Heavy rains and tornadoes lash Texas flooding roads
The region endured violent weather with 2 to 4 inch rainfall across Southwest Texas, flash flood warnings for 12 counties, and funnel clouds near Harlingen. A tornado was detected near Rio Hondo as severe thunderstorms moved through the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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San Antonio
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Lubbock
Rio Hondo
Harlingen
Rio Grande Valley
Communal living outpost grows at New Vrindavan in West Virginia
AP report from Washington describes the New Vrindavan project expanding across 350 acres in Moundsville West Virginia. Followers say the aim is to build an ideal community focused on love and spiritual life without money or illicit pleasures. A devotee in a butter robe guides a plow in a five acre field while others tend the grounds and milkhouse as the village develops.
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Congress Returns to Work Amid Broad Legislative Agenda
Washington AP reports the Senate resumes after the Fourth of July recess with a push to clear surgery of a Alaska pipeline and farm price programs. House and Senate plan debate on war powers wages and campaign reforms before a August recess.
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Chile Congress marks Allende era amid budget battles
In Santiago conservative parties celebrate 162nd birthday of the congress as the chamber fights over appropriations to fund the socialist government. The 20 member congress faces resistance from Marxist allies while senators seek to curb powers amid ongoing budget battles and calls to open democratic reforms.
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Weather brief of Abilene region and surrounding areas
A concise weather update for Abilene and nearby regions covers the southwestern sector with expected conditions across El Paso Dallas Denver areas. Forecasters note variable winds and potential showers shaping the day through late evening.
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Soutewest
EL Paso
Dallas
Denver
Girl Takes 106 Mile Bus Ride to Baltimore
A missing five year old girl, Melissa Wolfe, rode a bus from Upton Community Park near her Franklin County home to Baltimore Memorial Stadium andAttended an Orioles game with the Oakland A's before returning home around midnight. A search by state police followed the incident as authorities confirmed she rode the bus unattended and was not noticed until reaching the destination.
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Commissary referenced in Plains Narrative from Quitaque newsletter
A West Texas vignette recounts the Buffalo and Indian interdependence, noting the buffalo as food and fiber. The newsletter from the Quitaque Indian Country describes hides for moccasins, robes, and homes, and the buffalo neck hide used for armor and weapon protection.
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