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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1970
Page
2
Police fired at rioters amid a three night disturbance in Asbury Park. About 150 injured, 200 arrested. police reported shots from shotguns and rifles as crowds of up to 1 000 gathered near the west side boardwalk. No officers hurt.
President Nixon threatened a nationwide rail shutdown if talks failed to end the strike. Parker ordered a temporary prohibition on nationwide management lockouts and further walkouts while arguments on a preliminary injunction proceed.
A Memphis shooting left a Vegas gambler dead in an apartment where a poker game was underway. Police seek two unidentified men and a third armed suspect described as six foot one, brown hair, 190 pounds. Neighbors recall frequent out of town guests and card games.
The Senate rejected a $4.5 million space budget increase but approved a $300 million lift for space facilities. Senators sparred over NASA funding with Proxmire's $3.19 billion cap and Ellender’s $1.7 billion substitute, while critics warned of delaying Apollo and other programs.
City plans to add 14 patrolmen to reach 54 open positions funded by a grant. Personnel Director Robert McPherson says local applicants dominate and the city will recruit aggressively to fill all posts soon. Starting pay is 766 dollars a month.
A Phoenix man Thomas Wilson 42 and Phoenix resident Steven Novak 45 were indicted by a U S grand jury for interstate transportation of stolen jewelry. Police seized 700 pieces valued around 135000 from their car after a Boulder City arrest following a May 25 discovery near a Boulder motel. A Las Vegas woman Irene Houghland 55 was indicted for embezzling 1319 50 from Bank of Nevada during a period between April 8 and June 15 through false entries.
After a two hour White House meeting GOP leaders Ford and Scott accuse a Democratic Congress of inflation tied to spending above Nixon budget requests. They say unemployment, safety, home financing and manpower gaps hinder the peacetime transition while officials note a drop in wholesale prices and a predicted retail decline.
Actress Claudine Longet, wife of Andy Williams, suffered minor injuries when her 1937 Chrysler collided with a truck on U S 101 outside Ventura. She and driver Stephen L Caplen were returning to the road after stopping to change drivers. Longet received lacera tions and a possible shoulder sprain, treated and discharged after about three hours. Williams flew in from Las Vegas to pick her up.
Lawmakers report open drug sales nudity and threats of violence at the Byron festival. Observers describe hundreds on trips, arrests were limited amid resistance. Gov Maddox weighs laws banning such festivals and Brantley orders a hearing to recommend policing changes.
Two House members described Con Son Island detention in which political prisoners were forced to lie on backs in tiny concrete tiger cages with legs shackled. They estimate about 500 affected of nearly 10,000 prisoners. The committee released a 70 page report stressing Vietnam’s economic issues and briefly noting prison conditions.
Henderson police investigated a bloodied man Aaron Pettit who burst into a city council chamber claiming danger to his children. Pettit said strangers would kill his kids as he fell inside after persistent knocking. investigators noted his stories about Carver Park and a party dispute with a visiting wife were unproven.
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