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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1969
Page
1
Pasadena reports Mariner 6 sent another batch of Mars photographs as part of the quest to find signs of life, but contact with its twin spacecraft was lost late last night.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy will run for reelection in 1970 after weighing extensive support messages. The office said he will not seek the presidency in 1972.
Senate leaders broker a six month extension of the 10 percent income tax surcharge amid Democratic pressure led by Mike Mansfield. The plan, to run until December 31, likely avoids lapse and preserves tax reform talks. Edward Kennedy plans reelection effort after returning from Hyannis Port to attend a funeral in New Jersey.
In bleak times the author argues for wage price controls to curb inflation and notes the Vietnam War and stock market decline. He urges Congress to back both labor and management and cites past wartime price controls as a remedy to avert a deeper recession. He warns of fear spreading if action is not taken.
Will Holt, a 24 year old paralyzed Vietnam veteran testifying from his wheelchair, recounts saving a comrade in Vietnam and later admitting he killed his wife Marie. He says the death was an accident and notes he received the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his actions in combat.
Afternoon cloudiness and heat record with 105 on both days, humidity 32 percent at noon. Sunrise 5 47, sunset 7 47. In a separate incident Holt says he argued with his wife who struck him with an ashtray and discarded his clothes. he tried to leave but was blocked at the bathroom door.
Ronald C. Lane 22 abducted Darlene M. Maxwell 18 at gunpoint from Roy A. Whitcomb's Cape Elizabeth home and shot her dead. He then died by his own hand as police closed in a stolen car. The case follows a harassment warning after Maxwell had ended the relationship.
In Saigon President Nixon tells troops the United States has gone as far as it should to secure negotiations for peace. He calls Vietnam the most difficult war and praises the mission as one of America’s finest hours. Nixon and Mrs. Nixon split duties after landing at Tan Son Nhut, with him meeting troops and she visiting wounded men.
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