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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1969
Page
1
The paper cites a nuclear expert claiming the super laser could trigger hydrogen bombs. The report notes Havana sources saying Cleaver avoided political activity and refused media statements while in Havana. Page 4 references are noted.
Eighteen people including three Milwaukee newsmen and several priests and clergy were arrested after a bonfire of draft board records in an alley beside a Selective Service office on Chicago's Southwest Side. The group admitted intent to remove and burn records. police recovered ledgers and fire cards and noted entry was likely by window break.
In Pensacola Florida two white men are sought on murder charges after two young Negro children found a dead woman’s body by Bayou Marcus Creek. The six and nine year olds were shot and stabbed as suspects fled toward water. Barbara Kay Pennington Pike from Birmingham was identified as the victim.
Rescue crews aboard the USS Princeton rehearsed recovery of Apollo 10 astronauts in 400 miles east of Pago Pago as four to six foot swells roll in. Polynesian dancers prepared to greet the space heroes after a 24 760 mile per hour reentry.
Kuala Lumpur faced ongoing violence as snipers targeted police and troops amid racial tensions. The curfew was extended after more than 10 days of violence. Seven Chinese shops and five Malay homes burned, with arson suspected. Tun Abdul Razak, director of operations, warned of stern action against attackers as security forces maintained patrols nationwide.
Louis Harris reports public opinion showing 47 to 19 percent in favor of CBS amid the quarrel. The split reflects a broader generational divide with eight in ten adults having watched the show, but those over 50 largely oppose it while under 35 largely favor it.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers arrived in Tehran for a two day CENTO conference on the Middle East. He said the United States is deeply involved in achieving a peaceful settlement in Vietnam and urged recognition of South Vietnam's right to elective decisions. The CENTO meeting follows travels through South Vietnam Thailand India Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Notre Dame President Rev. Theodore Hesburgh said universities must control their own destinies even during campus unrest. He warned abridging university freedom ends the modern university and opposed government or state-imposed restrictions or aid tied to violence. He spoke in The Evans Novak Report Metromedia interview.
A fair day with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Today's high 100 low 65. Yesterday's high 100 low 67. Noontime humidity 8 percent. Sunrise at 5 28, sunset at 7 48.
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