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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1969

Page

4

Police Hunt Hippie Leader Timothy Leary in California

A Riverside County warrant seeks the arrest of Timothy Leary after an autopsy showed 17 year old Charlene Almeida drowned at his Mountain Center Ranch while allegedly under LSD. Narcotics raids resulted in five arrests for marijuana possession. Leary was not present. A later Riverside Court warrant charges him with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Almeida had been staying at the commune for 10 days. Leary and his family face marijuana possession charges in Orange County.

Hemet Calif UPI Timothy Leary Leary Mountain Center Here California Riverside Charlene Renee Almeida Laguna Beach Harvard University U.S. Supreme Court Rosemary John Orange County Grand Jury

Capitol Police Seek Brighter Embassy Protection Plan

The Nixon administration urged Congress to raise White House police strength from 250 to about 400 officers to protect 117 embassies in the D C area amid reports of vandalism and harassment. Treasury official Eusebius Rasides told a Senate hearing the force lacks coverage and DC police provide embassy protection only on request.

Washington UPI Nixon Congress White House Eugene T. Rassides Treasury Senate Secret Service Treasury Department Rassides District of Columbia Police Department State Department

British Sub Fires Polaris Missile Off Florida Coast

The British submarine HMS Renown fired a Polaris missile 2,500 miles into the Atlantic from about 30 miles off Cape Kennedy Florida. The vessel arrived two weeks earlier from Faslane Scotland, carrying an updated crew and missiles.

Cape Kennedy Fla Florida Atlantic Ocean Faslane Scotland

California Shifts to Banned Gasoline Autos by 1975

The California Senate passed a bill 26 to 5 to outlaw gasoline powered cars on state roads within six years, setting a January 1 1975 cutoff to force development of a smog free or alternative engine. Senator Nicholas C Petris called it a practical program to spur cleaner technology despite opposition from Sen Lou Cusanovich and no lobbyist testimony against it. Detroit is expected to send a representative to a forthcoming assembly committee hearing.

Sacramento Calif UPI California Senate Detroit Nicholas C. Petris Petris Oakland Democrat

Claire Bloom Practices Samurai Martial Arts for New Film Role

London reports Claire Bloom training in Samurai swordsmanship under Fuji Okimitsu as she prepares for Columbia Pictures film A Severed Head. Co stars include Lee Remick Richard Attenborough and Ian Holm with Richard Clement directing, Frederic Raphael writing the screenplay, and Elliott Kastner and Alan Ladd Jr. producing.

London Thames Claire Bloom Fuji Okimitsu Miss Bloom Columbia Pictures Iris Murdoch Lee Remick Richard Attenborough Ian Holm Richard Clement Frederic Raphael Elliott Kastner Alan Ladd Jr

Nixon Aboard Hornet Becomes Second President on Vessel

United Press International reports President Nixon joined the aircraft carrier Hornet making him the second U. S. president to sail aboard that ship on the same date as a past president. The note compares to President Andrew Johnson who rode the ironclad Hornet on the Potomac near Washington.

United Press International Nixon Hornet Andrew Johnson Potomac River Washington

Four Club Tricks in a Bridge Hand

South should aim for nine tricks by developing four clubs if East holds the singleton queen. Lead the king of clubs at the second trick then finesse with dummy’s eight if the queen drops, return a spade, and complete with four clubs three spades and two hearts. If West wins the ace of clubs, switch to diamonds to reach the game with three spades three diamonds two hearts and one stolen club. Partner opens 2NT and the correct response is Pass on a balanced hand with less than four points.

East South West Las Vegas Grand Central Station New York N.Y

August Horoscope by Carroll Righter for Sun Readers

General daytime guidance for each zodiac sign with focus on plans temper and details. Moon Children and Pisces receive emphasis on routine and civic tasks while Aquarians urged to expand networks. Ends with sales pitch for a personalized forecast from Carroll Righter via Las Vegas Sun address.

Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Carroll Righter Las Vegas Hollywood Calif

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