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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1970
Page
1
More than 20 FBI agents raided 58 Detroit area locations and Flint as part of what Attorney General John N. Mitchell called the biggest gambling sweep in U S history. Fifty eight people were arrested on conspiracy charges with $1,000 bonds. nine suspects remained sought.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved legislation to block funds for all U S military action in Cambodia. The bill would halt military construction and any air combat activity supporting Cambodian ground troops. Sen Edmund Muskie voiced the call for new Southeast Asia policies.
The Associated Press reports 129 colleges and universities in 43 states plus D C officially reopened on Monday while many classes remained sparsely attended due to boycotts. Indefinite strikes persisted at 192 institutions per Brandeis University survey.
Voters in Nebraska and West Virginia cast ballots for U S Senate seats while Newark New Jersey hosts a mayoral race likely to go to a runoff. Incumbent Senator Robert Byrd and Senator Roman Hruska hold strong positioning for renomination against challenger John McOwen in a contest shaped by regional races.
Washington AP reports Judge Harry A. Blackmun’s Supreme Court nomination is set for near-certain Senate confirmation with little opposition. The vote lacks the charged politics that greeted Nixon’s earlier nominees, Haynsworth and Carswell, both rejected after contentious debates.
Hundreds of college students travel from campuses nationwide to press lawmakers on America's Southeast Asia role. Administrators and faculty accompany them as they urge Congress to challenge the administration on the June 30 Cambodia drawdown deadline and possible extensions.
A violent tornado struck Lubbock Texas by nightfall causing 19 to 26 deaths with 300 plus injuries and millions in damages. National Guard mobilized 300 personnel along with state safety officers Red Cross aid and emergency services. The storm devastated eight miles through the Tex as Tech campus area and downtown smashing cars, severing power and water, and prompting evacuations and a temporary morgue.
Israeli tanks and planes swept into Lebanon attacking guerrilla bases as Syria sent jets and tanks in support. An Israeli spokesman said three Syrian planes were shot down and a Lebanese commander reported an Israeli jet down near Rashaya. Fighting stretched across valleys near Hasbaya and east of the Hasbani, with armored units colliding and Lebanese forces reporting heavy shelling. The conflict followed rocket attacks that killed three Israeli civilians and wounded others, and the operation began at 4 30 a m with a dusk deadline.
In Augusta Georgia five Black men were killed and more than sixty injured after a peaceful march ended with rioting. National Guardsmen and state troopers took control, curfews were set, and a large area was blocked as fires and violence erupted following the beating death of Charles Oatman, a 16 year old jail inmate. Investigations into who fired the fatal blows continued.
American and South Vietnamese navy boats began operations along a 100 mile Cambodian coast to cut off war supply routes. The U S Command said this is not a blockade and Cambodian traffic will not be interfered with. The 7th Fleet added a third carrier off North Vietnam. Ky said the blockade covers from the South Vietnamese border to Sihanoukville and may last beyond U S withdrawal of troops. The offensive has brought casualties and new bases as U S and allied forces push into Cambodia.
Partial DPS roll of deceased from the Lubbock incident lists 18 names with ages or notes where unknown. The report notes a weather bulletin for West of the Pecos indicating a fair Wednesday with 90 to 105 degrees.
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