Four Drowned In River Floods Across Texas
Four persons drown as tornadoes and floods hit broad areas of Texas. Mustangs Creek near Cleburne claimed Rev. Bruce Hornell and 9 year old Susan Breeden, with others missing. Hundreds displaced as 135 to 150 homes flooded. river rising in Trinity and Neches basins. KDTV tower collapse noted amid widespread storm damage.
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Texas
Bruce Hornell
Susan Breeden
Mustang Creek
Cleburne
P. B. Ellis
Hornell
Fort Worth
Everman
Beaumont
Trinity
Liberty
Neches
Alto
Dallas
KDTV
Sheldon Turner
Bellboy Hero Faces Charges After Hotel Fire
Michael Van Valkenburg 21 AWOL from Fort Benning arrested for starting blaze at the Hotel Patricia. He allegedly threw matches into a linen closet while aiding guests and coordinating evacuations after guiding guests to safety and assisting firefighters.
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MIAMI
Patricia
Bob Henderson
Michael van Valkenburg
Ft. Benning
Henderson
van Volkenburg
Readers Seek Drainage Help For Flooded Patton Area
A resident in the 700 block of Patton Boulevard requests drainage assistance as yards flood during rain, creating a swampy yard and mosquito issues for a baby. The weather bureau notes wet conditions with May rainfall near 3.5 inches for San Antonio.
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Patton Boulevard
Rudy Lagunas
Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Today’s Index and Page Guide Highlight
A brief listing shows sections in today’s newspaper including Amusements on pages 62 to 63, Classifieds on pages 39 and 43 to 52 and 60, Comics on pages 6 to 7 A, Death Notices on page 43, Editorial on page 10 B, Features on page 11 B, Financial on page 40, Frank Talk on page 9 B, Fun and Games on page 57, Horoscope on page 1 Comic, Society on page 14 C, Sports on multiple pages 37 39 42 and 1 to 7 B, and Texas Trails on page 36.
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Financial
Fun and Games
Society
Sports
Texas Trails
Viet Crash Kills 2 Americans in Saigon Area
A CH47 Chinook carrying South Vietnamese troops crashed 75 miles north northeast of Saigon near Phuoc Binh, killing 34 and injuring 35. Two Americans died, one more American among the wounded. officials cite in flight mechanical failure and begin an investigation.
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Saigon
UPS
Phuoc Binh
Dien Bien Phu
Mo Bia
Quang Ngai City
Kosygin Finishes Delhi Talks After Husain's Funeral
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin wraps up two days of talks with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in New Delhi following President Zakir Husain's funeral and departs for Moscow.
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New Delhi
Alexei Kosygin
Moscow
Indira Gandhi
Zakir Husain
Soviet Leader Podgorny to Visit Korea and Mongolia
The Tass news agency reports Soviet President Nikolai V. Podgorny will visit North Korea later this month. He will travel to Mongolia on the return trip to the Soviet Union, Tass said.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikolai V. Podgorny
North Korea
Tass
Podgorny
Mongolia
U.S.S.R
Officers Seize Five in Narcotics Raid in Riebe Alley
City officers with a search warrant raided the 1300 block of Riebe Alley early Wednesday arresting five people, including a married couple, for heroin and marijuana possession. The couple’s six year old son was placed in protective custody.
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Riebe Alley
B. B. Brotherman
Forecast Rain and Clouds Through Thursday
Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness through Thursday with a chance of thunderstorms today and tonight. Winds mainly easterly at 8 to 16 mph, stronger in thunderstorms. Highs on Wednesday and Thursday reach the low 80s, overnight lows mid 60s, and precipitation chances 50 percent Wednesday and 30 percent Thursday.
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Fort Worth
Viet Cong Cautiously Open to Private Talks in Paris
Viet Cong chief negotiator Tran Buu Kiem indicated on West German TV that while not rejecting private talks, there should be joint efforts to reach core issues at the Paris peace conference. Allied officials saw softening in Hanoi stance as the 16th session opened, one day after Dien Bien Phu anniversary.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
Tran Buu Kiem
Geneva
Kiem
Saigon
Dien Bien Phu
Lebanese Army Drives Against Syrian-Backed Guerrillas Near Border
The Lebanese army launched a major push in southeast Lebanon after guerrillas attacked a base with mortars and small arms. Reports say about 40 Al Sargah Thunderbolt commandos were captured and five guerrillas killed amid low resistance. Inter-Arab fighting ran parallel with Israeli Jordanian clashes along the cease-fire line and tensions at the Suez Canal.
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Lebanon
Beirut
al- Sargah
Thunderbolt
Jordan
Suez Canal
UPI
Gerry Loughran
Israel
Golan Heights
Syria
Terrorist Hurls Grenade Wounds Eight in Saigon
A terrorist on a motorbike threw a grenade near a U.S. military police jeep at a busy Saigon intersection. Eight people were wounded, including two Americans a military policeman and a civilian. The blast hit near Saigon's central market area.
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Saigon
U.S
Nuclear test set off underground at Nevada site
Washington AP reports a ninth nuclear test announced this year went off underground at the Atomic Energy Commission Nevada test site. The test followed another underground explosion and underscores ongoing nuclear activity in Nevada.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
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Sunken Garden Theater
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Jesse Rodriguez
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Delhi
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Wile
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