Helldorado '70 Celebrates Las Vegas Parade and Rodeo
Under desert sun Las Vegas hosts the Boots and Beauty parade finale for Helldorado Days 36th annual events. Sen. Howard W. Cannon as Grand Marshal leads the procession with floats and prize categories announced for beauty old timers mounted groups and riding clubs across multiple divisions.
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Las Vegas Bowevard
Howard W. Cannon
Cannon
Nevada
Las Vegas
Cashman Field
Anderson Dairy
Order of DeMolay
North Las Vegas
Order of Eagles
Loyal Order of Moose
Farade
Pioneer Trophy
Wonder World Department
Lake Providence imposes curfew after race riot
The Lake Providence Board of Aldermen ordered a dusk to dawn curfew and a ban on strangers after a riot blamed on the defeat of two black candidates. About 150 blacks rampaged downtown, smashing windows. two people were arrested and more arrests expected. Sheriff House said the turmoil followed local black candidates losing elections in a town of 5,781 with added trooper reinforcements.
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Lake Providence
UPI
Mississippi Delta
Board of Aldermen
Sam L. House
House
Marshall
Leon Minsky
L. B. Jackson
Henry €. Vaughn Jr
Stewart Marshall
Anna Tatman
Morse
Allies Open New Front in Cambodia
Saigon reports a 10,000-man South Vietnamese armored infantry column crossed into Southern Cambodia creating a 12th Allied front from the Gulf of Siam to Takeo. The United States will supply aerial and logistics support only as Cambodian forces recapture Kompong Cham amid heavy fighting on its outskirts.
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Saigon
UPI
Cambodia
Gulf of Siam
Takeo
South Vietnamese Defense Ministry
United States
Kompong Sem
Sihanoukville
South Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Protesters Pause to Mourn Jackson State Slayings
Antiwar students from several colleges paused protests to attend memorials for two Jackson State University youths killed Friday. Universities nationwide canceled classes or postponed finals as campuses held services and vigils, and leaders called for reflection on the violence amid broader protests and tributes.
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Jackson State University
New York University
Loeb
Jackson
Brooklyn College
Kent State
Augusta
University of Washington
Jackson State
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma
Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
D Lona
Tuskegee (Ala
L. H. Foster
Tuskegee
James I. Cheek
Howard University
Stalion
Cheek
Howard
Northern Ilinois University
Rhoten A. Smith
Mississippi
NIU
Kent State University
Miss
Nixon Might Be Weaker With Wallace Out in 1972
Harris survey suggests Nixon could win the South but trail nationwide without George Wallace. Poll shows Nixon narrowly ahead of Muskie outside the South, with Wallace as an independent affecting the race and a June 2 Alabama runoff looming in the background.
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Nixon
Wallace
George Wallace
Harris Savey
South
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Albert Brewer
Nexon-Muskie-Wallace Brace
South South
Muskie
Golden Greek grounds on Florida sandbar during presidential staff cruise
A 6 foot Golden Greek yacht carrying about 30 Nixon staff and Capitol press corps ran aground on a sandbar in the Intracoastal Waterway near Bal Harbour. The passengers were ashore for about two hours until a salvage yacht retrieved them. the White House confirmed the incident.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Nixon
Washington Press Corps
Golden Greek
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Four Ambassadors Hotel
Capitol Press Corps
Coast Guard
White House
Ambassadors
Salem Sea Cat
Onassis
Weather Summary With Sunny Skies And Winds
Sunny conditions with southwesterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Today’s highs around 1 and a low near 64 with yesterday’s high 102 and low 45. Sunrise at 3 35, sunset at 7 42, noontime humidity 6.
Bowler Lessons Sign Up Opens May 26
Local bowling program invites players to enroll starting Tuesday May 26 for professional lessons. Instruction aims to improve technique for all skill levels under experienced coaches at the league bowling center.
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American Cancer Society
Clark County Unit
Dream Riding Stables
Stevens Pony Ranch
Linion’s
Horseshoe
St. George
Goldfield Fire Department
Esmeralda
Gordon Potter
Ted Horning
Clark County
Jimmy Bilbray
Jeanne
Silver Mounted
Merced County Sheriff's Posse
California
Rahmes Shrine Mounted Patrol
Long Beach
Las Vegas Boulevard
David Lee Waite
Lolistana
United Press International
U.S
Indochina
Boots
Beau
The
Zoran
Ree
Harris Survey
By Louis Harris
Florida
Ann Landers
Seer
Dr Thosteson
Fiorescape
Lovies
Ralph Pearl
Peete
Bowlers
Bill Bunetta
Bud Horn
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