Where I Tain Where I Tain (Continued from Page 1)
The piece honors Pete Pieretti as the driving force and heart of the Las Vegas SUN. It highlights his devotion to family and the newspaper, his loyalty to the author, and the belief that his monument is the continued publication of the SUN, a lasting tribute to his life and work.
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Bunker Brothers
Nevada
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Idaho
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Utah State University
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Nevada assembly votes down 19 year voting age amendment
Nevada lawmakers voted along party lines 16 to 21 to defeat AJR 7 which would lower the voting age to 19. Democrats favored a choice between 18 and 19 while Republicans warned of voter confusion with two age proposals. The measure may return next session and go to the 1979 ballot if approved.
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UPI
Nevada Assembly
Paul Laxalt
Elections Committee
Tom Hafen
R-Pahrump
Norman Hilbrecht
Las Vegas
Mel Close
Zelvin Lowman
Democrats
Pictures From Apollo 9 Called Best Ever Space Photos
Houston officials released color movies and 70 mm stills from Apollo 9 showing a spider shaped lunar module and vast views of the southern United States and eastern seaboard. Astronauts McDivitt Scott Schweickart described the footage as outstanding with the spider ballet and Gumdrop command module views among the highlights.
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Admiral says he was barred from recovering Pueblo
Washington API Former U S Pacific commander testified he was denied permission to take positive action to recover the Pueblo after being escorted into North Korean waters He declined to elaborate in public hearing and would continue in private session He said planes with nuclear capability were the only ones within range and warned the Pueblo could have caused a broader war if recovered while outside Korea’s three mile limit The Pueblo was boarded in international waters 17 miles off North Korea and faces a 12 mile territorial claim by Pyongyang.
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Bank Rate Hike Sparks Nixon Pressure in Las Vegas
Chairman Wright Patman urged President Nixon to roll back rising commercial rates after banks raised prime rates from 7 to 7.44 percent. The Texas Democrat, a foe of tight money, warned the nation would fall into a low mood unless the rate spiral ends. Patman spoke in Las Vegas at a bankers meeting amid the new high rates.
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Reno Marine Dies In Vietnam War
Reno soldier SSgt Ronald Katz USMC killed in Vietnam as announced by the Defense Department. He was son of Mrs. Viola S. Park of 355 Broadway. Local coverage notes he was one of two reported casualties.
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Coreys Budget Faces Unified Clark County Skepticism
Clark County officials and city leaders reacted with skepticism to Jim Corey s proposed budget for fiscal 1969 7 The plan lowers liquor and license fees and eliminates the utility franchise tax to boost city revenues by 1 137 000 annually by shifting 30 cents of Clark County s ad valorem tax share and raising city funds The mayor and two commissioners were absent during the unveiling and critics say the plan is unrealistic and may be rejected by the tax commission The county commissioners voiced doubts about shifting ad valorem taxes and maintaining current revenue levels while holding departments to lower spending targets.
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SUN
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Las Vegas
Coldest Mainland U.S. Reading Recorded in Maine
The U.S. Weather Bureau in San Francisco reports 3 below zero at Houston Maine as the lowest mainland U.S. temperature for a 24 hour period ending at 4 am. The high is listed as unknown at Thermal California as per the weather table.
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Prosecution Says Sirhan Report Plagiarized From Casebook
Los Angeles UPI. The prosecution claims defense psychologist Dr. Martin M. Schorr copied parts of a psychiatry casebook into his testimony on Sirhan Sirhan alleging paranoid psychosis. Prosecutors argue Schorr formed mental-state opinions before examining Sirhan and cite letters with alleged similarities to Dr. Brussel case material.
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Jetter
St Pat's Day Parade Draws 125000 On Fifth Avenue
More than 125,000 marchers joined the annual St Patrick's Day parade along Fifth Avenue in near 60s spring weather. The event drew a large crowd from 44th to 14th Street as bands, pipers, schoolchildren, and Irish clubs from Nebraska to New York marched, while a few sponsors urged black armbands to protest divided Ireland.
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