Brink's Robbery in Boston Prompts Massive Leads Search
In Boston a Brink's armored car holdup on Canal Street yielded 500000 to 750000 dollars amid a 10 minute theft. Police deployed the entire detective force and searched for two masked bandits and a third driver, with the FBI handling the recovered key and handcuffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
UPI
Brink’s Co
Canal Street
North End
Richard Haines
Tewksbury
Registry of Motor Vehicles
FBI
Flamingo Schedules New Year’s Eve Fun at Hotel Sky Room
Flamingo Hotel announces limited New Year’s Eve reservations for the Sky Room and main showroom. The Sky Room party starts 9:30 p.m. with two bands, plus Juliet Prowse Show times at 10:30 p.m. and 2:15 a.m. Early doors at 8:30 p.m. six course dinner at 9 p.m. Champagne breakfast 3 to 5 a.m. The Flamingo Casino Theater hosts Tony Martin and Dick Jensen with no reservations required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flamingo Hotel
Sky Room
Juliet Prowse
McCarran
Flamingo Casino Theater
Tony Martin
Dick Jensen
Space Dads Home With Wife, Kids
Apollo 8 astronauts return to Houston after a celebratory Pacific splashdown and five hour flight from Honolulu. Crowds greet Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders as they recount the historic lunar orbit mission and thank supporters and the American public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Lunar
Yorktown
Honolulu
Air Force
Houston
Ellington
Israeli Jets Strike Beirut Airport After Liner Attack
Israeli jets attacked Beirut International Airport in response to an El Al hijacking last July. Western reports describe vast destruction with many aircraft wrecked or burned, including Lebanese and international airliners. UN inspectors will assess the scene as ministers demand accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Edde
United Nations
Athens
Washington
Levi Eshkol
Jerusalem
Arab Nations
el al
Israel
Eshkol
Hughes Opens Door To Air West Buy Threat Despite Rebuff
Hughes declares a firm bid for Air West remains valid only if Air West signs by December 31 1968. Northwest Airlines offers a competing tender of one quarter share per Air West share, with similar value but better tax treatment. Air West board has yet to reconvene after a 13 12 vote against Hughes while weighing the Northwest offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Air West
Francis T. Fox
Hughes Tool Company
Northwest Airlines
Northwest
Las Vegas
West
Hughes Too
Hughes Too! Company
Nevada weighs public cab safety reforms and licensing
A Nevada committee reviews a draft law creating a state taxicab division with eight field investigators and a supervisor. It would require annual driver licensing, background checks, stricter penalties for meter tampering and substance use, and new standards for cab maintenance and insurance, with funding shared by state and Clark County stakeholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Nevada
Clark County
Las Vegas
The
Commission On Eyesight and
Parent
PSC
Full Public Service Commission
Security checks delay Middle East flights after Beirut raid
London reports heavy security and delays for flights to the Middle East after Israel’s commando raid on Beirut airport. An MEA jet arrived five hours late while a UAA plane from Cairo faced police as passengers disembarked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Middle East
Beirut
United Arab Airlines
Cairo
Safe Driving Urged Over Annual Fete
The National Safety Council estimates 200 to 260 traffic deaths and 11,000 to 14,000 disabling injuries during the 30 hour New Year holiday period with many incidents linked to alcohol. A non holiday period would yield about 95 deaths and 5,000 injuries. John D. Lawlor urged responsible behavior and noted alcohol often factors in fatal crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
National Safety Council
Council
John D. Lawlor
Lawlor
Red Soldiers Ignore New Year Truce
Viet Cong gunners fired on American and South Vietnamese posts within hours of the truce start. At least one U S military adviser was killed in the Mekong Delta. Additional mortar rounds hit Thein Long and an Army division HQ with light casualties and damage. Ground action was otherwise limited across Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Vietnam
da Nang
U. S
Mekong Delta
Mekong
Thein Long
Americans Oppose Coalition with Communists in Vietnam
Harris poll shows 50 percent oppose any settlement with Communist involvement without elections, 36-49 percent oppose recognizing such a government, and 64 percent expect a long Paris process. The survey of 1455 adults covered Dec 12–18, highlighting skepticism toward a quick, honorable settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Paris
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
SOY Sk Ced Arevese
Israel US conflict voices at UN over Israel raid
Wiggins denounces Israeli reprisal as disproportionate and calls for UN action to curb Middle East violence. He urges a hard arms limit accord while noting US plans to sell Phantom jets to Israel after Jan. 1. Shabti Rosenne defends Israel’s right to free navigation in international skies and asserts rights on land sea and air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Wiggins
U.N
Middle East
Differeres
Washington
United Nations
United States
Israel
Security Council
Shabti Rosenne
Council
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brinks
Boston Cers
Haines
Boston Brink's Co
Plymouth
Here
Joseph J. “Specs
O'Keefe
Executive Council
Flamingo
Space Agency
Cape Kennedy
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Borman
Susan
Anders
Lovell
Tel Aviv
New York
Boeing
Convair Coronado
Lebanese International Airways
Trans-Mediterranean Airways
Air India
British Overseas Airways Corp
Raymond Fowler
Boac
Graham Barter
Maieu
Canada
Mexico
Taylor
Moscow
Damascus
Amman
Baghdad
Gahal
Lamerhav
S. Viets
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!