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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1970
Page
4
In a violent incident near the United Nations, protesters assaulted Hasan, knocked him to the floor, and continued striking him. The assailants ransacked the office, scattered files, and left Hasan injured and hospitalized. A second incident involved eight youths invading a two room office and clubbing two people.
Guerrillas ambushed a school bus in Israel wounding several, including the driver and two teachers. A doctor described the scene as murder not war. Deputy Premier Allon called it devastating as unions and officials condemned the killings and demanded justice.
Ex Governor Goodwin Knight loses a bid for re election and later faces a Nixon influenced gubernatorial race. In 1958 Edmund Brown defeats Knight and Clair Engle wins the Senate seat. Nixon’s 1982 comeback attempt ends without victory per physician advice.
A state bank examiner issued a cease and desist against Norton Dicker and Associates after a $2000 deficit was found in its trust fund. The deficiency was largely made up within five days, protecting clients, while a separate fire at 1254 Cashman Drive damaged a bedroom and is under investigation.
Former labor leader Thomas Burke Hanley faced a federal setback as judges denied his requests for favorable prosecution evidence and to strike parts of the bill of particulars in the extortion case with co defendant Otho Hill. The five counts relate to a 1968 shakedown of Nevada Club owner Robert Van Santen. The trial is scheduled for June 15. Hanley, once AF of Casino and Gaming Employes president, had earlier faced other dismissals in related charges, including criminal libel and murder. He was also attacked outside a downtown casino, suffering a lip cut.
Donald Alsup 29 son of Ralph Alsup head of the Las Vegas Plumbers Union died in a freak accident after choking on a meatball during dinner with a friend at a Lake Mead Boulevard beer bar. North Las Vegas hospital declared him dead on arrival. An autopsy was planned to assess drugs or alcohol involvement. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Bunker Brothers Chapel with burial at Memory Gardens.
About 30 demonstrators surged through campus buildings and halted traffic on Shaw Avenue three times as helmeted officers from two buses charged to disperse them. Several students were hauled to awaiting paddy wagons while no injuries were reported.
Linda J. Atkinson of 500 Julian Apt. A reported to Las Vegas police this week the theft of a home entertainment center and a clock radio from her apartment valued at $1,059. The incident highlights property crime in the area.
Vice President Spiro Agnew denounces major newspapers and critics during a Washington news conference over Nixon's Cambodia decision. He brands outlets like the Washington Post and New York Times as biased and warns against muzzle efforts while defending free speech. Katharine Graham and Fred W. Friendly spoke in support of press freedom nearby.
Clark County Administrator David Henry was chosen as president of the Las Vegas chapter of the American Society for Public Administration at the May meeting held at the Holiday Inn. Louis F. La Porta was named vice president along with three council members for two year terms.
A Kentucky Fried Chicken clerk reports a robber at 1400 Maryland Parkway demanded money and a bag. She refused and told him to go to hell as he fled north foot-empty handed, muttering profanities.
Jerry Nolan morphs into Engelbert Humperdinck and becomes a top attraction at the Riviera. The singer, once nervous, now delivers a romantic, humorous performance that electrifies the crowd along with Las Vegas comic Alan Drake. The act wins over audiences and solidifies Humperdinck as a leading UK export.
The Office of Economic Opportunity plans a five year test of education vouchers to give poor families freedom to choose schools including private and parochial ones. The program would cost about 6 million annually and targets 12 000 children in 15 elementary schools with transportation covered.
The first televised college credit class in Southern Nevada debuts June 2 on KLVX Channel 10 and KSHO Channel 13. The 12 week “Survey of Economics” course, taught by Dr. William White, offers 3 credits for $57 with transferable credit and a final exam at UNLV.
North Las Vegas police arrested about 35 white youths around Rancho High School on charges from loitering to carrying concealed weapons and inciting to riot. Police Chief Nick Janise said the campus was quiet with light attendance among Negro students as unrest continued for two days.
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