Truly Impartial New Selective Service Lottery System
Washington officials unveiled a two drum two step lottery to order inductions for 19 year olds and older men born in 1951. Dr Curtis W Tarr said the system blends man and computer to improve impartiality and will broadcast from the Commerce Department auditorium at 1 am EDT Wednesday.
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Washington
UP1
Selective Service
Curtis W. Tarr
Tarr
Congress
Nixon
Commerce Department
Canadian Defense Office Bombed Killing a Woman
A bombing at a Canadian defense office killed a woman and injured two soldiers. The blast, produced by 10 to 12 sticks of dynamite with a clock timer, shattered windows in four nearby buildings and tore a one foot hole in the exterior.
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Canadian Defense Office
Senate scrambles to repeal Gulf of Tonkin resolution 81-10
Senators vote amid split views on executive war powers as hearings criticize procedure. Several lawmakers oppose repeal while defending presidential authority to use armed forces in Southeast Asia. In Ottawa, security tightened at the defense complex amid separatist threats following Quebec election results.
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Senate
Gulf of Tonkin
Tonkin
Southeast Asia
Las Vegas Baby Drowns During Bath Time
Christy Lea Hancock one and a half years old daughter of Thomas and Martha Hancock drowned while being bathed at their home on Lake Mead Boulevard. Gail Grango, 36, caretaker for two Hancock children and Grango’s own two children, left bath briefly during a dispute among the children. The child was found face down in about six inches of water. CPR was attempted by Grango and North Las Vegas Fire Department personnel but unsuccessful.
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Donald Presbrey
Las Vegas
Traffic Bureau
Presbrey
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Christy Lea Hancock
Thomas Aaron Hancock
Martha Louise Hancock
Lake Mead Blvd
Clark County Sheriff's Department
Hancock
Gail Grangan
Three-Month Pause Asked In Fighting
Secretary of State William P. Rogers disclosed a plan submitted to Israel and the Arab nations. The outline urges acceptance of UN Security Council Resolution 242 and calls for a three month cease fire from July 1 to October 1 with intensified diplomacy. Lebanon and Jordan report cautious reactions amid pressure for a peaceful settlement.
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William P. Rogers
Washington
Israel
L. 5
Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
National Unity Coalition
United States
Gahal
U.S
U.N. Security Council
Beirut
Rashied Karam
U. S
Dwight Porter
Nasssim Majdalane
Middle East
Lebanon
U.N
City Officials Fear Rock Festival Plans At Cashman Field
City officials warned of dangers linked to a proposed Rock Festival at Cashman Field on July 16 1970. Gianda Productions aimed to file for a license on June 24 with Owen City and Jay Sarno. Proposed rules include police protection health licensing water facilities parking hours camping and fire safety with a 60 day advance application and public hearing.
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Cit of
Las Vegas
Owen City
Jay Sarno
Gianda Productions, Inc
Cashman Field
Inter Office
Janice Coplin
B. B. King
County
Joe and
Moran
Howery and
Thornley
Health Department
Two Las Vegas Rest Homes Win State Dispute
District Judge William Morse granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Nevada Health division from closing Sunny Rest Homes owned by Wanda McDermott and Dorothy Huntsman without a hearing. The case grew from May letters revoking licenses for alleged extreme standard abuses and inadequate care, with fire drill and nursing needs debated in court.
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Las Vegas
Nevada Department of Health, Welfare and Rehabilitation
William Morse
Sunny
Wanda McDermott
Dorothy Huntsman
Bruce Gray
Morse
U. S
Mae West Salutes Raquel Welch At New York News Confab
Mae West 77, in pink mini coat, lauds Raquel Welch as sex symbols evolve and discusses Myra Breckinridge. She dodges questions on next leading man and critic Red Reed, panning director Michael Larne and calling New York the greatest city despite a 1996 vice-wardrobe clash.
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New York
UPI
Mae West
Raquel Welch
Miss West
A Mericana
Myra Breckinridge
Miss Welch
Myra
Tole
Hollywood
W. C. Fields
Red Reed
Michael Larne
Joanna
Metropolis
Vice Squad
Grand jury probes mystery funds seized at Riviera Casino
The U S grand jury examined $121 330 seized from five Fresno area men at the Riviera Casino on April 7 arguing the money’s origin cannot be determined and no taxes paid. a show cause hearing is set and the money will be released as evidence. The case involves Bernard Croft Rogelio Gobeo Smith Timothy Peterson Donald Croft and William Guinn with ties to Nevada gaming authorities and the Montgomery Pass casino.
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California
Internal Revenue Service
TRS
Montgomery Pass
Clark County Sheriff's Department
Grand Jury
Riviera Casino
Bernard Croft
Vincent Ledisco
Montgomery Pass Casino
Thomas Cook
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Hardd Hartwell
Las Vegas
Federal
Donald B. Croft
Rogelio Gobeo Smith
Timothy Peterson
Donald L. Jurkovich
Fresno
William Guinn
Mill Valley
Calif
Smith
Guinn
Todisco
Donald Croft
Dist
William Compton
Ralph Lamb
Croft
Douglas County
Lake Tahoe
Richard Chartrand
Wall Street Slips as Dow Dips 18 Points
UPI reports a rough session on Wall Street amid corporate troubles. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 18 points, the DJIA to 692.29, with the 30-stock index down 4.82 and the NYSE composite down 35 cents in average share price.
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New York
UPI
Wall Street
Employers Fail In Peace Bid In Las Vegas Strike
Management and engineers continued closed door talks at a Royal Inn as unions demand 5.97 per hour over three years raising wages to 10.801. Test Site contractors seek 3.30 after five years while rock and gravel firms offer 1.87 over three years. Four Las Vegas plants reopen with supervisors as 260 workers, including 30 union members, face the dispute.
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Royal Inn
Las Vegas
Ateas
WMK Ready MIX
Nevada Ready Mix
Nevada
Bohart
Jury Selected To Hear Trial For Cat Adams
A seven man five woman district court jury was chosen to try Alfred Cat Adams for the murder of Calvin Popejoy during a holdup at Peyton Place Bar on April 18, 1989. Witnesses described the raid and gunfire while owner Vincent Giantasio testified about Adams fingerprints on a cigar box used as a cash box with several hundred dollars inside.
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Alfred
Cat” Adams
Calvin Popejoy
Peyton Place Bar
Fremont St
Adams
Vincent Giantasio
Ponejoy
Giantasio
Court of Dist
Howard Babcock
Behavioral link between children and domestic pets highlighted
Dr. Boris M. Levinson of Yeshiva University spoke at the American Veterinary Medical Association meeting about a proven behavioral link between children and pets. He described pet psychotherapy and the use of dogs as psychological tools to aid emotionally disturbed children and to provide family continuity and reduced anxiety. Earlier, Walter Reed vets identified the organism causing a fatal canine hemorrhagic disease.
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International Hotel
Boris M. Levinson
Yeshiva University
New York
Levinson
American Veterinary Medical Association
U.S
United States
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
David J. Huxell
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