Las Vegas SUN Camp Seeks Donations For Summer Camp
Las Vegas residents open pockets for the SUN Summer Camp Fund to send underprivileged children to one week of camp at camps in southern Nevada and nearby areas. Campaign leader Mrs. Charlotte Hill notes first camperships may begin around August 1 with $45 needed per child for one week. Contributions of $5 or more are acknowledged. all funds go to camp costs with no admin fees.
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The
SUN
Charlotte Hill
Las Vegas
Nevada Mountains
Colorado River
Utah
Where I Stand The Oracle of Hawthorne Nevada
Editorial note on small town editors influence and national affairs as exemplified by William Allen White and Hawthorne Nevada editor Jack McCloskey. Compares heartland politics, Douglas defense, and dangers of old party loyalties in a desert town context. Page reference included.
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Oracle
Hawthorne
Nevada
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
Gazette
Jack McCloskey
Mineral County Independent
Hawthorne News
Walter Baring
America
Washington
Warren G. Harding
William McKinley
Mark Hanna
McCloskey
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Bill Douglas
Nasser Accepts U S Proposals To End Middle East War
Egypt’s Nasser announced acceptance of U S Secretary Rogers proposals aimed at stopping the shooting in the Middle East while fighting continued. Israeli air attacks on Suez Canal positions and guerrilla bases in Jordan persisted as Eban urged peace talks. The U S proposals reportedly included a 90 day standdown under UN mediation amid other plans.
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United Press International
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
U.S
William P. Rogers
Middle East
Egyptian
Suez Canal
Jordan
Nasser
Congress of the Arab Socialist Union
Cairo
U.N. Security Council
America
Israel
Abba Eban
Eban
Tel Aviv
Tarnished Golden Years Un Interviews Seniors With Rising Fees
A fragment describes seniors facing new federal charges pushing them toward higher ground while park rangers look away. It paints a cruel joke on aging through scenes of decline in flophouses, trailer parks, and hot desert campgrounds where residents wait amid extreme heat.
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David Lee Waite
Willow Beach
Cottonwood Cove
Boulder Beach
REECO Mulls Hiring Non-Union Drillers At Test Site
REECO indicated it may hire non-union drillers at Nevada Test Site as the Operating Engineers strike continues. The company said the union failed to return drillers under an interim agreement mediated by Gov. Laxalt, breaching terms that allowed outside workers. The dispute over wages and classifications idled about 2,000 workers, while drill crews maintain desert shaft work for underground atomic tests.
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Paul Laxalt
Efromson
Reeco
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Teamsters Local 631
Efroymson
Operating Engineers Union
Joe Seymour
Laird Sees Draft End By June 1972
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird told students that with a $4.5 to $5 billion budget boost in fiscal year 1972 the United States could shift to an all volunteer army by June 30, 1972. He said draft calls this year would stay under 10,000 monthly as Vietnam troop levels fall toward a 234,000 ceiling, well below January 1969 figures.
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Laird
United States
Vietnam
Nixon
U. S
Government
Washington
Tear Gas Bombs Thrown in House of Commons
A man yelled Belfast then hurled two tear gas bombs from the public gallery onto the floor of the House of Commons during session. Lawmakers fled coughing as smoke filled the chamber. Officials said this was the first known bombing incident in Parliament, though objects have been tossed from galleries before.
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London
UPI
Belfast
House of Commons
Scenery Never Changes In Golden State
In Long Beach California Governor Ronald Reagan spoke at the rollout of McDonnell Douglas new DC-10 tri jet recalling early settlers who found natives and savages. he contrasted past scenes with current Sunset Boulevard Saturday nights.
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Tong Beach
Calif
California
Ronald Reagan
McDonnell Douglas Co
Sunset Boulevard
FBI Arrests Suspect In Miami Deaths
A police artist sketch and a 30 detective FBI inquiry led to the arrest of cab driver Milton Niport at Miami International Airport. Niport, 37, is charged with two counts of first degree murder in the killings of Judy Lamb and Delores Palacino during a Western Union robbery. Bruce Reitz, a Western Union employee, identified the suspect and described the events, including a gunman hiding in a closet.
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Miami
API
FBI
Western Union
Milton Niport
Paul Janosky
Miami International Airport
Los Angeles
Niport
Judy Lamb
Blanco Delores Palacino
Reitz
Weather Summary for the Day
Clear to fair conditions with scattered clouds and gentle winds through Saturday. High reaches 105 and low 80 with noontime humidity at 26 percent. Yesterday also saw a 105 to 76 range. Sunrise at 5 41 a m and sunset at 7 92 p m.
North Las Vegas Council OKs Emergency Budget Loan
The North Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved an emergency loan to cover a year end deficit after departments overran their 1969 70 budgets by 148 001. The vote rescinds a June 24 resolution that allowed surplus transfers without State Board of Finance approval and risks scrutiny by the Nevada Tax Commission and potential DA action.
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North Las Vegas
State Board of Finance
Nevada Tax Commission
George Franklin
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Eeeewes
Eeneee
Sete Weer Entertainment
Henderson
Jimmy Snyder
Joe Delaney
Paul Price
Ralph Peart
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