Grand Jury Weighs Extension in Las Vegas Mafia Probe
A Las Vegas grand jury mulls extending the probe into Cosa Nostra links and loan shark activity. Indictments and witness testimony may shift if the old grand jury is dismissed, with several defendants previously linked to Portella and Rothman in New York and Las Vegas facing potential summons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosa Nostra
Norman Rothman
Surfside
Fla
Richard James Portella
Las Vegas
Rickers Island Correctional Institute
Salvatore Filippo
Springfield Sammy
New York City
Portella
Vietnam forces trap Viet Cong in delta battles
South Vietnamese troops report 72 Viet Cong killed in two Mekong Delta clashes. In one fight near Giao Duc district town, 38 Viet Cong died with light Vietnamese losses. In another near Binh Dai, 34 Viet Cong were killed, with 5 South Vietnamese and 12 wounded. Two Americans died when a helicopter was shot down northwest of Saigon. The delta battles marked a Christmas lull with limited overall action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Mekong River Delta
Communists’ National Liberation Front
NLF
Delta
Giao Duc
Binh Dai
U.S
Sixth Year on Pulpit Observed for Rev Carroll
Rev M Carroll marks sixth year as pastor at Calvary Baptist Church with anniversary services led by Rev F N Addison of Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church. Sermon titled The Lord is My Light and My Salvation Whom Shall I Fear. Carroll, Las Vegas resident of 28 years, has seven children.
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Mary L. Carroll
Calvary Baptist Church
Carroll
Pride of the West District Association
F. N. Addison
Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church
Turks Keep Tense Peace In Izmir Amid U S Fleet Visit
In Izmir police patrolled the Aegean port to avert further anti American protests during a goodwill visit by U S Sixth Fleet ships. Police said the city remained calm while hundreds of demonstrators clashed with officers and about 28 students were detained on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izmir
Turkey
UPI
Agean
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Ankara
Istanbul
U.S
Sixth Fleet
Police quell weekend clash as teens riot at Northland Center
In Southfield Michigan hundreds of teenagers battled police at Northland Shopping Center for a third Saturday. About 100 officers from neighboring Detroit suburbs moved in and 11 people were arrested on charges of attempting to disturb business after youths threw snow, set fires, hoisted a Viet Cong flag and threw a smoke bomb into J L Hardson store. The disturbance lasted roughly one hour.
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Southfield, Mich
UPI
Northland Shopping Center
Detroit
J. L. Hardson Department
Newark Mayor Faces Pressure to Quit Office
The report details pressure on Newark Mayor to resign amid a federal probe into possible kickbacks from construction firms to city officials. Anthony Giuliano was suspended from the bench by the State Supreme Court as action by federal courts looms. Philip E. Gordon resigned as corporation counsel after appearing before a grand jury. The New York Post linked the inquiry to a Northern New Jersey city, potentially Jersey City, with ongoing investigation led by U.S. Attorney Frederick B. Lacey.
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Thony Giuliano
State Supreme Court
Philip E. Gordon
Corporation Council
Grand Jury
New York Post
New Jersey
Post
U.S
Frederick B. Lacey
Post Dispatch
Jersey City
Hudson County
Hudson River
New York City
Millionaire Perot Plans Christmas Aid Flight to POWs
H. Ross Perot announces plans to fly 9 tons of Christmas dinners Bibles and thermal underwear to American prisoners of war despite a North Vietnamese telegram urging normal channels He will pilot two planes with 1 400 meals and supplies and a third flight for POWs families to Paris on Christmas Day Perot seeks Hanoi talks to explain humanitarian aims and says the mission is nonmilitary and nonpolitical
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPI
H. Ross Perot
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Moscow
Perot
Paris
United We Stand
Indi
Pathet Lao
Laos
South Vietnam
Neil Armstrong
Ruble Clutching Shoppers Pack Moscow Toy Stores
Tens of thousands jam Detsky Mir and Russia’s biggest toy shop as department stores lure with Santas and a 50 foot Yolka. Ded Moroz interacts with children while buyers squeeze into crowded counters seeking dolls, trucks and glass balls before New Year’s Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPS
Detsky Mir
Childrens World
Russia
Labor Secretary accuses unions of blocking minority hiring goals
Labor Secretary George P. Shultz charged the AFL-CIO and construction trades unions with trying to derail government efforts to place more black workers in skilled jobs. He cited a rider to a supplemental appropriation bill that would outlaw minority hiring requirements on federal contractors and pledged continued administration opposition.
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Washington
UPI
George P. Shultz
Afl-Cio
Building Trades Unions
White House
Shultz
Nixon Administration
Congress
Nixon
House
Philadelphia
Labor Department
Tanker Fire Threatens New York Harbor Smoke Clouds Rise
Fire crews and Coast Guard units battle an engine room fire aboard the 196 foot tanker Princess Ann loaded with 8 000 barrels of gasoline and oil. Firefighters pump foam to prevent spread toward Sinclair Oil storage tanks on the Arthur Kill area between New Jersey and Staten Island. Blaze began at 4 a m and by 7 30 a m officials say containment is partial with uncertain cargo quantity and thick black smoke prompting police called from surrounding departments.
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Tremeley Point
N.J
UPI
Coast
Coast Guard
Princess Ann
Sinclair Oil
Arthur Kill Waterway
New Jersey
Staten Island
New York Harbor
Experts Debate Return Of The Star In Jovian Skies
Astronomy notes discuss a bright comet near Jupiter, possibly the Star of Bethlehem. Eckert estimates visibility at night near midnight from the east horizon, with naked eye and telescope views possible. The piece notes comets may appear nightly through New Year and invites readers to observe if inclined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jupiter
Bethlehem
Eckert
Norton
Eekert
Santa Party Fails To Deliver Toys At West Las Vegas Event
Large crowd over 4000 children gathered in the Doolittle Center for a Black Inc sponsored Santa party. Toys ran short despite 100 Baby Nancy dolls and hundreds of stuffed animals. Entertainment failed to arrive and dignitaries including Mayor Oran Grayson attended amid noisy acoustics.
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Black, Inc
Santa Claus
Oran Grayson
Woodrow Wilson
Dave Branch
Las Vegas
Aaron Williams
Indictment of 35 Weathermen in Chicago protest case
A Chicago grand jury indicted 35 alleged Weather Underground members tied to SDS for planned disruption during October 1969 demonstrations. Brian Flanagan faces aggravated battery, battery, and resisting arrest after attacking Assistant Corporation Counsel Richard Elrod, who suffered a broken neck. Multiple injuries and window smashing accompanied marches from Haymarket Square and in nearby areas.
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Chicago
UPI
Weatherman Faction
Students For A Democratic Society
Brian Flanagan
New York
Flanagan
Richard Elrod
Rod
Haymarket Square
Loop
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San Diego
Robert T. Church
Sioux City
Iowa
Joe J. Horner
Billings, Mont
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Manarite
Speciale
Rothmann
Justice of the Peace
Joe Pawlikowski
Federal Grand Jury
Hialeah, Fla
Coco John’s
Enfield
Conn
Hialeah
Fra
Herbert A. Warner
Warner
Springfield
Sammy
Connecticut
N. Y
Scibelli’s
Lye
M. Carroll
Newark
Millionaire
Pham van Dong
Republic of Vietnam
Moscows
Ded Moroz
Grandfather Frost
Red Nose
Ronald Ziegler
John N. Mitchell
Arthur A. Fletcher
Ny's
Doolittle Center
South Pole
West Las Vegas
Santa
Weatherman
SDS
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