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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1970
Page
13
The Nevada legislature wrongly limits patrol growth to five new hires yearly. The patrol director warns 86 officers cover vast 46 700 miles of roads and rising traffic deaths require expanding to 252 officers within five to six years. removing the cap would let hiring funded by a $1 registration fee match needs.
Analysis shows Egypt under Nasser remains Soviet leaning with 160000 troops and airfields guarded by Mig 23s while exporting rising dollars to the United States. Egypt’s oil, cotton, textiles and rice profits help offset barter trade and currency shortages, aided by soft loans from the World Bank affiliate.
The article notes a 50 year loan with 10 year grace, tied to Egypt’s purchase of Boeing 707s and U S counterpart funds from grain sales. It discusses use of funds, potential write-off, and outlines cabinet strains including Walter Hickel and George Romney amid Nixon’s 1972 re election considerations.
Washington column reflects on Nixon’s decisions amid a broader crisis. Lerner cites Machiavelli to frame modern policy, arguing Nixon acts as a lonely prince rather than a unifying democratic leader within a fragile global system.
Today is Tuesday May 19 1970 the 139th day of the year with 226 days remaining The moon lies between its first quarter and full phase The morning stars visible are Mercury and Saturn
A reflective column traces Jeffersonian limits on executive power to Nixon era debates. It notes Fulbright Church Cooper likening Jefferson’s vision to today while contrasting embargo and Purchase strategies, plus Freud and Marx as influences on campus and national discourse.
Bob Myers, longtime manager of Twin Coach Highway Products, declares strong views about global life and people. He says his 25 years in the Navy exposed him to many places, arguing that outsiders misjudge conditions elsewhere.
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