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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1969
Page
2
The piece invites public spectators to watch a start and finish and line the route as 259 men from many states and foreign nations compete for honor and stamina. It highlights Las Vegas hospitality and the potential for the city to host an Olympics in the future.
In a telegram from his vacationing post in the Virgin Islands, Rev Ralph J Abernathy says he trusts Rev James Bevel to prove James Farr Ray innocent of Dr Martin Luther King Jr s assassination Bevel offered to defend Ray amid a suspected conspiracy Abernathy cites Bevel s judgment and integrity and urges support from oppressed communities.
The Bureau of Reclamation approves a $1.1 million plan for an 11 million gallon reservoir in Boulder City. Senator Alan Bible and Senator Howard Cannon announce financing through a HUD loan and Reclamation, with Boulder City repaying over 40 years.
Tass reports Cosmos 64 and Cosmos 264, unmanned Soviet probes, entered Earth orbit for ongoing space research. Cosmos 64 completes one revolution every 89.7 minutes at 70 degree orbital inclination, with altitudes from 156 to 204 miles.
Edward James Bowden 49 pleaded guilty to second degree murder after a new trial was ordered in his 1962 pistol slaying of his wife at the Tick Tock Bar 308 Ogden St. He already served six years of a life sentence and earns credit toward parole.
Gov Paul Laxalt was awarded the George Washington Honor Medal by the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge for his 1968 Santa Clara University address Voices of Dissent constructive or destructive. Supreme Court Justice John Mowbray presented the award during the ceremony.
Canberra officials say Australia has asked the U S Atomic Energy Commission to study using a nuclear blast to excavate a harbor at Cape Keraudren near Port Hedland in western Australia. If approved, the test could occur in December or January with no expected fallout.
Prague officials warned against misusing the weekend funeral of Jan Palach who set himself on fire to protest Soviet occupation. The government said there were concerns of unrest and rash acts as another arson attempt occurred in Znojmo, attributed to family troubles with a farm worker Josef Jarcos surviving with no political motive.
Thousands of police and students battled in the Left Bank quarter near Sorbonne University amid a banned demonstration. Police detained over 150 students after a running battle through the rector’s building, halting traffic as clashes erupted over the school closure.
Dr Irving Kline a member of the Nevada Association of Chiropractic Medicine and a Spears Hospital post graduate with over 20 years in Nevada accepts on the job and car insurance cases daily from early to 7 PM for appointments call 32 8594 offices located in the Heers Roeder Bidc Wil L V Bid South
Washington reports that President Nixon has filled only about one third of the first tier of top government posts. Despite a large outreach and computer mailings, fewer than 100 of 300 plus posts are filled, with many salaries up to 35000. Officials cite security checks and a deliberate pace to avoid conflicts of interest as factors.
Stuttgart, the most industrialized of West Germany's 14 largest cities, employs 24 percent of its population in industry. In contrast Essen, at 9 percent, is the least industrialized.
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