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14 May 1972
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1972
Page
1
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Violent storms lashed the South Plains with funnel clouds, hail, and torrential rain injuring at least two in San Angelo. Temperatures dropped nearly 15 degrees as a cool mass swept over the area. Officials said 15 to 20 were missing in the New Braunfels Seguin flood, with federal aid being sought.
A fragmented note references a Tess Tech student group and tensions around feminist advocates, hinting at campus debate over leadership and goals.
Dr. Grover Murray presided at Municipal Coliseum as more than 2,700 graduates received degrees, setting a Texas Tech single class record. Dr. H Guyford Stever, NSF director, spoke on science’s past and future, while reunions and ROTC commissions closed two days of events. Murray praised the 1932 and 1933 honored classes during the ceremony.
President Nixon was briefed on developments in Southeast Asia during a meeting in Thurmont Maryland with aides including Ben Kissinger and David Camp. The report notes ongoing deliberations on war action and military strategy in the region.
A seven story Sennichi Department Store fire in Osaka Saturday night left 118 dead and more than 40 injured. Many victims were in the top floor cabaret and leaped from the roof or windows as flames trapped them. Fire crews battled the blaze for about three and a half hours with ladders and engines aiding rescue efforts.
South Vietnamese forces aided by U.S. helicopters launched a counter-offensive on the northern front recapturing ground seized in the six week old North Vietnamese push across the DMZ. U.S. Marine helicopters ferried South Vietnamese marines into Quang Tri Province as Quang Tri City fell on May 1. The forces were reported to hold new positions as fighting continued elsewhere with a tank assault repulsed on the defensive perimeter.
The final county by county vote count from the Texas Election Bureau confirms four runoff contests after the first primaries. Governor appears secure, with minor possible changes still pending minor vote adjustments.
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