Alicia devastates Texas gulf coast with 115 mph hurricane
National Guard guards against looting as 330000 homes lose power in Houston. Hurricane Alicia roared ashore near Galveston with 12 foot tide, six known dead, and prolonged rains across northern and central Texas. Looting arrests topped 65 to 70 by morning.
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Galveston
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Don McWilliams
Alicia
Hurricane Alicia Strikes Galveston Party Proves Resilient
In Galveston Linda Miller and four friends rode out Hurricane Alicia at a west end house while surrounding homes toppled or shattered. No hurricane deaths reported locally as of Thursday. Gulf Stream Stables owner Fred Wise faced damage to a fence, trailers, and saddles but saw his 40 horses unharmed after they sheltered in a salt cedar break. Wise then built a corral to contain the herd.
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Galveston
Linda Miller
Miss Miller
Wise
Red Cross Volunteers Aid Hurricane Alicia Relief in West Texas
West Texas Red Cross volunteers from Midland San Angelo and Houston assist disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Alicia. Mobile feeding vans and disaster specialists from East Texas and neighboring states bolster relief along the coast. The Midwest sends a mobile administration unit with supplies for 10 000 families as comfort kits and shelter provisions are dispatched. Donations may be sent to local Red Cross chapters with checks marked For Hurricane Alicia Relief.
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San Angelo
Houston
Odessa
Elvis Curb
Curb
East Texas
Texas
Midwest
W. 3Rd St
Economy Surges as U S Growth Reaches Five-Year Peak
Washington AP reports the U S economy expanded at a 9.2 percent annual rate in spring, the strongest since 1978, with corporate profits rising 14.7 percent after tax and after a prior six-quarter recession. GNP rose to 1.523 trillion dollars in real terms, while final sales and personal consumption climbed, signaling a broad recovery.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
United States
Department
Budget Office Warns Deficit Tops 200 Billion For Years
The Congressional Budget Office projects a $206.5 billion deficit in the current year and a total red ink of $191.6 billion in fiscal 1984 as risks of higher long term deficits loom. It cautions that without mandated cuts deficits could stay around $200 billion for several years despite anti recession funds.
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Washington
Congressional Budget Office
Red Ink
Congress
Budget Office
HEART founder recovers daughter after 13 month search
Leslie Campbell founder of HEART locates her daughter Erin after a yearlong effort sparked by a Texas private investigator. Erin disappeared in July 1982 while with her father Ken VanFleet, her custody dispute ongoing. A Florida writ of habeas corpus was pursued but not completed. Erin was found in an Orlando apartment complex overlooking a pool.
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Newhouse
Detroit
Orlando, Fla
Leslie Campbell
Republic Airlines
Campbell
Erin
Michigan
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