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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1969
Page
1
In depth analysis covers three days of violence and unrest in West Las Vegas. It explores black frustrations on employment education housing and police conduct and contrasts views on brutality while noting efforts to bridge racial divides.
The Defense Department will close or reduce operations at 307 bases in the United States and overseas as part of a broad economy measure announced yesterday. The move targets military sites and aims to cut costs across facilities and programs.
A reader letter from Dave Apollon quips about Hank Greenspun and portrays Las Vegas culture. It also notes Benny's Las Vegas welcome to Doug Pashard, praises Circus Circus and Fremont anniversaries, and references showgirl Janet Boyd. The piece ends by previewing a defense budget cut story and overseas base announcements.
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott urges large defense cuts to fund environmental programs. He backs a House approved 600 million for water pollution control and criticizes the administration for underfunding environmental protection while noting past air losses in Vietnam and the need for moderation.
Mostly fair sky with high cloudiness and light winds. Today’s high 74 and low 45, yesterday’s high 80 and low 51. Noontime humidity 27 percent. Sunrise at 5 99 and sunset at 4 49.
NEW YORK UP I General Electric workers walked out at plants nationwide as IUE leader Paul Jennings called for Labor Secretary George P Shultz to resign claiming he sided with GE. Jennings cited a TV appearance and said Shultz raised arguments GE itself disowned in talks. GE says profits are large and management positions stiffen during a squeeze.
Lebanon’s commander in chief Maj. Gen. Smile Bustani will head a military delegation to Cairo within 24 hours to pursue Arab guerrilla negotiations for a settlement. Premier Rashid Karami said civilian representatives’ participation remains undecided. a guerrilla spokesman rejected coordination with Lebanon. An oil storage tank at an American-owned facility blew up as the crisis deepened.
District Attorney George Franklin warned a nude scene in the stage production Hair may violate state obscenity laws. A hotel spokesman said no opening date is set but December is anticipated. Franklin argued indcent exposure laws apply in public venues and said the issue requires careful research due to vague statutes.
Saigon reports no American fatalities in the last 24 hours marking the first daily balance since the 1965 Vietnam buildup. One American was wounded in a skirmish near the Cambodian border, about 66 miles northwest of Saigon, with U.S. commanders noting mine and booby trap casualties may still be uncounted. Forces engaged four battles since dawn, resulting in 37 Communist deaths along infiltration routes northwest of Saigon.
A one car crash 20 miles south of Las Vegas killed two men and seriously injured a third. The survivor, Thomas Craig, 63, Sherman Oaks, California, awoke on a Mercy ambulance returning from Stateline and asked about the others. The two dead were found more than 200 feet from the wreck. their names were withheld pending notification.
A Bell Helicopter helicopter circled Las Vegas for over three hours testing police equipment including a high intensity light. Thousands of residents called police and reacted to the beam flashing on homes and schools, recalling earlier uses in West Las Vegas disturbances.
An arctic high pressure system centered in Nebraska drives freezing weather from the Ohio River valley to southern Texas. Frost warnings cover major areas as snow flurries and significant accumulations spread across the Great Lakes and north central states.
The central Yugoslav city of Banja Luka suffered a second major quake in 17 hours. Rescue teams recovered 17 bodies and 590 people were injured, 69 seriously, as firefighters and residents endured a night without power and lit bonfires for warmth. Premier Ribicic called it one of the worst disasters since Skopje 1963.
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