Oral History Collection
| MAIN ENTRY: | Turner, Morris (Moe) |
| DATE OF INTERVIEW: | c.1970; May 15, 1973 |
| LOCATION OF INTERVIEW: | Lubbock, Texas |
| INTERVIEWER: | Stan Valcik, KSEL-TV News Broadcast |
| LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: | 50 minutes (total) |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: | Morris (Moe) Turner, City Councilman and later Mayor of Lubbock, presents his recollections of the tornado of May 11, 1970, and the events following. He then expresses his opposition to the decision of Texas Tech President Grover Murray and the Board of Regents to block the extension of Indiana Avenue through the TTU campus. |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE ONE: | Reviews events occurring at time of the
tornado and immediately after Describes destruction to the city Actions taken at City Hall following the tornado outlined Commends planning of emergency center and emergency plan Declared city in state of emergency Improvements for future disasters suggested Discusses what constitutes a disaster Assistance from federal sources requested Recalls arrival of state officials Length of emergency situation Nonexistence of panic commended Mentions looting problem |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE TWO | Communication of city officials with populace
explored Cites emotional feelings involved with viewing the devastation Attitude of the people toward rebuilding the city discussed |
| TAPE TWO, SIDE ONE: | Indiana Avenue President Grover E. Murray and the Texas Tech Board of Regents’ disapproval of project (May 11, 1975) Approval of project (1968) Project endorsed Texas Highway Department State Capitol Traffic control Isolation of Texas Tech Texas Tech administration criticized Lubbock’s contributions to Texas Tech Medical School Museum Letter of approval Murray (1972) City Council Resolution Dr. Glen Barnett |
| TAPE TWO, SIDE TWO: | Blank |
| RANGE DATES: | 1968-1973 |
| BULK DATES: | 1970-1973 |