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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1969
Page
2
Editors share a reader letter about teen activities and self run programs including poetry readings discussions films and dances. The piece notes youth initiative and invites contact at 384-9111 while critiquing politics and noting Nixon ignores the Vietnam moratorium as the World Series airs.
In Belfast Protestant residents built barricades that were bulldozed by British troops using heavy equipment. Troops fired tear gas at rioters who pelted them with bricks and petrol bombs as Callaghan called the violence a turning point and urged Catholics and Protestants to focus on social and economic issues.
The Supreme Court sustains a 1968 FCC rule requiring broadcasters to balance cigarette ads with free anti smoking messages. The NAB vows to end cigarette advertising within four years, while tobacco interests seek a 1970 cutoff to halt ads and avoid antitrust charges.
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Riding toward the mid point of October, a fine weekend gave way to more good weather with sunny skies, high clouds, and winds 12 to 15 mph. Forecast calls for 75 degrees with a 43 degree overnight, a bright and warm day ideal for most activities.
South Korean forces hunted and killed two North Korean infiltrators after a 40 minute gun battle in the DMZ's southern sector. A third invader escaped, and two South Korean border troops were wounded in the firefight.
West German officials said the poisoning danger in the Elbe River is over after thousands of fish died when an unidentified poison entered the river from the Ahland River, an East German tributary upriver from Hamburg.
Residents in the foothills of Mt Canlaon began returning home after authorities assured there was no attendant danger. The 7,200 foot volcano erupted Friday with ash and steam, prompting a cautious evacuation.
East German Manfred Burmeister aged 28 escaped to Denmark using a homemade water scooter. He crossed Mecklenburg Bay to Gedser in six hours on Saturday and then took a ferry to Puttgarden to continue toward West Germany.
Rep Paul Findley urged Americans to fly the U S flag tomorrow for nationwide Vietnam war protests. He said marchers should lead with the flag to proclaim troop withdrawal aligns with patriotic traditions and what the flag stands for.
Postmaster General Winton M Blount argues for turning the post office into a nonprofit government corporation. He says individuals pay a disproportionate share of postal costs as households send about 20 percent of mail while more than 70 percent of federal income tax revenue comes from individuals.
The Rt. Rev. C. Edward Crowther praised Israel as a model of peace and cooperation at the Las Vegas State of Israel Bond dinner honoring Justice David Zenoff. The event, aiding Israeli investment and trade, marked Israel’s 21st independence anniversary with about 300 attendees.
Chicago police Superintendent Conlisk and Maj. Gen. Turner fought over use of guns from a Chicago cache sent to the Army. Turner sought receipts destroyed while Conlisk claimed the weapons were for the Army museum, not Turner’s private collection. Pentagon records were turned to the Justice Department for action.
A federal judge allowed the prosecution to show two films in the Chicago 1968 Democratic Convention riot trial. The footage includes Rennie Davis taunting police and planning actions with demonstrators, and David Dellinger addressing crowds about not being deterred by police. Jerry Rubin appeared in court in a bushy wig.
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