Evacuation under way as Audrey aftermath hits Pecan Island
About 350 survivors began fleeing Pecan Island Louisiana after warnings of disease risk from isolation power loss and contaminated water. Four children died as tidal waves swept the island and residents described extensive damage and ongoing evacuation efforts aided by Vermilion Parish officials and Abbeville volunteers.
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James M’lean
Pecan Island
Audrey
Louisiana
Ardley Hebert
Abbeville
Wiley Broussard
Hebert
Stephen Broussard
Estelle
Laurissa
Veronica
Stephen, Jr
Broussard
Michael
Carolyn
Irby Hebert
Jethro Broussard
Galveston
Tex
White Lake
Vets Bonus Checks Due After July 31
World War I and earlier war veterans will receive bonus checks shortly after bonds totaling 10 million dollars are sold and delivered. Rep. Lawrence Gibbs said State Treasurer Tugwell confirmed funds will be available immediately after bonds are delivered on July 31. The act also covers certain relatives of veterans from World War I, Spanish American War, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Philippine Insurrection.
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Lawrence Gibbs
A. P. Tugwell
Tugwell
Gibbs
Louisiana
Five Babies Born During Storms Fury
In Cameron Louisiana during Hurricane Audrey five babies were born in the courthouse as the town faced a 150 mph wind and 25 foot flood. A doctor named Clark reportedly delivered the five children including a set of twins as a Red Cross official described evacuations by barge.
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Lake Charles
Cameron
Jerry Caron
Red Cross
Caron
Clark Caron
Clark
Louisiana
Coron
Hurricanes Rains Flood Indiana Areas Six Dead
Hurricane Audrey's rains caused flash floods across Indiana and Illinois, isolating cities and flooding roads. Six people died, including two drownings from a bus swept off a bridge. National Guardsmen were deployed as up to ten inches fell, with statewide road closures and delayed trains.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Audrey
Midwest
Illinois
Missouri
Minnesota
Kansas
Crawford Parker
U.S. Weather Bureau
Rockville
Paris
Ill
Southwest Area Alive With Many Boats and Copters
Orange Leader reports a massive rescue operation along the Gulf coast with helicopters and boats from Orange area and Sulphur La. amid Hurricane Audrey damage. Officials fear a large death toll while hospitals prepare for overflow and ambulances mobilize.
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Orange
Tex
Louisiana
Orange Leader
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Orange Memorial Hospital
San Marcos
Higman Towing Co
Juvenile Apprehended After Radio Taken From Car
Monroe police nabbed a juvenile who admitted carrying a portable radio stolen from a parked car near the Toddle House on Louisville Avenue between 4 and 4:30 a.m. yesterday. No stolen report had been filed. police await owner identification at headquarters.
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Monroe
Louisville Avenue
Flood Swallows Bus As Big Creek Breaks Near Zionsville
A swollen lake breached a levee and the Big Creek river flooded a roadway near Zionsville Indiana. A bus was swept from a bridge as two women died a third was critically injured and the driver remained in shock. Rescue teams crawled through the submerged vehicle to reach survivors.
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Big Creek
Zionsville
Ind
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Ohio
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High Island
Texas
Port Arthur
Frigidaire
Warren’s Appliance & Furniture Co., Inc
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Aristocrat
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Clinton
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Falcon
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Johnson
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