Tornado power and speed echoed in Panhandle history
Avalanche-Journal notes dramatic tornado episodes from 1947 and 1958 Texas Panhandle events. It cites wind estimates of 454 mph for a 1947 Twister, Doppler radar tracking in Wichita Falls, and 280 mph winds. The piece recalls Silverton 1957 damage, Coatsville’s destruction, and dramatic eyewitness accounts of roaring winds and house destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Lynch
Avalanche-Journal
Hollywood
Texas Panhandle
Wichita Falls
U.S. Weather Bureau
Highway Patrol
Wac
Silverton
Avalanche + Journal
Littlefield
Coatsville
Ind
National
Beart of
Tornado Safety and Campaign Notes Highlight Texas Visit
The report blends weather safety guidance from Lubbock and surrounding regions with brief political dispatches. It notes civil defense siren tests, building vulnerabilities to tornadoes, and practical safety steps while summarizing Senator Ralph Yarborough's limited Texas campaign schedule and rival commentary from Gordon McLendon and George Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Speec i
Dallas
Southwestern Social Science Association
Yarborough
Johnson
Teenage Girls Foil Five Deputies In Tex Shootout
In ATASCOSA Texas two teenage sisters aged 13 and 17 held off five sheriff's deputies for over an hour with a rifle after wounding their brother Joe, 15, and firing at their father. Deputies eventually disarmed them when one sister tackled the elder, as juvenile authorities intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atascosa, Tex
UPI
Gir
H. E. White
William Autser
Bexar
Joe
Arri Tt
Woman Finds Jug Instead Of Easter Egg In Athens Hunt
An Athens woman seeking a $100 Easter egg found a half gallon of moonshine instead. Radio station WGAU sponsored the hunt with clues guiding participants to an old covered bridge. The finder yelled in triumph but reported the liquor to police and the egg hunt continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
WGAU
City Girl Leads Officers In 100 MPH Car Chase
A 17 year old girl led deputies on a high speed pursuit through city streets at up to 100 mph starting near 50th and Ave Q and ending when her 1962 Chevrolet was stopped after a flat tire at 13th and Ave S. She had prior intoxication and curfew violations, and was turned over to juvenile probation officers. The chase involved multiple patrol units and crossed several one way streets before the arrest. She faces charges including car theft and driving while intoxicated with intoxicants under 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
13Th and
Ave. S
50Th
Ave. Q
J.B. Douglas
Ed Taylor
Avenue Q
Doyle Nelson
Frank Wiley
4Th
Ave
Truman Price
VG. Barnett
13Th St
Main St
20Th St
Ave. Q.las
13Th
Siz Barnett
Bill Cox
Johnson visits boyhood home during Easter vacation
President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson toured the restored boyhood home at Johnson City Texas on an Easter holiday drive. He signed 18 bills including a $42 million unemployment supplement, planned a ranch inspection, and received briefings on international events as a reconnaissance plane was reported shot down in East Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Lewine
Johnson City
Tex
East Germany
Johnson
Okce
LBS
White House
George Reedy
Austin
LBJ
Reedy
Beery
James Connell
U.S
First Lady Bows to Fans in Austin Beauty Shop
Mrs Lyndon Johnson signed autographs for eager fans at the Hausman Beauty Shop in Austin while having her hair done. She flew from the LBJ Ranch to Austin for Easter preparations and told operators about a luncheon engagement. She spoke by phone with her daughters Lynda and Luci at the White House. Lynda had earlier been in New York with roommate Warrie Lynn Smith. The Easter egg roll on the White House south lawn is planned for thousands of children.
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Austin
UPI
Lyndon
Johnson
Oweers
Hausman
LBJ
New York
Warrie-Lynn Smith
San Antonio
White House
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Gemter
Yarborough Limited
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Iment
White Deer
Lace Glazier
Higgins
Jand Woodward
Oklahoma
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Higeins
Louisiana
Lubbock
South
Pbbocks
Aia
Harry Tower
Crawford H. Black
Stu
Tawut
Democratic Party
Gordon MeLendon
Henderson
Terrell
Jacksonville
Melendon
McLendon
EL Paso
Connally
Girl
San Salvador
el Salva
Ourwaco
Fort Worth
Wester Landscaping, Inc
Oklahoma City
Waco
The
of Engineers
Cotton Compress
Southwestern Compress and Warehouse Assn
Bruce Turner
John McQuien
Plainview
Edwin Whited
Shreveport
Harris Underwood
Walter Dossett Jr
Parmners Cooperative Compress
New Mexico
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