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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1968

Page

6

Earl Eisenhower Dies of Heart Attack at 70

Earl D. Eisenhower, younger brother of former President Dwight Eisenhower, died in Phoenix after a heart attack. He was 70 and survived by a widow Kathryn a son Earl D. Jr a daughter Kaye Morgan and four grandchildren. Burial planned in Phoenix. services in Scottsdale. He had a career as an engineer and publisher executive in Illinois Pennsylvania and Chicago suburbs.

Phoenix Ariz UPI Earl D. Eisenhower Dwight Eisenhower Eisenhower St. Joseph’s Hospital Kathryn Earl D. Jr Scottsdale Illinois House of Representatives Earl Eisenhower University of Washington Seattle West Penn Power Co Charleroi

Czechoslovak Workers Elect First General Manager Amid Student Protests

Indignant students joined workers yesterday to resist Soviet changes as Czechoslovakia elected its first factory general manager. They pressed to keep Parliament President Josef Smrkovsky and Education Minister Vladimir Kadlec in office as Kadlec refused the education post amid party limits. Soviet pressure targets Smrkovsky for reform ideas.

Reds Aga UPI Kremlin Josef Smrkovsky Vladimir Kadlec Kadlec Communist Party Central Committee Smrkovsky

States Must Improve Traffic Safety Laws Nationwide

The National Safety Council reports 45 000 traffic deaths in the first ten months of 1968, up four percent from last year, and urges state legislatures to align laws with federal highway safety standards. NSC President Howard Pyle notes funding limits hinder changes but warns annual accident costs will exceed 200 million per state and national losses will rise beyond 10.7 billion dollars.

NSC Chicago UPS National Safety Council Howard Pyle Pyle

Soviets Withdraw Mediterranean Warships From Med

Soviet Union pulls back all guided missile ships from the Mediterranean and leaves a reduced force. Defense sources say most surface to surface warships were withdrawn, while submarines and supply vessels remain, with bases in Suez Alexandria Latakia and Mers El Khebir likely still supportive. NATO southern flank posture eased but submarines sustain a Kremlin capability. The move's duration remains unclear.

London UPI Soviet Union Mediterranean Russia Moskva Sovients Suez Alexandria Latakia Mers-El-Khebir Algeria Middle East NATO Kremlin

Campus Fuss Fails To Slow Contracts

Washington UPI reports campus protests over war contracts have not reduced Pentagon research spending at universities. MIT leads nonprofit contracts with 119.2 million. Johns Hopkins drops to third at 57.6 million. Lockheed tops private firms with 918 million. aerospace nonprofits rise to 73.3 million.

Washington UPI Pentagon Defense Department Silver Spring Aerospace Corp of el Segundo Calif Mitro Corp Bedford Mass

Even Bandits Have the Yule Spirit in Washington

A thief paused a stickup to be festive. Benjamin Widman of Hyattsville Maryland reports a pistol-wielding rider boarded his car at a traffic light in Washington demanded his wallet with $12, then returned the wallet with two dollars and said Merry Christmas.

Washington UPI Benjamin Widman Hyattsville Widman

Saigon Leader Calls Out US Bombing Ban and Red Offensive

Premier Tran Van Huong in an exclusive interview with UPI said Communist forces began the first stages of a nationwide South Vietnam offensive and criticized the American bombing halt. He warned of 30 000 men entering the winter spring push and urged patience in peace talks with the Communists.

Saigon API Tran van Huong South Vietnam Huong UPI U.S Panmunjom Huang Korea Laos Tay Ning

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