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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1970
Page
2
The article notes continued discussion on the amendment to end the war in Southeast Asia. Advocates urge voters to support the measure while opponents warn of unintended consequences and political costs. The piece references civic leaders and local groups weighing their positions ahead of upcoming ballots.
Washington UPI report says David and Julie Eisenhower will not return to Smith College or Amherst classes and will receive diplomas based on current grades. Julie graduates May 31 at Smith College. Nixon saddened he cannot attend.
Helldorado Week features winds typical for the parade as temperatures approach the mid to high 90s. Expect sunny skies and gentle breezes with highs near 85 to 90 and a pleasant mid afternoon warm spell. Yesterday reached 88 with a cool 57 as a bright note in the local forecast.
Journalism enrollments in U S colleges climbed about 19 percent since 1968 and nearly tripled over a decade according to the Newspaper Fund 31 251 students were in journalism programs at 145 schools in December 1969 up from 26 325 the prior year The U S Weather Bureau recorded a 97 degree high at Coolidge Arizona and a 26 degree low at Burns Oregon for the period.
Classified page itemizes furnished 3 bedroom 1 bath houses near Neil Bose access and a 1968 Oldsmobile station wagon for sale with warranty and features. Contact numbers included for inquiries.
Arthur James Ford was arraigned in Justice Court on an open murder date for the Friday night shooting of Laverne Hardison in a parking lot at North H Street and Owens Avenue. Ford, held without bail, faces a May 27 preliminary hearing.
Seventeen year old Robert Louis Rhodes is to appear in Justice Court for arraignment on murder and robbery charges in the slaying of Las Vegas grocer Robert Born. Rhodes may waive preliminary hearing to send the case to District Court and seek juvenile treatment. Born died March 17 after being struck in the head with a sharp object at 1109 East Stewart Avenue.
A Las Vegas firm and a Phoenix developer won planning approval to proceed with Colorado River front property seven miles south of Davis Dam in the Ft. Mohave area. The Nevada govt acquired the land from the federal government and sold it for a multi million dollar project including condominium townhouses and improved lots for single family homes and trailer estates.
Gov. Paul Laxalt says Nevada must stay selective in inviting clean industry after returning from France. He notes the state will screen responses to its advertising campaign to recruit new business.
Funeral services were pending for Robert Hickey 17 after a death ruled an accident. His body was found Tuesday in a desert dry creek bed near Vocational Technical high school by boys at play. Hickey had been missing since April 22 and a report was filed with North Las Vegas police. Investigators said he likely ran away to visit his father in Miami.
A chaotic clip features Irena Yan defending old attire used to avoid a court obstacle near Goodsprings and Fremont Street while a Las Vegas hotel executive predicts rapid growth. Sig Front foresees 100000 rooms, 18-20 million visitors annually, 25 percent yearly hotel growth, jet port and mobile convention hubs as UNLV’s hotel college classes graduate.
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