Safeguard Debate Deepens Over Soviet First Strike Threat
The article analyzes Soviet SS-9 missiles and MIRV potential, U.S. Safeguard deployment, and postures of Nixon, Rogers, and Laird. It details the risk to Minuteman forces, possible 300-500 SS-9s carrying multiple warheads, and the role of Polaris submarines amid ABM policy battles in Congress.
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Nixon
Rogers
United States
Laird
Pentagon
America
Soviet Union
Russia
Pacific Ocean
Associated Press
New York
U.S
U. S
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Safeguard
Defense
David Packard
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Navy
Missie
Polaris
Public favors quick withdrawal from Vietnam war debate
A 1,503 adult cross section surveyed between April 28 and May 5 shows 46 to 32 percent opposition to free elections with Communists and 47 to 26 percent rejection of a coalition government in South Vietnam. Only a minority sees progress. most express negative views and frustration over Paris talks, while 85 percent cite preventing a Communist take over as the basic purpose.
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South Vietnam
Paris
Vietnam
U.S
Fireworks Pop For Young Democrats Over Controversial Reorganization
Young Democrat delegates approve a motion for a broader reorganization amid clashes over procedures. New officers were elected and installed by Sen. Howard Cannon at a cocktail party, with Ed Kovacs named state president and Mary Ann Denzel as second vice president.
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Reno
Clary
Paul Hussey
Hussey
Howard Cannon
Mary Ann Denzel
Terry Dixon
Ed Kovacs
William Crowell
James Alldredge
Virginia Catt
Tom Meyers
Roger Brenner
Marilyn Hamilton
Madeline Mason
Rodney Dukes
Dan Hussy
Steve Brown
Vegas Woman Shot Twice By Neighbor
A 41 year old Las Vegas woman, Pearl Glover, was shot twice by neighbor Bobbie Jean Ford after storming into Ford’s home with a knife amid a dispute over Ford’s husband Jim. Glover was hit in the stomach and left arm and listed in poor condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Ford, 36, was not charged.
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Las Vegas
Pearl Glover
North St
Bobbie Jean Ford
Stanton St
Mystery Victim Identified in Las Vegas Fatal Hit Run
Clark County authorities seek identity of the second man killed in a late Friday crash. One victim was identified as Charles Londros, 48, of Dracut Massachusetts. The other man, unnamed, was a white male in his 30s, about five feet ten, 185 pounds, wearing a plaid shirt and brown pants. Driver Mrs Nancy Clary, 47, of Sahara Avenue, struck them at Sherwood Street. Both men were thrown about 50 feet.
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Clark County
Charles Londros
Dracut
Mass
Nevada
Massachusetts
Nancy T. Clary
Sahara Ave
Sherwood Street
Sahara Avenue
Apollo 10 On Target To Moon
Apollo 10 crew Stafford Young and Cernan blasted from Cape Kennedy at 9 49 a m Nevada time and headed for the moon at 24000 mph. Controllers canceled a mid course correction and planned a second. they will orbit the moon for 61 hours and the lander crew will descend near the surface on Thursday. The crew aired three color TV transmissions totaling 72 minutes showing maneuvers and Earth views above 26 000 and 41 000 miles.
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Moon
Stafford, Young and
Cernan
Cape Kennedy
Nevada
Stafford
Lunar
Earth
Rocky Mountains
New Orleans
Los Angeles
New Mexico
Colorado
Girl Bandit Apologizes Before LV Bar Robbery
A young woman in Las Vegas apologized to a barmaid at Vince's Bar before pulling a derringer and robbing about 250 dollars from the cash register and threatening a customer, then fled on foot. Earlier hours, a Las Vegas man was robbed near Mesquite Avenue and Main Street by two men after winning nearly 100 dollars gambling.
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Sahara Ave
John W. Sexton
Ruth Ann Yokum
Las Vegas
Mesquite Avenue
Main Street
James R. Fowler
Sunset Blvd
Abe Lincoln
Record crowds enjoy Boots n Beauty parade in Las Vegas
A record turnout for the Boots n Beauty parade with vegan spectators, mounted Nevada and California passes, and Shriner clowns. Mary Dawn Olcott, 19, crowned Miss Helldorado 1969 as crowds line Fremont Street and First Street watching from curbstones on a 90 degree day.
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Fremont Street
First Street
Nevada
California
Shriner
Elks Club
The
SUN
Mary Dawn Olcott
Sahara-Nevada Corp
Frozen Bodies Of Scouts Found In A Remote Gorge
Four teenage Explorer Scouts and their leader Dr. Michael Pasternak disappeared on a blizzard ski hike near Green Valley Lake. Their bodies were found scattered along a gorge after a major search. likely due to disorientation and exposure during a severe winter storm.
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Running Springs
Calif
California
San Bernardino County
Frank Bland
600 Troops Prowl Burlington N C
A memorial service was planned for Leon Mebane, a 15 year old who police say was fatally wounded by cross fire while allegedly looting a grocery. The unrest followed Negro demonstrations at a local high school after four Negro cheerleading candidates were not named and were booed during tryouts.
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Leon Mebane
Utilities Underground Costs Spark Nevada PSC Hearings
Protests were due by May 15 to the Nevada PSC for hearings on undergrounding costs. Hearings, led by PSC Secretary Gene Milligan, were slated in Las Vegas through May 23 with further sessions in Reno May 27. The case centers on cost differentials between overhead and underground services and alleges improper public-notice procedures and overcharges by utilities affecting home builders and buyers.
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PSC
Carson City
Las Vegas
Reno City Hall
Gene Milligan
Zack Monroe
Monroe, Ltd
Las Vegas City Hall
Clark County
Central Telephone
Monroe
The
SUN
Nevada
Dif
Nevada Utilities Service Commission
Utilities Service Commission
Power Company
Utility Company
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