National Leaders Pledge Help After Carla Storm
Washington lawmakers praised warnings and evacuations as Hurricane Carla battered Texas and Louisiana. Vice President Johnson and Sen. Yarborough pledged federal aid, with Labor Department mobilizing workers for salvage. Representatives Rivers and Thompson urged swift action and prayed for victims.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Three Hurricanes Track Simultaneously Across Regions
Weather officials report Betsy Carla and Debbie as three active hurricanes in the Atlantic Caribbean and Gulf. Forecasters note four storms including Orla in the Pacific and observe a return toward normal tropical activity. Debbie intensifies to 100 to 120 mph near the Azores as seeding plans face doubt.
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Refugee Fears Over Chicks As Cars Fill Up
ANGLETON UP I reports Lake director Fred Grubb fled from Carla by car with his dog and cat. He says the cat gave birth to kittens and he lacked space for the chickens in the vehicle.
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50 000 Phones Knocked Out In Carla Storm
Hurricane Carla cut power and phone service in Texas with Southwestern Bell reporting 50 525 telephones out of service by 6 30 p m inHouston and surrounding areas. The southern half of the state faced major outages as crews work to restore lines.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Ken Brasel
New Substance Shrinks Piles Without Surgery
A new healing substance Bio Dyne, discovered by a world famous research institute, is claimed to shrink hemorrhoids, stop itching, and relieve pain without surgery. Doctors report rapid relief and repeated reductions over months in many cases, with sufferers from 10 to 20 years of problems. The claim notes no narcotics or nutrients, and Bio Dyne is in use for healing injured tissue.
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Displaced Get Relief Advice
Denton AP The Southwestern Office of Civil Defense Mobilization urged families displaced or in the disaster zone of Hurricane Carla to seek aid from local government, the Red Cross, Salvation Army, or private and religious groups for food shelter and essentials.
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Georgetown paperboy delivers personal touch to customers
UPI reports 13 year old Richard Pate scans the Georgetown newspaper before his route. If a subscriber’s name appears in the paper he knocks on the door to report the fact, offering a personalized delivery surprise.
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Snakes Routed By Flood Waters In Texas City
Civil Defense Director Kirk Smith warns of rising flood waters along the upper Texas coast driving rattlesnakes from homes and into evacuee areas as Carla nears. He says snakes are climbing walls and threatening people as evacuees must stay cautious during the flood.
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Texas Coast
Civil Defense
Kirk Smith
Galveston
Moses Lake
Smith
Columbus Reaches Nicaragua on Fourth Voyage in 1502
On his fourth voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering Nicaragua in 1502, marking a notable waypoint in early Central American exploration.
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Columbus
New World
Bayou traffic snarls rise as Carla floods Lafourche
In Lafourche Parish Louisiana hundreds evacuated by boat as Hurricane Carla drives high tides. Sheriff Eddie St Marie warns boats cause waves pushing water into homes while urging lower bayous to slow down. About 30 000 affected 3 000 in shelters with others staying with relatives.
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South Louisiana
Roy P. Naquin
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Leeville
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Government seeks 25 million for disaster drug stocks
Assistant Surgeon General Dr. James Hundley told the House subcommittee that 2,932 planned 200 bed national disaster hospitals need a 30 day drug supply, with current stocks lasting only three to four days. He outlined 351 packing boxes per unit to allow setup for 30 people in about four hours and noted 163 units are ready to move, while 1,000 were funded this year but 6,500 more are needed to meet full emergency conditions.
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