23 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1971
Page
1
The article quotes experts from Texas A and M stating tornado winds may reach 600 mph. It warns safe shelter, notes tornadoes can strike any month, and describes destructive potential as greater than other natural weather weapons.
U S B52s bombed jungles near an abandoned South Vietnamese outpost in Laos in a drive to stop 3,000 North Vietnamese forces and pressure the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Communist reinforcements massed for a counteroffensive as Western sources say the offensive slowed Communist supply flow by about forty to fifty percent. Lt Gen Do Cac Tri, commander of South Viet Nam forces, was reported killed in the fighting.
Weather across the Panhandle and South Plains worsened with more snow and drifting snowstrands. The death toll rose to nine as three people were found trapped in snow and carbon monoxide incidents. Names include Elmo W. Jicha Amarillo Genaro Pena Jr Shamrock Samuel R. Garza. other fatalities cited near Amherst and Colorado City. Page 6 area updates referenced.
A collection of brief items notes a Texas Tech census briefing, a Valley cotton allotment transfer proposal to Gaines County, and an actor Oscar eligibility remark. Houston talks with Vietnamese officials expand, while a political state issue appears in Paris.
A reader asks God for mercy on those trapped in ongoing war and protection for friends and loved ones in fighting zones. The plea requests divine intervention to end the conflict and bring peace.
Terrified residents hid from tornadoes by leaping into bathtubs, curling on mattresses, and crouching in haystacks in Inverness Mississippi. Alton Bennett said he shielded his wife and two children in a tub as windows shattered and a gas line ruptured. The family crawled to a neighbor after the storm's eye passed.
Lubbock city airport directors spurned a $2.2 million bid from Flagg Land to buy 520 acres of adjacent farmland. The land parcels priced between 3200 and 4000 dollars per acre, with some tracts from the Hobgood Estate and Thiel holdings. Officials cited that expansions plans do not require the land and projected needs through 1985 do not demand its use.
A garbled market note shows Wall Street reversing earlier gains with a slight decline of 8.35 points cited from an index reading on January 4, reflecting cautious trading and lingering volatility in early week quotes.
Lt. William L. Calley testified at Fort Benning that soldiers followed orders and used women and children in the My Lai massacre. He described troops saturated with blood and weapons, while insisting there was never a clear enemy identity. The testimony painted a brutal view of the battlefield and command obedience.
Partly cloudy today with a 30 percent chance of light snow. Tonight’s low around the 20s. Wednesday’s high in the 40s. Easterly to northeasterly winds up to 28 mph.
County commissioners closed a routine session by accusing city officials of overplanning library development. They cited last week’s joint session, approved $85,563.32 in special bills and $175 in attorneys’ fees, and opened six bid sets.
President Nixon declared Mississippi Delta a major disaster area after a storm system spawned dozens of tornadoes killing 82 and causing about 7.5 million dollars in damage. Tornadoes also hit Fayetteville North Carolina and Columbus Ohio with injuries and property losses.
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