West Las Vegas Riot Leaders Face Scrutiny
The Sun reports eight West Las Vegas street leaders sought power amid peak violence. Mayor Oran Gragson met them at city hall, exposing criminal backgrounds of some in private talks. Fingered figures include Charles Frederick Harbor and Alonzo Wright, with others named as Harris Crockett Carroll Boykin Mitchell Wimberly. The piece notes the riot’s third day and ongoing tension between police, officials, and the black community.
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West Las Vegas
Ray Leydecker
SUN
Las Vegas
Oran Gragson
City Hall
Commission
Grayson
Harris
Curtis (Skeller) Crockett
Sam Carroll
James
June Bug) Boykin Jr
Vo-Tech
Clyde Mitchell
Hosea
Bull) Wimberly
Doolittle Center
Lebanon and guerrillas near truce as government seeks talks
United Press International reports Lebanon agrees to negotiate with Palestine guerrilla leaders to end the undeclared war. Arab forces fire Katyushas at southern Lebanon while Lebanese troops surround fighters in Tripoli. a Cairo delegation may meet leaders to seek a settlement. Guerrilla demands include freedom for anti Israel activity, camp restrictions, and punishment of officials responsible for the army action.
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United Press International
Palestine
Lebanon
Middle East
Tripoli
Beirut
Cairo
Yusef Shmeit
Amir el Bustani
Harris Poll Shows Support for Vietnam Troop Pullout
A Louis Harris poll finds 45 percent of Americans favor a total U.S. troops withdrawal from Vietnam with 20 percent opposed. The survey notes public opinion is shifting toward ending American involvement.
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Louis Harris
U.S
Public splits over Vietnam pullout and Communist risk
A Harris poll shows 71 to 15 percent endorse Nixon's plan to withdraw 35,000 more U.S. troops, while a majority fear unilateral withdrawal could lead to a Communist victory. Only 22 percent think ARVN could match U.S. forces, and 13 percent expect lowered enemy activity with withdrawal.
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Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Viet Cong Says It Will Free Three American POWs
The Viet Cong announced on Liberation Radio it will free three American prisoners of war from Americal Division to show generosity and humanity. A woman announcer named a Cpl Albert Watkins of South Carolina and two other enlisted men, a PFC James Trickler of North Carolina and a PFC Katinski of Tennessee, though names were unclear. The Defense Department in Washington said it would verify missing or captured Americans to confirm identities.
Quakes Rock Yugoslavia Banja Luka and Belgrade affected
Two medium quakes rocked central and northwest Yugoslavia injuring and killing residents. Banja Luka suffered a child death, damaged hostel and cinema, and power and water outages were reported. Seismographs in Zagreb measured strong shaking, with emergency army units mobilized.
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Belgrade
UPI
Yugoslavia
Banja Luka
Slavonski Brod
Boboj
Zenica
Tanjug
Zagreb
Yugoslav Republic of Croatia
Maribor
Zagreb Geophysical Institute
Skopje
Nationwide strike looms against GE across 12 unions
Las Vegas officials say the walkout will not hit their city as the United Electrical Workers and eleven other unions plan a companywide GE strike. In New York over 140000 GE workers are set to walk out at midnight Sunday in the largest action since 1946, testing the administrations wage and price stance. Paul Jennings says Labor Secretary Schultz pledged no government interference.
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Las Vegas
United Electrical Workers
NUL
General Electric Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
New York
UPI
General Electric
Nixon
Paul Jennings
International Union of Electrical Workers
George P. Schultz
California Upheaval Threat To Homes
In San Pedro California a massive earth movement split one expensive home and threatened four others after a huge crack formed in the cliffside. Fire officials reported a widening 18 inch crack about 50 feet long and nearly 100 feet deep with additional fissures noted in the area amid two prior Southern California earthquakes.
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San Pedro
Calif
UPI
California
Fire Department
Remember to set clocks back for Standard Time
The Sun reminds readers to turn their clocks back to Standard Time at 2 a.m. Sunday, noting that many may have forgotten to adjust. The piece encourages timely clock change to avoid being out of step with the world.
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Skippy) Harbor
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Harry) Wright
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