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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1972

Page

6

Flood Toll Rises in New Braunfels as Rains Continue

Flooding from Guadalupe River swelled the death toll to 15 with 15 to 20 still missing in New Braunfels and downstream towns. Army helicopter crews recovered another body as storms moved through the watershed. Officials predicted further flooding while state and federal agencies mobilized disaster aid, vaccines, and emergency response teams.

New Braunfels Guadalupe River Texas Department of Pubic Safety National Weather Service

Marines Reinforce An Loc Siege With Air Strikes

Heavy fighting surrounds An Loc as South Vietnamese troops press operations near the besieged town 6 miles north of Saigon. U S air strikes and B52 missions support ground forces while Marine helicopters return to combat roles with 75 to 100 aircrews from the carrier Okinawa.

An Loc Salon Arti Hi Hai Lang Hue Okinawa 7Th Vietnam Hai Lang My Canh River Mer Ti van Tri

Fire rages through Osaka department store trapping many

Dozens of fire engines battled a multi floor blaze in a crowded Osaka department store. On the third to fifth floors flames spread rapidly trapping dozens inside while stairways and emergency exits failed. casualties and rescues followed as workers and customers were evacuated.

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Weather toll in West Texas storms and warnings across the state

Rainfall totals exceeded inch marks in multiple towns including Wolfforth Ralls Matador and Sundown with Levelland Shallowater Plainview Anton and Lockney also recording significant amounts Traces reported in additional cities while a severe weather alert system issued tornado warnings for Sherman and Hansford counties and a large number of counties faced severe thunderstorm warnings Tres windy conditions and hail affected San Angelo with winds near 43 mph and golf ball sized hail noted across the region

Wolfforth Ralls Matador Occa Sundown Levelland Shallowater Plainview Anton Lockney Abernaity Peesears Springlake National Weather Service Sherman Hansford North Central South Central Texas Bath San Angelo Aneela

Blast Wrecks Big Georgia Power Plant in Cartersville

A Bowen generating plant explosion near Cartersville Georgia Power kills three workers and injures three. One man was initially missing but later found accounted for. The blast occurred during a test on unit two at the large Southeast plant, which will have four units and over three million kilowatts capacity.

Cartersville UPI Bartow County Jim Wheeler Floyd Kline Sam Howell Memorial Hospital Warren Bateman The Power Company Atlanta

Flood Victims Named in New Braunfels Area Release

An AP report lists flood victims in New Braunfels and surrounding areas. Officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety released the names and locations of those affected, detailing the extent of flood damage and immediate rescue efforts.

New Braunfels Texas Ulle Downs Mediara New Beaune

Tennessee Tragedy Kills 15 in Bus Truck Collision

A Siegmund bus carrying 38 cargo trucks collided on U.S. 11W near Seagriston in the Great Smoky Mountains region. Fifteen people died including several children. a nurse, Evelyn Delaney, was injured. Investigators consider dry pavement a factor as authorities plan a formal probe.

Jease Knoxville Mineota Evelyn Delaney Holston Valley Community Hospital Kingsport Tope

ABC Plans Daytime Movies As Serial Series

Los Angeles based ABC will air two taped daytime movies as potential serials. Honeymoon Suite features vignettes about couples in an elegant hotel with comedy drama and romance. Courtroom is also scheduled as a 90 minute telefilm with future serial hopes.

Los Angeles Ite Eisner

Statewide primary box score shows fragmented vote tallies

AP tally from Texas Election Bureau lists final counts for multiple statewide races in the May 6 primaries. Candidates include Cartlidge Barefoot Sanders Yarborough Barnes Briscoe Rout Looney Po sey Smith Wills Christie Connally Hall Hobby Jones McCord Standien Hill Blanken Ship Roberts Calvert Pendleton Robertson Stanford Smith Cruz James Weldon Smylie Weldon White Lawson Tunnell and others with uneven spellings and torn lines across offices such as U S Senator Governor Lt Governor Attorney General Comptroller Treasurer and Commissioner.

Dallas Texas Election Bureau U.S Joe Christie J Wayne Connally Ralph Hall Bil Hobby Bill Jones Bob McCord Troy Skates John iStandien John Hill Crawford Martin Biull ‘Pate Dallas Blanken Roberts Calvert Randy ‘Pendleton Bill Robertson Stanford ‘Smith Vernon Laura Cruz Jesse James Nolan Robnett Rudolph Eric. Smylie Eitt Odis Weldon Ars Bell John White Connie Lawson Bea Byron Tunnell

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