Texas twister kills 20 in Plainview area disaster
A Texas tornado sweep killed seven people in two adjacent families in Silverton and injured 65 to 80 as Red Cross workers raced to aid survivors. The cyclone ripped through Lone Star community and nearby towns, destroying homes valued at 20 000 to 25 000 dollars and prompting widespread state damage warnings.
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RED Cross
Brown
Walter Fleming
Tom- Jin
Silverton
Briscoe County
Whale Skull Fossil Found Near San Fernando Valley
A fossilized whale skull dating about 30 million years is found on the mountain slope bordering the valley. Pierce College zoologist Dr. Richard Tular acquired the specimen and plans display, noting the site was once sea floor.
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San Fernando Valley
Pierce College
Richard Tular
Water Rates Hike Fallout From British H Test
Rate changes shown in the article include stepped charges per 100 cubic feet rising with larger usage. The latest adjustment, effective December 1, 18hd, lowered bills on average by 55 percent for customers but added costs push personnel and non-personnel expenses higher. A Tuesday vote led to the deletion of an expenditure item tied to fluoridation.
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Colorado
Elusive Beck Cousin Stalls Racket Probe
In Washington the rackets inquiry faced delays as Norman Gessert, linked to Beck’s Teamsters, was questioned. Senators Kennedy Goldwater and Ervin eyed witnesses while Gessert’s counsel debated his appearance. Expenditures and appropriations for the year were outlined amid budget shifts and capital-outlay changes.
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Elusive Beck Cousin
Washington
Norman Gessert
Ellens
Dave Beck
Burg
Wash
Sen Eraa
Reny
Gessert
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
C Companies
Y Beck
Teamsters Union
Robert Kennedy
Sens
Goldwater
R Ariz
Ervin
D-Nc
Kennedy
Norman Gossett
Antil
Robert Y
Sare
Grs
Sert
Gyssert
Poona
Washington State
Capitol Hil
Sen. McClean
D-Ark
Gesserton
Teamsters
Beck
Okla Town Emptied as Flood Rolls Across State
Massive floods drive mass evacuations in Dover Kingfisher County and nearby towns. About 330 residents of Dover evacuated as floodwaters rose in Hutchinson and Elkhart due to heavy rainfall. Volunteers and state patrol manned boats to move residents to Ashton near Clarendon and to higher ground. Enid saw many displaced while floodwaters receded by daybreak.
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Hutchinson
Elkhart
Kan
Dover
Kingfisher County
Ashton
Clarendon
W. M
Supe
Enid
Floadwates
Bar Manager Fined on Bookmaking Charge
A bar manager identified as Marion Seth Brown was fined 400 dollars by Superior Judge Joseph M Maltby as part of one year probation on a bookmaking charge. He was arrested February 9 for allegedly running horse betting in his cafe at 4306 East Anaheim Street.
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Joseph M. Maltby
Marion Seth Brown
14Th St
Anaheim St
Two Home Families Seen in 1970 Rise
An economist from the University of Southern California predicts many families will own two homes by 1970. He cites prefabricated cabins in resort areas as common second houses and compares the shift to the growth of double car ownership. He also forecasts a 37 hour work week, population of 179 million, 25 million more employed, and doubled food and power expenditures.
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Los Angeles
Robert, R. Dockson
University of Southern California
Kiwanis Club
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