Iowa Selects Black Girl For Miss America Pageant
Cheryl Browne, 19, newly crowned Miss Towa, becomes the first Black contestant in Miss America history. The Luther College sophomore from Jamaica Queens says she is not jittery about the pageant, hopes to show acceptance beyond race, and plans summer appearances in Bettendorf while preparing for the Sept. 12 finals in Atlantic City. She will drive a 1970 Toronado but lacks an Iowa license.
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Davenport
Iowa
UPI
Cheryl Browne
Luther College
Decorah
Jamaica
Queens
N. Y
Browne
Bettendorf
Atlantic City
N. J
Vietnamese allies under fire in ARVN critique by Laswell
Kenneth Laswell of Las Vegas labels ARVN as poor fighters who steal U S equipment and feed the Vietnamese black market. He cites shortages in cannister rounds night illumination rounds and PX goods driving American troops to buy overpriced items from locals. He notes ARVN often possesses newer American gear and claims a link between shortages and enemy supply channels.
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Vietnam
Kenneth Laswell
Las Vegas
America
South Vietnamese Army
ARVN
United States
Laswell
Nevada population hits 481 882 in 10 years
Preliminary Census Bureau figures show Nevada at 481 882 residents, 68.8 percent growth in the last decade. Clark County accounts for 270 046 people or 56 percent of the state total, Washoe County 119 953 or 24.9 percent, with Las Vegas identified as the largest city. The figure misses some earlier predictions that the state would top 400 000 by 1970.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada
Clark County
Washoe County
Las Vegas
LV Planner to Request New Count
City Planning Director Don Saylor criticized the U S Census Bureau preliminary 1970 figures as 40 000 short of local estimates. He cited Regional Planning Council counts showing Las Vegas population 193 112 and Clark County 321 720. He warned staff may conduct a door to door count if final figures mirror preliminary numbers. The plan includes awaiting tract and block level figures in about six months and then sampling locally.
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Don Saylor
U.S. Census Bureau
Planning Department
Census Bureau
Saylor
Regional Planning Council
Toney
Las Vegas
Where I Stand Where I Stand Memo to Hank Scam Letters in Las Vegas
The column warns Las Vegas residents about mass mail scams claiming readers have won prizes or income for life. It recounts multiple letters with different names offering home, cash, or items, followed by deceptive steps and unsolicited insurance demands. It concludes these schemes prey on memory, trust, and consumer vulnerability.
High Court Rules For Pacifists
The Supreme Court ruled that a draftee may claim conscientious objector status based on deeply held ethical and moral beliefs against war, even without a religious basis. Justice Black led the majority, with Harlan agreeing on grounds, while Burger White and Stewart dissented. The case involved Elliott Ashton Welsh II, sentenced to three years for refusing induction.
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Washington
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harlan
Los Angeles
Warren E. Burger
Byron R. White
Potter Stewart
Elliott Ashton Welsh II
Welsh
Agnew Defends Rhetoric Against Editorial Critics
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew defended his verbal stance at a $100-a-plate Republican dinner in Detroit. He accused newspaper editors of urging de escalation and said rational public persuasion should elevate rhetoric. He faulted irrational dissenters for focusing on emotion over logic and said he parts company with them.
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Detroit
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
City to Halt Obscene Peep Show Films
City Attorney Earl Grippentrog filed district court suits to seek injunctions stopping the alleged obscene peep show movies. The action targets local venues and aims to curb screenings deemed offensive under city standards.
Las Vegas Vice Squad Targets Peep Show Operations
Las Vegas city officers raided two shops for allegedly displaying obscene peep show films. Twenty two movies were seized as City Attorney Earl Grippentrog filed injunctions in District Court to permanently stop the screenings. The suits name Fun City and Book Bar as defendants, with Mini Movies Inc. listed as operator and Harold and Ethel Raymond plus Charles Garner as officers. Grippentrog cites complaints from church groups and argues peep show films violate obscenity standards beyond printed books.
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Charles Julian
East Oakey
North Fourth
Las Vegas
Vice
Ray Leydecker
SUN
City Vice Squad
Earl Grippentrog
Fun City
Mini Movies, Inc
Book Bar
City Records Reveal
Harold Raymond
Ethel Raymond
Charles Garner
Grippentrog
Robert Mullen
Nevada Labor Strike Expands With 1000 to 1500 Workers
Operating Engineers Local No 12 will strike today after failing to reach a contract with Associated General Contractors. About 1,000 to 1,500 workers in Southern Nevada may walk off. REECO and AGC accused of delaying tactics. Negotiations also ongoing at Nevada Test Site where 1,200 workers are on strike.
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Associated General Contractors
AGC
Gene Barry
San Francisco
Joe Seymour
Nevada
Seymour
Reynolds Elecrical and Engineering Co
REECO
Kevin Brorymson
Nevada Test Site
Atomic Energy Commission
Central Labor Council
Commission
Catalytic Construction
Electrical Workers Local 357
Ralph Gault
Weather Update With Warm Temperatures Today
Fair and warmer conditions with gentle winds. Today's high near 95 and low around 60. Yesterday's temperatures were 61 at night and a 0 value for high is noted. Sunrise at 5 23 and sunset at 7 59. A year ago today the high was 86 and the low 63.
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