Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Lubbock Avalanche Journal in Lubbock, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1970

Page

7

Reese Air Force Base Armed Forces Day Open House

Reese AFB held an Armed Forces Day open house with aircraft flybys and displays from Navy Grumman planes to a Lockheed C130 Hercules. A luncheon featured Texas leaders and speaker General Waggoner Carr who urged a crusade for American values while receiving a pewter cup from Col. Clyde Morganti.

Ralph Willingham Reese Avalanche-Journal Reese Afb Helen Ven Lor Drick Reese Air Force Base O. W. English Texas Attorneys Reese Relations Waggoner Carr Chamber of Commerce James Granberry Parchama Teshhank Lubbock Paul E. Jantzen Hell Washington, D.C Clyde J. Morganti Carr

Muzzle call by ex POW Rowe sparks Armed Forces Day speech

Maj James N Rowe, McAllen Texas, a Green Beret escapee after five years in Viet Cong captivity, urged removing the military muzzle to reveal war facts to the public. He warned of step five in a U S Communist revolution, urging open discussion amid student protests. He warned that a riot may require live ammunition for defense.

Cincinnati James N. Rowe Green Beret Armed Forces Day Rowe McAllen Tex United States Southeast Asia Pacific

World Students Group Proposed

A World Students Group proposes a plan amid debate on aims. The speaker faulted schools for student misunderstanding and urged a reassessment of teachers, arguing the movement knows what it opposes but not its positive program.

Reds Pledge Peaceful Coexistence in 1970s

Moscow pledged peaceful coexistence in the 1970s while opposing imperialist aggression worldwide. The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party published the appeal on front pages ahead of June parliamentary elections, promising support for national liberation movements and Arab states against Israel. It also stressed European security and continued loyalty to peaceful foreign policy.

Moscow UPI Soviet Union Kremlin Central Committee Soviet Communist Party Israel Indochina

Registration Set For Swimming Program Here

Lubbock Park and Recreation Department offers learn to swim sessions from 8 a.m. to noon Monday at K N Clapp Party House. Lonnie Willis reports trained water safety instructors will teach Red Cross levels for children six and up. Sessions start June 1, run two weeks with six total sessions. Classes at K N Scrapp and Maxey pools. Fees are 3 dollars for children, 4.20 dollars for teenagers, 6 dollars for adults.

Lubbock Park and Recreation Department K. N. Clapp Party House 46Th Street Avenue U Lonnie Willis Red Cross Willis K. N. Scrapp Maxey Pools

Governor Lifts Curfew on University Campus

Governor Robert McNair eased the campus curfew at the University of South Carolina moving start time from 9 p.m. to midnight on Friday. The campus, home to about 12,000 students, had seen protests and some violence with National Guard on standby. McNair cited cooling tensions and said patrols would focus on a wider area while the campus remained calm and no arrests had occurred since Monday.

Holland Johnsons West Texas State University Jay Columbia S.C McNair Robert McNair Teaversity of South Carolina Gath National Guard Fort Jackson

Also Mentioned on This Page

Avalanche Journal Loop 289 U.S. 87 Hancock Division Clark Equipment Co Navy Tantinal Aim Command Cvanled Republic Abbie Hoffman Chicago Seven University of Texas America South North Heaven World Students Group Superior Windsor Windsor Public Finance Co., IN J. C. Suggs Mgr Motor Insurance Corporation Briefcroft General Motors AIC
Search Courier

Search the Lubbock Avalanche Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Lubbock Avalanche Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication