Muskie seeks three year deadline for clean air plan
Sen. Edmund Muskie proposed a three year deadline for strict clean air rules potentially banning cars in some downtown streets. He asked for installation of exhaust cleanup devices on all cars and factory installation on new cars. He projected costs from 50 to 160 dollars for used cars and urged 2.5 billion dollars yearly in federal grants for sewage plants as part of a broader air pollution bill.
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Washington
UPI
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Ralph Nader
Maine Democrat
Senate Air and Water Pollution Subcommittee
Congress
Nixon
FDA Publishes Warning on Birth Control Pill Use
The FDA will publish a package insert warning about birth control pills to 8.5 million American women. The statement notes the pill is a powerful drug with potential side effects including abnormal blood clotting that can be fatal. It requires physician supervision and lists 12 information points on risks and special medical conditions.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Women's Liberation
EDA
State Urges Federal Probe of Kickbacks in Civil Defense Program
The Nevada Legislative Commission told AA. S. Attorney Bart Schonweiler to pursue criminal charges over a $535000 Civil Defense Education Program kickback scheme. If federal action fails, the commission may investigate itself. The program funded 1967 courses with lessons for Nellis AFB personnel that were never taught or were brief. Several recipients reportedly received funds via a state official kickback while names remain undisclosed. Members urged the federal government be blamed for the failure to act.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Legislative Commission
AA. S
Bart Schonweiler
Carl Dodge
R-Fatlon
Dodge
State Department of Education
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Nellis
Nevada
Legislative Commission
Spa
New Editor Selected for Colorado Springs SUN
Kay Woestendiek is named new editor in Colorado Springs, succeeding Hank Greenspun's team. He and wife Kay bring journalism leadership from This Week THINK Newsday and the Houston Post controlling editorial direction and growth for the SUN.
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Kay
Attorney General
Justice Department
Washington
SUN
Colorado Springs
Woestendieks
Woestendiek
The
Hank Greenspun
Woestendick
THINK
IBM
Houston Post
Texas
Houston
Newsday
Long Island
Sigma Delta Chi
Soviet Union
Winston-Salem
N.C
Upstate
New York
University of North Carolina
Columbia School of Journalism
Harvard
Niemen
American Society of Newspaper Editors
National Conference of Editorial Writers
Associated Press Managing Editors Assoqiation
White House
San Francisco
Students Fight Police Fourth Day On Coast
Violent clashes grow between sheriff's deputies and youths near shops and apartments over the weekend. A temporary bank structure was pelted with rocks bottles and firebombs since Thursday as examinations begin at the university, with bank staff largely students and their wives. Bank manager Don Poulsen notes 1800 student loans issued in two years and expects violence to ease as exams start.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Don Poulsen
Murder suspect alleges barbaric jail treatment in Las Vegas riot case
Public Defender James Santini said George D Singleton facing murder charges was not subjected to inhumane jail conditions. Singleton claimed Mace exposure, 30 days in the hole without clothes, bread and water diet, and denied medicine for a stomach disorder. Jail officials acknowledged some facts but defended actions as necessary to quell a disturbance. The case was delayed after an appeal on a motion to free Singleton.
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James Santini
George D. Singleton
Singleton
Las Vegas
Dist
William Compton
Paul Ray
Ray
Santini
Free Singleton
Father dies saving son at Boulder Beach
Dale Wardle 41, a miner, drowned while trying to rescue his 10-year-old son at Boulder Beach amid a sudden offshore wind. Thomas Wardle was blown beyond the swimming area. Dale reached the boy before both were stranded and the father succumbed to cramps. Rulon Meacham witnessed the event during a family picnic. Wardle worked on a tunnel project for the Southern Nevada Water Project.
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Dale Wardle
Boulder Beach
Clark County Sheriff's Department
Thomas Wardle
Rulon Meacham
Wardle
Meacham
Dale
Tom
Bwiding
Southern Nevada Water Project
Wrong Number Suspect Waives Extradition
Roy Lee Fuller, arrested after a freak telephone hookup and alleged assassination plot, waived extradition to Arizona where he is wanted for kidnapping. He also faces two Clark County misdemeanors in a case arising from a misdialed call and alleged gunman hire, plus charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of stolen credit cards.
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Roy Lee Fuller
Arizona
Fuller
Clark County
Las Vegas
Ft. Worth
Tex
FBI
Parker
Ariz
Sign Builder Electrocuted In Freak Mishap
A sign builder, Williams, was electrocuted in a freak mishap after a humming sound drew workers to the site. Brouse climbed to extinguish flames and rescue Williams who died on arrival at a medical center. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Sawyer and Sawyer Mortuary followed by private burial. Williams is survived by Wanda his widow a 11 month old child and sister Julia F Long plus his parents Mr and Mrs William F Williams living at 700 Berry Circle. He recently moved to Las Vegas from Miami Arizona and had prior ties to Las Vegas including time at Las Vegas High School before leaving school to join the Marines then earning a GED.
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Williams
Brouse
Medical Center
Sawyer and Sawyer Mortuary
Wanda
Julia F. Long
Berry Circle
William F. Willams
Beardan, Pittman
Las Vegas
Miami
Ariz
U.S. Marines
Apollo 15 Mission Scrub Possible for Skylab Plan
NASA weighed canceling Apollo 12? 15 and Apollo 19 lunar flights to free Saturn V rockets for the Skylab space station. Officials stressed no decision yet and that Apollo 15 was still slated for launch on March 28 with Washington as the planning site.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Space Agency
Washington
Father Charged After Breaking Up Boys Fight
William A. Wardle was arrested on a charge of assault and battery after allegedly injuring nine year old Christopher Crumley while breaking up a fight between Wardle's son and Crumley. Crumley remained under observation at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with improving condition. Wardle faces arraignment in Municipal Court.
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William A. Wardle
Virgil Sr
Las Vegas
Christopher Dale Crumley
Harry Crumley
Virgil St
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Crumley
Wardle
Mark
Strip Service Station Sued For 1.3 Million
A District Court suit seeks 1 342 000 dollars from Strip service station and attendant over a camper fire at Save A More station on Las Vegas Boulevard South on June 9 1968. Miles Gibbons on behalf of his late wife Elle Mae leads the suit joined by James and Evelyn Distefano and their five children. Plaintiffs allege improper grounding and negligent maintenance of the gasoline pump caused the blaze. Barfield seeks 500 000 dollars in attorney fees.
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Utah
Miles Gibbons
James Barfield
Elle Mae
James
Evelyn Distefano
Gibbons
Las Vegas Blvd
Distefanos
Thei
Patrick Newton
Guerrilla Fire On Hussein Motorcade Near Amman
In Amman Jordan heavy fire hit King Hussein’s motorcade on the outskirts near Suweikh eight miles from Amman. The king escaped unharmed though fighting continued at Amman airport with reports of dead bodies and wounded civilians. Al Fatah urged Iraqi troops to join guerrillas as Arafat condemned the attack.
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Amman
Jordan
1/PI
Hussein
Beirut
Lebanon
Suweikh
Interior Ministry
al Fatah
al Assifa
Caro
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Middle East Airlines
Two Vegans Hurt In Separate Auto Accidents
Two Vegans were treated after separate crashes. Lori Noble, 40, remained in fair condition in the ICU after hitting a utility pole on Sahara Avenue near Fairfield at 2:30 a.m. Robert Peace, 13, suffered a broken leg when his motorcycle hit a parked car on Falcon Lane at 5:25 a.m. He was cited for inattention and for driving without a permit. his mother Nancy Peace was cited for permitting an unlicensed minor to drive.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Lori Noble
Metropolitan St
Sahara Avenue
Fairfield
Robert FE. Peace
Bristol Way
Falcon Lane
Nancy Peace
Charges Dropped Against Woman in California Artwork Theft
Yvonne Haraden freed as charges of receiving stolen property are dismissed. The case related to $200,000 worth of Charles Russell paintings stolen from the Will Rogers Historic Park Museum in Los Angeles, part of a larger narcotics raid in Las Vegas. One co-defendant faced related charges. another was convicted of grand larceny.
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Charles Russell
California
Yvonne Haraden
Will Rogers Historic Park
Los Angeles
John Charles Parker
Las Vegas
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
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Nader
Air Pollution Administration
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Son
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Heirut Telephone Company
Amman Radio
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