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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1970
Page
7
Tornado Watches and Severe Weather Hit West Texas Panhandle
Torrential rains and funnel cloud sightings sweep through Bexar and Panhandle regions. Tornado watch issued from Amarillo to Hobbs with multiple funnel clouds confirmed near Lubbock and Cotton Center. Residents report ground tornadoes south of Shallowater and near Anton while streets flood and sirens warn of further storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
Red River
Aherifi
Weather Bureau
Dalhart Indianapolis
West Texas Air Terminal
International
el Paso
Lubbock
Esterline
Aleport
Iwas
Anisinick
KFYO
al P.in
Belldines Sand Street
Sean
Tharesay
Leather Way
Mevelay
Indiuted
Amarillo
Joan
Oklahoma
Childress
Flay
Cottle
Crosby
Dickens
Hale
Motley
Hobbs
South Plains
Exner
Oxla
Oklahoma City
Bite
Taibhock
Thurs
Cotton Center
Frey Ingram
Cotton Center Co-Op Gin
Shallowater
Anton
Weather Bureaul J
Panhandle
Nixon Welcomed in Florida Pledges of Support
President Nixon received a warm Florida welcome with airport and neighborhood crowds waving signs in support. He grinned and signed autographs as he connected with supporters amid national protests over his Cambodia war policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
Florida
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
City makes progress in cleanup after storm debris
Debris clearing on streets shows clear gains as Sam Wahl, city public works director, reports alleys remain clogged. Army Corps of Engineers assists planning while private property cleanup expands. officials secure land near the dump for storm debris storage. Debate in Washington concerns Congress about troop limits and Cambodia policy amid ongoing civil recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Wahl
Lubbock
Wahi
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
City Hall
Corps of Engineers
Aments
Elect
Instant Asia Cultural Shows to Boost Singapore Tourism
A daily cultural show initiative in Singapore will be staged by Instant Asia Cultural Shows Private Limited, a joint venture between the government and local businessmen. The new company aims to attract more tourists to the city with diverse performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Instant Asia
Singapore
Instant Asia Cultural Shows Private Limited
Former mental patient dies after triple hospital shooting
Danville Th. Authorities had sought Coleman G. Gish after an assailant killed three Veterans Administration Hospital officials and wounded a fourth. Gish was found dead from a self inflicted gunshot after officers pursued his car near a remote mine area. Gish, from Buda, had been released from the hospital two years earlier. An earlier report noted his father said, I can’t think straight any more. Also listed is a new outdoor recreation literature index with 1,100 articles available for 1.75 from the Government Printing Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sec. of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Henry l A. Kissinger
Nixon
Elliot. L. Richardson
Sen. Difford P. Case
R-Mj
Cooper Church
Jacob K. Javits
Wasi
Cooper
Laird
John Stennis
D-Misg
Senate Armed Services Committee
Danville, TH
APL
Sherriff Ray Barto
Bureau County
Sheffield City
Coleman G. Gish
Danville
Barto
Gish
Buda
Veterans Administration
Grant Gish
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
Optimism Grows As Lubbock Reopens After Tornado
After a deadly tornado hit North Libbock, local industries such as Texas Tech stadium work, Clark Equipment, Industrial Metal Craft, and Levi Strauss pledge to resume partial operations. Stores along downtown return with electricity scarce, some open with no customers while repairs proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Libbock
Lewis
Amtoka
Tyre
Total Bee
Lubbock
Lewin
Clark Equipment OG
Rotadona
Jaiall
Gippert
Wark
Texas Tech
Grendon Industria
Levi Straus Co
Laitiboek
Kreas Variety
S&q Clothiers
Hemphill-Wells
John Halsey Drug
J. C. Penney
Civilian and Military Losses Rise in Vietnam War
Last week saw the highest U S battlefield death toll in over eight months. One thousand one U S troops were wounded, while 110 were killed since the start of operations into Cambodia on April 2. South Vietnamese losses were heavier with 42 killed, 249 wounded, and 44 missing. Allied casualties totaled 5,538 enemy soldiers killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thruck
Cambexiia
Accident Victim Chatterbox Shares Court Victory
London AP report tells of Trudie Mundell a 22 year old highway crash victim who after an accident was described as a chatterbox by Justice Sir Arthur James. The High Court awarded Mundell 6756 in damages noting her constant talking is not wasted and she is progressing as a teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Trudie Mundell
Arthur James
High Court
Mundell
James
New Observatory Funding Sought Near Big Sur
UC and University of Wisconsin seek 5.1 million dollars for a joint observatory near Big Sur in Monterey County. The plan calls for a large telescope on a summit above Junipero Serra Peak to provide a clearer sky view, according to acting Lick Observatory director Dr. Robert P. Kraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Cruz
Calif
Hotel bill ends one honeymoon in Torquay
In Torquay England a judge gave Brian Weekes two years probation after Weekes explained he did not pay a hotel bill on his honeymoon. He said he started married life with 30 shillings and was too proud to ask his wife for money. He fled the hotel secretly and the wife separated from him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torquay
England
UPDA
Brian Weekes
Weekes
Brazil Jetliner Heads For Cuba
A Brazilian jetliner hijacked Thursday over northern Brazil diverted toward Cuba. The Boeing TAT operated by Vitean Atrea Saco Pagl carried passengers and crew when hijackers forced the craft toward the Caribbean. Reports say the incident involved one armed hijacker with explosives during the flight from Manaus toward the Amazon region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sao Pavlo
Brazil
Rengil Atet
T. Hoaranas
Georpetinan
Gusyatia
Istinad
Curacan
Winde
Boeing Tat
Agvive Vitean
Atrea Saco Pagl
Hrasilin We
Cambodia Fund Cutoff Plan Sparks VFW Leader’s Outcry
Elmer Chappell of Refugio, state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, denounced a Congress plan to cut off troops in Cambodia. He called the proposal a stab in the back of American soldiers and supporters of free choice for the people of Vietnam, warning it would aid the enemy and endanger forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Elmer Chappell
Refugio
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Congress
Cambodia
Americas
Vietnam
Chappel
Iwelerang
Con+ jeress
Fragmented recount of disaster and recovery after a crash
A jagged narrative describes a violent event at a kitchen window and a car crash on a rainy night. By dawn rescuers attend the injured while survivors search through rubble near Casa de Paz, with phrases of relief and continuing danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Lane
Hayy
Pele
Waste Marble Waste Share From Marble Production Cited
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that even with careful quarrying and processing, at least half of marble output becomes waste. The estimate reflects losses in extraction, cutting, and finishing stages across the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Encyclopaedia
Britannion
Economy faces mixed signals as gloom and optimism clash
Government data show a fragile path with signs of possible recovery but rising unemployment and a shrinking real GNP. Treasury Secretary Kennedy cautions progress is slow while Fed Chair Burns predicts unemployment will ease later this year. Personal income gains stem from Social Security and federal pay boosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Commerce Department
Unele Sam
Burns
Fed
Senate Banking Committee
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