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Louisiana areas struck by Hurricane Car'"’’ Monday and described t ige in Plaquemines Parish as “unbelievable.-’ “The thing in Plaquemines Parish is another great disaster,” he said. “Half of the build-
uuu centered aDout three miles|uurin8 cne aay.	w'ith Patrick
north of the other fight and ene-.Rooney, 9, and	Gerald Mc-
my casualties were listec gi Ctuley, 15, the youngest of the killed while nine Amei—ans; victims. The six were among died and 27 were wounded. ieight killed in the recent strife.
Heaviest Clashes	j The uncertainty was empha-
Those clashes were the heav-s*zec* by ^t. Gen.	Sir Ian Free-	^	^	^	^	___ ___
iest reported across South Viet- ^and> commander of British j	ngs	from	port Sulphur south are
nam, but shortly after midnight forces in Northern Ireland, who just; jn ^e marsh.” a regimental headquarters area' told a news conference his troop j	McKeithen	said	damage	was
of the U.S. 1st Marine Division strength would be raised to 6,000 extensjve	jn	Slidell	and	Bogalu-
was attacked by an enemy sap- by Thursday.	|sa
per force 22 miles southwest of:	Top	of Peak
Da Nang. The attack took place ‘‘We are probably at the top at the An Hoa combat base and of the peak of the honeymoon was preceded by a barrage of .period now,'’ Freeland said, about 15 rounds of mortar fire, i So far, the British troops have Headquarters said fighting went been welcomed by the feuding on for two hours, but “it is un- Roman Catholic and Protestant known if any enemy penetrated factions. But, the general said, the perimeter.” No damage was unless some promising develop-reported at the base and six en- ment comes out of Tuesday’s emy soldiers were said to have planned meeting in London of been killed. U.S. casualties were prime Minister Harold Wilson
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Da> is’ Beauvoir Damaged Liltle By Hurricane
Asks Declaration He sent a telegram to President Nixon requesting that Louisiana areas struck by the storm be declared disaster areas.
McKeithen said as soon as the damage is assessed in Louisiana, he will call Gov. John Bell Williams of Mississippi and offer the state's help. “That is, if we have any help to spare,” he said.
Guardsmen might be sent to Mississippi, he said.
But McKeithen said in lower Plaquemines Parish, “it's utter
and Prime Minister James Chichester-Clark of_ Northern Ireland, the honeymoon could end abruptly.
Wilson, as if to emphasize the gravity of developments in Ire- devastation. I'd say it’s equal land, headed to London from his'to that of Betsy.'’ island vacation retreat by heli-j He said water from the Mis-GULFPORT, Miss.	(AP)	—	copter in a thick fog. Other Cab-!sissippi apparently topped the
The last home of Jefferson Da- inet Ministers broke off vaca- levee again, vis, built in 1854, stood serene-! tions and rushed home.	! Damages would run into the
ly overlooking the sea near: Other forces were at work to millions, he said, here Monday—scarcely marked;bring peace to Northern Ire-i He said, one church steeple by the hurricane	that	wrecked	land, where Catholics have com-!was resting on top of the levee,
nearly everything	around it.	plained for years that they have! McKeithen described as a po-
Davis, president of the Con-,been discriminated against in tentially “dangerous thing” a federacy during the Civil Warehousing, jobs and civil rights by:leak in an oil tank at Venice, rented the mansion, named ,the Protestant majority.	jHe said it could lead to a dis-
Eeauvoir, in 1877.	j Prime Minister Chichester-; astrous fire.
The structure, designed in the Clark summoned religious lead-! George Mastings, regional di-
Mississippi planter traditions. |ers and representatives of dif stands one and a half stories :fer'ent political views to what he high above a basement. It is described as a peace confer-surrounded by live oaks.	ence.
The Sons of Confederate Vet-i Catholic and Protestant cler-erans bought the house in 1903. |(Continued on Page 8-A, Col. 1)
rector of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, said there is “not much threat” of a fire from the oil leak.
McKeithen said there was no (Continued on Page 10-A, Col. 2)
homeless.
It was a toss-up as to whet Slidell or Bogalusa had worst damage. Both were L shambles.
Though the main force of powerful hurricane passed the east of the two border p j ishes, Slidell Civil Defense c t cials reported that city still i \ fered through winds betwi ! 150-170 mph. Bogalusa repor ! winds estimated at 130 mph.
Miraculously, no deaths serious injuries were repor in either parishes of late M day, though the possibility 1 not been ruled out.
Slight damage was report in Tangipahoa Parish, but mi ! of it centered in Washingt land St. Tammany as Cami jbattered her way throu ! neighboring Mississippi.
| St. Tammany Parish Sher ! George Broom reported “terr ic wind damage all over t parish.” But he added th; from Lacombe to the M sissippi line, “there was a go bit of severe damage homes.”
Broom reported a “s-ur; tide” that crossed Lake Borgi in the early morning hour passed through the marshlan and swept across U.S. 90, lea ing devastation in its path.
The tide, he said, surged i; La. 433, between U.S. 90 ar Salt Bayou, “completely era ing” the road as it went.
Surge Tide Hits In this area, the surge tid completely destroyed Vera Place and 14 camps along Rat’ Nest Rr., Broom said. Alon Hwy. 90, Harbor Inn, Bossier' Restaurant and a Billup' Service Station were “demolish ed,” the sheriff added. Th( White Kitchen restaurant wa (Continued on Page 14-A, Col. 1
Towns Be, Lie in Ru,
OVEK THE LEVEE — The force of the winds of Hurricane Camille shoved this barge out of the Mississippi River, over the levee and into an electric power substation
near Buras Sunday. Water still covered much of the Buras-Empire-Venice area Monday afternoon.
—Staff photo by Charles Gerald
By JOH> Advocate !
PORT SULPHUR - Venice Buras and other points along Plaquemines Parish fared only ! Almost every building at Bui | damage. Water from Hurricane I of the second floor at Buras Hig I “There’s no more Buras,” said a survivor.
“It’s all gone, flattened, noth-| ing. just nothing.” i Luke Petrovich, Plaquemines 1 Parish public safety commissioner, watched the hurricane while he was lashed to the top of a sewerage treatment tank.
Petrovich and three companions were trapped by rapidly rising water and they climbed on top of the concrete tank.
“The tank is 22 feet high,” he


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