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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
1
A crisis at Las Vegas High School erupts after white students beat a black student. Students protest with demands for equitable treatment while police and adults respond, yet no violence has occurred so far. The piece frames systemic tensions across the Clark County School District.
The county tax appeals board, under fire for an order to raise land values on the Strip west of Sahara Avenue, faced protests from Howard Hughes and the Holiday Inn group. Nate Jacobson and Major Riddle challenged the move claiming lack of appraiser input and depreciation credits were ignored.
The Red Rock Canyon area near Las Vegas hosts the NBC telecast of The Name of the Game at 8 30 pm. Gene Barry stars with Cliff Potter and guest Keenan Wynn and Tish Sterling. Filmed around Las Vegas last November the episode shows Barry kidnapped by hippies and forced to view a new chemical warfare program before writing about it for Howard Enterprises. Scenes include the Strip the psychedelic shop on Las Vegas Blvd South the U P Depot and downtown casino center.
Allen W. Dulles longtime CIA leader and brother of John Foster Dulles died Wednesday night at Georgetown University Hospital at age 75 from flu and pneumonia complications. He directed the CIA during the Eisenhower era and later served on the Warren Commission. He helped oversee the Bay of Pigs aftermath and later aided civil rights inquiries in Mississippi.
RCMP and hospital officials investigated a brutal ax attack in Buffalo Narrows Saskatchewan. Six family members and a house guest were killed while eight year old Fred Pederson was left critically injured. Police identified prime suspect Frederick McCallum, 19, a recently discharged inmate from North Battleford mental hospital. Access to the area is via snow and bush plane.
A massive dust blast at the Duver Plastics Division of Hooker Chemical in North Tonawanda injures 28. Six seriously burned. 1,100 employees at the plant, 700 on duty at the time. Fire crews douse rekindled fires. large sections of four buildings are damaged. Witnesses describe choking darkness and flames.
Mostly sunny with some cloudiness and a light northerly wind of 10 to 15 mph. Today's high around 45 and low near 25, with yesterday's high 44 and low 25. Noontime humidity 39 percent. Sunrise at 6 43 and sunset at 5 06.
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