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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1970
Page
8
Berlin childhood recalls wartime sirens and air raids. A woman recounts hunger after World War II, fleeing to Sudengau with her mother and sisters, and the risks of theft for food while noting differences with postwar relief and the arrival of Americans.
A violent weather outbreak tracked from Andrews to Wichita Falls through Sunday with tornado warnings and watches in effect. Reports credited tornado sightings near Levelland and Southland while hail up to golf ball size and wind gusts to 60 mph punctured the South Plains.
Veterans and VFW members in Lubbock will place flags on graves from 6:30 a.m. and hold two services at Resthaven Memorial Park and City of Lubbock Cemetery at 10 a.m. Chaplain Copeland Jr. and Rev. Coffman will speak. a Lubbock Naval Reserve firing squad will volley. George S. Berry Post plans 11 a.m. service at Peaceful Gardens. Post office operations will be limited with no route deliveries.
Memorial Day crowds arrive as workers battle an oil slick from Thursday's offshore platform explosion near Galveston. The blast killed four and left five missing while five rescuers aided 17 survivors. The spill stained the Gulf twelve miles off the coast.
Ed Holdgraf Houston policeman and a group of Shriners aided 15 men after an oil platform explosion 1000 yards from the Princess Patsy. Rescue workers found three bodies aboard a repair boat and another on the platform.
A Kent State psychology graduate student group organizes a drive to collect money from students to pay for damages to downtown merchants tied to the May 2 disorder. The next day National Guard arrival preceded a campus riot in which four students were shot by guardsmen over two days. The article also notes Texas forests totaling 26 million acres.
Coast Guard Captain Leo Bracken said the slick broke into small patches with no large spill. sand saturated with oil is scooped away and hauled off. Mayor Edward Schreiber predicted the area would appear clean by Saturday as beaches and seas remained free of oil for surfers and fishermen.
Analysts note stock market gains may hold but warn the bear market lingers after a sharp decline. Volume on the Big Board fell to 14.9 million shares from 18.9 million, Xerox rose $4, Occidental Petroleum up 75 cents, Penn Central down 60 cents, Telex 36 cents higher, Dart Industries up 36 cents as Dow hovers near 730.
District Highway Engineer outlined plans to extend Indiana Avenue across the Texas Tech campus with bonds already approved for right of way and city funds ready. The group discussed priority shifts, alternative routes, and possible 15 to 20 year traffic capacity while studying other freeway options and property impacts.
Gov. Preston Smith announced that the third TXSTI campus will open in September at the old Amarillo Air Force Base. Washington reports the base purchase will close by June 3, with the institute buying 1,500 acres and 60 percent of movable equipment from the government for $3 million. Existing facilities are in Waco and Harlingen. Bilecik in northwest Turkey was the first Ottoman capital.
Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces press toward Phnom Penh area as battles unfold east of Kompong Cham and along Highway 7. Air cover is limited, with Cambodian jets kept from civilian targets while a relief column moves north toward Prey Veng and Prom Penh.
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