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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1970
Page
4
A tornado across Oklahoma City brought rain hail and strong winds flooding streets and damaging homes schools shops and churches. Four injured and millions in damage reported as the storm disrupted utilities and communications.
Hollywood actress Inger Stevens, star of The Farmer's Daughter, died from acute barbiturate intoxication. The coroner investigates whether suicide or accidental ingestion caused the death as police note no violence and she was found semiconscious at home. Stevens, born Inger Stensland in Stockholm, was 95 and had recent TV work including Most Deadly Game.
City Planning Director Don Saylor told 14 members of the Solid Waste Pollution Control Committee at City Hall that human nature drives littering and that the problem requires penalties and education. He noted by by passing dumps and desert dumping, urged uniform rules, and highlighted enforcement and publicity needs.
A reporter observes Cambodian faith in American aid against the Viet Cong, noting strong morale among youths and volunteers. The piece contrasts Cambodia with Vietnam, remarks on French training failures, army readiness, and the propaganda climate, warning that American aid may not prevent future casualties as war deepens.
A federal panel ruled the state board must be reapportioned on a one man one vote basis this year. All seven elected members would run statewide unless the legislature acts. urban areas gain representation while rural interests balance with two appointed members. The Parents Who Care suit names Gov. Laxalt and Secretary of State Koontz as defendants.
Almost 400 Desert chapter members of the Nevada State Employes Association backed a motion for a special session of the Legislature rather than accept the $50 monthly raise to be voted by the state Interim Finance Committee. The assemblyman and state senators connected with the group endorsed the call, while some others avoided a firm stance on the raise.
More than 700 Teamster local officials nationwide endorsed a controversial national contract negotiated in Washington. The pact provides $1.10 per hour in wage raises over three years while more than 70,000 truck drivers in Chicago St Louis Los Angeles and three Ohio cities maintain a month long strike to overturn the agreement.
President Nixon linked Cambodia actions to domestic protests and unrest, appealing to the silent majority for support. He warned that if the United States acts weakly, totalitarian forces could threaten free nations and institutions worldwide.
Four thousand federal troops were ordered to bases near New Haven to guard a May Day rally expected to attract about 35 000 demonstrators in support of Black Panther chairman Bobby Seale. Army airborne units from Ft Bragg and Marines from Quonset Point arrived amid security plans on the New Haven Green and marshals organized to keep the event peaceful.
Senators and House members voiced mixed reactions to President Nixon’s Cambodia actions. Daniel Inouye and Frank Church condemned the expansion as a prolonged conflict, while Gerald Ford praised the move as courageous and potentially shortening the war. The Foreign Relations Committee warned against extended involvement. The Cambodia strike split party lines, eroding House unity on Vietnam policy.
New York investors moved to the sidelines as President Nixon prepared to speak on Cambodia. Trading fell to 9.88 million shares, the slowest in over a week, after a brief surge and a Dow rise of over 13 points.
The search for the plane carrying Las Vegas contractor Ben Davey his son Charles and William Cunningham narrowed to the Silver Peak Mountain range as high winds halted search planes. Twenty aircraft from CAP sheriff units and private volunteers joined the effort, with witnesses reporting the plane last seen Monday morning at about 500 feet amid heavy snow between Goldfield and Coaldale. Separately Navy Morse Evans, 31, remains missing after a Sunday takeoff from Winnemucca as efforts continue today.
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