Floods Swamp Robstown as Nueces River Bursts Banks
Tropical storm Fern floods the Corpus Christi area with heavy water incursions in Robstown and surrounding towns. National Guardsmen evacuate residents, helicopters pluck people from rooftops, and shelters fill with evacuees as the county braces for the worst flooding of the century.
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Linton
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Driscoll
Aqua Dulce
Banquete
Corpus Christi
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Coast” Guard
Nueces River
Seamus McGowan
Canine waif from Dickens County earns fame in local history
A small white dog found east of Dickens by Alice Kennelly rose to celebrity in Dickens County History. The pup, later named Tex, accompanied Kennelly on travels to New Mexico and West Texas in July 1950, earning notice as a remarkable roadside find.
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Quang Tri Province
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Texas 9
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Avalanche-Journal
Dickens County
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Big Ranch
Alice Kennelly
Tion
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Kennelly
New Mexico
Texas
McGovern reports new Red stance in cease-fire talks
Senator George McGovern said Hanoi has dropped the demand to remove President Thieu as a precondition for a cease-fire and prisoner release. He cited six hours of talks with Xuan Thuy and Dinh Ba Thi, noting the Communists now seek only basic cease-fire criteria and the withdrawal timeline by year end.
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U.S
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International Commission On Trade
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Texas Tech Loss Highlighted Amid Various Local Notes
A collage of brief items mentions Tulane’s win over Texas Tech, a longtime ex-coach recalling a near-closure of a football program, a San Francisco parental bus protest, and other metro notes. Also lists sections for editorials family news sports comics and horoscopes with a humorous middle age dictionary line.
Fireman Confesses to Six-Alarms Blaze Spree
In Brasschaat Belgium a young volunteer fireman confessed to starting six fires. Police say he yielded to the temptation to see flames despite being warned of arrest risk.
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Brasschaat
Belgium
Attica Standoff Grows As Prison Hosts Debate Amnesties
Police stand by as Attica prison siege nears four days with 38 hostages. Gov. Rockefeller declines onsite mediation as inmates press for amnesty and a bloodless settlement amid ongoing negotiations and pepper spray exposure.
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Nelson A. State Prison
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Rockefeller
Tom Wicker
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New York Times
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Prayer note praises partnership with Theo for bold plans
A reader writes in prayers thanking Heavenly Father for partnering with Theo to dare large plans in Jesus name. The message reinforces faith and hopeful ambition through shared purpose.
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Heavenly Father
Theo
Jesus
Old Friends Bid Khrushchev Short Adieu In Moscow
Pravda and Tass report the death of Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev at age 77 after a grave illness. The Central Committee and Council of Ministers announce his death on September 11, 1971 and note his burial plans follow.
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Tass
Proxmire Sees Nixon Plan Failing to Boost Jobs
Washington Senator William Proxmire, chair of the Joint Economic Committee, warns Nixon’s economic strategy may push unemployment to about 6.5 percent next year. He urges stronger steps to restore consumer spending confidence as savings stay near a record 8.1 percent of income. The unemployment rate lingers around 6 percent, with a forecast of 6.5 percent possible through the year and next.
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Washington
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Joint Economic Committee
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Proxmire
SEC Probe Sharp To Be Called Soon In Texas Fraud Trial
AP reports SEC chief lawyer expects questioning to finish by Wednesday in the Texas stock fraud trial. Frank W. Sharp, Houston businessman, is to testify after John Osorio concludes, as both are defendants. The SEC pared its witness list, criticizing slow progress in the first trial week.
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Texas
Robert E. Watson
SEC Laweyer
Houston
Frank W. Sharp
John Osorio
Osorio
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Sharp
Stacks
Austin
Teachers Await Clarification on State Pay Raises
State education officials seek clarification by today on whether 145000 public school teachers will get pay raises. Education Commissioner J W Edgar cited telegrams from the Cost of Living Council. one said raises were allowed under the wage price freeze, another said they were in violation.
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UPI
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Cost of Living Council
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Edgar
Heidi Heats Up as Five Storms Chalk the Atlantic
Weather officials monitor five tropical systems with Heidi the most likely to brush the east coast. The National Hurricane Center warned residents from Cape Hatteras to the mid-Atlantic to stay alert as Heidi crawled north at 19 to 15 mph with 45 to 50 mph winds.
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Hurricane Center
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Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Heidi
National Hurricane Center
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Cape Hatteras
Middle Atlantic States
New Engand
Arnold Sugg
Weather Update From Lubbock And Vicinity
A fragmentary weather bulletin notes little temperature change today with a high in the lower 90s and a low near 60. Light variable winds and typical daily conditions are reported. humidity figures and additional regional data appear in scattered lines from the same notice.
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