11 Sep 1972
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1972
Page
1
The readable scraps reference a Washington feature on Nixon and a note about Demos, plus mentions of September 28 military drills with North Atlantic allies and large peacetime maneuvers. Bobby Fischer is cited in a hero’s title line with pages listed for sports and Section A coverage.
Lt. Col. Chu DeBellevue 27 of Lafayette Louisiana receives the Air Force Cross plus other medals after surviving a mission in which two pilots Dalecky and Murphy were shot down. DeBellevue and Capt. Stave Hitches aboard a commercial flight recall the rescue climb to a helicopter and the air fight against a Soviet built jet.
Saigon northwest near Tan Son Nhut Air Base was placed on red alert for 45 minutes amid shelling and airborne attacks. The Bien Hoa base near Saigon reported 29 American injuries. field reports vary whether rockets or saboteurs caused the explosions. North Vietnamese jet fighters clashed near Hanoi as two MiGs were shot down, including a pilot from Lafayette, Louisiana.
A devotional prayer asking Heavenly Father for daily provision and strength to resist temptation and sin, invoking Jesus' name for guidance and endurance.
Kissinger reaches Moscow for three days of talks intended to continue Nixon era summit discussions with Soviet leaders. He survived a 14 foot elevator fall in Munich noting a malfunction. Talks to cover Vietnam and broader diplomacy with Brezhnev Kosygin and Gromyko, while Le Duc Tho may not meet.
A cyclonic storm with heavy rains hit four coastal districts of Orissa on Sunday, causing widespread destruction. Officials say casualty figures are not yet known, though a similar storm last year killed about 5,000 in Balaore Cut tack Puri and Ganjam. Bhubaneswar’s telecom and water and power systems were disrupted.
Energy experts seriously consider reviving windmills. They claim city installations atop skyscrapers or factories could help ease the nationwide energy shortage and cut air pollution. The National Geographic Society projects wind power could rival water power, though electricity once ended windmill use in the U.S.
The United States vetoed a call to stop Israeli reprisal raids in the Middle East during a rare Sunday UN Security Council session. Soviet Union and China vetoed moves linking the Munich tragedy to Israeli air raids. Ambassador George Bush defended a world where athletes and passengers fear neither assassins nor hijackings.
Firemen suspect arson caused a blaze at the National Life Insurance building housing the Air Force recruiting station in Austin. Smoke poured from first four floors at 3:25 p.m. Saturday and the fire was quickly extinguished.
Washington officials say James Hoffa planned to travel to North Vietnam to negotiate prisoner releases, but Secretary Rogers learned late and was furious. The White House had known of Hoffa’s plan for two months, prompting questions about interdepartmental coordination and trust.
Police in Munich deployed armed units to the Olympic Village after a report of gunfire near the Soviet quarters. Officials later said the claim stemmed from a teen Austrian’s fatal pole fall, with no murder or victim in the village.
Partly cloudy conditions with minimal temperature change through Tuesday. A 20 percent chance of precipitation today and 30 percent tonight. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s. East to southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
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