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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1969
Page
1
Inmates at the Nevada maximum security prison near Carson City staged a 335 man sit down strike over food and dental care. Deputy Warden Pogue said rocks were thrown and windows damaged but injuries were minor. Guards locked them in cells as 225 inmates petitioned the governor to intervene after the dentist left his job.
Nevada officials face scrutiny as the Gaming Commission and Gaming Control Board begin a broad inquiry into expenditures for meals and drinks at public official homes. The probe follows earlier questions about municipal spending and a separate SEC case involving Parvin- Dohrmann Co. and stock manipulation.
San Francisco area buses guard against the Zodiac threats as police coordinate with Napa and Solano authorities. Five victims linked to the killer, whose letters mix astrology terms with boasts, including the Stine cabbie murder. An astrologist is aiding investigators while drivers are ordered to keep moving if confronted.
Milwaukee Archbishop William Cousins voices deep concern over Father James Groppi's jailing for probation violation during the Wisconsin Assembly takeover. He says Groppi knew legal risks, acted as an activist, and deserves moral support for aims of justice and basic rights.
Cloudy conditions with northerly winds 12 to 20 mph. Today's high 68 and low 45, yesterday 68 and 48. Noontime humidity 25 percent. Sunrise 6 90, sunset hot.
A 10 year old Las Vegas boy lay bleeding and unable to walk for four hours near Sunrise mountain summit before being rescued by Army Private William Chambers. Charles Benneman, in fair condition, suffered facial lacerations and possible leg injuries after slipping while hiking with two friends. Sheriff’s deputies had tried to reach him earlier without success.
A U.S. Embassy spokesman said Green Berets would be among the first 6,000 American troops withdrawn from Thailand by July 1970. Sources indicated as many as 200 of the 400 Green Berets in country may depart initially, despite Thai officials saying they would not be pulled out.
Max Philip Friedman testified before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee that he infiltrated the Washington Mobilization Committee as a volunteer intelligence investigator. He claimed the peace movements are wholly controlled by Communists and noted his work with the FBI and other security bodies.
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