High Winds Damage Webb AFB and Nearby Areas
A tornado watch and strong winds damaged Webb Air Force Base and neighboring sites, causing aircraft inspections and 26 mobile homes overturned with 20 demolished at Chaparral Trailer Park. Five residents were injured and buildings toppled in downtown Big Spring. Two dependents remain hospitalized in good condition.
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Big Spring
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Delia Hovers Off Texas Coast Slamming Gulf Shore
Storm Delia propelled heavy rains and high winds across Southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. Port Arthur and Cameron evacuated residents as seawalls and coastlines faced flooding, while Skylab coverage from High Island relayed storm visuals amid shifting eye patterns and escalating tides.
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Palacios
Houston
Port Arthur
Tex
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Delia
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Skylab Jf
Space Center
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Joa Civil Defense Office
Tom McCool
Louisiana Civil Defense
Gulf Coast
Ruth Hatcher
Gulfway
Montrose
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sabine Pass
Louisiana-Texas
Texas-Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Bolivar
Peninsular
U.S. 87
Officer Flips Wig In Chase In Dallas
A Dallas police officer chased a runaway through a briar patch and alley into a field. The pursuit ended with the officer capturing the boy after his toupee came off, with officials noting taxpayers will fund a replacement.
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Dallas
UPI
Police Department
Black Muslim Leader Shot Dead in Newark
James Shabazz, 52, a local Black Muslim leader for mosques in Newark and Jersey City, was killed outside his home when two assailants fired at close range as he pulled into his driveway. Police have not arrested the suspects.
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Newark
UPD
James Shabazz
Shabazz
Jersey City
DPS Breaks Ground for New Regional Headquarters
Groundbreaking marks the start of 15 months of construction on an 27 500 square foot DPS regional headquarters at Memorial Center. State DPS director Col Wilson Speir region director Maj C W Bell cite city URA cooperation and plans include a crime lab heliport emergency ops center and off road driver testing area. The project aims to improve local law enforcement services and serves as one of six regional offices statewide.
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Department of Public Safety
DPS
Memorial Center
Col
Wilson E. Speir
Maj. C. W. Bell
Speir
Austin
Lubbock
Brasher, Goyette and Rapier
James E.walker
6Th St
Danny Parrack
Texas
Rice crops face potential losses as storm Delia nears
Agriculture Commissioner Joehn White said Delia could hit $70 million of unharvested rice and $103 million in fields south and west of the storm path, with soybeans valued at $14.5 million also at risk from wind and rain.
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Austin
Joehn White
Derby judges accused of gutlessness over rules violations
An All-American Soap Box Derby pit crew member alleged at least 68 rules violations this year, including an illegal starting boost that cost the champion. He cited hardened axles and welded parts in many cars, while officials defended inspections and noted vague rules.
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Ohio
Tom Jenkins
Jenkins
James Gronen
Boulder
Coloe
Gronen
Derby
Photographer Discovers Dead Youth Own Son
Plymouth mass UPI photographer Bob Dean unknowingly shot his own 17 year old son Steven Dean at the scene of a five car crash on Route 3 Labor Day night. He later learned the identity after developing the film and the Boston Globe ran the image to urge caution and save other youths.
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UPI
Bob Dean
Boston Globe
Rte
Steven Dean
Sean
Globe
Boston
Dorchester
Eastern Residents Endure Heat Wave and Power Woes
Weekend travelers returned to muggy weather as a 10 day heat wave eased in Chicago. Northeast utilities enacted voltage cuts to manage strained grids while New Jersey and New England saw record ocean and air temperatures. Con Ed urged reduced AC use as outages affected New York City areas. Boston and Philadelphia reported record highs for September. Chicago enjoyed a 73 degree Midway reading as plains rains cooled regions and Rockies saw morning freezes.
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Queens
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Irving Huppert
Con Ed
New York Power Pool
New England Power Exchange
New England Exchange
Newsman Freidin spied for Nixon in 1968 and 1972
Columnist Jack Anderson alleged Hearst London bureau chief Seymour Freidin fed Nixon campaign data from the Humphrey camp in 1968 and provided advance newspaper copy in 1972. Anderson cited Murray Chotiner saying Freidin worked seven days a week and was paid about $6,000 in 1968 and $11,000 in 1972.
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UPI
Jack Anderson
George McGovern
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Anderson
Seymour Freidin
London
Hearst
Humphrey
Freidin
New York Herald Tribune
Murray Chotiner
Chotiner
Friedin
GOP
U S Envoy Sees No End Yet to Cambodian War
U S ambassador Emory Swank warned that stopping bombing will likely heighten fighting in Cambodia. He urged Congress to approve the administration’s 170 million military aid request and said government forces could use more artillery and armored personnel carriers. Swank noted few prospects for major negotiations and called the war increasingly pointless.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
U.S
Emory Swank
Cambodia
Swank
Nixon
United States
Congress
Judge Dismisses Novotny Charges In Bank Scandal
A federal judge in Houston dismissed indictments Tuesday against Joseph Novotny former president of Sharpstown State Bank. Also dismissed was an indictment against John B. Hooper a former state bank examiner. The cases related to a 1970s stock fraud scandal and involved loans and embezzlement charges.
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Houston
Hooper
Oak Forest Investment Co
Frank Sharp
State Banking Commission
Sharp
Sharpstown State Bank
Odessa student survives hit and run near Tech
Naya Flanagan, a Permian High School classmate and Tech newcomer, witnessed the incident as Carson was struck by a medium car described as a two door with Mexican American long hair occupants. Police said Carson likely jumped and landed on the hood. He had no broken bones or head injuries and planned to resume studies after release. No arrests by Tuesday. investigators received many calls as night fell.
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Miss Flanagan
Tech
Carson
Permian High School
Odessa
Ohe
Pim
Scind
Jack Thomas
Polce Department
Grass fire damages warehouse in Dallas
A 9 year old boy reportedly set a grass fire that spread to a warehouse owned by Container Service Corp in Dallas. The blaze caused about 80,000 dollars in damage to the Garner Hotel area. Five youths told investigators the boy used matches. Three firemen suffered minor injuries.
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Dallas
UPI
Container Service Corp
Ings
Tare
Garner
Federal safety standards set for state auto inspections
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued minimum federal standards for cars to be inspected by states. They cover brakes steering suspension tires rims and apply to vehicles under 16 000 pounds. Motorcycles and trailers are still under study with larger vehicles to be announced in October.
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Washington
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Istates
Federal
Secretary of Transportation
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