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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1969
Page
4
A columnist argues excessive taxation is a tool of tyranny that undermines the public and boosts a burgeoning bureaucracy. He likens modern policy to Plato’s warnings and critiques Nixon era surtax politics while urging restraint and fiscal responsibility.
Pan American World Airways faces a three to four day delay as 7500 ground workers vote on a new contract after a strike. The carrier had canceled domestic flights and overseas inbound service, with no planes available for overseas return trips until ratification.
Donald Biehl 43 of 2212 Los Altos died Friday in a local hospital. He was a controller born December 1 1925 in Indianapolis Indiana and survived by wife Marilyn two children and four siblings. Services pending in Indianapolis Palm Mortuary handling Las Vegas arrangements. Edna Rees 74 of 521 North Decatur Blvd died Friday in a local convalescent center born May 6 1895 in Ohio survived by daughter June Hartman. Mary Snoy 80 of 4021 Del Monte died Friday in a local hospital born January 3 1889 in Yugoslavia lived here seven years Rosary tonight Palm Chapel Mass tomorrow in Milwaukee flowers not requested.
Richard Smith 1 of Mancos Colorado died Friday. He was born August 7 1968. Services will be held in Cortez Colorado. Bunker Brothers Mortuary handles arrangements. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Junior L Smith brother Randy sister Patricia Smith all of Mancos Colorado.
Mildred Watson age 76 of 2016 Madeline Drive died Friday in her home after living in town one year. Born August 23, 1892 in Portland Maine she is survived by her son Ralph. Services will be held in Ur bana Virginia with Bunker Brothers Mortuary in charge.
Kathleen Hughes 21 of Wichita Falls Texas died Monday. A technician, she was born May 11 1948 in Rockford Illinois and had lived in Las Vegas a year. She graduated from Rancho High School. Funeral at Palm Chapel 8 p.m. Mass tomorrow at Our Lady of Las Vegas Church burial at Palm Memorial Park. Survived by husband Terrance of Las Vegas parents Frank and (illegible) McKenrick of Las Vegas daughter Debra brother Leonard Palmert Milwaukee sisters Lisa and Patricia McKenrick Las Vegas.
Pershing County marks Lovelock's 50th birthday with the first annual Frontier Days August 8 to 10. Events include a rodeo antique bottle show and sale parade races Basque dancing and an Indian pageant. The celebration ends Sunday.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers warned the Middle East crisis threatens the world, while reports claim Arab guerrillas attacked Israeli positions in the Jordan Valley with Iraqi troop involvement. Israeli officials criticized the reports as exaggerated.
The U S Weather Bureau reports the peak temperature across the continental states was 109 degrees in Las Vegas Nevada and McCook Nebraska while Evanston Wyoming recorded the low at 36 degrees for the 24 hour period ending 4am.
Foreign produced brakes wheels and other auto parts and accessories sold to U S buyers last year climbed to 4369 million from 2634 million in 1967.
The Army faces a potential withdrawal from Vietnam that could trim overall U S military personnel by more than 500 000, with total U S uniformed strength possibly dropping from 3 46 million to near 2 6 million as forces redeploy and are reduced across the Army Navy Air Force and Marine Corps.
Soviet papers in Moscow called congressional approval of the anti ballistic missile safeguard system a robbery and a defeat for the Pentagon. Leninskoye Znamya noted the narrow vote signaled a shift from past practice of swift defense approvals.
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