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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1969
Page
1
Dallas led Philadelphia 21 0 by halftime and widened the gap in a dominant home win. Eleven plays produced big gains as the Cowboys capitalized on turnovers and scoring drives to secure a decisive victory over the Eagles.
Thieves burglarized Addressograph Co in Sacramento stealing thousands of printed and blank cards plus card validation machinery. Stolen cards bore monograms of Montgomery Ward and other firms, risking widespread chaos this Christmas season.
UPI reported manufacturers unveiled plans for low calorie drinks and foods using no cyclamates after the government banned cyclamate containing soft drinks. PepsiCo and Coca Cola announced reformulations with substitutes, Canada Dry paused production, and Seven Up prepared new Diet tite and Like with old formula removed by January. Alberto Culver introduced a cyclamate free sugar substitute for Sugartwin, with details kept private.
Seven Soviet cosmonauts from Soyuz 6 7 and 8 rested at Baikonur after their three ship mass flight with five days in orbit. They will return to Moscow for a gala reception and medals as debriefings continue and data are gathered from space scientists.
Police expanded the homicide detail in a massive hunt for the Zodiac Killer who bragged of five slayings in cryptic notes signed with the zodiac symbol. More than 1,000 tips were phoned in as Bay Area law enforcement from five counties met to pool clues.
Inmates at Nevada State Prison enter a second day of protest across 337 inmates refusing to eat as part of a food strike. Officials allow meals in the mess hall at unlocked times but tensions rise amid the mass action.
A 30 member inmate kitchen crew refused to emerge from cells for the noon meal amid a broader strike at the institution. The protest began Saturday over food and dental care, with inmates throwing rocks and pool balls at windows. Guards rounded them up. bag lunches were offered to those who wanted them.
A Harris survey of 1895 households from 1965 and September of this year finds mixed views on Vietnam protests civil rights and nonconformist behavior. Public tolerance for unusual social behavior is higher than for political expression with people split on whether different types of individuals help or harm American life.
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