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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1970
Page
2
AP reporter Tom DeCola narrates a firsthand account of the May 1970 Lubbock tornado. He describes power outages, shattered windows, scattered debris, flooded streets, and a ruined motel lobby as he moves through downtown to cover the disaster.
Police identified the victims as David Sloan of Amarillo and Cheryl Lynn Benham of Oklahoma City. The couple, both University of Oklahoma students, were beaten and shot multiple times, with the girl found nude except for a blanket around her legs, in a blood-spattered car west of NNKMAN, Oklahoma.
Night of destruction leaves most city power off as doctors work by flashlight. Red Cross reports about 20 dead and over 200 injured amid widespread looting and vast building damage. Water emergency declared, rescue under way, and officials estimate limited downtown power with several key buildings ablaze.
A Defense Department spokesman said the weekly casualty tally likely increased last week due to actions by Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces. The Pentagon disclosed the anticipated rise as part of ongoing defense updates from Washington.
The report covers reactions to President Nixon’s Cambodia action, Agnew blaming TV for youth aggression, a deadly South Vietnam base firefight, and a Senate passage of a hazardous substances packaging bill. Clergymen urged restraint in White House outreach.
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