Advance Warning To Foes By Nixon Via Kremlin Hotline
Reliable diplomatic sources say President Nixon used the Washington Moscow hotline to inform the Soviet leadership in advance of sending troops into Cambodia to target guerrilla border sanctuaries. The April 30 offensive marked the first reported use of the line for urgency since 1967.
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Phnom Penh
Nixon
Kremlin
Cambodia
Lyndon B. Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Middle East
Norodom Sihanouk
Kosygin
Washington
Moscow
Pentagon
United States
John F. Kennedy
Nikita S. Khrushchev
White House
Controversial SST Wins $290 Million Funding Approval
The House approved an extra $290 million for further SST development, boosting total SST funding toward $1 billion if the Senate concurs. Critics warned the project could become a flying dodo as they pressed against the appropriation in a $7 billion transportation bill.
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Washington
UPI
House
Transportation Department
Senate
Europe
Loyal Opposition Sparks Letters At Las Vegas Sun
In a spirited exchange, the Las Vegas Sun invites reader letters amid debates sparked by Dr. Ralph Hemington and Marine Lt. Col. Wallace Henry Ret. The column relays Henry’s defense of patriotism and a retired colonel’s critique of historical events, touching on Boston Massacre and colonial defense.
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Las Vegas Sun
Ralph Hemington
Wallace Henry
Marine Corps
Army
Convalescent Center Owners Defend Building
Nevada Convalescent Center owners defend their facility on Shadow Lane amid hospital board talks on Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital acquisition. They call the building class A and state compliant though lacking automatic sprinklers on upper floors. Dr. Samuel Crucilla urges caution, citing possible safety standard gaps.
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Nevada Convalescent Center
Shadow Lane
Samuel Crucilla
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
Convalescent Center
Las Vegas
Crucilla
Convelescent Center
Boulder City Graduates 85 At Ceremony
Boulder City High School held its 29th annual commencement on the athletic field graduating 85 seniors. Principal William McCormick presented diplomas to each student as School Board Trustee Alick Mackie awarded them. John Richardson served as master of ceremonies with Band Director Paul Adams directing the music.
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Boulder City
William McCormick
Alick Mackie
John Richardson
Paul Adams
David
Apollo 13 explosion blamed on automatic switches failure
The Apollo 13 review board says tiny heater switches on an oxygen tank failed to shut off, causing 1,000 degree wires to burn insulation and spark a fire in an all oxygen environment. The switches may have failed during a pad countdown practice three to four days before the April 11 launch.
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Edgar M. Cortright
Beech Aircraft Corp
Boulder
Colo
Sun Carriers Sound Alarm In Early Fire
Two SUN carriers off duty as Nellis airmen alerted residents at the Tam O Shanter apartments 309 W Baltimore when a laundry room fire broke out. Ron Brown and Dale Levyell roused sleepers, attempted to reach firemen, and stayed on scene until firefighters arrived, then returned to their route.
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SUN Carriers
Ron Brown
Dale Levyell
SUN
Nellis
Tam O' Shanter
Baltimore
Wall Street Gains Put Dow At Record One Day Rise
New York stocks surged with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 32.04 points in its largest one day advance. Volume hit 17.46 million shares as most sectors rose and several blue chips posted hefty gains led by Burroughs Disney Superior Oil Memorex Honeywell and American Airlines.
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New York
UPI
Wall Street
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Dow
Burroughs
Walt Disney
Superior Oil
Memorex
Honeywell
General Motors
Eastern Kodak
Norfolk & Western
American Airlines
Fourth Voc-Tech class earns final SNVTC diplomas
More than 175 students graduated in the fourth annual SNVTC commencement at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Diplomas were awarded by School Board Chairman George Wilkinson and Trustee C. W. Woodbury. Scholarships were given to Carla Lawrence Tina Leon Michael Priestley and Thom Williams.
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Southern Nevada Vocational-Technical Center
SNVTC
Las Vegas Convention Center
George Wilkinson
C. W. Woodbury
SMTC
Clayton E. Farnsworth
Max C. Fleischmann
Carla Lawrence
Tina Leon
Michael Priestley
Thom Williams
Lorena
Konys
Randy Scott
Carol Scott
Carol Cutler
Body Of Child Found Dead In Mother's Car
The body of one year old Amber Ann Simpson was found in her mother's car parked at 711 Lonopah Highway. Police say the infant likely died three or four days earlier and may have been struck with a blunt instrument. an autopsy was planned. The mother, Ann Tracy Simpson, 26, of 709 Princeton, was arrested on suspicion of murder near an apartment complex pool.
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Amber Ann Simpson
Lonopah Highway
Ann Tracy Simpson
Princeton
Simpson
Weather Summary: Sunny and hot with gusty westerly winds
Weather report notes sunny and hot conditions with high clouds and occasional gusty west winds from 15 to 20 mph. Today's high in the mid 90s and a warm low in the 60s, sunrise at 5 27 a.m. and sunset at 7 49 p.m.
Freak Twister Hits School Injuring Six in Virginia
A sudden gust of wind struck an Radford Virginia elementary school injuring six children with one in serious condition. The Weather Bureau reported clear skies statewide and could not explain the cause of the windstorm.
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Radford
UPI
Weather Bureau
Richmond
Virginia
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