Edith and Fern Storms Hit Texas Coast and Central America
A pair of tropical systems drenched the Texas coast from Port Arthur to Corpus Christi sparking power outages and flooding. Edith threatened Belize Honduras and Jamaica with winds near 80 mph while Fern spawned tornadoes and heavy rains across Galveston and coastal Texas areas.
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Mizellgh
Laitawational Hurricane Center
Edith
Honduras
Simpson
Belize
Caribbean
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Cozumel Island
Leonard Dieckman
St. John’s College
Dieckman
Belize River
Mahogany Shipping Capital
Great Mahogany
Gulf of Honduras
Fern
Texas
Port Arthur
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Attica Prison Hostage Release Denied Amid Riot
Convicts at Attica refuse to free 20 hostages as negotiators push guarantees of no admissions. An afternoon prison riot escalates with inmates demanding the release of 20 prisoners and threatening reprisals.
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Attica
N.Y
UPD
Corree
Russell G
Oswald
Eee Jlo
Curfew Tightened as East Lubbock Violence Flares
City imposes curfew after a 16 year old Dunbar High student was killed on Thursday. Mayor Granberry seeks calm while coordinating with law enforcement and surrounding communities. Public activity allowed. violators face fines up to 200 dollars. Officials warn against broadcasting police tactics.
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Dunbar High School
J. ‘F F. Alley
Austin
National Guard
Cranberry
Mystery court testimony in Sharpstown stock scandal trial
Osorio testifies about stock option transfers to Frank Sharp in Houston as fraud trial delays unfold. He links Foundation Growth Fund and American Growth Fund as possible buyers while avoiding direct answers, with mention of Sharp, Wilson, Novotny and Carr amid bank and brokerage ties in the Sharpstown corruption case.
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Jon Smith
Osorio
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
NBL
Frank Sharp
Houston
Sharp
Osoria
Robert F. Watson
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Hughes
Recesa
Foundation Growth Fund
American Growth Fund
Watson
Joseph E. Novotny
Sharpstown State Bank
Carr
Qsorio
Wilson
Sharpstown Realty Co
Novotny
Jerry Hill
Hill
Andy Byram
RIC International Industries Inc
Trial reveals stock loan recipients list in N B L case
A juried Texas stock trial in Dallas admitted a July 31 1969 letter listing Austin politicians and others who bought National Bankers Life Insurance stock with Sharpstown Bank loans. It totals 86 257 shares worth 1 075 899 dollars and names buyers such as Doug Sanders Oak Forest Investment Co and several Texas lawmakers and aides.
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Dallas
Austin
National Bankers Life Insurance
Sharpstown State Bank
Robert F. Watson
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
John Osoria
NBL
J. Quincy Adams
Watson
Ling & Co
Janis Henson
Adams
Frank W. Sharp
Mhn
Hannled
Ine Vivuruuwil
Doug Sanders
Houston Golf Pro
Oak Forest Investment Co
Tommy Shannon
Fort Worth
Mutscher Aidex
Rush McGinty
Mutscher
F. C. Schulte
Gus Mutscher Jr
Gus Mutscher Sr
Elmer Baum
Gov. Smith
Preston Smith
Andy Byram
RIC International Industries Inc
Gan
Nixon Labor Talks Progress Seen for Phase 2 Plan
White House press secretary Ronald Ziegler called the Nixon labor chiefs meeting a consultation at its best as union leaders pledge more sessions before post freeze plans. Leonard Woodcock said further talks are needed, while the administration plans Phase 2 details to be announced well in advance so the public knows what to expect.
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Oswald
Paul McClennin
Buffalo Evening News
John Johnson
ABC News
Johnson
McClennan
Gov. Rockefeller
William Kuntsler
Johnson and McClennan
Hkgear
Old State Correctional Facility
Buffalo
United States
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Ziegler
Adov
Lubbock Plans 96 Acre Civic Center Complex Purchase
The city will buy about 96 acres north of 10th Street west of Avenue L for a civic center and library complex. Remaining land along Avenue Q and 10th Street will be sold for commercial development after tornado damage in May 1970. Federal funds total 11.3 million will match the city’s 9 million for redevelopment.
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10Th Street
Avenue L
Lubbock
Avenue Q
Actress Angeli, Italian Star, Dies at 58
Actress Miss Angeli married four times, including to Damone and Armando Trovajoli, with a son from the 1962 union. She won the 1950 Venice International prize for Best Italian Actress for Tomorrow Is Too Late. She starred in MGM waif roles and appeared with Paul Newman in The Silver Chalice and in Somebody Up There Likes Me.
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Damone
Armando Trovajoli
Miss Angeli
Hollywood
MGM
Paul Newman
Rocky Graziano
House Group To Consider Tax Relief In Budget Talks
The House Ways and Means Committee led by Wilbur Mills will study possible personal income tax relief this year including a temporary rate cut. Hearings resume in Washington as Mills raises questions on advancing Nixon’s proposed tax changes and endorses an investment credit with modifications.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Nixon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Washington
Floods in North Vietnam Disrupt Food Supply and War Effort
North Vietnam faces a three month siege as floods cripple roads bridges and railways disrupting food production in the delta. Radio Hanoi says mobilization centers and emergency stocks to aid people and cattle. The government promises rice seeds fertilizers and interest free credit while condemning South Vietnamese aid as a cruel trick.
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Saigon
Hanoi
North
Vietnam
Radio Hanoi
Radio
North Vietnam
International Red Cross
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Pottstown
Torrens
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Matagorda
Galveston Nation
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Freeport
Tex
Red Cross
Galves J
Bermuda
Ginger
Roband Cleevin Alwando
Clear Lake City
Galveston Bay
New York
Avalanche Journal
City County Health Department
W. S. Heatly and Sons
Meany
Atlog On
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Council of Economic Action
Woodcock
Frank Tratton
Fitzsimmons
The
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National Brotherhood of Tean
Sters
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Labor
James D. Hodgson
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
8Th Street
Chargeott
North Viet
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