Storms Bring Quick Aid as Cities Brace for Damage
UPI reports a tornado outbreak across the state causing 26 deaths, 1,500 injured, and about 150 million dollars in damage. John D. Zahn rode out the Lub bock event atop the Great Plains Life Insurance Building on May 21, describing it as like a ship at sea. He and 17 students later evacuated as a second strike possibly hit the building.
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Mike Wester
United Press International
John D. Zahn
Zahn
Haskell County
Red Regiment Target New Drive Opened by South Vietnam
About 10,000 South Vietnamese troops with hundreds of tanks launched an assault into Indochina's largest rubber plantation in Cambodia on Saturday. One task force moved north along Highway 15 toward the Chup plantation, while another advanced from the eastern flank toward Hlohers 7.
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Cambodia
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Hlohers
Washington
Laird
Mosinee
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United States
Kompong Cham
Phnom Penh
Hanoi
Associated Press
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Lions select new district queen at convention here
A local page 6 item notes Lions clubs chose a new queen for District 2-T2 at the convention held in town. The brief reflects a routine community event with no further details.
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LIONS
Guadalupe Freeways Top List In Tornado Damage Plans
Guadalupe neighborhood leads a federally assisted Neighborhood Development program effort to aid tornado damaged North Lubbock with a June 30 deadline for funding. Advisory commissioners scheduled one way freeways along 3rd and 4th Streets and urged swift planning. The initiative also outlines disaster fund use, while broader regional impacts and state federal approvals shape final actions.
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Iy Vaughn Hendrie Avalanche-Journal
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Cambodia
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Prayer Reflection Fosters Humility Before God
A brief reader reflection asks for divine guidance to resist temptation and honor God as the supreme creator and ruler of the universe. The prayer emphasizes heart fullness with God’s power and majesty and ends in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Railroading Not Dead In Lubbock Freight Train Sight
Avalanche-Journal notes a freight train with grain sorghum cars approaching Lubbock as pigeons circle overhead. The scene evokes maritime imagery but confirms ongoing rail activity with cars loaded for delivery. The article hints at further details on page 4.
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Mike Cox
Avalanche-Journal
Lulbock
Lubbock
Lubbock High seniors to graduate in faith and hope service
One thousand seven hundred sixty one graduating seniors from Coronado Dunbar Estacado Monterey and Lubbock high schools will gather at Municipal Coliseum for the annual commencement sermon at 2 p.m. The theme is a vision of faith and hope with a massed choir and orchestra performing Brahms and Beck pieces. Special music, processional, and prayers mark the event honoring storm refugees aided in the aftermath of the May tornado.
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Rose Usb
Avalanche.Journal
Lubbock
Coronado
Dunbar
Estacado
Monterey
Faith
Hope
Morris Sheats
Trinity Church
Larry Marshall
Estacado High
A. L. Davis
Avalanche Journal storm section on sale Monday morning
Additional copies of the Avalanche Journal storm section are available for 10 cents at the circulation counter on the ground floor at Std and Ave. J. More than 60 000 copies have already been sold, and the special reports the disaster in words and pictures.
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President Signs Car Safety Bill Expands tire defect rules
President Nixon signed a three year extension to the automobile safety program with a new provision requiring tire manufacturers to notify the first purchaser of any safety related defects by certified mail. Dealers must cooperate to keep purchase records so buyers can be traced.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Texas Floods and Tornadoes Hit Wide Areas in Storms
Thunderstorms battered Texas with up to four inches of rain in parts while spotty showers fell across most of the state. A small tornado touched down on the Phil Crowder ranch south of town and another sighting occurred near Corpus Christi. Coastal cities reported heavy rainfall including Houston and Victoria, with multiple locales recording substantial totals. Cars slid in underpasses as rains sparked accidents and a nationwide storm system spread from the Texas Panhandle to the Gulf Coast.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
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South Plains
Lubbock
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Gulf Coast
Brownwood
Phil Crowder
Crowder
Corpus Christi
Houston
Victoria
Junction
Cotulla
Mineral Wells
San Antonio
Iowa
New Jersey
Utah
Universities May Lose Tax Shelter
Republicans warn tax-exempt status could end for universities aiding antiwar political efforts using facilities and computing time. The IRS is reviewing the issue after Sen. Thurmond cited Princeton University activity linked to the Movement for a New Congress.
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Never a Shortage: Sharing in Aftermath of May 11 Disaster
Gerry Burton recalls how hospitals in Lubbock handled a flood of injured after May 11. The piece highlights water shortages, mass care, and widespread community aid. Uninjured volunteers, many youths, ferried patients, found dry clothing, food, and shelter, as Methodist Hospital staff faced panicking faucets running dry.
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Gerry Burton
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
George Brewer
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