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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1969
Page
4
Nixon proposed a new peace framework to Paris with a supervisory body to verify troop withdrawals and supervise ceasefires. Elections would follow under international oversight, POW exchanges would occur, and all sides would honor the 1954 Geneva accords and the 1962 Laos agreement. He warned continued attacks could affect decisions.
House disclosures reveal 61 Representatives own stock in top 100 defense contractors. Among them, 20 sit on defense committees, including six on Appropriations and four on Armed Services. AT&T, GE, RCA, IBM, Westinghouse, Boeing and others cited with notable holdings. several members hold positions on defense and appropriations panels.
City commissioners cleared demolition of substandard sleeping rooms downtown and enacted a housing code requiring bathrooms in each unit. Officials described relocation efforts for elderly and low income residents, coordinating with rental agencies and public housing for priority placement.
Chief Deputy D A Alan Johns presented 19 witnesses at a two day preliminary hearing. Marsh faces extradition and two local burglary charges while Hanley remains jailed in California. The case involves a 1966 Paradise Valley slaying and a $30000 Miami robbery linked by state prosecutors. Local gambling licenses and cleanup efforts are also noted with a May 22 Las Vegas meeting.
U S B 52 jets dropped up to 500 tons of bombs in a 15 minute raid about 20 to 30 miles northeast of Saigon hitting jungle hideouts believed to shelter 10 000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. The explosions rattled Saigon windows and followed a predawn clash 45 miles north in which U S troops reported 36 enemy killed. Radio Hanoi claimed a general offensive. officials denied this and said the action was limited.
University of Nevada Las Vegas plans cuts threatening three faculty positions in philosophy business art and drama as budget talks with Dr. Donald Raepler and deans continue. Pfaffl says replacement funds exist but gallery space may be converted to classroom use impacting student shows.
Two workmen were injured as construction overruns stalled the project. The casino opened last October and later said costs exceeded estimates but now shows profits and is paying trade creditors regularly. The board approved five key employees for Circus Circus and appointed Burton M. Cohen as vice president and secretary.
Four Las Vegas residents including a former Mississippi deputy sheriff were arrested on narcotics charges after police raided their apartment last night and seized large quantities of drugs.
A shopping district lens captures a garage collapse at 1 25 pm with narrow misses for workers. Police raid nets six ounces of mescaline three others jailed, tied by addresses on Carter Circle. Also notes a Saigon visit and air strike details from the Vietnam conflict. The piece blends local danger with wartime dispatches and crime updates.
A police motorcycle officer returned from a downtown restaurant to find his bike stolen by a thief described in a black motorcycle jacket. Law enforcement converged on the 700 block behind Hoover Street, where a detective car spotted the bike in an alley and captured the thief.
City commissioners split on hiring Burrows and Smith and Company as fiscal agents for an $8 million municipal complex bond issue on the June 3 ballot. The firm would handle publicity and sell bonds for a $19,200 fee if approved, otherwise nothing.
Royal Inns of America receives County Planning Commission approval to build a 201 room 12 story hotel on Convention Center Drive near Paradise Road in Las Vegas. Construction expected to start around June 1 with completion by March 1 1970. cost about 3 million. The plan includes two restaurants a lounge and a glass enclosed exterior elevator total 123000 square feet. 50 jobs with 200000 yearly payroll. no casino but license for slot machines in lobby. Royal Inns operates 18 hotels and 8 restaurants with plans to expand to 22 hotels and 19 restaurants by end of 1969 and 300 hotels by 1975.
Criminal lawyer Alfred Becker failed to secure a mistrial after in court arrests of three men during the trial of his client James Edward Kroc. Kroc was convicted of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon in the armed store theft. The trial proceeded with 11 jurors after a juror vomited. Becker plans to appeal the rulings.
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