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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1969
Page
4
A sponsor of the Cattlemen's Expo with Hughes Nevada Operations awards bulls at the event. A reach bull that receives a certification index is slated for auction on Monday and Tuesday. The public sale details follow.
The YDCA faces a split as New York and Georgia fail to seat their delegations amid accusations of internal power plays. Muskie and Humphrey address the convention while rival groups threaten protests and possible disruptions at the event.
The piece notes a predicted California disaster day with residents fleeing to Idaho and Colorado. Governor Reagan declines attending a wake while Nevada Governor Laxalt and Storey County invite California leaders to use facilities as a temporary capital. Officials weigh snow depth over flood risk in deciding attendance. Local business leaders pledge discounted drinks during the fateful period.
District Judge James A Boyle set January 5 for a closed inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne's death after an autopsy was refused for exhumation. The inquest will begin at 10 a.m. in Edgartown Massachusetts with witnesses possibly kept confidential.
In Utah a liquid GB nerve gas leak at Dugway Proving Ground forced the evacuation of 200 persons. Army officials said no injuries occurred and operations resumed after cleanup. Senator Moss highlighted chemical warfare risks amid political calls to curb agents. Local officials voiced anger at the lack of notice.
District Judge Clarence Sundean scheduled December 29 for a hearing on Floyd Hamlet’s bid for a new trial after his 1967 Stop N Go robbery conviction. Hamlet, 37, was initially sentenced to five to 15 years plus life as an habitual criminal, a charge later dismissed, with $425 stolen. Other items note a damages claim denied, street definitions for parkways and expressways, a legislative consultant for teaching programs, a heroin possession case, and two men arrested for breaking into a car near the police station.
Rep Walter S Baring said Thursday an extra 8541 is approved from the Department of Transportation to finish airport work at McCarran International Airport Las Vegas under the federal aid to airports program of 1967. The total to date reaches 163541 with the initial 155000 funded in 1967.
In New Jersey a judge faces a federal grand jury probe into organized crime and public official corruption. Addonizio invoked the Fifth Amendment during questioning and admitted knowing reputed Cosa Nostra figure Anthony Boiardo before being excused. Sills predicts indictments may shock the public as the probe widens.
The Senate approved a tax bill including a $800 personal exemption and a 15 percent Social Security boost, while warning of a possible presidential veto. House-Senate talks must reconcile differences amid GOP criticism of the measure as inflationary and fiscally risky.
Dist. Judge William Compton ruled that all statements by Louise Kuehl after the Aug 30 1968 shooting of her former boyfriend Frayer are inadmissible in her voluntary manslaughter trial. He cited stress and medication as factors undermining voluntary confession.
The Senate approved a 585 page tax reform bill detailing raises in exemptions to 700 next year and 800 in 1971, extended 5 percent surcharge, social security boost, minimum benefits, retirement at 60 with reduced lifetime benefits, tax credits changes, and new taxes on high income and foundations. It also tightens oil depletion, introduces a minimum income tax, expands capital gains rates, and adds college expense deductions and disabled work costs provisions. Aimed at trimming poor rolls while aiding near poor and imposing broader taxes on investment income. The president would also gain power to impose trade restrictions against restrictive foreign exports.
Garth A. Ravenholt 18 son of Clark County health chief was arrested outside his Boulder City home on narcotics warrants. He faced one possession count and two dangerous drug counts after officers found marijuana residues and synthetic narcotics. Two others, William Burgess 19 and Karen King 18, were later arrested in Henderson on related warrants.
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