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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1970
Page
2
Police report 23 persons known killed in a disaster described in brief AP Wirephoto from Buenos Aires. Damaged city infrastructure affected flood control efforts as authorities assess casualties and impact.
Vice President Spiro Agnew arrives in Kabul for a 20 hour stay as Afghanistan balances East and West. The visit follows a Soviet defense minister's tour and includes a planned Peace Corps protest over Vietnam. Afghan welcome emphasizes nonalignment and economic aid from both powers.
A dam collapse near Mendoza Argentina sent five to seven feet of floodwater through the wine town of 206000. At least 20 bodies recovered by Monday with as many as 70 feared dead as slime coated streets and most of the city went under.
United Press International reports 479 highway deaths in 192 hours from Wednesday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight, slightly above the 470 expected for a nonholiday period. The total fatalities include 11 in plane crashes and 93 in fires, with California leading at 47 traffic deaths, followed by Texas 35 and Florida 30.
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