This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1970
Page
6
Tornadic winds hail and downpours battered Oklahoma City for hours, injuring at least 41 and flooding streets. Four inches of rain and widespread damage closed schools and left many areas without power or communications. Egyptian raid across the Suez Canal adds to tense international war news.
Egypt said its fifth raid in 13 days killed and wounded tens of Israeli defenders, downed one warplane damaged a second and destroyed tanks. Cairo reported three Egyptian soldiers killed nine wounded and claimed six halftracks three tanks and eight bunkers destroyed. Israel said it repelled the assault with heavy air power and that four rubber boats carrying troops were sunk as commandos retreated. Nixon reportedly considered reversing the halt on Skyhawks and Phantoms.
The Liberal party swept Quebec to form a 71 seat majority in the 108 seat National Assembly led by premier-elect Robert Bourassa aged 36. Rene Levesque and the Parti Quebecois suffered a decisive defeat as federalist supporters dominated the election results.
Boise Idaho Supreme Court Justice Clay Y Spear 57 says he will run for election to his current post after 17 years as judge. He served in the Army World War II earning the Bronze Star and four battle stars and led Idaho bar groups before joining the high court.
A four hour riot at Stanford led to 16 arrests and 40 injuries after clashes between rock throwing protesters and police. Police arrested 10 during a Wednesday sit in at the Old Union Building and violence escalated with tear gas and vandalism, including damage to ROTC offices.
Senate Judiciary Committee members indicate overwhelming support for Harry A. Blackmun’s Supreme Court nomination. Ten of seventeen pledged to back him. Eastland sees little opposition. Bayh seeks time to review Blackmun’s finances while Blackmun asserts the Court’s role is interpreting laws, not making them.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.