Oral History Collection
| MAIN ENTRY: | Halbrooks, John |
| DATE OF INTERVIEW: | c. 1970 |
| LOCATION OF INTERVIEW: | Lubbock, Texas |
| INTERVIEWER: | Stan Valcik |
| LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: | 40 minutes |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: | John Halbrooks, Lubbock’s senior Electronics Technician, discusses communications and the Lubbock tornado of May 11, 1970. |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE ONE: | Recalls actions prior to tornado and
immediately following Attempt to establish communications noted Describes damage to antennae and power sources Reviews communication system of Lubbock Six different communication facilities of the city located Presents reasons for telephone communications going out Radio system in car mentioned Damages to communications at City Hall and its repair described Restoration of power sources related Establishes communication with major departments Telephone line repair mentioned |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE TWO | Supplementary transmitters discussed Fire Department transmitter salvaged Suggests possible changes for future Underground cabling analyzed Relates telephone repair problems |
| RANGE DATES: | 1970 |
| BULK DATES: | 1970 |