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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1969
Page
4
In a candid address Governor Laxalt announces he will not seek re election, leaving the Republican party unified and poised for 1970. He cites a desire to end extended tenure in office and explains consideration of a possible U S Senate run. The speech ends weeks of speculation about his political future.
Gene Tunney's daughter Joan Wilkinson, 30, vanished after traveling Europe with her husband Carter Wilkinson and their two daughters. Authorities trace travel by ferry from Stavanger to Cuxhaven and check American Express records for cashed traveler's checks while family asks the public for help. Tunney Sr., 72, recovering from back surgery in Boston, appeals for information.
President Nixon for the first time endorses direct election of the President and Vice President. He urged the Senate to pass House election reforms and finish ratification by 1972. The change would replace the Electoral College with a direct popular vote requiring 40 percent or a runoff between top two.
National Guard troops occupied the Wisconsin Capitol to prevent another takeover by demonstrators demanding welfare aid. Gov. Warren Knowles said the Guard would stay as long as necessary. Damages were estimated at 26 thousand dollars after the protest that closed the assembly for about 10 hours.
A major earthquake struck a 1000 mile Cape Town to Durban arc, killing at least nine children and leaving over 1,000 homeless. Army troops moved in with food and tents as fires raged around Tulbagh Wolseley and Ceres, with aftershocks and disrupted communications reported.
The United States and the Soviet Union discuss a Rhodes formula approach to Mideast peace. Dug by Rogers and Gromyko earlier, the plan mixes indirect and direct talks to bridge Israeli and Arab positions while no date is set for the next meeting in Washington.
A Brooklyn man Thomas Francis Marion 35 was jailed on impersonation charges after presenting himself as attorney for Howard Hughes and Frank Sinatra to obtain hotel credit. He claimed to be a disabled veteran and spokesman for both Hughes and Sinatra, but denied knowledge of the impersonation when arrested.
The United States plans a three mile offshore calibration explosion on Amchitka in the Aleutians with about 227 reporters present. The blast is expected to yield a 6.5 magnitude tremor and is part of testing for a potential larger warhead program while asserting minimal impact on local wildlife.
Nevada politics shift as Governor Laxalt withdraws from public life. Officials cite strong state economy and low partisan bickering while GOP leaders plan a discussion Friday at the governor’s mansion on the 1969-70 campaign. Democratic chair Dr. Morrison calls the move a surprise and anticipated a Cannon run.
Voters turnout was heavy in a special congressional election seen as a crucial test for President Nixon's Vietnam policy. State Rep. Michael Harrington of Salem and State Sen. William L. Saltonstall of Manchester competed for the seat, with Harrington the Democratic challenger and Saltonstall the Republican favorite.
The border operation slows drug traffic and creates massive delays at the Tijuana crossing. Officials report six hour waits and tourism losses across Mexico with estimates of business drops up to eighty percent. Behrman says operation helps and urges Mexican action to curb drug fields and traffic.
The Clark County Democratic Central Committee accepts Dr. Robert L. Morrison’s resignation with extreme regret over ADA trustee duties. Other items include Dr. John W. Graham denying accidental death in a murder case, burglaries reported by Evan Clark, and license revocation for Richard C. Harrison. A UNLV student found a live grenade. private attorney requests denied for Thomas Wrenn. Retirements honored at Nellis. embezzlement indictment of Frances Zelenik. Nevada Municipal Association deliberations, planning talks for a tri-government complex, and preliminary hearings for Shannon and Johnson are noted.
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