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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1969

Page

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Senator Smith Seen As Key In ABM Vote

In Washington the lone woman senator, Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, introduces a stricter ABM substitute as Kennedy’s plan seeks a ban on deployment for a year while allowing research. Backers seek a 51st vote for Cooper Hart. Smith’s move raises uncertainty about the final outcome.

Sen. Smith Washington UPI Senate Nixon Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Margaret Chase Smith Rmaine Kennedy Philip A. Hart D-Mich John Sherman Cooper R-Ky Smith Clinton Anderson D-N.m John Williams R-Del

Hughes Denies Moving Hughes World to Bahamas

Robert Maheu, Hughes Nevada Operations director, denounces in Washington the San Francisco Examiner report that Howard Hughes plans a Bahamas move. Maheu says Hughes remains committed to Nevada, with extensive resort, real estate, mining, and aviation holdings, and rejects any link between Bahamas interests and gaming.

Howard Hughes Bahamas Robert Maheu Hughes Nevada San Francisco Examiner Hughes Las Vegas Thompson Nevada San Francisco Maheu Washington, D.C Hughes Tool Co

Cab strikers set meeting at Stardust Hotel vote

Las Vegas Teamster Local 881 members meet at the Stardust Hotel to vote on management proposals for new cab contracts. The Ace and Union firms have offered a proposal, while Whittlesea and Blue have not yet made an offer. a 10 a.m. meeting with Federal Mediator Gene Barry is scheduled.

Las Vegas Teamster Local 881 Stardust Hotel Ace Union Whittlesea Blue Gene Barry

Kennedy hearing delayed on fatal crash in Martha's Vineyard

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles postponed a hearing on fault in the fatal July 18 crash involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy. District Judge James A. Boyle had considered reopening the case with an inquest at the request of District Attorney Edmund Dinis. The new hearing will occur after all court action is completed following Kennedy's July 25 plea to leaving the scene of the accident that led to Mary Jo Kopechne's death.

Boston UPI Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Sen Edward M. Kennedy Edgartown Martha's Vineyard James A. Boyle Dist. Atty Edmund Dinis New Bedford Richard £. McLaughlin Kennedy Hyannis Boyle Mary Jo Kopechne

Clark County Adds One Cent Gas Tax September Impact

Clark County commissioners approved a new one cent gas tax effective September 1 raising over $1 million yearly for roads. The additional revenue will fund Regional Streets and Highway Commission projects while the prior tax had partly supported county bonds and caused two months of missed revenue.

Clark County Regional Streets and Highway Commission

Green Beret Chief Faces Murder Charges in Vietnam

Col. Robert B. Rheault commander of U S Special Forces in Vietnam and seven subordinates are accused of premeditated murder and conspiracy in the June 20 killing near Nha Trang. The eight men were jailed at Long Binh Army post as Maj Gen Maybry ordered an investigation to decide on court martial. Names include Majors Crew Middleton Brumley Marasco Williams Boyle Smith Jr and others.

Rheault West Point Army Vineyard Haven Mass U.S Long Binh Saigon G. 4. Maybry U.S. Army Vietnam 5Th Special Forces Group Green Beret David E. Crew Cedar Rapids Iowa Thomas C. Middleton Jr Jefferson, S. C Leland J. Brumley Duncan Okla Robert F. Marasco Bloomfield, N.J Budge FE. Williams Athens Edward M. Boyle New York City Alvin L. Smith Jr Naples Fla

73 Year Old Fails In Attempt To Hijack Plane

A 73 year old Philadelphia man armed with a five inch razor and a knife tried to force Eastern Airlines Flight 379 from Charlotte to Cuba. He burst into the cockpit and demanded Cuba, but the pilot refused due to fuel. He was arrested in Tampa on charges of intimidating the crew and carrying a deadly weapon and held on $25,000 bond.

Tampa Fla UPI Philadelphia Eastern Airlines Syracuse N.Y Cuba EAL Charlotte N.C McCreery FBI

Tax Cuts Rammed Through By House Committee

The House Ways and Means Committee moved to extend tax cuts to about seven million middle income filers previously excluded from the reform. Rep. Wilbur Mills said the brackets for married couples earning 7 333 to 13 647 were overlooked and will be cut as part of the reform bill. The action adds about 1.2 billion in 1971 and 2.4 billion in 1972 to the cost of the plan, supplementing a broader effort to shave about five percent from all rates by 1972.

Washington UPI House Ways and Means Committee Wilbur Mills D-Ark Treasury

Collins Linked To Coast Death

Salinas California police disclosed a possible link between seven Michigan slayings of young women and California murder cases. Roxie Ann Phillips, 17, vanished June 30 on a letter run and was found July 15 nude, strangled, near a lovers’ lane. Nancy Albrecht, a Fort Worth visitor, linked Roxie to the Michigan case. Collins, 22, and Andrew J. Manuel, 25, drove to California with a trailer in June and left it behind in Salinas.

Salinas Calif UPI Michigan California Roxie Ann Phillips Nancy Albrecht Fort Worth Texas Roxie Ann Milwaukie Ore Nancy John Norman Collins Collins Andrew J. Manuel Manuel Ypsilanti

Weather Summary of Hot Conditions and Sunshine

Weather continues fair and hot with gentle winds. Today's high reaches 110 and low 84. Yesterday's high was 113 and low 78. Noontime humidity at 5 percent. Sunrise at 5 51, sunset at 7 41.

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