Tank Cars Derail on Point Comfort Line Near Lolita
Two empty tank cars derailed on the Point Comfort line south of Lolita causing a minor disruption. The cars remained upright wedged in dirt until retraction crews from Giddings retracked them. General manager R. M. Schaeffer said the incident spared loaded cars. service was back to operation by Sunday.
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Grandma's House
Point Comfort
Lolita
Giddings
R. M. Schaeffer
Alcoa
Mile Five
Viking Mars Landing Planned For Tuesday Morning
Pasadena AP Scientists woke the Viking Mars lander and readied its descent. If all goes as planned, the craft will touch down on Mars Tuesday at 7:53 a.m. EDT with confirmation arriving about 8:12 a.m. due to signal delay. The mission centers on life-search experiments in a biology unit about the size of a car battery, with cameras to capture initial surface images.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Earth
Viking
Harold Klein
Weather outlook amid warm spell with isolated Gulf showers
Partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with a 20 percent chance of daytime thundershowers. Mostly southerly winds 6 to 14 mph, gusty in storms, high near 99, low around mid 70s. Boating winds 10 knots, seas under three feet. Isolated afternoon showers mainly northeast Gulf Bend. Tides and sun set noted. Barometric pressure 30.13.
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Gulf Bend
Flash Flood Threats Continue in Texas
Widespread heavy rains and thunderstorms linger across Texas with flash flood watches in effect for Wise and Denton Counties. Rain rates near 2.5 inches per hour threaten low-lying areas while showers spill across North Central and East Texas. Temperatures ranged from 65 to 95 degrees, as the restless weather pattern persists across the state.
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Texas
Wise County
Denton County
West
Sabine Pass
Sabine Lake
Wise
Oklahoma
New
Boston
Shreveport
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Brownwood
San Angelo
del Rio
Sheffield
Sonora
Langtry
Toledo Bend Reservoir
Galveston
Texarkana
Houston
Closer to capture in Chowchilla kidnapping case
Investigators say new clues point toward three men who abducted 26 Chowchilla children and their bus driver. Authorities cite information from Sonora and express optimism about identifying suspects soon while noting no proven motive yet.
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Jack Baugh
Alameda
Livermore
Alameda County
San Francisco Bay Area
Bates
FBI
U.S
Baugh
Los Gatos
Rate High Here Many Twins Arrive
In 1976 up to July 15 Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital recorded 149 deliveries with four twin births. The local twin rate averages one in 37.25 pregnancies, higher than the typical one in 80 to 100. Two physicians cited no specific cause, suggesting no bicentennial significance.
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Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital
Ronald Clapp
Commissioners OK Extra Spraying Help in Calhoun County
Mosquito control spraying was carried out over the weekend to combat a heavy infestation caused by rains. At Friday’s Commissioners Court meeting Harold Deyton was authorized to hire any extra help needed for spraying Saturday and Sunday nights.
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Calhoun County
Commissioners Court
Harold Deyton
Willis Jetton
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Guadalupe River
Hoggs Bayou
Tp&w
Goffs Bayou
U.S. 35
Additiion
West Side
Calhoun County Navigation District
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Port O'Connor warns navi aids shot out and fines rise
Coast Guard reports numerous aids to navigation lights attached to buoys shot out this past month in Port O Connor. Lights cost about 235 dollars each and tampering batteries may raise penalties to 2500 dollars and a year in jail. Pace urged public tips for prosecution and half of the fine goes to informants upon conviction.
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Coast Guard
Port O'Connor
Bob Pace
Pace
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The
Associated Press
San Jose
Department of Motor Vehicles
Madera County
Ed Bates
Chowchilla
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