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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1970
Page
1
After twenty years of decline middle sized city downtowns seek rescale. They aim to shift from regional shopping centers to multi use hubs with offices culture government and events. Progress varies as land costs and other factors hinder full renaissance.
The newly forming independent U S Postal Service may raise the basic stamp to eight cents as it faces a predicted $2.5 billion deficit next year. Congress cleared a self boosting path, with retroactive pay raises for mail carriers and a union membership issue unsettled.
Amarillo player Avery Rush captures the Lubbock tennis tournament singles title as reported in the Be Today section. The edition notes results across multiple pages and topics including local fires and national issues.
Luis Echeverria Alvarez of the PRI claimed a landslide victory as early unofficial returns showed him far ahead of PAN rival Efrain Gonzalez Morfin. The government kept 60,000 police on standby amid no major disorders at 36,000 polling places. Gonzalez Morfin’s party alleged irregularities and intimidation near balloting sites in Tijuana and Yucatan protesters reported minor violence. The PRI candidate vowed national unity and a progressive regional role as Mexico’s 25th president, with a five year term starting December 1.
The United States and allied ministers urged free nations to consider aid for Cambodia. Envo ys discussed a broader group including Japan and planned talks with Tokyo. No new troop withdrawals were announced though U S forces and Australia plan reductions.
A devotional prayer asks for stronger faith in Jesus Christ and assurance that prayers will be answered, trusting in His Holy Name and presence. The writer signs as A Rerder.
New York thieves steal vast cargo from Port of New York piers as waterfront commissioners urge stronger Waterfront Commission powers. Over four years private pier guards exceeded thieves in arrests. Container thefts in 1968 and 1969 totaled 91 with losses often 50 000 to 200 000 per cargo.
Violent deaths spiked during the July 4 holiday period with 37 highway fatalities, 19 drownings, 11 shot deaths, and other incidents totaling 730 nationwide. California led with 12 traffic deaths, Texas reported 37, while the national toll included 162 drownings and 61 other deaths. Thunderstorms raked Texas with heat and scattered warnings, as Olga approached Japan with 90 mph winds.
A biographical sketch details Will Rogers as a lifelong cowboy with Cherokee heritage born November 4 1879. The piece recounts his Oklahoma roots during youth roping goats and turkeys, schooling at Kemper Academy, and early ranch work with W P Ewing, noting his dislike of formal schooling and his later fame as humorist columnist and film star.
A DC8 en route from Montreal to Los Angeles broke up on approach to Toronto and crashed into a farm field near a farmhouse. All 108 aboard and on the ground perished. Eyewitnesses described flames, falling parts, and the aircraft disintegrating just before impact.
A bomber caused plastic dynamite explosions Saturday night damaging the Longview School District fleet of 36 buses. The attack occurred two months before an integrated banquet planned in the city.
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