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1 toll of human life seemed to be the most somber commentary , on the adjacent misery. t In each town or small community, residents could only survey the damage and force ' themselves to attempt to return some semblance of order to the utter chaos.
Throughout the day Tuesday, residents of the Gulf Coast sift-_ed through rubble on the sites where their homes once stood, generally working in silence.
Late in the day a light rain “began falling, further hampering cleanup measures.
At nightfall, since the area ’still has no electricity, the thou-■san'ds of residents who sought refuge further inland before Camille hit, formed a gigantic line of slow moving traffic, leaving 'the area on Hwy. 49, the pri-'mary route north, to spend the night at refugee centers.
They will return Wednesday to resume their attempts at salvaging items where, in many cases, there seemed very little to salvage.
Agnew, Romney to Make Tour
According to United States Rep. F. Edward Hebert, whose
First District encompasses Pla-t-----------------------------------
quemines St. Bernard and part Callender Fieid at Belle Chasse of New Orleans, Vice-President i .	.,	,	,	, .
Agnew will be Accompanied by|where they wl11 have lunch in George Romney, secretary of Hebert Hall, and at 1:30 p.m.
housing and urban development.!Agnew will conduct a press con-:-------------------------------------;-------------------------------
Hebert said the official jference. He will return to Wash- Sen. Russell B. Long and U.S.iGriffin, both of Mississippi, party will meet at Gulfport at jington after the conference. i Sen. Allen J. Ellender of Louis-j Also accompanying Agne' 10:15 a.m. for an aerial tour i Official members of the par- iana, U.S. Sen. James 0. East-i„.:i, r„n rPnrcrP t inrnln th of the devastation in Missis- ;ty, in addition to Agnew and land and U.S. Sen. John C.	'
sippi and then survey the ;Romney, will include Gov. Wil-;Stennis of Mississippi, Hebert damage in Louisiana.	iliams of Mississippi, Gov. John and U.S. Rep. William M. Col-
The party will land at Alvin J. McKeithen of Louisiana, U.S. mer and U.S. Rep.
KITCHEN EQUIPMENT and other debris are scattered on the patio of the Buena Vista Motel on the beachfront in Biloxi, Miss. Waves and winds from Hurricane Camille
swept throug and oyster 1 in backgroun
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gency Preparedness, Gener; r, . w j James Collins, the director < s H.:the American Red Cross an Gen. Daniel Raymond, of th office of the Chief of Engineer: After its arrival at Gulfpor the party will board helicoptei at 10:45 a. m. for the inspectioi They are scheduled to arriv at the Naval Air Station ; Belle Chasse at 12:45 p. m.
Agnew and his party wi leave New Orleans at 2:30 p.n for the return flight to Was! ington.
Gov. Williams’ impositioi of limited martial law was de signed to discourage sight seers and restrict the move ment of people. Anyone wh( fails to heed the order ti move on, he said, “will be ar rested.”
The governor acted on tl recommendation of Mississip Adj. Gen. Walter Johnson wl said the sightseers were turnii the coast “into a carnival.” I said he had 2,000 men und arms and “I’ve got to bring
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