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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1970
Page
2
Abdallah Saade Lebanon's oldest citizen who planted the first apple tree in the country died at 112. His family announced the death as Lebanon highlights apples as a major export earnings source.
Santa Ana winds gusted to 36 mph in the Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday lifting temperatures to the mid seventies after a calm night around 38 degrees. Northerly winds are expected to ease to about 25 mph this afternoon with highs near 60 and lows around 49 as the day progresses.
The Las Vegas Sun lists key staff including H M Greenspun president Ray Germain vice president Ruth Deskin secretary Barbara Greenspun treasurer and Ruth Deskin assistant to the publisher with HaneY Womack general manager Bryn Armstrong executive editor Vince Anselmo managing editor Alan LAYthorpe sports editor Gerry Appleby women's editor Burt Bay advertising director Douglas Ritchie promotion menu Dixon Jr circulation and national reps. Subscription rates are printed for daily and Sunday copies and by mail with advance payment required.
Deputy Attorney General Richard Kleindienst labeled Black Panther genocide allegations as propaganda. He said the FBI may assist local police but does not direct local prosecutions, noting local action violated local law. The ACLU warned of harassment patterns in nine cities, while Panther lawyer Charles Garry accused the administration of targeting the group.
Sen Allen Ellender warned Congress must renew federal farm price and income supports to avoid a farm low mood and rural disaster. He cited risks of higher prices, crop surpluses, and more welfare needs if subsidies lapse. He spoke with support from Sen Milton Young and Sen Herman Talmadge on subsidies versus welfare costs.
Union and management near a settlement in a GE strike as talks continue at Belmont Plaza. In Michigan, Gerald Kenneth Rector died after a second heart transplant, the third such case in history, following a first transplant in 1989 and a donor heart from Mrs. Hildreth Judy.
A military judge at Fort Benning ordered the Army to specify its case against 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr. for the My Lai massacre. The defense seeks clear charges on whether killings were planned, executed, or both, and to define separate offenses tied to the alleged 1968 killings of villagers in Song My.
Houston reports drilling an oil well in remote Alaska costs $3 million or more due to high labor and transportation costs, compared with about $70,000 in Texas. The article notes the vast cost discrepancy driven by location and logistics.
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