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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1969
Page
1
The Sun analyzes three days of violence in West Las Vegas linking racial frictions to policing, employment, housing and education grievances. It explains trigger incidents on October 5 involving officers, a cab driver, and youths, and notes disputed witness accounts.
George Meany, AFL-CIO president, says he has not received President Nixon’s letter urging wage restraint. The piece argues Meany’s stance aligns with wartime labor interests while opposing control measures, citing wage trends and Meany’s 13 million-member coalition.
The Las Vegas Sun announces new syndicated columnists Sen. Barry Goldwater and Sandra Haggerty joining the editorial pages. Their first columns appear alongside regulars Art Buchwald, Sylvia Porter, and Victor Riesel with columns via the LA Times Syndicate.
A dramatic pursuit through downtown Las Vegas involved two men tied to a stolen credit card at Herb & Marys Store For Men. John Grant, 26, was arrested on scene. Gary Huffman, 31, fled at speeds over 100 mph, evading and ultimately crashing into two police cars at Paradise Road and Karen Avenue after a Las Vegas patrolman fired at his tire.
Attorney for three Miami Beach motels filed motions to dismiss charges by the attorney general alleging Mafia infiltration. The Suez, Golden Nugget, and Ocean Shore motels contend they are not controlled or connected with any criminal groups.
A day of fair to cloudy skies with northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. High near 75 and low around 55. Yesterday reached 73/48. Noontime humidity about 60 percent. Sunrise at 6:56, sunset at 5:53.
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