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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1969

Page

14

Egyptians Arrested In Plane Hijacking

Egyptian authorities detained Soliman Hashem El Moneiry an army physician, his brother Mohamed Hashem El Moneiry and accompanying family after hijacking a Misrair airliner to Saudi Arabia. The plane diverted from Cairo to Elwagah before returning to Luxor with guards and 80 passengers including several Americans. King Faisal ordered the hijackers held and sent back to Egypt aboard the same aircraft.

Luxor Egypt UPI Saudi Arabia Faisal Cairo Aswan Elwagah Jeddah al Ahram Soliman Hashem el Moneiry Mohamed Hashem el Moneiry Misrair

Nixon Nomination Haynsworth Faces Senate in Three Weeks

President Nixon's choice of Clement F Haynsworth for the Supreme Court goes to the Senate for quick approval. Senate hearings would begin September 9 if approved by the Judiciary Committee. Civil rights leaders criticize the nominee while Southern senators praise his strict constructionist approach.

Washington UPI Nixon Clement F. Haynsworth Supreme Court Senate California White House James C. Eastland D-Miss Judiciary Committee Haynsworth Eastland Judiciary James B. Allen D-Ala John G. Tower R-Tex Jacob K. Javits N.Y Hiram Fong Hawaii Roy Wilkins NAACP Whitney M. Young, Jr Execu

Stolen Travelers Checks Find Their Way To Vegas

Canadian travelers checks totaling about 12 500 were cashed in Las Vegas casinos after a Bank Note Company Ottawa to Bank of Montreal transfer was stolen in Vancouver. Two Montreal men, Gilbert Hogan 35 and Brahm Greenblatt 33, were arrested in Las Vegas and at a Strip casino on charges including forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses. The largest sums were cashed at the International Hotel 4500 Caesars Palace 2575 and other casinos with totals listed.

Las Vegas Vancouver B.C Bank Note Company of Ottawa Bank of Montreal McCarran Gilbert William Hogan Brahm Greenblatt Montreal Hogan Chicago Greenblatt International Hotel Caesars Palace

Nickels to billions New York business nears 2 billion sales

A business that began with nickels is approaching 2 billion dollars in annual sales. Woolworth stores started with a 5-cent price limit, raised to 10 and then 20 cents, and abandoned price ceilings in 1935. Today annual sales exceed 1.9 billion dollars.

New York UPI F. W Woolworth

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