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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1970
Page
1
Allies seek to curb vandalism and riots by launching a neighborhood recreation drive after school ends in May. The Mae Simmons Multi-Service Center leads the effort through the Lee SUMMER program to provide enjoyable, supervised activities for youths, offering alternatives to street corners and porch sittings.
Allied troops and U S B52 bombers killed 417 North Vietnamese near the DMZ in the biggest setback for the Communist command in South Vietnam in months. Cambodia rushes reinforcements to Kompong Som as over 1 000 Communists mass for an attack. A 250 pound bomb dropped by an allied plane killed eight civilians and wounded 18 southeast of Da Nang.
Thousands retire each year and learn they will receive no money from private pension plans due to low benefits strict rules and mismanagement. The AP study finds varied plan quality with some generous plans but many plans providing disappointing or no retirement income.
A reader offers a brief prayer urging seriousness about eternal life before death. The reflection centers on dust of the body and the soul, invoking Heavenly Father and seeking guidance.
The United States moves to replace Israel's F4 Phantoms and provide jamming devices against Soviet built antiaircraft missiles in Egypt. The plan is flexible, with no fixed number of jets and adjustments possible as Soviet support to Egypt grows. U.S. officials say no American forces will be involved.
Israeli planes bombed guerrilla bases in Jordan and Lebanon while Arab forces attacked Israeli settlements near Nahariya. An Israeli spokesman described coordinated raids with fighters targeting artillery and camps as air raids continued along the Jordanian and Lebanese front with casualties reported.
Betty Fore, a 17 year old senior from Haskell, was crowned Miss Girlstown USA for 1970 at Girlstown's 21st anniversary celebration. About 1,200 visitors attended the event with a barbecue by the Littlefield Fire Department and an open house of the home.
Byron Arola, a 14 year old, was fatally injured on a Honolulu beach after a bright yellow rope fell and wrapped around him while he played Saturday. Lifeguards and emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.
Police report second straight night of disturbances in Michigan City as crowds attack cars and a warehouse fire breaks out. Officials say arrests on Saturday sparked the unrest. state guards assist curfew from 9 p m to 6 a m and patrols widen area.
John D. Hamilton recounts a stagecoach robbery near Post City with quicksand crossing on the Colorado River. Finis Robertson hears the tale from the Hale County treasurer, amid a vivid West Texas courthouse scene and references to the 1908 brick Hale County Courthouse bond.
The Rev Andrew Jumper announced his resignation from First Presbyterian Church to become senior pastor of Central Presbyterian Church in St. Louis Missouri. He framed the move as a chance to do something significant for black people and the nation and noted the southern church’s strategic position in addressing racial issues. He cited Central Presbyterian’s 1968 budget of nearly half a million dollars as part of the incentive and described the South as the place where a paternalistic white black relationship could be used to advance racial reform.
The Lubbock region and vicinity expect a 20 percent rain chance tonight. Daytime highs reach the mid to upper 90s with overnight lows around the upper 60s. Southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Midnight low around 70s to mid 60s with humidity near 60 percent. City readings list Abilene Denver Albuquerque Amarillo Houston Dallas and others with varied temps.
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