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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1969
Page
2
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The speaker describes our state's image as mixed and notes criticism comes from outsiders or casino changes. It asserts we do have churches and that local youth are less involved due to high school politics. The aim is to use current understanding to improve the community and personal lives.
Broward deputies aided by K9s searched a 50 acre site near Hollywood for pot at a Christmas weekend rock festival headlined by The Riff. Sheriff Stack warned of stop and frisk powers to curb narcotics as up to 35,000 youths were expected. Buses will run from three pickup areas and no parking is allowed on site.
The Las Vegas SUN lists staff roles including editor and publisher M Greenspun and executive editors, along with office address 1771 S Highland Ave Las Vegas Nevada 89106 and various department heads. Subscription rates show daily and Sunday prices, plus monthly mail options.
North Vietnam refused a Christmas airlift to Hanoi for American prisoners. Texas financier H Ross Perot sought Soviet help to fly a 600000 cargo of gifts and 1400 Christmas dinners to Moscow for delivery to Hanoi. He said food would aid orphaned children and requested permission to move shipments through Vietnam and Moscow.
Neal Simon comedy features Joi Lansing Bill Hayes Jackie Coogan and Selma Diamond in a breezy 90 minute show about a bachelor son and family plans. The piece promises laughs and draws crowds with Joi Lansing’s perceived allure and a tour of Las Vegas entertainment.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew begins a 37 000 mile overseas mission with a stop in Honolulu and plans to visit Guam the Philippines Formosa Thailand Nepal Afghanistan Malaysia Singapore Bali Australia and New Zealand The Nixon Doctrine frames discussions with Far East leaders and a possible unannounced visit to Vietnam war zones is noted.
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley postpones testimony in the riot conspiracy trial to Monday due to Abbie Hoffman's illness. Hoffman, charged with crossing state lines to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, has bronchitis and is hospitalized.
Anne Florence Dale died Christmas day in a local hospital at age 57. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Palm Chapel with Rev. Herbert Osman of Wesley Methodist Church officiating. Burial follows at Palm Memorial Park. She is survived by husband James E F Dale of North Las Vegas, son Gene Bailey of El Mirado California, mother Florence Hutchinson of Downey California, brother Al Hutchinson of Downey, and sister Margie Crnnon of Covina California. Dale was born February 6 1912 in California and lived at 2700 Las Vegas Blvd North. She worked as a bookkeeper.
A Las Vegas weather blurb describes 40 mph gusts during the night easing to 10-20 mph with cooling. Temperatures range 55 to 35, Friday's 59 to 42, and sunny conditions persist as holiday shoppers and residents remember a warm 67 degree day amid gift tissue drifts.
Temperatures recorded over a 24 hour period ended at 4 p.m. yesterday. Precipitation figures accompanied the snow reports with Winne maca totaling 2 inches Battle Mountain 2 inches Ely reporting light snowfall.
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