09 Jan 1969
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1969
Page
1
A Las Vegas task force recommends centralizing communications for sheriff and city police, provoking fears of a power grab and civil service impacts. The editorial argues against immediate consolidation, urging legislative action and area-wide governance before services. It cites R Guild Grey and Boulder City links to broader regional unification.
The Sirhan B. Sirhan defense asks that the murder charge be dropped claiming the Los Angeles jury pool is not a true cross section of the community. Grant B. Cooper contends jurors exclude professionals. Emile Zola Berman cites publicity saturation. Trial proceedings run 45 minutes. further open hearing postponed.
In 1966 Paul Laxalt promoted rural Nevada vocational colleges to teach trades in small towns without new buildings. The idea aimed for self sufficiency and local teachers, but the program has struggled with funding and support from universities and public schools, delaying its realization. The piece notes ongoing mistrust among officials as the plan advances to page 6.
Eighty one hungry Cuban cane pickers and families fled Havana for Guantanamo Bay in the largest overland Cuban escape in a decade. About 180 people were involved. 46 men 13 women and 22 children reached safety and were flown to Miami by Navy planes.
Reno Nevada news reports Howard Hughes reaffirmed a plan to fund up to 6 million dollars over 20 years for a proposed University of Nevada Medical School. University president N Ed Miller said the funds will support opening the school to students within three years, with fall 1972 as a deadline.
A Las Vegas woman, Ann P. Taylor, 35, lies in critical condition after a Tuesday night beating at 5959 Boulder Highway. Her boyfriend, Richard Ingle, 32, was arrested on suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder after responding deputies found the injured woman at her trailer court. The emergency room reported some wounds were a week old.
Mostly sunny today with northwesterly winds of 15 to 25 mph. High near 55 and low around 35. Yesterday reached 62/39. Humidity at noon about 22 percent. Sunrise at 6 52 and sunset at 4 44.
Sylvia Porter explains tight money, discount rates, and inflation brakes in a clear consumer guide. The column outlines whether policy will curb inflation, trigger a recession, or stabilize consumer dollars in the year ahead.
A Miami salesman Manny Marcus 37 died in an overturned car found after daylight 18 miles south of Las Vegas on the Los Angeles freeway. The incident raised Nevada’s 1968 highway fatalities to seven in nine days, amid several Clark County deaths and a prior year record of 219. Marcus likely fell asleep at the wheel, veered off the road and plunged 200 feet down a steep embankment near a rail overpass.
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