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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1968
Page
4
Apollo 8 crew members Frank Borman Jim Lovell and William Anders return to the United States aboard the Yorktown after a record lunar mission. They plan to spend Christmas with families, undergo medical checks, and present technical reports starting Monday. The capsule will be shipped to Downey California for examination.
UPI reports the Viet Cong invited U S representatives to meet again at the old place on New Year’s Day to discuss the release of three American captives. A Christmas rendezvous failed to secure freedom as Viet Cong said they could not set times or places.
President elect Richard Nixon plans a coherent Vietnam strategy with outlines to be issued soon after January 20. The plan, to guide negotiations in Paris Saigon and field commands, will be translated into written instructions for NSC briefing and early administration action.
The Brinks heist recovered about 500000 in cash from a truck near the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Authorities say the loot, a day's receipts from major stores including Jordan Marsh Filene's and Raymonds, was transferred to a waiting station wagon. One suspect freed handcuffs with foil before fleeing to MDC Police. The case evokes the 1950 Prince Street Brinks robbery.
Israeli commandos attacked the airport at 9 15 p m local time and withdrew without casualties. An army spokesman said 12 to 13 planes were destroyed on the ground as helicopters bombed and machine gunned Middle East Airlines facilities and fuel dumps. Fires raged for hours but were under control near midnight.
In Paris UPI reports President Johnson urged negotiators to stop the dilly-dallying over seating. Cyrus Vance met with South Vietnamese chief Pham Dang Lam and deputy Nguyen Van An as Saigon dismissed 12 press attaches, fueling uncertainty amid stalled negotiations over table shape and presence of the Viet Cong. Vance planned to seek a meeting with North Vietnamese counterpart Ha Van Lau once positions align.
Two two man teams robbed Shopping Bag Flamingo and Paradise at 8 p.m. with over $1,000 taken. Johnnie s Food Basket on Miller Street was looted by two gunmen. A lone robber hit House of Ice Cream at 9 30 p.m. and a fourth thief robbed Las Vegas Drive In Theatre at 10 15 p.m. No link between suspects found.
China announces a second hydrogen bomb test in Sinkiang near the Soviet border and rejects signing the NPT. Peking Radio hails the blast as a Maoist victory while U.S. AEC officials estimate a three megaton yield. The test supports China’s stance amid Vietnam conflict.
Washington UPI report says five Johnson Administration economic advisers urged the incoming Nixon administration to back a broader set of voluntary price and wage restraints and stricter anti trust enforcement. They called for expanded training programs, full employment with low inflation, and faster price deceleration through coordinated labor, management, and government actions.
Space Center Houston reports Apollo missions set to adjust crew and goals. Officials outline Apollo 9 testing the lunar module ready for future lunar landing, with Apollo 10 poised for close lunar approach and Apollo 11 potentially landing astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders in July or August.
A gunman in a maritime district restaurant opened fire injuring bystanders before retreating to a rooftop room. Police exchanged fire as crowds fled and ships in the harbor watched the deadly standoff unfold with casualties among a Turkish bank official and a warehouseman.
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