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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1969

Page

4

Del Webb Earnings Jump at The Dell E Webb Corp

The Dell E Webb Corp owners of major Nevada hotel casinos reports nine month earnings of 47 cents per share up from 29 cents last year. Net income to September 1969 reaches 3.8 million versus 2.1 million, with gross revenue at 188 million versus 130 million. Nevada hotels contributed to the gains as stated by R H Johnson president.

del Webb Dell E. Webb Corp Nevada Phoenix R. H. Johnson Johnson

Soviet Hopeful Talks End Nuclear Arms Race in Sight

Soviet disarmament negotiator Alexei A. Roshchin expressed hope that the forthcoming Helsinki talks with the United States would end the nuclear arms race. He stressed the Kremlin's aim to halt production and deployment of new strategic weapons as the Geneva conference noted progress amid Sino-Soviet border negotiations.

Geneva UPI Alexei A. Roshchin United States Roshchin Helsinki Kremlin Loc K. C. Thaler London Peking Thaler China John G. Bacon U.S. Arms Control Agency U.S Bacon Aimo Pajunen Gerard Smith Pajuen

Estranged Wife Alleges Cummings Drug Use Affair

Mary Elliott Cummings accuses actor Rob ert Cummings of using speed and having an international affair with Regina Fong. She says his actions damaged the family and that he traveled with Fong to Hong Kong, New York, and Paris while separating since 1968. Trial set for December 3.

Los Angeles UPI Robert Cummings Mary Elliott Cummings Macao Cummings Bob Cummings

GE Strike Widens as Court Faults Bargaining Tactics

The IUE chief says a conference will coordinate financial aid for GE workers as a two day strike continues. A federal appeals court ruled GE failed to bargain in good faith ten years ago, with 185000 of its 280 plants unaffected but 147000 striking. Police report scattered arrests at several plants amid ongoing labor tension.

New York UPI General Electric Co Paul Jennings International Union of Electrical Workers IUE J. Curtis Counts Federal Mediation Service Washington Bridgeport Conn U.S. Court of Appeals National Labor Relations Board Daytona Beach Fla Navy

Ex Juvenile Center Aides Seek Hearing Over Resignations

Four supervisors at the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center faced alleged negligence after a card game while youths escaped or wandered unsupervised. Two escapees returned hours later. the center vows new staff as it reviews actions and potential hearings for the resignations.

County Juvenile Detention Center Clark County William Powers Carmany

Police Brutality Debate Echoes Across City Meeting

A young woman testifies that two detectives dragged her from a car and assaulted her, while others recount painful experiences with police. A black audience member demands respect and questions the policing of Black neighborhoods, as Mayor Grayson defends the department amid rising tension. Tomorrow: POLICE BRUTALITY The Policeman's Dilemma.

Tax and Pension Reform Proposals Move Through Committee

The committee rejected a Russell Long tax plan to tax inherited property gains and missed long sought reforms. It also targeted doctors who use incorporation to inflate retirement pensions beyond self employed limits, noting unlimited corporate deductions for pension funds.

Russell B. Long D-Law Long

Tito Shocked By Earthquake Damage Toll

A powerful earthquake hit Banja Luka causing extensive damage and a $24,000 U.S. government aid payment. Electricity and phones partially function, but residents avoid rebuilding interiors. About 30,000 of 60,000 residents were relocated to Red Cross stations or to nearby cities. supplies of water and food were reported, while temperatures fell to 29 degrees as survivors sheltered near campfires.

U.S Banja Luka Red Cross Sisak Sarajevo Belgrade

SNMH Considers $400,000 Clinic Move and Private Ward

Still an array of options for the psychiatric division at SNMH as a $400,000 clinic project, partially funded by Hill Burton, moves toward federal approval. Doctors urge co located wards for mental and physical illnesses, private patient facilities, and reorganization of Ward 400 A and 500 with new offices and a courtroom.

Hill-Burton Robert Petroni SNMH Dr. Schwartz Psychiatric Department John Batdorf Schwartz Batdorf Darwin Lamb Los Angeles Las Vegas Crucilla

Nevada Leaders Hint Softening On Special Session

Laxalt signals change on calling a Nevada special session as Clark County officials press for action on a $3 million county courthouse bond and airport revenue bond. officials cite McCarran expansion and legal questions about bond elections amid a windfall era while discussing isolation facilities and public health concerns.

West Side Laxalt National Guard Nevada U.S. Supreme Court Clark County Boulder City Court County Commission Bill Briare Briare McCarran International

Killer Tells Court How He Shot LV Man

Testimony in the Las Vegas robbery case details the motive for a second bar raid, with Adams and Aernout cited in separate getaway bars. Fingerprints on a cash box and a juke box tie Adams and Aernout to the scene as Marsh’s involvement is described. Aernout recounts weapon details and disposal, while pathologist Dr James Clarke explains the fatal injuries from Popejoy’s gunshot and resulting massive hemorrhaging.

Marsh Bernout Adams Peyton Place Bennett Aernout Norman Steele Las Vegas Steele Carl Goodwin Vincent Giantasio Florida Alan Johns Clark County James Clarke Popejoy Clarke

Angel's Peak radar station to be closed and personnel cut

Congressional sources say the 865th Radar Squadron at Las Vegas Air Force Station Angel's Peak will be inactivated as part of a Defense Department economy move. The Mount Charleston site will be turned over to the FAA, reducing 117 military posts and 17 civilian jobs. The Lake Mead Marine Base will be reactivated by the Air Force, with the 3096th Aviation Depot Squadron moving from Travis AFB to the Nevada site, adding 81 military positions and one civilian job.

Washington, D.C UPS Las Vegas Air Force Station Angel's Peak Defense Department Mount Charleston Federal Aviation Administration Lake Mead Marine Base Defense Atomic Supply Agency Air Force

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