Texas Floods and Tornadoes Devastate Northeast Region
Severe storms left hundreds homeless across northeast Texas with at least ten deaths. Longview and Kilgore areas saw major flooding, dam breaches, and road closures as five bridges failed and a diesel locomotive fell into a creek. Rescuers evacuated lowland areas while four drownings were confirmed near Tyler and Longview. Authorities warned of more b storms and rising Sabine River levels as emergency crews assessed damage.
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Kenedy
Ross
Texas Department of Schuster
Public Safety
Range
Waffie
Texas
Longview
Gladewater
Kilgore
Marshall
Sabine
Cypress
Texas & Pacific
Devernia Lake
Post Office Plans 3 New Stamps
The U S Post Office plans to issue three commemorative stamps. One marks 25 years of the U S savings bond program. Another honors the 75th anniversary of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The third highlights the Great River Road linking Canada with the Gulf of Mexico along the Mississippi. Designs and dates will be announced later.
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Washington
UPS
Miark
U.S
Department
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Great River Road
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Beira Oil Ship Collision Damages Tanker
A British freighter collided Sunday night with the oil laden Joanna V while attempting to dock in Beira Mozambique. The impact damaged the freighter Trene glos and caused about 14000 in damage to the Joanna V which remains at the Beira dock with 8000 tons of oil bound for Rhodesia. The Joanna V has been at the center of a Africa oil dispute involving Britain Portugal Greece and Rhodesia over unloading oil into Beira for transit to Rhodesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beira
Mozambique
Britain
Portugal
Greece
Rhodesia
United Nations ‘Security Council
Supreme Court approves Hawaii Senate reapportionment plan
The Supreme Court directed Hawaii to use a temporary 25 member Senate from eight districts based on registered voters rather than population. Justice Brennan said the method is not a universal rule, and the lower court’s stance was not a perfect basis. Eight justices were in the majority. Fortas did not participate. The three judge court in Honolulu was instructed to keep the matter on its bucket for all purposes.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Hawaii
Senate
William J. Brennan Sr
Brennan
Abe Fortas
John M. Harlan
Porter Stewart
Honolulu
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Gregg
Upshur
Harrison
Wood, Rie
Marion
Winnsborn
San Antonio
Tyler
Jim
Willis Roy
Estelle
Jesse Mauldin
Georgia
Minnie Arceneaux
Robert Gold
Edward D. Lee
Odes
Tex
Ene
Lonnie Dy Starling
Elizabeth Corey
Post Office
Mam
Bee
Long Beach
Develon
Hentia
LE Carnegie
Joo
Yourasif
Idras
Werry Keith
Thornton
Dist
Orange County
High Court
Paul Jones
Reafield
Utra
R. Blanco
John K. Baranger
John D. Baranger
Electro-Acoustic and Nuclear Medical Equipment
United State
Siemens Medical of America, Inc
Siemens
Baranger
Mallett
Hearing Aid Center
MAICG
Pine Ave
ALPHA
Furlaase
U.S.D.A
Hopscotch
SAVE
ICE Crear
Betty Crocker
Hungry Jack
Karca
San Diego
Kern Counties
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