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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1969
Page
2
Discussion outlined United Nations style birth control as a solution. Proposals included water sterilization with antidotes, a two child limit with fines, and a plan to avoid taking sides in Middle East conflict. Emphasis on leaders from Arabs and Israelis negotiating without US or USSR influence.
Israel launched reprisal air strikes against Egypt along the Suez Canal after Egyptian artillery bombardments killed three Israelis and one civilian. The raids targeted gun positions on both canal sectors, lasting about 2 hours and 40 minutes, with reports of casualties.
Funeral services were held or announced for Henry Moore 62 of 1036 Hart St with private rites and Navy veteran status. Katherine Merritt 82 of 1812 Bonita. George A Schegolithin 66 of 436 W 12th St San Pedro and Charles R Morrey 59 of Joseph Utah. Surviving relatives listed include son Herman and several siblings and children. Burial or visitation details and birthplaces included.
The Las Vegas SUN announces its 1975 publication and lists staff including H M Greenspun as president Ray Germain as vice president Ruth Deskin as secretary Barbara Greenspun as treasurer Haney Womack as general manager Bryn Armstrong as executive editor Larrie Schmidt city editor Tom Diskin sports editor Gerry Appleby women’s editor Burt Bay advertising director Douglas Ritchie promotion manager J L Dixon Jr circulation manager and various associations and offices for postal entry and national representation.
An OCR filled page itemizes shoe shop S Shoes offering fit help at 119 No. 3rd St and plastering services with free estimates. It also advertises a grand opening sale for draperies and decorator arts at 172 E Charleston with a 384 8956 number, plus a help wanted ad for a couple to manage a 35 unit apartment and a stores and offices listing.
Air Force Secretary Robert Seamans Jr. announced the closure of Project Blue Book at Wright Patterson AFB after a University of Colorado study found no sightings threatened national security or proved extraterrestrial in nature. The 12,618 sightings reviewed included 701 unidentified cases with no evidence of advanced tech.
Familiar high cloudiness returns to fair skies with a 66 degree daytime high in the Las Vegas Valley and mid thirties nights. The piece cites Feb 9 1970 as the Weather Bureau centennial and lists regional temps across major cities with a 24 hour ending at 4 am.
London transport workers voted for a one day strike on January 1 that would halt all buses and the subway during the New Year holiday. The action was to protest reductions in bus and subway services.
The Commerce Department issued standards after a study found most carpets resist fire while some pose hazards. President Nixon named Gardiner L. Tucker to be assistant secretary of defense for system analysis, former IBM physicist, Arlington Virginia. The Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler celebrated his 75th birthday by riding to work in a Brookline fire engine.
Congress aims to adjourn for Christmas with a Monday January 19 reconvening date set. Conferees advance tentative deals preserving HEW enforcement on school integration and extending the poverty agency for two more years. Tax reform talks continue with likely decisions pending. Cohen says no veto likely on early outputs.
Communist infiltration into South Vietnam via Laos has risen, with trucks carrying two to six tons of war supplies moving day and night along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Infiltration of troops has doubled, and caches near Saigon point to a broadened effort toward the Mekong Delta.
A flicker stomach contained 5 040 ants after a single meal, a bobwhite's stomach held 10 000 pigweed seeds, revealing remarkable insect and seed consumption in short order.
Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal, speaking in Washington, denounced bank Christmas clubs as harming vulnerable depositors such as children the poor and elderly. He cited a lack of interest on deposits and warned banks may violate Truth in Lending rules while noting about 4 billion dollars is tied up in noninterest clubs as of 1969 and investors miss roughly 144 million in potential interest.
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