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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1970
Page
2
City leaders, volunteers, and federal aid teams coordinate cleanup as power remains sparse and debris piles grow. Levi’s distributes 5 000 jeans to victims while utilities, police, and the Red Cross push to restore services and shelter amid marked hardships.
About 200 students at United Surowski Electronics Institute staged a protest demonstration in reverse asking the school to fly the American flag. Al White said a flagpole will be erected and the flag should be raised by next week. a flag already hangs in the lobby. Si Surowski, Louisville vice president of the chain with 10 city schools, said the schools seek good students and patriots who support American policies.
The American Society of Newspaper Editors announced results for its board of directors. Elected to three year terms were Howard H. Hays of Riverside Press Warren H. Phillips of The Wall Street Journal John H. Sengstacke of Chicago Defender Sylvan Meyer of the Miami News and Emmett Dedmon of the Chicago Sun Times and Daily News.
Four SBA offices in the city collect inquiries after a twister. Fred Neumann says loans may reach up to a million dollars to replace lost property and get survivors back in operation. Applicants urged to visit offices at 1616 19th St room 106, Jackson Elementary, Sanders Elementary, and St. Joseph's Church.
Wayne Finnell told officials and chamber representatives that Hancock Division of Clark Equipment would receive city aid for cleanup and rebuilding after storm damage. The assurance came at a chamber meeting where commerce officials discussed support for the company’s Hancock Division plant in north Lubbock.
Lubbock County courthouse remained without electrical power late Thursday with assurances from Lubbock Power and Light that full service would be restored by late today. Portable generators would provide lighting and telephones but elevators and air conditioning would stay down. Several offices opened, with various officials announcing schedules as the outage affected court activities and grand jury proceedings.
Fire Marshal A C Black announced normal telephone service for reporting fires resumed about 7 30 pm Thursday. The Central Fire Station on 6th Street and Avenue J was demolished in the tornado and trucks now operate from 30th Street and Texas Avenue J. dispatch remains at the Central Station. About 80 percent of Cyprus population is Greek and 18 percent Turkish.
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