Tornado damages Pasadena neighborhood and shelters rise
Elizabeth Gonzales notes increasing tornado activity while Ray Beall reports at least 60 people seek temporary shelter in Houston area. Police guard ravaged areas as looters feared. Texas Commerce Bank owner Ron Wade describes doors blown out by pressure drop. Vista Hollow roofs torn away leaving bombed appearance as residents seek shelter and assess damage.
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Elizabeth Gonzales
Civil Defense
Pasadena
Ray Beall
Red Cross
Houston
Ron Wade
Texas Commerce Bank
Wade
Vista Hollow
Kathy Simon
Twisters strike Texas towns causing property damage
Residents in Sweeny Sargent Tomball East Bernard faced tornadoes with no injuries reported. Virginia Woodward mourns loss of belongings from Alicia like 1983 while Don Hamilton saved his daughter Kimberly from debris after his mobile home and shop were destroyed.
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Virginia Woodward
Alicia
Don Hamilton
Kimberly
Sweeny
Houston
Sargent
Matagorda
Tomball
East Bernard
Wharton
Hunters Rescued After Flood Sweeps Cabin From River
Dispatcher Joe Archer said flood waters from the North Llano River forced hunters to flood the cabin roof to escape. The cabin was swept away and people climbed trees before a San Antonio helicopter rescued about 10, including several children, moving them to higher ground as the river crested at 30 feet and then retreated.
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Llano
Joe Archer
San Antonio
Archer
Floods Largely Cause Property Damage in Kerrville Area
Reports indicate no injuries or deaths in Kimble County. Property damage included a hunting cabin swept away and a car. In Junction a pickup was swept off a low water crossing. a man and woman were rescued from a tree by a front end loader. Evacuations occurred along the Guadalupe River affecting Kerrville Center Point and nearby communities.
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Kimble County
Archer
Junction
Guadalupe River
Kerrville
Center Point
New York hijack victim moved to Lewisburg prison
The hijacked center is being transferred to the Lewisburg federal penitentiary as he serves eight consecutive life terms for eight killings at Fountain Valley Golf Course in St. Croix in 1972. He was escorted by three guards on the plane and the flight landed safely in Havana with no injuries.
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Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg
St. Croix
Lee Elsesser
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Elsesser
Havana
Federal Aviation Administration
Fred Farrar
Washington
LaBeet
Ishmail Muslim Ali
Fountain Valley
Isidore Bell
St. Thomas
Island murders and hijackings tied to 1980s unrest
The report recounts LaBeet receiving eight life terms and transfer to U S prisons after crimes on a resort island, plus civil damages for solitary confinement in 1979. It notes 1983 hijackings to Cuba by 11 domestic flights, including a Piedmont flight with 58 aboard and a Delta flight to Cuba under threats of arson.
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U.S
Atlanta
Marion
Ill
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U.S. District Court
St. Croix
Cuba
Black Liberation Army
Piedmont Aviation
Havana
Delta
New Orleans
Thai and Vietnamese clash near Obok and Aranyaprathet
Thai rangers say Vietnamese forces used machine guns and mines in an ambush about a half mile north of Obok, near a Cambodia Thailand route and Khmer resistance camp. Another clash was reported a half mile into Thailand at Klong Luek near Aranyaprathet. no casualties reported. Thai troops were sent to assess the situation.
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Krissanasareni
Obok
Bangkok
Cambodia
Thailand
Khmer People’s National Liberation Front
Klong Luek
Aranyaprathet
Vietnamese Thai clash news since Christmas Day firefight
Vietnam and Thai forces clashed again after Hanoi troops attacked Ritchisen on Christmas Day driving over 62,000 Cambodian civilians into Thailand. Casualties are unverified. shells crossed borders, and Thai forces fired warning rounds. Fighting also reported south of Aranyaprathet with Khmer Rouge involvement.
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Thailand
Hanoi
Ritchisen
Cambodia
Klong Luek
Aranyaprathet
Khmer Rouge
Khmer People's National Liberation Front
Revelers Postpone Mummers Parade Amid 7 Inch Rain in Philadelphia
Rain forced the postponement of Philadelphia's 85th Mummers Parade a day, with organizers rescheduling for Saturday. Police reported minimal injuries elsewhere as gunfire events in Detroit and Bethlehem drew patrol presence, while the AdAmAn Club welcomed 1985 with fireworks atop Pikes Peak.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Robert Devore
Bedford Township
Vietnam
Los Angeles
Jim Mahon
Bethlehem
AdAmAn Club
Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs
Colo
Rival Mayors Sworn In In Monclova Amid Election Protests
Army contains crowds in Monclova where two mayors were sworn in for the city as the opposition National Action Party contests alleged fraud in several cities. Nationwide unrest follows a Dec. 2 election with Salvador Martinez of PRI sworn in later at a theater after Esquivel’s ceremony.
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Monclova
Mexico
Tor Manuel Infante
el Tiempo
Carlos Garcia Valdez
National Action Party
Pedro Pascual Esquivel
National Action
Martinez
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Coahuila
Toll House fire in Whitman destroys landmark restaurant
A grease fire in the Toll House Restaurant kitchen sparked a blaze that spread through the rafters and forced evacuation of about 250 people in Whitman Massachusetts. The blaze lasted about three hours but caused no injuries. The eatery, famed as the home of the original chocolate chip cookie, was once owned by Ruth Wakefield.
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Whitman
Mass
Toll House
Tim Travers
Ruth Wakefield
Gas leak evacuation near railroad tank car in North Little Rock
More than 2,500 residents evacuated from neighborhoods near a leaking ethylene oxide tank car. Walter Fussner of Missouri Pacific Railroad said people sought shelter at the North Little Rock Boys Club, Ole Main High School, and three motels and might return home later in the day.
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North Little Rock
Ark
Walter Fussner
Missouri Pacific Railroad
World marks new year with city efforts and displays
Revelers welcomed 1985 as cities enacted calm measures. Sydney’s suburb held creative violence events by burning 16 old cars to deter trouble, while police noted fewer arrests elsewhere due to patrols and rain. London saw about 50 000 in Trafalgar Square under warnings to behave and stay safe. Peking had fireworks despite a party circular urging restraint and tea requests.
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Sydney
Australia
London
Trafalgar Square
Peking
Communist Party
Bombs Defused in Jerusalem Prompt Citywide Alert
Two bombs were safely defused in Jerusalem today. Police warned residents to be vigilant for more explosives after one was found near the Jaffa Gate in the Old City and another in a public park by the town hall.
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Jerusalem
Jaffa
Old City
Snow or Cloudy Cold Night With Light Accumulation Risk
National Weather Service Midland region forecasts a 20 percent chance of snow tonight with little accumulation, cloudy and cold conditions, low near 20 mph north winds about 20 mph. Wednesday clears, cold with highs in the low 30s and north winds 5 to 10 mph.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
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