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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1970
Page
1
Tanner Laine reflects on historical Western nickname teams across the South Plains from Happy Cowboys to Seminole Indians and Crosbyton Chiefs, with Mustangs from multiple towns and other例 squads like Buffaloes and Longhorns. The piece weaves in pioneer-era memories and local junior teams as area football looms.
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong strikes across South Vietnam Tuesday killed 55 civilians and wounded 140 in over 50 attacks on towns and installations. U S forces reported 33 enemy killed near Da Nang as helicopters, fire and ground fighting shaped a tense election eve.
Vice President Spiro Agnew told reporters aboard Air Force Two that more than half of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces in Cambodia were eliminated. He said there is no immediate need to return U.S. troops and praised Cambodian Premier Lon Nol. Agnew expects the next major Communist effort to be in Cambodia rather than South Vietnam. He noted numbers come from South Vietnamese, Cambodian, and U.S. estimates and said Thai forces would be deployed only with Cambodian consent. He observed the situation is stabilizing and U.S. military presence is diminishing as allies gain defense capacity.
Fragmentary page references show Coronado and Labbock High roaches and Monte rey, with mentions of end strengths and weaknesses. A Labbock musician comments on floodlin's art, while a state and nation section notes doves and hawks intermingling in draft voting.
The first 42 cars in a 3600 mile antipollution test race reach the finish at California Institute of Technology. Early finishers are standard cars with cleaner fuel while eight electric cars lag due to charging problems. The victors will be named after all entrants clear the course.
Israel charges Egypt with building antiaircraft missile sites near the Suez Canal in breach of the cease-fire and delays U.N. Ambassador Yosef Tekoah from returning to the New York peace talks. In Amman, Jordanian forces attack Arab guerrillas as the Amman airport closes.
Four sailors on watch at Cecil Field Naval Air Station were overpowered by armed intruders in the early morning hours. The band escaped with handguns carbines and ammunition, according to the FBI.
Thunderclouds sparked by a swift storm brought the heaviest rain since May 11. Western Lubbock reported over 2.5 inches in under an hour with pea-size hail. citywide total reached 1.07 inches. High reached 84 with a 60 degree morning low. forecast calls for 20 percent thundershowers on the South Plains today.
The report details scattered West Texas rainfall with endpoints at Lubbock Brownfield Plains Morton Ralls Lamesa and others, plus a fatal crash on Texas 390 near Burton. It notes funnel clouds near Anahuac and Trinity Bay, and a low pressure system over San Angelo driving showers. Also reports Abraham Zapruder's death from cancer at 66 and outlines federal aid talks for Lubbock ISD to support desegregation efforts.
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