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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1969
Page
2
A statement argues welfare should guarantee opportunity and a living for all. It notes current programs are sound in philosophy but mismanaged and inefficient, causing failures. The author asserts that the youth will drive needed changes in their era.
UPI reports heavy Communist losses this year and a Hanoi power struggle as North Vietnam rethinks strategy. Four-man leadership jockeys for control after Ho Chi Minh death, with Trung Chinh pushing protracted conflict while Giap Le Duan and Dong back military victory in the South. Sparse action reported in five northern provinces.
Western analysts report the 1969 industrial growth at 7 percent instead of 7.3, with 1970 plans cut to 6.3. GNP rose 6.1 in 1969, then planned 6 percent in 1970, while capital construction fell. They cite a continued centralized planning approach and a weak labor productivity trend. Agricultural output fell 3 percent due to a bad winter affecting industry.
Las Vegas Sun 1975 masthead lists president H M Greenspun and staff including vice president Ray Germain secretary Ruthe Deskin treasurer Barbara Greenspun assistant Ruthie Deskin general manager Haney Womack executive editor Bryn Armstrong city editor Larrie Schmidt sports editor Tom Diskin women's editor Gerry Appleby advertising director Burt Bay and others. The paper is entered second class at the Las Vegas post office and adheres to major press associations. Subscriptions rated 25 cents daily and 2.50 per month with annual, three, six, and twelve month options for continental US.
Forecasters say no change in the valley's weather with cool to mild nights in the high thirties and another 60 degree day possible. Upstate areas report some precipitation moving from California to the Central Nevada and Central Rockies, with no expected impact on the valley today or this weekend.
Danny A. Winne 20 of San Bernardino earns promotion to Army Specialist Four while serving with Americal Division near Duc Pho Vietnam. He is an infantryman with Company D 3rd Battalion 1st Infantry of the division s 11th Infantry Brigade. His mother Mrs Phyllis M. Winne and father Dewitt A. Wyne are listed at Las Vegas and San Bernardino respectively.
Pentagon official tells House subcommittee that toxins, though produced biologically, may be synthesized without living organisms and could fall outside the new ban on stockpiling biological agents. He notes no current U.S. toxin production plans and defends CS gas use in Vietnam as life saving.
The Senate approved Henry J Tasca as ambassador to Greece by a 79 to 4 vote after delaying since September over the Greek junta. Critics warned prolonged vacancy could hinder U S naval access to Greek ports while Tasca, previously ambassador to Morocco, is a career foreign service officer from Providence Rhode Island.
Stephen J. Perkins 21 son of Mr and Mrs Jack G Perkins Overton Ney promoted to Army specialist four while serving as a rifleman with Company C 1st Battalion 327th Infantry 1st Airborne Division Air mobile in Vietnam.
Gen Moshe Dayan said Israel acted in retaliation for Egyptian moves along the Suez Canal. He warned Egypt to respect the cease fire and predicted continued actions if breached. An Egyptian spokesman denied any raid occurred.
The Agriculture Department reports record crop totals for 1969 with soybeans potatoes hay and peanuts reaching new highs. Corn and wheat yields set per acre records while overall output rose 21 percent above the 1957 59 average and 1 percent above last year due to higher yields despite smaller acreage.
UPI reports the November cost of living climbed 0.5 percent and 5.8 percent year over year, the highest since 1951. Food items led gains with lettuce up 33.5 percent and tomatoes 23.3 percent, while clothing and home ownership costs also rose. Rank-and-file purchasing power fell for the tenth straight month, sparking concerns over inflation and economic policy.
Two former congressmen Charles A. Halleck of Indiana and Porter Hardy of Virginia will serve as special consultants to the House Armed Services subcommittee investigating the My Lai massacre charges. Halleck previously led the House Republicans and Hardy headed the subcommittee. both retired after 1967.
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