Mississippi Toll Rises After Devastating Tornadoes
Rescue teams comb rural east of Jackson as Mississippi reports 57 dead and 411 injured. In Jackson, 12 killed at Candlestick Park shopping center. Joe Bullock, Democratic Congress candidate, among the dead. Alabama records one dead, 11 injured as tornadoes move eastward.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Alabama
Larry Parks
Wqft-Fm
Forest
Scott County
Woodville Heights Baptist Church
Joe Bullock
Congress
Bullock
Agriculture and Industrial Board
Highway Patrol
Forkville
Bob Fasano
Air Force Reserve
Mobile Red Cross
Mobile
Ala
Candlestick Park
One Candidate At Hermleigh Board Race
Only one candidate filed for the Hermleigh Independent School District Board as two seats remain open Jimmy Beck is the sole candidate Cecil Hall and Hollis Ward did not seek re election.
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Hermleigh Independent School District Board
Cecil Hall
Hollis Ward
Hermleigh Board of Trustees
Jimmy Beck
Ira Independent School District Board
Harold Lee Holladay
Pew
W. C. Sterling, Jr
Ira
Howard Sterling
Marvin Sorrell
Fluvanna Independent School District
J. D. Patterson
Bill Stansell
Fluvanna
James F. Beaver
Death Toll Rises In Tokyo Pacific DC8 Crash
A Canadian Pacific DC8 crash landed at Tokyo International Airport in fog, leaving more than 70 aboard with only six to seven survivors reported. Authorities recovered 20 bodies and believed 44 more were trapped. The wreckage stretched across the runway, with emergency crews struggling to reach victims. The jet bound from Hong Kong to Vancouver via Tokyo then on to Latin America.
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T. Jeff Williams
Tokyo
Canadian Pacific Airways
Japan
Vancouver
Tokyo Bay
Hong Kong
Mexico City
Lima
Santiago
Buenos Aires
Weather summary for Texas regions
Readings show varied temperatures across Texas with sunny to clear skies. North Central and Northeast Texas expect fair, cooler nights with highs around 42 to 53. Northwest Texas stays cold with lows 8 to 2 and highs near 46. Coast guards warn small craft winds 12 to 25 knots fading tonight.
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Snyder
Texas
CRMWD Eyes Midland Water Deal and Dam Plans
CRMWD directors reported progress on negotiations with Midland for Lake J.B. Thomas water sales and a dam across the Colorado River above Robert Lee. Study work, land acquisitions totaling about 16 500 acres, and bid timing for a dam are advancing with potential cost savings from model spillway tests.
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BIG Spring
Way
Colorado River Municipal
Water District
Colorado River
Robert Lee
Heard Encour
Martin County
Midland
J.B. Thomas
Oo Way
O. H. Ivie
S. W. Freese
Fort Worth
CRMWD
Vie
Coke County
Ivie
Ithe Board
Colorado State, University In
Fort Collins
Sterling City
Robert Lee High
Strawn Bank Burglarized in Night Break-In
Strawn First Strawn National Bank was robbed during the night when burglars bored through the roof and damaged three doors to reach the vault. Vice president J R Hunt found the breach shortly before 9 am as investigators including Palo Pinto County Sheriff Gilbert Summerfield Texas Ranger J P Lynch and an FBI agent probed the case.
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Strawn, Tex
First Strawn National Bank
Texas
J. R. Hunt
Palo Pinto County
Gilbert Summerfield
J. P. Lynch
FBI
Jare
Mississippi Twister Slams Jackson Shopping Center
Survivor recalls a roar like a thousand jets as a devastating tornado hits Jackson. Witnesses describe mass chaos in Candlestic Park where a grocery store is flattened. Howard Polk reports a dead woman and child in the parking lot and a bloodied young bystander. University student Mike Callahan watched from a mile away.
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Larry Swales
Candlestick Park
Howard Polk
Polk
Woodville Heights Baptist Church
Mike Callahan
University of Southern Mississippi
Solons Talk Dollars and Cents on Viet Nam Policy
Sen George McGovern proposed a policy rider to the 415 million dollar foreign aid bill urging that voting to fund Viet Nam assistance does not imply approval of the war policies. He spoke in a Senate address prepared for delivery amid the dollar debate.
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Washington
Congress
George McGovern
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
McGovern
Air Attacks At Maximum In Vietnam War Drive
U S Air Force Navy and Marine jets mounted a major air assault across North and South Vietnam with 501 combat sorties. Weather allowed 55 missions, double the norm, targeting bridges trains and rail installations along the Red River and near Hanoi. One Marine F4 was shot down near Chu Lai but the crew were rescued.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Navy
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Red River
Red China
Lang Bun
Theity
Air Force
Chu Lai
T. P. Keenan
C. R. Fairchild
South China Sea
Johnson Hosts Bipartisan White House Party
President Johnson entertained Congress at a large White House reception praising bipartisan spirit. He praised seven major votes including Viet Nam funding and the Asian bank bill while dancing with his wife to Red Roses for a Blue Lady. Senate leaders and committee heads attended, with Sen Fulbright saying the upstairs reception was pleasant. Some critics, including Sens Morse Kennedy brothers, did not attend.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Marine Band
Danny Boy
Viet Nam
Len J W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Robert F. Kennnedy
D-N.y
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
AFS Local Chapter Sets Breakfast Meeting
The American Field Service sponsors foreign exchange students and invites all interested persons to a 7 a.m. Saturday breakfast at Sallies Cafeteria.
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The
American Field Service
Sallies Cafeteria
Old Age Grants Up by Three Dollars for Doctor Bills
Governor Connally announced the Texas State Welfare Department will increase old age assistance grants by $3 monthly to cover doctors bills under the new state federal program. The move expands aid to elderly residents relying on welfare support and aligns with healthcare costs.
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Connally
Tance
San Carlos
Board of Public Welfare
Guatemala election scene grows tense as campaigns end
Guatemala heads to Sunday elections with three presidential candidates warnings of a possible Santo Domingo scenario. Aguilar Col Juan de Dios Aguilar, Col Miguel Angel Ponciano, and Cesar Mendez Montenegro vie for president amid civil and military candidacies and a large slate of regional officials.
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Morris W. Rosenberg
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Santo Domingo
Aguilar
National Electrification Institute
Col
Miguel Angel Ponciano
National Liberation Movement
Jhief
Army General Staff
Carlos Castillo Ar
Julio Col
Juan de Dios Aguilar
Cesar Mendez Montenegro
Revolutionary Eratic Party
Mario
Enrique Peralta Azurdia
Caer Law School
Qumce Us
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Dyess Air Force Base
Dyess Afb
Arettus Moffett
Jackie Beane
Tim Jones
By James Saggus
Hinds County
W.W. Ragan
State Civil Defense
Hermleigh
Odessa
Salt Lake
Strawn Bank
James E. Bonney Jackson
Harry Kelly
1St Air Cavalry Division
Taach Long Valley
Bong Son
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