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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1969
Page
2
Commentary notes war cynicism and youth sacrifice while editor Ed Freitas seeks guidance for catching a crippled pigeon. Charlene Scott promotes Volunteer Bureau projects to recruit helpers for non profit agencies, with a hotline for volunteers.
Technicians push toward finish as Apollo 11 propellants load into spacecraft modules and Saturn V top stage. Astronauts rehearse lunar landing and rendezvous while countdown test timing shifts from tomorrow to Thursday, with July 16 launch still planned.
The Las Vegas Sun published daily and Sunday editions from 121 Highland Ave Las Vegas Nevada with staff including H M Greenspun president Ray Germain vice president and Ruthie Deskin secretary Barbara Greenspun treasurer Haney Womack general manager Eryn Armstrong executive editor Larrie Schmidt city editor Tom Odiskin sports editor Gerry Appleby women’s editor Burt Bay advertising director Douglas Ritchie classified manager J L Dixon Jr circulation manager The paper is entered as Second Class Matter with several associations and national representatives Subscription rates list per month and annual options for daily and Sunday editions with advance payment required for all mail subscriptions.
A brief notice advertises sale items including 15 cabin rentals at 1489 Mo Wicome and Valuable Me downtown lots. The listing notes age forces sale and provides contact information with the phone number 735-1368 in area B15 So. Ist.
The Pentagon issued an August draft call for 29 500 men. The first 900 Vietnam returnees will arrive in the U S in July and be discharged or reassigned at Fort Lewis after landing at McChord AFB Washington. Two more Vietnam battalions will be flown to McChord later.
Snow waters rushed down the Truckee River at a record rate as dam release gates stayed open. Lake Tahoe level fell to 6,228.9 feet from 6,229 with 2,620 cubic feet per second released. Federal Watermaster Claude Dukes reported the gates full open and the rate continuing.
Hollywood funeral services for George Hope 58 who coordinated TV specials for Bob Hope were scheduled at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. He died Saturday at St Joseph Hospital Burbank after a long illness. He leaves wife Mary of North Hollywood, daughter Avis, sons Harry and Robert, and brothers Bob Fred and James.
Supreme Court with a 6-2 decision curbs police search power without warrants to areas within the arrestee’s immediate control. It allows vehicle searches with probable cause but restricts rummaging through rooms or desks. The ruling also voids a Newark lewdness case and clarifies double jeopardy and retrial sentencing rules while urging state adoption of constitutional limits.
In Monrovia the Liberian flag is raised by the world's fourth largest merchant fleet and by the largest and most modern tanker fleet, marking Liberia's sea power and ship registry prominence.
Washington (UPI) Burger was sworn in as the 15th Chief Justice of the United States as President Nixon paid tribute to outgoing Earl Warren. Warren administered the oath, then retired at 78. Nixon remarked on continuity and change guiding the Court, while Burger reaffirmed commitment to the Constitution and impartial justice.
Bulgarian Premier Zhivkov arrives in Algiers for a five day visit at Boumedienne invitation. Italian C119 crash near Cisterna injures 12. no fatalities. Mick Jagger Marianne Faithfull trial delayed to Sept 29 for marijuana charges. Soviet shell kills three children in a Seoul suburb. Minor earthquake rattles Honshu with no damage. Korea Germany loan pact signs 175 million package for industrial development. Cholera deaths rise to 12 in Nakorn Sawan and Ubon provinces. Jakarta court orders Bebas to pay 714 to Adam Malik for insulting him in an article.
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 2 that the double jeopardy ban applies to the states. In a Maryland case, John Dalmer Benton had burglary conviction vacated after being acquitted of larceny on retrial, with case remanded to determine if evidence tainted the burglary verdict. Justice Marshall stated the guarantee is a fundamental principle in constitutional heritage. Justice Harlan dissented, saying the court overstepped by addressing a broader issue not essential to Benton's case.
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