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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1970
Page
2
The group discusses student demonstrations and drug policy amid a generation gap born of war and hypocrisy. They favor peaceful protest, keeping marijuana illegal but lowering penalties, and conclude by renaming the group Adult Dilemma to reflect maturity and awareness.
Russell Payne aged 25 held on charges of murdering his parents near Jackson Wyoming and will be returned for a Monday court hearing possible plea to reduced manslaughter charge carrying up to 40 years. Las Vegas attorney Harry Reid comments blocked by Wyoming order. The Payne couple was found dead near their Wilson Wyoming home after six weeks missing. Payne had earlier faced a drunk driving charge and a federal firearms violation.
The Weather Bureau logged 22 below zero in Massena New York the coldest reading. West Palm Beach Florida reached 82 degrees for the day. The bulletin covers temperature and precipitation for the 24 hours ending 4 am Thursday.
The Las Vegas Sun announces masthead, staff roles, and affiliations for the 1960 edition. It lists editor, publisher, executives, and department heads and provides advertising, distribution, and circulation roles. Also includes sample subscriber rates and contact references along with miscellaneous notices for individual obituaries and services.
Rolland M. Johnson 72 a Las Vegas resident for 38 years died Sunday at a local hospital. Born December 1897 in South Carolina he moved to Las Vegas in 1931 and was a retired carpenter. Survived by three sisters two daughters a son and several brothers and sisters. Funeral Friday January 2 at 1 p.m. Palm Mortuary Chapel with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Funeral services for Rachel M. Book age 49 who died Monday at a local hospital will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stone Mortuary in Ontario California. Mrs Book lived in Las Vegas since 1965 and was born February 14 1920 in Lima County Ohio. She is survived by her husband Wayne in Ontario.
Redwood City truck driver Danny E. Everhart, 24, was jailed on assault with a deadly weapon charges after allegedly striking officer Harry Whitmore, 28, with a two foot lead pipe during a New Year’s Eve gathering of six off duty policemen at the apartment of Policeman Robert Lavoie. Everhart reportedly entered, was told to leave, and complied.
Funeral services for 74 year old Robert Burlingame of Las Vegas are set for Monday at 11 30 a.m. in Palm Mortuary Chapel. The former city employee died Tuesday in a local hospital born November 6 1895 in St Marys Ohio moved to Las Vegas in 1933 he is survived by two sons Robert Avon Park Florida and Bernard El Monte California three sisters Stella Conkle Alice Bruson both Negley Ohio and Helen Van Foston East Palestine Ohio.
Vice President Spiro Agnew, during a refuel stop in Manila, makes an overnight trip to South Vietnam to meet GI troops at two fire support bases near Saigon. He reassures them that Americans are behind them and expresses pride from people back home while avoiding specifics on when troops might return home.
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