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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1969

Page

4

Murders Stun Los Angeles Figures in Nighttime Slaying

Police described a brutal multiple homicide at a Beverly Hills residence. Victims include Sharon Tate and others linked to a film circle. Autopsies cite stab wounds and gunshot injuries, with a Ferrari missing and a far reaching police inquiry ongoing.

Raman Polanski Sharon Tate Hallyw Ents Wsit Beverly Hills Garretson Thomas Noguchi Os Angeles Sen Robert F. Kennedy Los Angeles Miss Tate Sebring

American forces reported crossing the DMZ into North Korea

North Korea's KCNA broadcast in Tokyo claimed U S troops led by tanks crossed the Demilitarized Zone into North Korea yesterday. The agency said shells and bombs were fired as tanks advanced in the central DMZ sector, with North Korean guards returning fire and inflicting casualties. No further details or South Korean comment were provided.

Tokyo UPI Demilitarized Zone North Korea Dmz U.S South Korea

Three Green Berets tied to CIA financing in murder probe

At least three of eight Green Berets under investigation for murder held intelligence roles financed in part by the CIA. Maj. Thomas Middleton Maj. David Crew and Capt. Leland Brumley directed intelligence tasks in South Vietnam as Navy divers searched Nha Trang Bay nearby for a canvas bag thought to hold the victim.

Nha Trang South Vietnam Central Intelligence Agency CIA U.S Maj Thomas ©. Middleton Jefferson, S.C David E. Crew Cedar Rapids Iowa Leland J. Brumley Duncan, Oklo Green Berets Stockade Middleton Crew Brumley Green Beret Saigon Nha Trang Bay Rheault Fifth Special Forces Group

Armed thieves rob Joe's Tavern of about $3,000

Two men armed with a long revolver robbed Joe's Tavern at 4700 Las Vegas Blvd North early yesterday. They beat two patrons and De Marco, shot at a man but missed, taking about $2,800 from the bar and $128 from customers. Victims included Richard Pickre and John Montz. several patrons listed amounts.

Nis Huisman Bar Sheriff's Deputies James P. Clements Fred Cawthon Loren Tyrrell David Mateer Dale Boyer Omar Osborn William Greely Patrick Ready Rodney Nottingham Allen Felt Pickrel Alvin Mayfield Huisman Montz

Link Seen Between Suspect and Sex Slayings

A college student, John Norman Collins 22, faces first degree murder charges in the killing of Karen Beineman 18 EMU freshman. Reports link Collins to another EMU victim Maralynn Skelton 16 and to two more victims in a 1967 68 Ann Arbor Ypsilanti cluster. Police cite a car ride with Davis and a third man as a possible key to the case.

Ypsilanti, Mich UPI Detroit Free Press John Norman Collins California Collins Maralynn Skelton Miss Skelton Karen Sue Beineman EMU Ann Arbor Free Press Arnie Davis Joan Schell Davis Alice Kalom Miss Reineman Miss Kalom Roxie Ann Phillips Milwaukie Ore Salinas Carmel Andrew J. Manuel Manuel

Gas Station Attendant Feared Robbery Amid Multiple Thefts

One man who knew Robertson described the attendant as easygoing yet constantly afraid of being robbed. The Sun notes the station had seen several robberies. In May, Banks was shot twice near Curran Way and Silverman Drive, and he refused to aid police. Authorities say Banks had prior shooting incidents. The latest shooting happened across from another service station where an attendant died about a month earlier.

Robertson the Sun Tion Curran Way Silverman Drive Banks

Marines Racism Seen As Cause Of Fatal Fight

At Camp Lejeune a seven officer committee warned a racial tensions explosion risk and urged leadership to bridge gaps. A platoon leader pamphlet followed, but a July 20 brawl left a white corporal dead and five enlisted men charged with murder.

Marines Camp Lejeune N.C Upt Michael P. Ryan Edward Bankston Picayune, Miss

Mt Charleston Boy Fatally Struck On Highway

A 1-year-old Mt. Charleston boy named Mark Steven Hegghlad was hit on State Route 39 about 18 miles west of Las Vegas. The Nevada Highway Patrol reports he stepped onto the road, paused, then attempted to return to the shoulder but could not avoid a vehicle. Driver Leo Dilger, 38, of Nye County, may have had impaired visibility from a parked car’s headlights.

Mt. Charleston Nevada Highway Patrol Mark Steven Hegghlad Zugspitz Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Leo Dilger Nye County

Astronauts Cleared From Quarantine After Moon Mission

The Apollo 1 crew Michael Collins Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin emerged from lunar quarantine in Houston after two weeks. A government panel approved an earlier release to let them return home despite last minute medical review and blood tests showing no moon germs.

Space Center Houston America Michael Collins Neil A. Armstrong Edwin F Buzz) Aldrin Jr Moon Cape Kennedy Houston Space Center Charles A. Berry Atlanta Berry Earth

Bodies Aboard Gambler Flight Recovery Under Way

In Lone Pine California officials planned retrieval of 34 bodies from the Gambler Special crash above Mt. Whitney. Weather clouded at 19 300 feet while wreckage lay at 12 000 feet. Two helicopters will shuttle bodies to Lone Pine mortuary for identification. An earlier helicopter crash injured Inyo County Sheriff Merrill Curtis and pilot Maj. Dale Potter.

Lone Pine Calif UPI Mt. Whitney Sierra

Nixon Handling Of War Meets With Disfavor

A Harris Survey shows Nixon's Vietnam handling at 38 percent approval in mid July, with overall popularity slipping from 42 to 44 percent amid inflation and taxes concerns. Voters question withdrawal of 100000 troops by year end, signaling fragile support and potential political risk for the president.

Nixon Harris Vietnam Lyndon Johnson Oc Sans U.S Hubert Humphrey White House

Mayor Warns of Water Shortage in North Las Vegas

North Las Vegas faces a water shortage amid 14 percent higher demand and hot dry weather. Mayor Eugene Echols warns supply strains as the planned 15 million gallon daily expansion and a bond issue for a large water main were blocked by the county General Obligation Bond Commission which questioned the city's ability to meet debt.

Las Vegas Eugene Echols Nsw Bonding Commission

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