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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1970
Page
1
A 4000 strong strike in Las Vegas and at the Nevada Test Site spreads to construction and earth moving projects. The walkout follows failed talks between Operating Engineers Local 12 and local contractors over new contracts due June 1.
Senator Howard W. Cannon co sponsors a bill to protect constitutional rights for all citizens including attendees of classes and demonstrations. The measure seeks to bar interference with religion speech press and assembly while condemning radical groups on both sides and aiming to curb abuses by officials.
The Southern Nevada Industrial Foundation unveiled a high speed monorail from Las Vegas to Los Angeles with 300 mph trains on a single elevated track. Estimated $561 million cost includes three terminals and on board computers. phased study funded by Nev. and LA groups could have a 1980 start if approvals proceed.
Lance Cpl. Michael S. Krichten testified that four Marines shot 16 Vietnamese civilians at Son Thang in Que Son Valley. He said patrol leader Pvt. Randall D. Herrod ordered killings after wounding a woman, and Krichten claimed he fired over people’s heads. Krichten won immunity to testify.
Treasury Secretary David M. Kennedy said the administration may ask Congress in January to raise taxes or postpone some last year's tax cuts. A likely postponement is the personal exemption increase from 600 to 650 on July 1 and to 700 in 1972. Kennedy spoke after testifying before the Senate Finance Committee.
London reports Edward Heath and the Conservative Party led a potential landslide win over Harold Wilson and the Labor Party. Wilson conceded defeat in effect, Heath ready to form a government, while Churchill and Powell won seats. Brown defeated at Belper.
The Senate agreed to nightly meetings to tackle a flood of domestic bills while continuing debate on the antiwar Cambodia measure. Leadership cited a major concession as the chamber set 5 p.m. daily sessions to clear the calendar including a school aid bill due by July 1. Senators Cooper and Church sponsored the antiwar language.
An autopsy says 24 year old VISTA worker Nancy Morgan was strangled with a nylon cord and found nude in the back seat of a government car on a mountain road. Police report no evidence of sexual assault. investigators note she may have strangled.
Continued sunny and hot with mostly gentle winds. Today's high reaches 100 and low 70, compared with yesterday's 98 and 63. Sunrise at 5 23 a m and sunset at 8 p m, with a year ago reading of 98 64.
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