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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1969

Page

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Volunteer group to aid children invites women to learn

A weekly column notes an invitation by the Children's Service Guild of Southern Nevada to women at Flamingo on Monday at one o'clock. The group aims to provide love and care to children touched by the Juvenile Court, offering volunteer services at Child Haven and the Juvenile detention center. A coffee reception is promised.

Child Haven Fritzi Wood Juvenile Probation Department Jean Cahlan Children’s Service Guild of Southern Nevada Flamingo

Anguilla Standstill as British Paratroops Move In

A battalion sized British force boards two Royal Navy frigates preparing to invade Anguilla amid a 48 hour deadline to overwrite the island's independence declaration. Anguilla's Ronald Webster vows to defend the move with grapeshot from a Napoleonic cannon while London seeks a peace deal.

National Arsenal Ronald Webster Anguilla ST. John’s Antigua UPI Caribbean Tony Lee Anguillan Island Webster

Offensive Could Develop Into War’s Biggest Push

Communist rocket squads battered Da Nang killing or wounding 35 in residential and military zones. Near Saigon Allied armor infantry and aircraft killed 224 Communists in what could be the war’s largest operation. North Vietnamese forces 14 miles southeast of Da Nang killed 10 U S Marines and wounded 20 at the Liberty Bridge position.

Saigon UPI da Nang U.S Liberty Bridge

Pact Bars Ocean Floor From Nuclear Weapons

The United States and the Soviet Union propose a new international treaty at Geneva to ban nuclear weapons from the ocean floor, aiming to prevent an arms race and keep the seabed for peaceful use. Kosygin and Nixon urge fast negotiation and broad support at the disarmament talks.

Geneva UPI United States Soviet Union Nixon Outer Space Antarctica Alexei N. Kosygin Kosygin

Middle East Cannon Fire Ends Lull

Egyptian and Israeli forces clash across the Suez Canal ending a four day lull with heavy artillery and tanks. Jordan’s King Hussein reports unified Arab command including Jordanian Iraqi and Syrian forces on the eastern front. Both sides blame the other as fire erupts along a 15 mile front from Suez City to Bitter Lakes. Cairo Radio says no Egyptian casualties though fires caused by Israeli shells, oil facilities damaged in prior exchanges. Egyptian east bank forces claim they destroyed Israeli equipment and personnel who opened fire.

Suez Canal Israel Cairo Hussein Jordan Suez City Bitter Lakes Egypt Suez Port Tewfir Suez-Tewfic East Bank

Las Vegas Convention Authority Retains Three Ad Agencies

The Las Vegas Convention Authority voted 3 to 1 to keep Kelly & Reber Kovell Advertising and Thomas C Wilson & Associates for a third year, allocating about 500000 of next year’s 800000 budget to Kelly & Reber. Commissioner Broadbent urged competition but failed.

Las Vegas Bob Broadbent Authority Kelly & Reber Kovell Advertising Thomas C. Wilson & Associates

Soviets Report New Chinese Border Attack Plan

A Soviet colonel in Usuri Damansky Island area reports fresh Chinese assault along the border. He notes night movement of truck convoys after dawn clashes and says the fighting may resume as darkness falls. Izvestia blames Peking for provocation and aiding Vietnam.

Moscow UPI Red Army Usurri River Damansky Island Sergei Borzenko Izvestia Peking

Mostly fair conditions with gentle winds today

Today's high reaches 75 degrees with a low of 45 as yesterday's 73 and 43. Noontime humidity stands at 29 percent with sunrise at 5 48 and sunset at 5 51.

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