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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1969
Page
4
North Vietnamese regulars inflicted heavy casualties on U S Marines and South Vietnamese infantry in two DMZ engagements. Twenty six allied troops were killed and 65 wounded as the offensive undercuts pacification efforts and civilian protection programs.
The Senate Labor Committee proposed a bill requiring county and city licensing authorities to demand proof of business stability from applicants. Applicants must provide Nevada Industrial Commission and Employment Security Department account numbers and adequate business assets with a minimum fair market value of $5,000 or post a wage bond with the labor commissioner to cover one month's payroll.
Astronauts Schweickart and Scott lauded the flight and recovery of Apollo 9 after landing in a new zone 480 miles south due to stormy seas. The crew, who wrapped up a 10 day mission, faced a rough end but were welcomed aboard the Guadalcanal and prepared for a Bahamas flight home.
Premier-designate Golda Meir secured coalition approval to present her cabinet to the Knesset on Monday. She is set to unveil a policy program uniting Gahal and Mapam while reflecting postwar shifts. Police disclosed identities of bombers at the British Consulate in East Jerusalem, with arrests made. Ramallah residents urged the US consul to protest home searches.
Lindblad testifies he and Linn and Lucas planned a murder for hire in multiple states during August 1967. The trio allegedly lured victims to Reno for a rigged game, then used firearms to kill and bury the bodies, with staged disguises and burned clothing.
A lower court decision denying a writ for Hanley was upheld pending bail and a probable cause showing. Attorney Harry Claiborne argued the state lacked probable cause at the preliminary hearing. Hanley’s arraignment is expected on the District Court calendar today or Monday with bail to be determined.
Schulman and Miss Singleton announced at the Central Labor Council meeting in Las Vegas that a one week deadline was set for settlement. Miss Singleton said Al Bramlett assured Culinary Workers Union support if the dispute remains unsettled, risking a wider walkout that could shutter all Strip hotels.
Central Trades Council president Keith Hickman and secretary Ted Lawson attended the AGWA meeting with Jim Arnold of the Building Trades Council as politics and budget aims dominated the session. Officials discussed scrapping the utility franchise tax to save 837382, lowering three license fees to save 163000, and raising ad valorem tax by 30 cents to cover losses. City figures warned the plan may exceed the 5 per 100 valuation limit and face tax commission scrutiny with a 3.5 million deficit looming unless new revenue is found. The City Commission must adopt the final budget by April 30.
Heavy fighting spread along the Suez Canal with shelling near Port Said and Suez City. Israel said it destroyed four Egyptian oil tanks and pressed a cross canal attack while both sides accused the other of starting the fourth daily escalation. United Nations observers brokered a ceasefire around 7:15 p.m. The Egyptian army appointed new chief of staff Maj. Gen. Ahmed Ishail Ali after General Abdel Moneim Riad was killed.
Clark County school trustees tentatively approved the 1969 70 budget totaling 44 058 502 dollars. The board cannot finalize the budget until the Nevada Legislature funds education. Robert Dunsheath reported on the district and showed a film about the School to School Project linking Southern Nevada with a school in Colombia.
Nevada Senator Alan Bible and Senator Howard Cannon joined 47 other Democrats to ratify the nuclear non-proliferation treaty yesterday in the Senate. The pact, submitted last July by former President Lyndon Johnson, had stalled during the 1969 campaign but moved forward amid calls for restraint and U.S. leadership.
After Nixon took office he pressed for swift ratification of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. Senate votes on proposed understandings failed by wide margins, keeping the pact from contentious debate despite conservative opposition. The eight month delay reflected administration changes more than treaty flaws.
Tape recordings from Sirhan B. Sirhan's interrogation after the Ambassador Hotel shooting are played at his murder trial. The 24 year old Arab immigrant initially called himself John Doe and discussed the stock market and a Boston Strangler book. He asked about a deputy district attorney convicted in a Los Angeles murder case and insisted officers drink coffee to avoid poisoning. He also claimed the stock market was beyond his mental capabilities and praised Officer Jordan as a good man.
Defense Department announced the death of Spec.4 Larry D. Brown of Caliente in Vietnam. He was 20 and the son of Mrs. Lille B. Brown of 20 S Spring St.
Oklahoma City report says Ruth Eisemann-Schier, 26, collapses as a ransom note is read in the Barabara Mackle kidnapping case. She faces extradition to Miami on federal extortion charges related to the Dec 17 abduction and ransom demand.
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