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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1969
Page
10
In Greenfield Iowa Mrs Jackie Newbury vows to quit smoking for 30 days while about 380 other smokers join the effort described as a community pledge. The story notes her 12 year habit and her resolve to endure the challenge despite emotion.
Romanian officials at the 10th Party Congress signaled a cautious drift toward independence within communism, embracing open dialogue and tolerance while resisting standardized global socialism. In a separate local event, Greenfield held a townwide anti smoking bonfire, with Mayor Dale Young and residents joining the staged push to quit.
West German Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger denounced revolutionary students as harboring a totalitarian mind at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington. He cited St. Augustine to urge protection of freedom and democracy and warned against any group forcing its views on others.
Spain charged Friday that British military drills in Gibraltar violated United Nations resolutions on the colony’s future. Ambassador Jaime de Pintes described the exercises as a sham seizure of the Rock with naval and air support. The UN had urged Britain to vacate by Oct 1 and negotiate with Spain, prompting Madrid to close land routes and pull Spanish workers.
Egyptian officials and Western diplomats condemn the latest U S Middle East peace proposal as inadequate. It calls for demilitarization of the Sinai, Israeli troops at Sharm El Sheikh, and omits a full Israeli withdrawal from 1967 lands. Arab and Soviet talks push for complete withdrawal. In Israel, reports say Arab guerrilla groups, coordinating with PASC, launch a major attack in the Jordan Valley injuring a civilian and damaging infrastructure.
Senate leaders edge toward passage of a stiff amendment to a 20 billion defense bill establishing strict controls on chemical and biological warfare testing storage and transport. The move follows a 50 50 clash over the Safeguard missile and MBT70 funding.
In Warner Robins Georgia Mrs Miles Stewart mother of Pvt Wayne Stewart 22 who died in Vietnam sends the flag from her son's coffin to President Nixon along with a photo and a letter denouncing the war and asking for a response from leaders She runs a Welcome Wagon service and says she would have sacrificed for a worthy cause noting her grief and the flag stands for both respect and murder in Vietnam.
Bernard Segal, incoming ABA president, predicts a significant breakthrough in aligning free press rights with fair trial requirements. He notes at least 16 states have adopted bar press reporting agreements and 44 state bar associations have press-bar committees. A joint ASNE ABA meeting is planned in Chicago with Rodney Devitt leading the ABA committee.
A new 150 store section of Tokyo's Grand Yaesu Town underground has just opened. An additional hundred stores are located in the mammoth development.
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