Snake danger in flood area warned by expert
Houston snake expert Stimson, founder of the Reptile Garden at the zoo, warned evacuees returning to homes flooded by Hurricane Carla about many rattlesnakes flushed from dens. He noted snakes are strong swimmers and may inhabit high dry spots, advising medical handling for bites and caution when lifting boards and furniture.
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Houston
Carla
Stimson
Zoo
Hitchcock-LaMarque
Texas
Outlook Clouded For Some Crops In Texas 1961
The USDA described Texas crop prospects as ranging from excellent to uncertain after Hurricanes Carla damage coastal cotton and rice, and hurt Rio Grande Valley citrus. Cotton production seen near 4.6 million bales, six percent above 1960, with about a quarter harvested. Carla damaged about 38 percent of coastal cotton, equaling roughly 40,000 bales. First bales reported from Childress County.
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Austin
UPS
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Carla
Rio Grande Valley
USDA
Childress County
Texas City Lingers Beneath Flood After Carla
Large flood remains 24 hours after Hurricane Carla as Bay Street area behind the seawall dries. Five square miles of homes flooded, residents stay or return amid limited power and no water or sewage service. Evacuation buses moved 3,000 to Houston for baths and typhoid shots.
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Galveston
Galv Island
Carla
William Johnston
Texas City
UPI
Bay Street
Temas City
Galveston Bay
Red Cross
Houston
25Th Avenue
UT to receive 16 foot radio telescope at Balcones Center
Rep. Homer Thornberry announced that the University of Texas will obtain a 16 foot radio telescope valued at $365,000. NASA plans to build the instrument at UT’s Balcones Research Center near Austin, supporting the university’s research efforts.
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Austin
University F of Texas
Homer Thornberry
Thornberry
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Baljeones Research Center
Gem-Dandy Stew Reveals Pearl Gift Plan
Karyl Lu West, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry West of 5118 46th St, will wear a new pearl set in a ring soon. Her father, while eating oyster stew, found a pearl weighing 3.9 milligrams. A jeweler judged the pearl well formed but not valuable due to texture and color, despite being cooked with the oysters.
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Karyl Lu
Harry West
46Th St
West
Teweler
Texans Held On Check Charges
A Texas couple James F. Scott aged 29 and Sarah Ann 20 were jailed in Adams County after ar rest for cashing bad checks across eight states. They are wanted in 40 cities across eight states. Mrs Scott admitted cashing thousands in 25 to 50 dollar checks while James denied the charges. Scott is from Houston and his wife from Ranger.
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Aurora
Colo
UPI
Texas
Adams County
James F.scott
Sarah Ann
Louisiana
Nevada
Oklahoma
New Mexico
California
Arizona
Colorado
Scott
Houston
Ranger
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National
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Radio Telescope
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H.W. E. Heath
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