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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1970
Page
2
A patriotic call condemns vandalism and misuse of the flag during protests. It defends displaying the Flag on government buildings while opposing its use in unlawful acts or as a cover for disorder. The message urges reverence for veterans and the national anthem.
A weather summary notes extreme heat in 1989 with a 115 degree reading in August. It describes a hazy stretch, a five day outlook staying hot into midweek, and a chance of late afternoon showers for today and tomorrow. The piece closes with a hopeful line about irrigation rain and mentions Kathryn Rickman.
Report of past 24 hour weather across U S locations notes temperatures and precipitation in cities including Albuquerque and Anchorage. Data focuses on rainfall amounts and notable temperature changes for the period.
The Atomic Energy Commission conducted an underground nuclear test at Yucca Flats in Nevada Friday morning. Officials said the blast produced about 20.20 kilotons and there was no detected leakage of radioactivity.
University of Nevada Las Vegas terminates two part time black studies instructors Lucius Floyd aged 24 and Leonard Young aged 32 after arrests in Los Angeles on charges including carrying concealed weapons.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew signed the clean politics pledge for the Republican party at a Capitol ceremony alongside Speaker John W. McCormack who signed for Democrats. The code condemns personal vilification and appeals based on race or religion while pledging to curb deceptive campaign practices. The event stressed bipartisan commitment and anticipated enforcement through the American Arbitration Association.
City License Director Jean Dutton proposes higher parking charges for downtown garages. The 24 cents per hour rate remains at Carson and Ogden, but the ten hour maximum shifts from one dollar to 1.50. No three hours for fifty cents at Ogden. Monthly parking to rise from 12.50 to 15.00 as Dutton studies the plan ahead of City Commission review.
Floyd Harville, 57, of Las Vegas, drowned Thursday in an apartment building pool. Clark County sheriff's deputies said he went swimming and about a half hour later a neighbor found him at the bottom of the pool. It was Las Vegas's third drowning that week, with two youngsters drowning earlier in pools and a bathtub death.
Las Vegas city commission approved transferring the Fremont Hotel gaming license from Fremont Casino Corporation to Fremont Hotel, Inc. PD President Earle F Thompson and four directors attended the meeting with PD Attorney Herb Jones outlining the plan and noting the required corporate filings and officer funding.
Alexander Dubcek, leader of Czechoslovakia during the Prague spring, was stripped of Communist party membership and expelled from the parliament by the party Central Committee. He was previously fired as ambassador to Turkey, with hardliners tightening control after the invasion. Gustav Husak opposed the expulsion but did not condemn it in his Central Committee speech.
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