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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1970
Page
2
Mrs. Beverly Williams survived a tornado that destroyed her apartment near the Texas Tech campus. She described grabbing shoes as the storm neared and piling mattresses and furniture atop herself and a neighbor to ride it out. A neighbor cried out in fear while Williams stayed calm and avoided a second strike by seeking shelter in a bathtub.
An unnamed amateur radio operator reporting on Lubbock’s tornado havoc says he is trapped in his mobile unit with tangled wires and running out of gas. His broadcasts, relayed by a Graham radio executive and a Dallas ham, mention a fatality and 75 injured as authorities search for the operator and stabilize the scene.
Governors from several states gathered at the White House to discuss President Nixon’s call for peaceful policies abroad and improved campus communication. The group, including Shafer and Dempsey, noted no heated exchange amid remarks on restraint and dialogue with students.
Israeli armored force rolled into east Lebanon to hit Arab guerrilla bases on the southwestern slopes of Mt. Hermon. The operation continued after two hours with targets east of the Hashani River not yet identified. Beirut communique said Lebanese army fought the Israeli column after dawn as planes struck Hermon bases.
A 14 man medical platoon from Amarillo National Guard Armory departs for Lubbock at 3 am in a jeep convoy and two ambulances. The sergeant said officers had no formal orders but they will proceed and do what is needed.
Reporter Tom Ecola recounts tornado striking downtown Lubbock around 9 46 PM. He describes windows blown out, hail and rain, rubble near a nearly completed pool area, downed girders and destroyed cars. He struggles to contact others, aids a KFYO crew, and notes downtown chaos before continuing his work.
The notice outlines Chas A Guy as publisher of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. No further details are readable beyond the name and role in the historic clipping.
On Mother's Day Sunday, the Telephone Traffic Union staged a wildcat stoppage in the New York metropolitan area to pressure Ma Bell. Supervisors were brought in to handle call volume as operators refuse wage-reopener raises of 4 to 11 dollars weekly for 22 000 workers.
Water from the Panhandle South Plains area headed toward Lubbock as officials planned damage surveys at first light. Municipal auditoriums opened as shelters for the homeless while police continued operating on radios knocked out by the storm.
A major tornado struck downtown Lubbock damaging the First National Bank and Citizens National Bank blocks, shattering windows, ripping marble slabs, and felling power lines. City officials led rescue efforts from City Hall as emergency services mobilized amid widespread destruction.
Illinois Black Panther Party Chairman Bobby Rush says seven survivors of the December 4 raid that killed Fred Hampton and Mark Clark will not testify before a Federal grand jury. He notes they will appear but refuse to answer questions, demanding a jury of peers and black jurors aware of urban Black community issues.
Morton H. Halperin, a Southeast Asia specialist and consultant to the National Security Council, quit after disagreeing with Nixon administration Vietnam policy. He sent his resignation to Henry Kissinger last Wednesday, criticizing the decision to redeploy troops into Cambodia and resume bombing North Vietnam.
The piece notes graduates from Texas Tech and Brookings Institute ties amid a national debate on Vietnam. Halperin, a former Defense Department analyst, worked briefly for Kissinger and later returned to academia. The article cites his views that pursuing victory may divide the country and stresses the evolving role of legal studies amid conflict.
Riot police and troopers moved into Augusta to quell violence near the business district. At Talmadge Memorial Hospital twenty people were treated in the ER with eleven admitted. two dead were reported at the hospital, including William Wright and Sammy McCullough. Police said at least fifty arrests were made.
Emergency responders from fire police and military aid crews worked with Red Cross and volunteers to manage damage and assist victims. Looting occurred as the storm passed with widespread power outages. Downtown and northern Lubbock suffered severe destruction near Texas Avenue and vicinity.
A severe storm battered downtown Lubbock causing widespread damage. Banks, churches, and shops suffered. 26 000 telephone lines and 600 long distance circuits were cut. Rescue volunteers and Salvation Army provided food as twenty injured were treated at Highland Hospital.
George Brewer administrator of Methodist Hospital said early today he had more than 200 injured. Plans were made to transfer the injured to area hospitals unless water and power shortages were solved. Disaster officials surveyed space at local hospitals at 2 pm. Damages to warehouses at West Texas Air Terminal north of Lubbock triggered sprinkler water use worsening the depletion.
Randolph Thrower said Americans must disclose foreign bank accounts when reporting 1970 income. He called such accounts a common device of organized crime to hide income and noted negotiations with several countries, including Switzerland, to reveal accounts of violators. He stressed disclosure would aid enforcement but not be a complete solution.
Three rockets were fired at Saigon early today. A 100 pound rocket struck near the Presidential Palace grounds causing trees to detonate power lines and windows to shatter but no injuries. A second hit near U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker’s residence, and a third landed in rice paddies across the Saigon River.
The House voted to legalize kite flying in the District of Columbia while leaving other old restraints intact. Rep. Andrew Jacobs of Indiana sponsored the bill to repeal the 1871 kite ban, noting more reforms may follow as it moves to the Senate for approval.
Vietnamese refugees climb walls as U S and Cambodian forces move by river to Phnom Penh to evacuate civilians. The campaign against Vietnamese citizens widens amid clashes along the Mekong as U S gunboats and allied units press operations in Cambodia and Laos.
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