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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1970
Page
1
A group calling themselves militants of the people's resistance loot a Paris luxury grocery, stealing wine, food, and a truckload of subway tickets worth thousands. Police took no immediate action as newsmen uncovered the raid and the youths claimed the act targets exploiters feeding the rich.
Walter P. Reuther longtime UAW president and his wife Mae were killed when their chartered Lear jet crashed in a Northern Michigan forest near Penston. Four others aboard also perished as witnesses reported lightning and rain preceding the explosion ten miles southwest of the airport during a Detroit to union visit flight.
UAW leader Walter Reuther headed to Black Lake to inspect the new center before a summer dedication as contract talks loom. A plane crash killed six aboard including Reuther, his wife, and pilot George Evang, with dental records needed for identification.
Today in the region Meadow High students delivered a winning entry that captured the Upper Louisiana League championship, drawing community praise and noting school pride.
Allied losses in Cambodia total 64 Americans and 263 South Vietnamese killed with 253 Americans and 1,205 South Vietnamese wounded since April 29. Officials say 6,757 rifles 1,232 heavy weapons and large supplies have been seized along the border, crippling North Vietnamese and Viet Cong capability to launch major offensives in the southern half of South Vietnam for months.
A four story Chicago apartment blaze killed nine people after staircases collapsed and the elevator shaft was gutted. Fire commissioners ordered a full investigation as 150 firefighters fought the pre-dawn fire. Five residents and two firefighters were injured.
Senate Leader Mike Mansfield warned the House a failure to approve the 18 year old vote could trigger a Senate filibuster and kill the Voting Rights Act extension. He urged passing the full package, while President Nixon pressed separating the 18 year old proposal from the act. Civil rights advocates warned that nationwide registration protections could dilute gains for Negro voters in the South.
Troops ferry hundreds of Vietnamese from Phu Se Rei Cambodia to South Vietnam as Hanoi orders mass return. Viet Cong wearing dark uniforms and patches of a rival army scare villagers and seize families. About 1,200 people left on US supplied landing craft amid fear and chaos along the Mekong.
Aziz Kingman 8 Mine Shaft Fall Fatal To Boy. Douglas Jeffery 8 Loma Linda died after his trail bike plunged into an abandoned shaft near the Katherine Mine 25 miles north of Kingman Mohave County Sheriff Floyd Clancy said Roy Jeffery tried to save his son but fell short Park Ranger Richard Gale was lowered by a boom truck to recover the body The boy suffered skull and neck fractures and a broken right leg and left arm.
A reader offers a concise prayer praising God as refuge and source of trust through Jesus Christ, concluding with an Amen. The line seeks divine aid and reliance during personal devotion.
Moderate to strong southerly winds sweep Texas with clear to partly cloudy skies. Lubbock records a high near the low 90s and a sunrise low around 55. The U.S. Weather Bureau forecasts a Wednesday shower chance and cooler Thursday and Friday. Large storm system brings hurricane force winds to California and heavy snow to Nevada Utah and the Northwest.
Arch Lamb named Techs Saddle Tramps to channel student energy into constructive effort after a bonfire ban. Founded in 1936 with representatives from arts and sciences engineering and agriculture, they wore red shirts and dark slacks and introduced the Red Raider rider tradition. George Tate rode the first palomino Raider. The group has long contributed to campus spirit and civic projects.
In Washington the largely peaceful rally drew about 60 000 youths before dispersing. Authorities reported a few violent incidents, while cleanup crews cleared litter near the White House as a conciliatory Nixon administration opened dialogue with demonstrators.
Colonel Thomas P. Stafford says astronauts hope women join moon exploration soon. He joked that wives must approve but insisted the move is imminent. He spoke to the Herbert Hoover Boys Club in St. Louis.
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