electra
Barnes denies bribe claim in Texas banking probe
Dallas Lt. Gav en Barnes rejects Sharp accusation of a $60 bribe to influence Texas Senate banking bills in 1969. He says he borrowed $60,000 in 1970 from Dallas Bank of Services and Trust, funds later tied to a loan repayment plan.
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Dallas
Gaven Barnes
Frank W. Sharp
Barnes
Texas Senate
Texas Afl-Cio
Sharp
Texas
Dallas Bank of Services and Trust
Guyston Smith
Pay Hikes and County Talks Shape City County Ties
County commissioners consider excluding city department heads from pay hikes while discussing city county ties on fire calls libraries welfare and health. They approve district court reporters raises of 900 annually and note 1972 budget increases for indigent defense attorney and jury costs. Acceptance of district judges into county retirement is approved, with potential 10 000 cost to the county as back pay is debated to secure service credit, as the law directs.
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Alson
Friday 13 Brings Double Mishaps in Dimmitt
In Dimmitt a boy shot himself in the right shoulder while cleaning a 22 caliber rifle at home and was taken to Plains Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition. The accident occurred as a pickup driven by Donnie Nelson collided with another vehicle. no injuries were reported. The boy, Lobby Lee Tessett Mats, was en route to the hospital with his mother, Mrs C Rosset, an hospital employee.
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Dimmitt
Plains Memorial Hospital
Lobby Lee Tessett Mats
C. Rosset
Hassett
Donnie Nelson
Dimemitt
Storms threaten Florida coast with strengthening depressions
National Hurricane Center bulletins warned of two developing systems off Florida and near North Carolina. Forecasters expect one low to intensify over the Gulf Stream with heavy rain and gusts while the other drifts from Fort Myers toward the Atlantic, prompting small craft warnings and beach closures along the Southeast coasts.
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Florida Penasula
National Hurricane Center
Cape Hatteras
Gulf of Mexico
iFort Myers
Oacross
Netorda Penisula
Atlantic
Florida
South Florida
North Carolina
Carolina
Virgini
Virginia
Navy
Irregular Heartbeats Reported During Apollo Moon Walks
Doctors say Apollo crew members Inwin and Scott experienced brief premature atrial and ventricular contractions on the moon, likely linked to fatigue and possible low potassium. Flight plans for Apollo 1 and Apollo 17 may be adjusted as missions proceed.
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Inwin
Scott
Berry
John Glenn
Faigue
Stork
Peng
Earth
Iyin
Convent
Hawkers Face Eviction Threat at Smithsonian Mall Stretch
Hawkers once serving millions of tourists along a Washington mile long stretch near the Smithsonian face eviction amid a government probe and a bid to tame unauthorized vending. Officials say conflicts with authorities and safety concerns drive the push to clear street stalls as debates over regulation continue.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Instituten
Fatal wreck aftermath looms as Libbock service planned
Reports indicate a fatal collision occurred early today in Larbbock with uncertainties about the details. Relatives await confirmation of funeral arrangements to be held at Libbock's First Presbyterian Church as more information is released.
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Delals
Larbbock
Libbock
First Presbyterian Church
Mahon Links Spending to Inflation and Deficit Debate
Congressman Mahon criticizes government spending and the Nixon full employment budget as masking deficits. He argues for responsible budgeting and opposes tax cuts and expanding programs beyond the government’s ability to pay. He plans district visits before Congress reconvenes Sept 8.
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Nixon
Mahon
Congress
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