Lubbock Tornado Causes Heavy Death Toll and Water Crisis
A devastating tornado strikes Lubbock killing about 20 people and injuring hundreds. City officials convene at City Hall to manage emergency response. Water supplies are critically low as a power outage cripples pumping, delaying relief efforts. National Guard units and police assist ambulances from across the area.
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Parkway Drive
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University Avenue
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Tornado Devastates Lubbock Downtown In Massive Toll
A powerful tornado struck downtown Lubbock late Monday night causing extensive damage and dozens of deaths. Early estimates vary with reports of up to 20 dead and over 200 injured, while winds exceeded 200 mph in the affected area near 19th Street and University Avenue.
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Lubbock Municipal Airport
70-Year Tornado Devastates Lubbock Business District
A massive tornado struck Lubbock causing millions in damage and a citywide emergency. Rescue crews combed the wreckage from the business district as curfews and power outages pressed officials to coordinate relief efforts in the hardest hit areas. The storm, described as a deadly funnel, spawned extensive damage to banks, hospitals, homes, and utility lines while National Guard units mobilized to maintain order.
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Nixon Meets Governors in White House Session on Domestic Vietnam Issues
President Nixon and Vice President Agnew led a three hour briefing with 43 state governors and three territories in the White House State Dining Room. The dialogue touched on Vietnam Cambodia and the economy while campus unrest and student opinion were noted as factors shaping policy. No clash with lawmakers was reported and the session ended with a standing ovation for the President.
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Augusta Race Riot Erupts in Georgia
Riot in Augusta leads to three deaths and about 20 injuries as fires burn across black neighborhoods. State troops and National Guardsmen are deployed, with a city curfew in effect and ambulances and police vehicles subjected to sniper fire.
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Flotilla Reaches Phnom Penh With Relief Supplies
A 309 vessel South Vietnamese flotilla sailed 60 miles up the Mekong to Phnom Penh bringing relief supplies and Li Hoa thousands of Vietnamese refugees. Several ST landing ships were among the vessels, with U S advisers aboard. Pentagon officials called the mission a rebel operation, while White House spokesmen noted no change to the 21.7 mile limit for U S personnel in Cambodia.
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Indochina
Tornado Damages Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Printer
This special edition of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal was printed in Amarillo by Globe-News Publishing Co. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports tornado damage.
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OU Student Girl, 18 Slain in Norman Car Trunk Case
Police found the bodies of an Oklahoma City girl and a University of Oklahoma student in the trunk of a car in a Norman grove. The victims are Sheryl Benham and David Sloan. Sloan was shot in the mouth. The car belonged to Sloan and was found by a farm worker after a gasoline card slip was spotted.
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Sheryl Lynn Benham
W. G. Benham
David Sloan
Geneieve Sloan
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Sloan
Charles Haynes
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James Lake
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