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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1969
Page
1
Citizens described school integration as a hot potato and parents called it very frustrating at a Clark County School Trustee meeting. The session reflected sharp tensions as trustees and community members debated desegregation approaches and impacts on students.
Alfred Friendly notes Levi Eshkol’s path from Russian pogrom refugee to Israel’s premier. The article traces his rise from kibbutz work to finance minister in 1952 and prime minister in 1963, praising his focus on fiscal stability and growth amid Israel’s early statehood. It also covers a Clark County Nevada school integration forum with judge orders and community debate on bussing and housing.
Marie Dean Arrington, sentenced to death for the kidnapping murder of a Leesburg secretary, fled the State Women’s Prison in Lowell by climbing fences with a sharp instrument. Guards fear inside or outside help. Arrington’s crime-related-family ties are noted as context.
Soviet and East German armored convoys blocked access to West Berlin for up to three hours. West German President Kiesinger declared a “war of nerves” while U S Britain and France pledged to defend West Berlin. Traffic backed up as Warsaw Pact maneuvers loomed in retaliation for the March 5 presidential election. Kiesinger pressed Tsarapkin over routes, warning of rights violations. He told Germans on television that national dignity limits any agreement and that a tough showdown would continue.
In Paris at Versailles Presidents Nixon and Charles De Gaulle completed the main phase of talks. A De Gaulle spokesman said the discussions produced very good results for relations between the two nations. Nixon invited De Gaulle to Washington to continue discussions as White House aides reported significant progress toward a cooperative approach on major European issues.
A week of storms leaves Southern California drying out after floods and slides. Nationwide, the winter storm dumps snow from the Midwest to New England, with 14 lives lost in California and damage estimates near 100 million dollars. Snow warnings stretch along the Atlantic coast and coastal tides may flood low-lying areas.
Doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center report the pneumonia in Dwight D. Eisenhower’s right lung is under control but he remains very weak. His heart activity stays stable as reporters note no further progression of the infection and small amounts of liquids were allowed.
Israeli Mystere jet fighters strafed Jordanian farmland near the Sheikh Hussein Bridge. A Israeli soldier was wounded by Egyptian snipers along the Suez Canal. Police uncovered cells of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Al Ahram cited De Gaulle urging Nixon to back the Soviet peace plan.
Jerusalem police announced the arrest of several persons identified as terrorists for the February 21 supermarket bombing that killed two Israelis and injured nine others.
A sunny day with light winds brings a daytime high near 60 and a low around 35. Yesterday reached 59 with a 42 low, noontime humidity at 27 percent, sunrise at 6 10 and sunset at 5 36.
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