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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1970
Page
1
A feature recollects a boy born to an unconscious mother who leads a normal life with support from family. The son of a late father grows up amid questions about heritage and medical odds, while relatives describe caring routines and the child’s steady progress.
Eight saddle horses escaped near Seminole on U.S. 385 just after midnight. A collision with a car killed James Alton Bradford 42 of Cosatesa who died on arrival at Memorial Hospital. Bradford’s wife, Doms, 17, injured. Other drivers swerved to avoid horses. several vehicles damaged. Horse owners identified. services pending in Seminole and Franklin.
President Nixon returns to Washington to push domestic policy centering on family assistance and Senate approval. AFL-CIO leaders attack his anti inflation plan while labor reports say jobless rate climbs, prompting union mobilization ahead of Labor Day events.
A glimpse of Mosaic aerial photos highlights events at the Pan handle South Plains Fair with a beauty contest featured in Clovis. Other items note West Texas State University milestone and integration progress with few trouble spots.
Labor Day plans vary for Luphorkites with many stores open per the Retail Merchants Association. Parking time limits will not be enforced, but all local banks and savings institutions will close. Rain is possible tonight, and a car horse collision near Seminole killed a man from Cayanosa injuring another, marking a grim start to the holiday weekend.
A reader offers a brief prayer thanking God for a new day and asking for His Spirit to guide relationships and actions throughout the day. The reflection emphasizes spiritual presence, gratitude, and unity in daily interactions.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police hunt a gunman who killed seven members of two farm families near Creston British Columbia. A child hostage was reported missing as police traced a suspect Dale Merle Nelson a 30 year old resident described as tall and blonde. Police searched an 18 mile area west of Creston after finding a car in a ditch and a mutilated child’s body. The victims were Ray Phipps 42 Isabelle 27 and their three children.
A rash of fatal crashes over the Labor Day weekend pushed the national toll toward 200 with two days left. Seven died in a head on collision north of Jackson Mississippi. NSC predicted 570 to 670 deaths and 23 000 to 27 000 injuries nationwide.
West Texas veteran Bill Clinton recalls a year near Dong Ha under fire while his high school friends host barbecue. He earned a Bronze Star with sergeant stripes and speaks of the war, the Army, and those who did not survive as he returns to Tahoka amid plains and memories.
Mexican troops moved into border towns along the Rio Grande to aid customs officials in blocking motorcyclists from entering Mexico. Earlier reports of clashes between cyclists and Mexican officers were unfounded. Last Labor Day a large disturbance in Nuevo Laredo led to district closure by police.
U S Strategic Air Command sent part of its B52 fleet on a strike into the Mekong Delta with six planes hitting the U Minh Forest 145 miles southwest of Saigon. Another 15 B52s continued the two month old campaign against North Vietnamese forces along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos as ground action remained light.
The UN Security Council demanded Israel withdraw all forces from Lebanon after a 40 hour raid despite Israeli claims of withdrawal. The vote was 1 to 6 with the United States abstaining. France supported the measure while US envoy Buffum abstained amid divided reports of raids by Lebanese guerrillas.
Tech professor Don Haragan will lead a new seminar on severe storms as part of a push toward an atmospheric sciences degree at Texas Tech. The course, Atmo 421, targets non specialists and may enroll more students this week.
Weather map feature from the WEAT page 12 A presents regional conditions and forecast details. A brief depiction highlights isobar lines and fronts guiding readers on temperature and precipitation expectations.
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