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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1970
Page
2
The editorial calls on citizens to support summer camp programs for underprivileged youths, arguing camps aid health and character away from city tensions. It praises donations from Frank Price and Sam Anderman and urges broader community involvement to provide kids with positive experiences.
Friday afternoon storms brought scattered rainfall as moisture moved in from tropical sources. McCarran gauge recorded a trace while southern valleys saw a wet spell. temperatures may reach 105 in spots with humidity rising and possible afternoon and evening thunder showers. Forecasts note variable cloudiness and lingering unsettled conditions.
Public notice invites separate sealed bids for Las Vegas Municipal Park Athletic Complex contract CLV 773 UB 12. Bids due July 13, 1976 at City Clerk, opening aloud. Project estimated 55k to 75k. Prebid July 7, 1970 1:30 pm in Public Works Conference Room.
Soviet Union and Libya signed a formal arms agreement including tanks small arms air defense missiles and possibly warplanes Diplomatic sources say the deal could open Mediterranean bases in Tobruk Ed Adem or Wheelus Airfield The move alarms the U S as it expands Moscow influence in the Middle East and aims to secure naval and air bases in Libya.
Alderman Karl Mallette warns rising welfare costs could push Toronto to require proof of sterilization before approving larger families for relief. He calls it plain selfishness to have too many children if they cannot afford them. Unemployment has driven a 22 percent increase in welfare recipients over the past year.
Government investigators report 40 accidents in 42 months on a curving four lane stretch near Allentown Pa where seven children died in a bus crash last week. The NTSB urged lower speed limits and better skid resistance and an ICC probe will examine owner licensing for Hill Day School chartered service. Seven other crashes had occurred at the same site.
DETROIT UPI three alleged members of the radical Weathermen were arrested as the FBI pursued the remaining ten indicted for conspiring to bomb and assassinate. Dianne Marie Donghi was hailed in Brooklyn with a 50 000 bail and Russell Neufeld faced 50 000 bond in Chicago for buying dynamite and charges tied to violent protests. Linda Evans, 23, held in Iowa, is linked to prior Weathermen indictments. Prosecutors call the 13 a core leadership group who attended a Flint war council and plotted attacks in Chicago Detroit New York Berkeley. An NYU Greenwich Village factory blast that killed three sparked the case.
U S exports to Latin American and Caribbean nations last year centered on wheat and flour valued at 163 million dollars. Other major items included fats and oils 52 million, fruits and vegetables 51 million, dairy products and eggs 37 million, and meat and meat products 34 million.
Liverpool and Southampton longshoremen joined a nationwide 10th day walkout halting Britain’s seaports to back an 80 percent pay rise. Troop deployment was threatened but not yet used as the government awaits a court inquiry’s Monday findings and resumption talks.
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