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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1969
Page
1
County department heads seek about six million dollars more than the tentative budget calls for, hoping to get more despite the current directive. The opposition to increase spending faces resistance as officials aim to keep line items within the approved framework.
Rockets slammed into Saigon’s crowded neighborhoods killing at least 22 civilians and wounding more than 50 as shells hit downtown streets and homes. The attack followed Nixon’s warning of an appropriate response to civilian-center strikes.
Space Center Houston reports unexplained space sickness hit astronaut Russell Schweickart and forced cancellation of a planned two hour space walk during the Apollo 9 test. Doctor Charles Berry noted Schweickart recovered and remained on duty as McDivitt piloted the lunar excursion craft through its maneuvers.
Aviation experts launch an extensive investigation into the F-111A crash near the desert lake as crews search for a sister ship missing three weeks. Majors William Baechle and Edward Schmit Jr. ejected safely after the aircraft plummeted during a training flight.
The State Board of Equalization and Clark County assessor will reappraise all city property inland from Stewart Street to Main Street and the Strip casinos and resort hotels along Las Vegas Boulevard South between Sahara and Sunset Road during 1969. Roy E. Nickson disclosed in a March 3 letter to City Commissioner Jim Corey after Corey's February protest over inequities in local valuations.
State Sen. Clifton Young, a Republican with a noted sense of humor, circulated a questionnaire revealing varied views on taxes and state policy. Results show 11 percent favor income tax, 22 percent inheritance tax, 55 percent support higher gambling taxes, and 74 percent back a two-year medical school at the University of Nevada, Reno.
In Carson City Nevada legislators heard public pleas for liberalized abortion laws to aid troubled women while opponents warned of legalized murder. A packed Assembly chamber weighed three bills amending the 1911 law that allows abortion only to save the mother’s life. Alice Key spoke for rights groups and urged an updated law. Dr Keith Russell of Los Angeles noted AB-229 aligns with standards set by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Cloudy with light winds and mild temperatures. today's high 65, low 35. Earlier day 61/40. Noontime humidity 21 percent. Sunrise 6 05, sunset 5 40. A Nevada abortion bill discussion cites California experience and cost estimates up to 500 dollars. Hermia Hill Kay notes AB 229 appears legally sound.
The body of a one-arm casino worker was found bludgeoned in a blood splattered car behind a Strip motel. Mor ris Mandelbaum, 49, of North Las Vegas, was identified as the victim. Frank Insinnia, 38, of Newark, N J, was booked on homicide charges after claiming a robbery attack.
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