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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1969

Page

2

Congress Deliberates Farm Subsidy Bill With Civil Rights Clash

Washington lawmakers open debate on a $6.6 billion farm subsidy and Agriculture Department package for the 1969-70 year. Northern Democrats push an antidiscrimination amendment, while critics urge caps and cuts amid dairy and conservation program proposals. The bill also funds school milk, with a milk program debate and food stamp allocations in play.

Washington UPI Congress Agriculture Department House Nixon Administration Dairy Country

Nigeria Thwarts Air Raids and Counterattacks

Nigerian Air Force moved to stop Biafran air raids after attacks on Port Harcourt and Benin airstrips. Authorities claim no damage or casualties on the latter strike and urge vigilance while reporting efforts to destroy improvised landing strips along roads.

Lagos Nigeria UPI Lagos Radio Port Harcourt Benin

Las Vegas Sun Masthead and Subscriptions Rates

The Las Vegas Sun announces its leadership team and publication details including editor, publisher, and managers. It lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and notes mail subscription terms including advance payment requirements.

H. M. Greenspun Las Vegas Sun, Inc Highland Ave Las Vegas Nevada Ray Germain Ruthe Deskin Barbara Greenspun Haney Womack Bryn Armstrong Larrie Schmidt Tom Odiskin Gerry Appleby Burt Bay Douglas Ritchie J. L. Dixon, JR Post Office Act of Congress National Advertising Ward Griffith Co Chicago Detroit New York San Francisco Los Angeles United Press International Nevada State Press Association American Newspaper Publishers Association California Newspaper Publishers Association The Audit Bureau of Circulation

Actress Gina Lollobrigida denies romance with Chris Barnard

In Rome, actress Gina Lollobrigida flatly denies romantic links with South African heart surgeon Christiaan Barnard. She says she has no intention of marrying again and notes she will not comment on his divorce. Barnard and Lollobrigida had been photographed together as friends amid Barnard’s divorce case in Cape Town.

Rome UPI Gina Lollobrigida Christiaan Barnard Lollobrigida Barnard Milko Skofic Aletta (Lountjie) Barnard Cape Town

Kon Tiki Sailor Sets Sail Across Atlantic Paper Boat

Thor Heyerdahl and six crew members launched the papyrus vessel Ra from Safi Morocco aiming to cross the Atlantic in four months to test the idea that ancient Egyptians could reach Central America. The 70 ton reed boat carries a multinational crew and flags including a United Nations banner.

Thor Heyerdahl Morocco Heyerdahl Heyerdah Pacific Ocean Peru UPI Safi Atlantic Americas Central America Mexico Egypt United Nations

Rogers Peace Trip Goes To Afghanistan

U S Secretary of State William P Rogers arrived in Kabul for talks with King Zahir Shah on Vietnam and Middle East peace efforts. Kosygin also visited Kabul while Rogers prepared to fly to Tehran for a CENTO meeting. In Lahore Yahya Khan said Rogers gave a sympathetic hearing but did not promise to lift the arms embargo.

Kabul Afghanistan UPI U.S William P. Rogers Mohammad Zahir Shah America Vietnam Middle East Rogers Yahya Khan Pakistan Alexei Kosygin Noor Ahamad Ettemadi Kosygin Tehran Central Treaty Organization CENTO Lahore Strongman

Scandal Figure Sidney Stanley Dies in Israel

Sidney Stanley once at the center of a postwar Britain scandal died in Tel Aviv at age 47 in poverty. His claims of Whitehall connections triggered a judicial inquiry that led to the resignation of John Belcher, parliamentary secretary of the Board of Trade, and a political uproar under Prime Minister Attlee.

Tel Aviv UPI Sidney Stanley Britain Stanley Whitehall Clement Attlee John Belcher Board of Trade

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