Alma Hurled Onto Florida Panhandle By Powerful Hurricane
As Hurricane Alma neared the Florida panhandle, a 90 mph wall of wind crossed near Apalachicola with 11 am landfall. The storm left at least 45 dead in three nations, caused beach evacuations, and toppled trees, garb age cans, and windows in St Petersburg while forecasters warned of rising tides and rapid weakening inland.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Alma
Florida Panhandle
Panhandle
Apalachicola
Tallahassee
Walter Murphy
North Florida
Florida
Sunshine Skyway
Coast Guard
Gulf
Ranger III
Tarpon Springs
Cuba
Alabama
Gulf of Mexico
Key West
Tampa Bay
Tampa
Florida Peninsula
Georgia
Topeka Tornado Leaves City Wide Destruction and 14 Dead
A killer tornado four blocks wide struck Topeka Kansas causing extensive damage across 15 miles. Mayor Wright estimates around 100 million dollars in damage, 14 confirmed dead with more expected, about 450 injured and 2,000 left homeless. The wreckage hit Washburn University campus downtown and the municipal airport, with gubernatorial relief via the National Guard.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sec
Washburn University
East Topeka
Santa Fe Hospital
Richard Garrett
Garrett
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Wolcott
Jarbalo
Basehor
Lansing
Joe Nickell
Kansas National Guard
Burnett's Mound
Statehouse
Garden Park
William Avery
National Guard
Forbes Air Force Base
Bond Put Up for Houston Natural Gas Purchase
Houston Natural Gas Co. and United Gas Co. of Shreveport split service for about half its Texas customers. The Houston firm posted a $100,000 good faith bond while considering a possible purchase of Louisiana company Houston Natural Gas. United Gas also eyed the deal though other buyers were noted.
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Houston
UPI
Houston Natural Gas Co
Texas City
United Gas Co
Shreveport
Louisiana
Houston Natural Gas
United Gas
Houston Natural
United
Chuckle Optimist Car Parking Tale
A humorous note describes a man who can hand his car to a parking attendant and walk away without looking back. The quip highlights his confidence and ease with a quick exchange in a lighthearted local tone.
Monroe girl among 40 Louisiana Legislature pages
Miss Connie McCartney of Monroe 1620 South Sixth Street is a high school senior and one of 40 students from across Louisiana working as pages in the Legislature. She is the only student from Monroe and is the daughter of Mrs. Gloria Clark.
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Connie McCartney
S. 6Th St
Monroe
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish High School
Gloria Clark
Storm slams Chicago area killing child in wreck
A violent wind and rain storm ripped through suburbs northwest of Chicago causing one death and extensive damage. In Wheeling a trailer home overturned killing 3 year old Darlene Helfogt. her father Gene was injured. Widespread damage included toppled towers, damaged planes, a breached theater roof, and uprooted trees. Ten people were treated at Northwest Hospital, while the Helfogt child died at Holy Family Hospital Des Plaines. A reported tornado tunnel was sighted near Glenview Naval Air Station as winds reached 67 mph.
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Darlene Helfogt
Wheeling
Gene
WNWC
Arlington Heights
Pal-Waukee
Rolling Meadows
Arlington Track
Meadows ‘Baptist Church
Waukegan
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Glenview Naval Air Station
Northwest Hospital
Helfogt
Holy Family Hospital
Des Plaines
Courthouse bids recalled for Ouachita Parish expansion
Ouachita Parish Police Jury will readvertise for bids on the 1.7 million courthouse expansion. Revised plans aim to trim costs near the bond total, delaying moves to temporary quarters until August. Major changes include a gravel roof and simpler stonework with less ornate detailing.
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Ouachita Parish
Robert Downing
Downing Today
Herbert Land Jr
Quachila High School
South Grand
Downing
District Attorney's Office
Louisiana Legislature Passes Insurance Rating Bill
The Louisiana legislature approved the modified prior approval act to let insurers set rates based on losses, sending the measure to Gov. McKeithen. Supporters say it loosens a tight market and helps blocked buyers, while opponents warn of rising costs and reduced scrutiny.
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Senate
House
George Blue
Jefferson
Louisiana
Dudley Guglielmo
Gordon Causey
Tangipahoa
Edward LeBreton
Orleans
Guglielmo
Thomas Early
McKeithen backs Eagan plan on higher education
Governor McKeithen endorsed the Legislative Committee on Higher Education recommendations after Sen. Fred Eagan urged a clear stance. He said the committee’s work deserves legislative support while noting he had not reviewed Rep. Arthur Crais proposals on LSU supervision yet.
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McKeithen
Eagan
Arthur Crais
Orleans
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
Senate invites McKeithen to speak to legislature
The Senate invited Gov. John McKeithen to address a joint session of Louisiana lawmakers next week. Leaders said his speech, expected Monday around noon, would cover an undisclosed topic and the invitation was sent to the House for action.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Louisiana
House
State Funds Bill Boosted By Committee
The House Appropriations Committee approved Gov. McKeithen’s general money bill boosting the total to 1.049 billion dollars after a 2.113 million increase. Highlights include 1 million for New Orleans hurricane protection levees, with Cameron later targeted. other changes cover Entomology, LSU nuclear center, crawfish research, welfare food programs, eight day care centers, and more. A Smither bill to repeal the corporate ban on campaign contributions won approval, while another Smither measure requiring disclosure of large contributions stalled.
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Baton Rouge
House Appropriations Committee
John McKeithen
O Ae
Department of Public Works
New Orleans
Army Corps of Engineers
Cameron
Louisiana
Agriculture Department
State Sovereignty Commission
Louisiana State University
Crawfish Research
Department of Revenue
Mississippi
Department of Public Welfare
State Hospital Department
Legislative
State Market Commission
Civil Service Department
House
Judiciary C Committee
Charles Smither
Orleans Parish
Council For A Better
Smither
Warm Temperatures Expected Across The Week In Twin Cities
Partly cloudy skies bring warm highs of 86 to 92 degrees today and Friday with night lows of 66 to 72. Saturday outlook stays warm and partly cloudy. Twin Cities report shows a 96 degree high in the mid-South with a 67 degree low this morning.
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Twin Cities
Buddhists Oppose Peace Talks Now
In Saigon Buddhist leaders reject negotiations with the Viet Cong and urge U.S. support for the Ky regime. The Unified Buddhist Church, a militant minority, calls for nonviolence while Thich Tri Quang continues a hunger strike. Military reports cite Viet Cong and allied fatalities as tensions rise.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Unified
Buddhist Church
Buddhist Institute
Thich Tam Chau
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hue
Thich Tri Quang
Tam Chau
Lodge
Institute
Quang
da Nang
Long Co
Dan Nang
Louisiana House approves 16 age for youth drivers bill
The Louisiana House voted 65 33 to raise the minimum driving license age for youths from 15 to 16 and sent the measure to the Senate. If enacted and signed by the governor, it would take effect July 1 1967. Rep Luther Cole East Baton Rouge noted the change allows 15 only with accredited training or farm work.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House
Senate
Luther Cole
East Baton Rouge
Tax Rebates Granted To 750000 Americans In 1965
About 750000 of the 40 million Americans who paid taxes in 1965 received rebates from the federal government. The program aimed to ease tax burdens during the year, with rebates issued across multiple years and income brackets.
Texas Youth New Spelling Champion
Rob ert A. Wake, a 13 year old from Clear Creek Junior High School in Houston, won the 39th National Spelling Bee. Beth Sherrill was runner up from Lucy, Tennessee. Several contestants faltered on difficult terms as the event sponsored by Scripps-Howard newspapers awarded first prize of 1000 dollars and a trip to New York.
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Washington
Robert A. Wake
Clear Creek
Houston
Tex
Beth Sherrill
Lucy
Bob
Beth
Stephanie Tsivoglou
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fort
Wanda Suchowiejko
Denver
Colo
Couteur
Couture
Sonya Gilliam
Lubbock
Hawaii
Bee
Scripps-Howard
New York
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Palatine
Arlington Park Race Track
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Robert Munson
Rapides Parish
Texas
Karen Koyanagi
Papaikou
Marilyn June Coleman
Ericon
Okla
Patt Morrison
Tucson
Ariz
C.”’ Daffodil
David Eatman
Ila
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