Hong Kong Flu Deaths Spread as Nation Seeks Cure
The Hong Kong flu accelerates across states with 34 reporting activity. VP Hubert Humphrey falls ill and cancels a Los Angeles trip while NCDC notes simultaneous regional spread. Colleges pause operations as vaccine supply lags and closures hit Paine College George Washington Georgetown and Eastern Michigan University.
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Hubert Humphrey
Los Angeles
Paine College
Augusta, Ga
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Mich
Directors Snub Special Meeting Revolt Rocks Air West
Project Benham is set to explode at 8 30 a m tomorrow somewhere on Pa Hute Mesa with a force equal to one million tons of TNT.
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Project Benham
Pahute Mesa
Major blast schedule and Sun Forum notes
A Las Vegas Sun column recaps the thirteenth annual Sun Youth Forum going well and urges adults to study student proposals. It promotes No Change Day firemen fund drive, Christmas pageant by Sheriff Lamb’s department, and highlights Kenny Van Lyssel born January 19, 1967 who weighed one pound seven ounces at birth. The piece also reports on an upcoming high priority nuclear test design briefing for Howard Hughes aides and notes no harmful effects from earlier tests.
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SUN
Clark County
Las Vegas Sun
Goodfellow’s
Goodfellow
Kenny van Lyssel
Kenny
Air West directors boycott meeting over Mallory Randall bid
In San Mateo California Air West Inc directors skipped a meeting to block presenting Mallory Randall Corp bid to stockholders. Only 11 of 24 directors attended though 13 were needed for a quorum. An emergency session led by Edmund Converse and G Robert Henry was boycotted by those backing Howard Hughes offer. A Dec 27 meeting will consider Hughes Tool Co bid.
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San Mateo
Calif
UPI
Air West Inc
Mallory Randall Corp
Air West
Edmund Converse
G. Robert Henry
Howard Hughes
Converse
Mallory Randall
Hughes Tool Co
Las Vegas Crime Below Regional and National Averages in 1968
FBI Uniform Crime Index shows Las Vegas nine months into 1968 had overall violent crime rise of 11 percent versus 21 percent nationally and 19 percent in the West. Regional trends ranged from 25 percent Northeastern to 16 percent North Central with all regions up. Robbery up 32 percent and other violent crimes up 17 15 and 13 percent respectively with auto theft 22 percent and burglaries 16 percent.
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Las Vegas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
North Central States
Ambush near Saigon kills 15 Communist guerrillas
U S troops from the 25th Infantry Division ambushed a sampan with Communist forces 25 miles northwest of Saigon on the Saigon River. The firefight killed 15 guerrillas, with no survivors reported. The patrol escaped unharmed. B52 bombers then pounded the Red buildup 60 miles northwest of Saigon in four waves.
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Saigon
API
U. S
Weather and war update from Saigon region noted
Mostly clear weather with northwesterly winds and a dry noontime humidity. A belated U.S. report says Stratoforts killed Communists 80 miles south of Saigon after bombs last Saturday, while military spokesmen report two Communist shellings of key allied bases.
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U.S
Saigon
Riviera admits talks with Dino Spokesmen on stock
Riviera Hotel chairman Herman Silbert says no agreement exists with Dean Martin. Spokesmen for Martin and the Riviera deny a deal and note negotiations have been underway for about two weeks. Talks cover stock purchase and an appearance contract, but neither is dependent on the other.
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Dean Martin
Riviera Hotel
Singer
Herman Silbert
The
Riviera
Silbert
Star
Nevada Supreme Court orders Azbill to stand trial for murder
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled there is sufficient evidence to require Sylvester J. Azbill to face murder charges in the death of his wealthy wife Rose Mapel Azbill, found dead in a fire 1967 Las Vegas home. The defense argued death cause and criminal involvement were not proven.
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Azbill
Carson City
UPI
Nevada Supreme Court
Sylvester J. Azbill
Las Vegas
Plush
Secretary of State
Louis Wiener Jr
John Manzonio
Arbill
High Court
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U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Dino
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