Las Vegas DA seizes film reels in obscenity raid
Clark County district attorney Franklin ordered seizure of two 4 Star films after a 14 page affidavit described explicit sex acts and deviant scenes in The Mothers and Wanda The Sadistic Hypnotist. Police questioned about two dozen patrons as possible witnesses while Glass defended his liberal programming.
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Transit strike threats empty as city races to reroute workers
New York businesses prepared for a possible transit strike by arranging fleets of chartered buses boats and car pools. Firms like Metropolitan Life and First National City Bank rented piers excursion boats and hundreds of buses to shuttle workers while parking space and midtown hotels became scarce. Exchanges warned of Friday closures if transit halts persist and other firms followed suit.
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Battery
Westside
Manhattan
Financial District
New York and American Stock Exchanges
Nixon OKs Tax Reform and Mine Safety Bill
President Nixon signed a tax reform measure, a mine safety bill, and a $69.6 billion defense appropriation, while warning Congress to curb spending or raise taxes. The package includes Social Security boosts, tax relief for individuals, and shifts toward federal mine compensation, amid his holiday departure to San Clemente.
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House
Navy Battles High Seas To Save Ammo Ship
A Navy tug Abnaki battles 52 mph headwinds toward the abandoned ammunition ship Badger State as 25 crewmen remain missing. Fourteen rescued, one body recovered. 40 aboard per rescuers, cargo roughly 2000 tons TNT. Demolition experts assess cargo stability before possible towing of the 459 foot vessel amid ongoing explosions risk.
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Las Vegas Bound Family Crashes Private Plane South of Goodsprings
A Los Angeles family en route to Las Vegas crash landed on Mesquite Lake dry lakebed near the Nevada California border after dark Tuesday. No injuries reported. Pilot warned icing as reason. Deputies proceed to reach the remote site for extraction.
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New Ceiling Raises FHA Rates and Seeks Policy Easing
The NAHB condemned a higher FHA-VA rate effective January 5 urging the Fed to ease tight money policies and President Nixon to use standby controls. Acting NAHB president Louis R. Barba said the move would raise monthly costs for buyers, push rents up, and lift conventional mortgage rates. VA loans carry no similar insurance premium.
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Veterans Administration
Federal Reserve Board
Nixon
Louis R. Barba
NAHB
French Built Gunboats Head Toward Israeli Port Amid Tense Stand-off
Five French built gunboats with Israeli escorts moved eastward through rough Mediterranean waters toward Israel. Egypt accuses Israel of stealing the boats from France, while Paris weighs possible punishment for officials involved.
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Israel
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Cairo
Charles de Gaulle
Cyprus
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Sicily
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REECO REORGANIZATION ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES
REECO announces a restructuring to expand interactive management and realign leadership. Strabala, with REECO since 1969, and Kiehn, deputy GM since 1953, will take new posts alongside Efroymson Cunningham and other division managers continuing in current roles.
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Eg&g
University of Arkansas
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kiehn
United States
South Dakota School of Mines
Efroymson
Loyola (Chicago) University School of Law
Cunningham
New Mexico State University
Soviet Reinforcement Boosts Mediterranean Fleet
Allied and U.S. defense sources report the Soviet Union quietly reinforced its Mediterranean Fleet with about 26 surface warships and 7 to 10 submarines. Five Israeli gunboats with missiles are heading eastward, potentially shifting eastern Mediterranean naval power.
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UPI
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Mediterranean
U.S
NATO
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Black Sea
Leonid F. Brezhnev
Russia
Middle East
Bail Set For Bernell Bryant In Brown Derby Tavern Killing
Bernell Bryant charged with murder over the Christmas night shooting death of Bryant C. Cameron at the Brown Derby Tavern. He appeared in Justice Court with bail set at 2500 dollars. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for January 13, 1970.
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Charles Kellar
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Ray Jeffers
Bryant C. Cameron
Bartlett Ave
Cameron
W. Monroe Ave
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Nevada
A 30 year old Pennsylvania man, John Walter Stouffer, received seven years in Nevada State prison after pleading guilty to forgery. Judge Clarence Sundean noted prior felonies dating to 1957. Deputy Jeff Sobel argued for leniency, citing Stouffer’s family support. three additional forgery charges were dismissed after sentencing.
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Nevada
Dist
Clarence Sundean
John Walter Stouffer
Jeff Sobel
Stouffer
Sobel
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