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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1969
Page
2
The writer urges immediate wage and price controls to stop a deteriorating economy. They demand gutsy politicians to act, threaten voting out nonleaders, warn of fast depleting savings and foreclosures, and condemn surtax extension as wasteful. The message invokes a postwar economic meltdown analogy and calls for decisive courage.
Israeli jet fighters bombed Arab guerrilla camps along the Syrian Lebanese border for the first time since 1967. There were no major clashes on other fronts. Iraq and Syria signed a defense pact as Iraqi officials visited Cairo for talks with Egyptian leaders on coordinating Arab fronts against Israel.
Clark County Nevada seeks sealed bids for furnishing and planting shrubs along Boulder Highway between Glen and Tropicana. Bid No 534-69 due August 14 at 10 00 A M in Las Vegas with pre bid docs available for 5 00 per set. Clark County reserves right to reject bids and requires bond or cashier check at least five percent.
U S Steel Corp reports sharply lower 1969 profits and announces price hikes averaging 4.8 percent on all flat rolled sheet products. Cold rolled sheet up $8 a ton, hot rolled $6, galvanized $9.50. Bethlehem Steel declines comment as it prepares to report quarterly results.
The U.S. Weather Bureau records the nation's highest temperature excluding Alaska and Hawaii as 110 degrees in Buckeye Arizona. The low for the day was 41 degrees at Missoula Montana.
Pope Paul VI urged Nigerians and Biafrans to declare a cease-fire to avert genocide as he began a historic three continent trip. He urged negotiations toward settlement while noting chances for peace were slim and discussed possible roles for neutral African guarantors.
Dr R C Harrison offers modern weight reduction methods at 1510 Sahara, phone 7342592, advertising a specialty in weight loss and related programs.
Senate Armed Services Chairman John C. Stennis said after a briefing by Gen. Earl G. Wheeler that it will take years before South Vietnam can assume full combat operations from American troops. Wheeler noted as Joint Chiefs chair the situation remains protracted and not short term.
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