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tree STORY IX COLUMN 2 Evening Edition The Oldest Afternoon Newspaper in Texas -Since 1871 Austin, Texas, Tuesday, May 12, 1970 Vol. 99 -No. 201 10 Cents 36 Pages Between 0CE A Bl UMSC a' a a a Tat- First Nattortul Bank ar.j i Co iaaldina Luhbin ahido d'ac-dav :r.ot rara; a''a I a i cl WeddeU's Tornado Lubbock Cv onUer i.r or i i vvoi.i i By TOM DKOl.A Anthonta-s said 300 or more.duanl called out 300 men includ Bf'fK'K Tex P) A offered injuries in the Monday mg a medical unit. The state v' niK'nt disaster. Property damaw safety department sent 45 units, to.nado so iwrful npped was caIculaled in The Red Cross dispatched six of coiicreie Jdt.saster teams with 10 mobile biiii.i.'l 's strut-K this City Of -There is no doubt in anv- vans.

i "JU w.lm viru'ii iA ivj- ijvviv .3 finite u.js vdt lav tirtin.i.ui "iwuit i dav ranging from 20 to 21. a veteran newspaperman, tnat wo or three feet of the pave- ited 20.it js one of the bluest and most mcnt. a Greyhound bus was and! prolonged tornadoes ever to Cammed broadside into a build eCf ll-S" wtale newspaper feelfe; VlM rl a to total of: strike Texas." ms. The ground floor of the Lub- Department! All persons except rescue hock Avalanche-Journal was I-'i-TVaiY-7 f'A'iJiT'. Ai 20 T.xas .1 Lido" 'The faibcvirtp wti :sut.d Ktnwrur -i il) men Hiry a -r to Ari'Si- AHaLa cJ) married tna't br.ru find for r- CI) Kv.

man will brinf anv arana a--' ri he ar, land Cj hok vva i4i Women vsaih tabic-. the blind, and 1 at-r I ii! puaai home alter The drug problem rows like this In 1 onlv IT felony drug and narcotics cases were filed in this Last year the total jumped to 39 j. I hiring the first four months of this ear 21 were tiled. At that rate the ear's total vxill soar aboxe may; workers were blocked out of thciawasn fr0rn a cloudburst which downtown area. The National came wsth the twister.

The width of the destruction 111 LllbuOck was the greatest tornado ob servers could remember. aspaper executive touring downtown area shook his head and called it a "night Then The Roar Hits mare." Others looked at the severe damage and muttered, "incredible." The storm left a path of jf struetion eight miles long. The blitz winds drilled to ear?" JC. tor i M'S miii iiL staff (EDITOR'S NOTE: Asso- near the campus of Texas Tec. Dn-'U'WIJIA "'rVTLi Suie Democrat, 'ress writer Tom Inological College then spraivi t'i-fV Hated I if.Vw '4 CTj' surprise was in Lubhuck when along a two-mile route to th.

bp- a bv Cnr.p.re A 1 wjlh a- the Vea'paeP, whn a. di a- do I v. a format; an center a ra, a tornado struck. Here is heart of the citv where it vir- xf Vdl -mmlfTi canva.smg its May 2 primary the elc ton results here Tuesday. his nersonal account of the tuallv demolished scores of Us Davis of Texarkana tornado's impact on the city).

(See LUBBOCK, Page 6) wl out Hawthorne Phillip of By TOM DECOLA -tn for second, place the Ll BBCiCK. Tex. AP) I was i' ni four race, won snuug my motel room in a ntnoff Jude downtown Lubbock when the rai Demon of Amanda wimj kicked up. the rain started I official results showed eoniing and sonic hail started ippics in Ilia I i' are a .433 Dayis 290.421, comin? down, 2S7.533. That gave 8.4 the television set a majOIaV of -ill of mv liohts liiimiMiiiiiiin, WXni iM'mlmifm.

JmwT. 'ttjtWWAji1. 1 'TV- 'f a r. Partial List Of Dead LUBBOCK, Tex (AP) -A partial dst compiled by hie Texas Department of Public Safety of the dead in Lubbock Monday night: 1 Dora B. Graves, 45.

2 Thomas Andrew Cook, r.o II. Mrs. Henry Short, no ace. 4. Frank Moreno Canales On Coastline trier a t.r hf a -a.

a Lamar Eves a rfia j. and all of the Iilits I coold see 1'nofftcial faad iabalabons dowiitown Lubbock went out. shown the race to lie nuKh and the wind to roar, loser wsth second Tm started flyms by the win- i-iaco ft 1 1 1 1 a for (jw 1 pnoss they were awn- executive a-sistant to Ally. Gen. and I heard shat- Crawford Martin, already had 1 jumped up, opened a that he would window and hit the floor.

lockacl I Show i When iu. -lair and l'nirrsii polite figure up what it i o-t in 1-r time to keep on sinking tnd marhin; vtiidt nls, the total is to m.ikf firiarn ial onsi rs si ram President Supported Bv Bush Kl I MPI.I, apilol staff w.Mwraw from a-'; Camboclic After about four minutes it- jr n0 ace. "he it.ck only 25 nan- subsided. I stuck my head out f.T.r For Youlh Pa VI T) MI fIN, i Pi Pre-lea' v.a is at- to amass the votes from of the door and saw nibble primary ana where a neatly-laid swimming a. a of ortie 6 Had inaaa 5.

Apuiiar, no age. 6. Salvador Lopez, no age. 7. Jack Lopez, no age.

8. Kenneth Melhn. no age. 9. Jean Medhn, no ae a a' I tried to get a telephone line me ssm ts.e 0(J, jMI, at was impossible.

I 1' was ine fa -tern tee i-s'daiivhea to the loLt.a. tnrouL'h la it be Man Hay Medhn, no ne s.ate ramdrops and that's when 1 re- ane Bl M.ETIN U'i sec- i rciarv of h. f. ns- in it. Lain) said Tiifsd tilli'JSiinil" I S.

alreiid been iiithdrau from v-' a. a a amtmdia. rtrf would conic on! by tin- i nd of tbe Hi''k i and majr auain-t w.r, iimmiinist sanctuarn's would lie cwiplt-h'd June a Stln-A' a-! Dusts Medhn. no aite. alaaal what had really happened.

The motel was a shambles, and -eesaw niata quests were wandermi; a D.vsrut scat on around in the iohhv Ba.ta! I due. laon. Some had sought a s.aa tt iter--. Austin basement room and others ap-''. aC'-i Km 'i.

wo 12 Mr Rut Kmcht, no Fstefana Paz, 6.5. 14 1 heSa Cor.iiaies. 44. "1 C.lenn, 510 age. Siephen Cox, no '(a it At I these d.tvs uhfn ou a- a (loud of dust don't ktiou xhrthfr it's from a onstrui tioo prajet rir a (lertionsiratian 'V i if a'a d- a 1 a A' id TV i- a i i afa 't 11 a nr'A-- Ha; a r.

-sstf KTAP and a- Ad of the windows I could see ace. 17. Mr r.ults. tiO age. IS Dale MeCuniock, 37 ICesa d'- 1 up alia" a area:) the ceaed oauaa to p.Cru! tip; 1 da tae aia'a Husi Merpiav a-- eat off from south 11Pam1 fowrnofs of 41 shiics of war -inches der to -s ware out, exeprt the one tn r.v-laiattee ta room, wiach was on a corner.

mal runoff; four state lookexl out beyond the motel and1 (See ROAR, Page 6) a a i a VKAA ir a rc-pfir' a' au in a.ir ,1 sc: runoffs, including two th" irp ia-i and Ifi st represeiitjtae runoffs, includm. asscd wah the problems the enemv, the 1 He s.ud hlc-kaae nas-iac of and camtiacaeatiO': apnoupiapi spa'cU ufter an he- succes- i caiihdt across the r'-rcratiori The command said a s'aie- tween the Lon I aahP; ia fi faH) (iiimhiiiig Raids enaer fit delawi! ion two p-'-icpheri's Paish sold of la- ttard House UP.umhcnt a ho cathel'e 1 here cam. ass 1 rr 1 ew niaa of Cuei a said oy a wn men, "rime is no interdaci to and ours" l.on Nil crate- gwerper. Kenneth Curtis tiunl or of (dimbciia. of Maine to have remarked that traffic or fishing The Viet Co: the ais and the radicals waters.

This is not amy ranis on Ice s. af a- a GRAFFITI by Leary 2 wi'nca'w tram 1 ips. r'e; ra tanner, mast aa.a-u oil campuses 1, k(if. go dijfiMksL in llislorv Her nuses the raiiie-. is 10 re-CMaii- h'-en mfurmed Vic'nan rma ceoad t'pei- 'mi resea'ata '1 pa pa' se.p to 1 wili face Houston lionh-i of (huhad who h.i i a 1 pa Ul Mu, Page V.

s. 1 M'i a five- hv federal the nation's NTS (( i r'd CI SSM a i 'a d'h 'i IK i lis i '''r '--a'- mete IgUl I id 'hshirv ents h.ca- crried ot.t wnat A-ePts raided 3s locations in WENT BUT ae I av sai ai lie disclostv de elopment tbjt llw 7th Kieet natnese ain iaii has i.ieefed ai carrier strike mg CanilKMhan 'a. fun a in the of 'lotikin off the Mefionc la '-Pie coast of North Vietnam bv He said i i'a'ooiiing a third aircraft car- troops, with 'he tier thcie the first time iSee VVAii, i Mitchell suburbs and in 1 (opt Aiomlay ata. arrested raid persons. Nine others were being see DKM11S, Pace fi) idled the baaiest carnbh arrHiNK Three Die In Ceil lex Air Crash NKAV DIMK BOX Three persons died in a fiery piano I crash Monthly right in 1 'Count The Departmert Pubhc Iacii ilh I'oji's Cash Siijijiinl.

7 icv tin Quality Food Staiims for College Students? Mi l.oiSf Ji a I'l HI.H' 1J KUMOTY 7 MttRTS 19-22 TV -C'. l( KTHi.i: II WOMI.N NKW.S 8 Federal officials said 'aid broke up a niitHhen-, ring which had been grossing daily. All those arrested were released on 1,000 bond on charges of conspiracy to violate provi-Uions of the interstate transportation in aid of racketeering law. rr. a- i Los Angeles 0" the 5 1 ibi By DON KENDALL a atioi AMIIN'C'I ON (AP) A The feder.i: tPPaap Ihl- list al Ca adnp' tood span; I icier "-e government's The charge carries a maxi- a in (' .1 O.

1A ,1 iveintiiea! Forecast Safety in Bran tip. ,,110 Wllh a M(np tll)! i(, a suii.de engine Ioore Mark a provaMe le'-cl a. local welfare ahead. Bride who heads the new food schedule a mum sentence of five years in s'atna piociam for Conk fa-iaa of four ion pet f.flj prison and a $10,000 fine. said about student wur'h 01 coupnrs msiea 1 of An FBI spokesman -ml that ume program most of icdei- the old stem addition to makv ar" i era a 11 I he ne more than was spent rests, agents seizeW'Ssh, nttin- 1 tie.

orue mich mor I eti's rea-ed P-, MP a 21). crashed about 4,7 a mile east of state IPhwa'. 21 near New i lies A iesideet it; the pa ame m.c for MMhhs ai loud Vihiif lio te-e -eems Pi expense, no matter how nun how widespre.i.l tool hi- patepts shea out for his luce ln-nn op t. 'i-e Coahs aid stpaal hfe fedetai aid state o'1 ie 'al 1 'a re a a V.i stildi 1 ceihei hers slips, tally sheets, files, lascs we: The coiiece student issue is adding machines and firearms. Sac Vrtopio expo tea1 to hod over aiac 1 Lew details of the raid were exapipies ana! ofical- l' 1 e-.

'ffil of lepioilt P'lttlv pppv Tae -aa', jpi dav aftcr-tUicp I t' aaiP 1 bent', a. aai Tt'CstlaV nicjit anil V.V i iiupfaip wi'h a slh-h! 1 dance late afierrioon 1 h.iticl'siic par- t.i'a Cor.tifo 1 .1 war in aiai c.iimiil Sotithci It) ti 2" calc pe: iaar 1: Wetirif" -(i-ay daa at a ritipi.a i 10 i a I'PV 7(1 to Ujipei' Tin -(ia 74 blfdl lit lippCt HOs Chance tacn pt-r cent Tuesday afterrii'oM ntal niidit tlaoui. ti Wednesday (Details on i'a. 0 11 the crash after heuniip to, he ma it a a tin 1 ,1 bin. 01 1 oliepe Texas.

Po'h hen Conpress act finally on immediately released. U.S. 1 aPia.e -Palo- pai'ti' Ip.o Mod stamps pext fis it At'- James KrickJcy urushea Pie stamp pi.in Between -toil involving married couples in 11 i- il in a liotisehOKl paaa aa :epie.c:.P and share food to fend cia Nnirtl off the rising cost of higher national prevrain whuh ope liushand attending ear an explosion and seeing a LPS Sjntke-man said No identifa at lulls ticei! made on the three Ixxhes. and aim aie getting t' aside newsmen's ftiestions, saying no information would fie (See RAIDS, Page 6) STORY PAGE 2 STOKY PAGi: 2.

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