British invasion of Anguilla restores colonial authority
British paratroops and Royal Marines occupied Anguilla with no resistance as they reinstalled the deposed resident commissioner Anthony Lee. Anguillans voiced anger at the intervention while authorities pledged eventual withdrawal and a path to self-determined settlement.
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Anguilla
UPI
Caribbean
Anthony Lee
Three Island Federation
St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla
Britain
Lee
William Whitlock
Foreign Office
Whitlock
Las Vegas to Host State Conclave of Public Works Group
Las Vegas hosts the American Public Works Association spring conference in the Orleans Room at the Showboat Hotel starting today. Officials from city, county and state levels attend with business and industry reps. officers will be elected tomorrow.
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Las Vegas
American Public Works Association
Orleans
Warren Meacham
Reno
Jack Parvin
State Highway District One
Floyd Vice
Washoe County
Clark County
George FE. Franklin
Ethiopian Cook Kills Wife and Servants Then Commits Suicide
In Mexico City the Ethiopian cook Berhanu Afework killed his wife and two servants and wounded three children and a governess before hanging himself in a hotel room. Ambassador Gallachew Bekele mourns publicly as authorities guard the embassy residence. The ambassador’s children Teodros, Facil, and Judith are in varying conditions. two in critical status. The body is to be shipped to Addis Ababa for burial.
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Gallachew Bekele
Berhanu Afework
Addis Ababa
Teodoros
Facil
Judith
Airline Strike Ends As Union Okays Contract
The Transport Workers Union and American Airlines reach a pace setting contract after a 21 day strike. About 15 000 TWU workers in 52 cities will receive a 25 percent total wage increase retroactive to 1968 1969 and 1970 with enhanced pensions medical insurance and job security as federal mediators helped finalize the agreement in Washington.
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New York
UPI
Transport Workers Union
American Airlines
Washington
Matthew Guinan
TWU
James F. Horst
Perez dies a fiery segregationist at 77 in Mississippi River plantation
Leander H. Perez Sr., a silver-haired segregationist linked with Huey Long and George C. Wallace, died last night at his Mississippi River plantation. An aide cited heart failure as the cause.
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Belle Chase, la
UPI
Leander H. Perez, Sr
Huey P. Long
George C. Wallace
Old South
Mississippi River
Perez
Wells Cargo Wins City Street Contract in West Las Vegas
Wells Cargo Co. secured a $165,102 city contract for street paving and sewer installations in West Las Vegas. Other awarded bids include Frehner Trucking at $32,445 on H Street and Doolittle Avenue routes, TAB Construction at $21,189 on Parkchester Drive, and Acme Electric at $4,590 for H Street street lights between Owens and Byrnes Avenues.
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Wells Cargo Co
Las Vegas
Washington and
Owens Avenues
Frehner Trucking
H”’ Street
Owens and
Doolittle Avenues
Doolittle Avenue
Kelley School
TAB Construction Co
Parkchester Drive
Acme Electric Co
Byrnes Avenues
Entertainers Threaten Strike Over Pay Rise on the Strip
AGWA entertainers threaten a strike after management rejects a $53 weekly pay raise from $193 to $246 plus a six day week, pensions, holidays and vacations. The move could darken Las Vegas showrooms and, with allied unions, shut hotels. Campbell and AGVA negotiators press for settlement as Haley flies in and Thomas plans arrival.
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AGWA
AGVA
William Campbell
Nevada Resort Association
Jack Haley
Las Vegas
New York
Danny Thomas
Personnel Meeting Set For Tonight
Southern Nevada Personnel Association meets at 7 30 tonight at the Cinna bar Restaurant 111 Ogden St A social hour at 6 30 dinner at 7 30 p m President Leslie Sturdivant says agenda covers SNPA business meeting format plans for the annual seminar and organizational plans for the future Members and guests are urged to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Nevada Personnel Association
Cinnabar
Ogden St
Leslie Sturdivant
Amendment Delays Housing Bill Vote Sparks Debate
Eileen Brookman accuses tactics delaying a housing discrimination bill amid pushback in the Assembly. Fifteen Republicans voted to delay while Wilson cites federal law coverage. If passed, the bill would ban housing discrimination by owners brokers or financiers with a 500 dollar fine. Senate opposition looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Senate
Chinese Big Guns Again Fire On Russian Forces
The Soviet Union reports a fourth border clash with Chinese troops near Damansky Island across the Ussuri River. Izvestia comments urge action while Red Star notes Chinese artillery exchanges and observed Chinese troops under cover. Peking Radio claims capture of Russian jeeps and gear with photos in People’s Daily.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Red Star
Ussuri
Damansky Island
Far East
Peking
Peking People’s Daily
Chinese Communist Party Central Committee
Apollo 11 lunar module test halted by cooling failure
A manned test of the spacecraft planned for the July moon landing was stopped when a water cooling unit failed in a vacuum chamber. Backup astronauts James Lovell and Fred Haise were aboard the lunar module as they exercised systems for the first time in space-like conditions. A spokesman said the issue arose when the cooling system switched from ground equipment to the onboard water boiler.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
James Lovell
Fred Haise
Space Agency
Cites Lead For Legislation To Stop Organized Crime
Washington UPI reports Senator Joseph D. proposes new laws to pierce the secrecy of the Cosa Nostra and curb organized crime. The plan aims to build a framework for law enforcement and federal action to dismantle criminal networks.
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Tydings
Cosa Nostra
Protests Sweep Multiple U S Colleges Over Grievances
Students occupy the 18 story YMCA College in Chicago demanding work study and firing of teachers. Chicago State College suspends classes amid off campus meeting and campus tensions. Holy Cross College Worcester sees 50 students protest against Marine recruiters as police stand by.
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Ymca College
Chicago
Loop
Chicago State College
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Mass
U.S. Marine
Milton Byrd
City Hall Gets New Carpet and Trousers for Firemen
City Commission approved a 2428 dollar contract with Uniforms Inc for 163 pairs of navy blue summer dress trousers for firefighters and a 3741 dollar contract with ACS Floor Coverings for 410 square yards of new carpet for City Hall offices and halls.
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Uniforms, Inc
ACS
Commission to Open Bids for Water Plant Pumps
The Colorado River Commission meets this afternoon at 2 30 p.m. in offices at 302 E Carson St to open bids on pumps and related equipment for the Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Plant on the Lake Mead west shore opposite Saddle Island.
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Colorado River Commission
Alfred Merritt Smith
Lake Mead
Saddle Island
Commission
E. Carson St
LV Plane Hijacker Refueled Passengers Reboarded
Delta identified six crew members after the LV plane was refueled and continued to Atlanta and New York with passengers later boarding again. The crew included Ward, Flight Engineer Dan Sherill, First Officer J L Jones, and stewardesses Pauline Havens Annette Bird and Jennie Quaid. All officers were from Atlanta and the stewardesses from New Orleans.
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Atlanta
New York
Ward
Dan Sherill
J. L. Jones
Steward
Esses
Pauline Havens
Annette Bird
Jennie Quaid
New Orleans
Laird Says Gls Must Stay In Vietnam And Wa r Quick Withdrawal Not Possible
Defense chief Laird told a closed session that there is no prospect for U S troop withdrawal soon and that South Vietnam must bolster its forces. He criticized past policies, urged greater aid to the South, and noted the administration reduced the 1969 70 defense budget by 2.3 billion though actual spending would fall only 500 million to 78.5 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laird
Defense Department
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Congress
Morford's Lawyer Seeks Stay Amid Capital Punishment Fight
Reno attorney Samuel Francovich said a clash between the State Supreme Court and Legislature has prejudiced Lester Morford's case as his April 1 gas chamber date nears. He urged focus on abolishing capital punishment, noted the Pardons Board and Gov. Laxalt opposed commutation, and indicated plans to seek a stay from the court or board.
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RENO
UPS
Lester Morford
State Supreme Court
Samuel Francovich
Atty
Harvey Dickerson
Laxalt
Francovich
Supreme Court
Pardons Board
Three Die When Helicopter and Plane Collide in Kansas City
A helicopter and a light plane collide near a busy five lane intersection in Kansas City Kansas. Three people die and a fourth is hospitalized after the daylight crash at 500 feet. Betty Randells rescues plane survivor Dorothy Lichteig as authorities identify pilot Hilbert Altis and passengers killed.
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Kansas City
Kan
UPI
Hilbert Edward Altis
Robert Smith
Gordon C. Fikers
Altis
Westwood
Seaman Flight Service
Fikers
Smith
Gardner, Kan
Smith Aviation of
Gardner
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