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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1968

Page

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Captured Yank Pilots May Be Free For Xmas

A Hanoi Radio Japanese broadcast suggested some American pilots captured in North Vietnam might be released for Christmas, but U S officials say the translation may be mistaken. Mainichi front page carried the news as fact. State Department cautioned against relying on the translation.

Tokyo UPI Hanoi North Vietnam U.S General Political Department Vietnam Peoples Army Democratic Republic of Vietnam Washington State Department Paris

Scranton’s Middle East trip draws sharp, bitter critique

Hank Greenspun questions former Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton’s Middle East assessment for Nixon. He denounces Scranton’s calls for Arab friendliness as fanciful and warns the United States risks policy blunders by courting Arab nations, citing past aid to Arab states and strained Western allies.

William Scranton Pennsylvania Middle East Richard Nixon Scranton Nixon United States

Ex officio NSU and Reno student leaders join University board

NSU president Bill Terry and Reno student Joe Bell were made ex officio members of the University of Nevada Board of Regents by approval of Dr. Fred Anderson. The decision, taken with five attendees, follows a large Friday protest over the university budget. The board also adds a faculty senate seat and weighs the 1969 79 ten year plan.

University of Nevada Board of Regents Fred Anderson Bill Terry Nevada Southern University NSU Joe Bell Reno Dr. Anderson University System University of Nevada Systems

Auto Crash Kills One Four Injured On Sunset Road

One person died and four were injured in a broadside collision between a car and a truck on Sunset Road. Police identified the dead as Michael Alan Cush, 17, of Las Vegas. The body was taken to Palm Mortuary in Henderson. Four youths, including Paul J. Brinham Jr. and Brent Bennett, were hospitalized.

Sunset Road Henderson Michael Alan Cush Albert St Apt Las Vegas Jean Silverson Palm Mortuary Rose de Lima Hospital Paul J. Brinham Jr Brent Bennett Black Canyon

Brown Wins Majority Leader Post In Nevada Senate

State Sen. B Mahlon Brown of Las Vegas was elected majority floor leader by Democratic caucus in the Desert Inn. Brown, who has steered the Senate since 1965, relinquished the president pro tem post to Sen Floyd Lamb and will join Finance Taxation and Legislative Functions committees. Two new Democrats enter the body Boyd Manning and Marvin White with Manning succeeding Al Alleman as Labor chair and White leading the Commerce Committee.

B. Mahlon Brown Las Vegas Nevada Carson City Senate Democrats Desert Inn Brown Senate Sen Floyd Lamb Boyd Manning Ely Marvin White North Las Vegas Manning al Alleman White Labor Committee Commerce Committee

Newsmen to Observe Nevada Test Site Explosion

Newsmen and civic leaders will observe Wednesday's nuclear blast at the Nevada Test Site via closed circuit TV about 15 miles from the underground test. It will be the first time reporters watched a U.S. nuclear test since 1958 with a likely felt earthquake tremor 250 miles away.

Nevada Test Site United States Project Gasbuggy Farmington N.M Project Benham Pahute Mesa The Atomic Energy Commission Here Beatty, New

City Doctor Refuses Aid To Youth

The SUN reports Las Vegas neurosurgeon Dr. Adrien Ver Brugghen refused to treat 19 year old David Stewart Shell after a hunting accident. Shell was brought to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital from Caliente and later airlifted to LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City in extremely critical condition.

The SUN Adrien Ver Brugghen Las Vegas David Stewart Shell Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Caliente Here Ver Brugghen Shell LDS Salt Lake City

Local weather outlook with mild temperatures and rain chance

The forecast calls for cloudy skies with a chance of showers. Southerly winds at 10 to 20 mph, today’s high near 60 and low around 35. Yesterday’s high 55 and low 27. Noontime humidity about 15 percent. Sunrise at 6 44, sunset at 4 28.

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