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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1970
Page
3
A Dallas mother of three, who summers in Taos, New Mexico, devoted to work with Indian and Mexican American children, earned a doctor of philosophy degree.
The Lubbock United Fund Disaster Relief began disbursing funds totaling 250065.44 with 2600 to Mi Casita for Gefray emergency services. Red Cross received 91502, Salvation Army 7661.50, Guadalupe Neighborhood Center 3370, Well Baby Clinic 1678. Board to meet to review agency needs and future plans as clothing arrives for tornado victims.
Dr. C. C. Chang, physicist and tornado researcher, spoke at the Municipal Auditorium about tornado survival measures including a downtown common shelter, outward swinging doors, attic fans, and stronger buildings. He urged more civil defense research and vowed to study debris from the Lubbock disaster to improve future response and policy.
National VFW commander Raymond A. Gallagher says the group should relocate its 1972 convention due to Mayor Lindsay praising war resistance. Gallagher cites Lindsay remarks in Philadelphia as insulting to VFW members and notes members urged withdrawal from New York City.
In the year ending March 1970 India launched 77 rockets from its Thumba rocket site in southern Kerala. The missions were for scientific exploration of the upper atmosphere as part of government research programs.
New York Gov Nelson Rockefeller faced a heated exchange with dissident artists outside a hotel after addressing the American Association of Museums. Artists United said his remark linking racism sexism and art aimed to humorize the issue, while the governor questioned sexism's role in art.
The Royal Canadian Legion urged Ottawa to amend immigration laws to bar American draft dodgers and deserters from entering Canada. At the national convention 1,800 delegates approved the demand amid calls that about 60,000 draft dodgers found refuge in Canada.
An old ad copy promotes FASTEZTH Denture Adhesive Powder to secure dentures. It claims teeth stay firmer longer with easier eating and no pasty feel, urging readers to ask their dentist about pastetm at drug counters.
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