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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1969
Page
4
A Harris poll finds 59 percent expect 1969 to be not much different, while about 41 percent foresee change. Key hopes center on ending the Vietnam War, protecting the dollar, tougher law and order, and progress on racial tensions, with limited faith in a new president's impact.
The Census Bureau estimates 202,254,000 Americans at New Year 1969. Growth in 1968 slowed to the smallest since 1945, with births at 3.487 million and net gain 2.006 million. Americans move west and south, forming more households while average ages decline. California leads in population with 3 million new residents over eight years.
Weather in the Las Vegas Valley sees a 60 degree high after a 30 degree overnight low. Clark County School District serves over 63 thousand pupils while 4 thousand attend Nevada Southern University during Christmas vacation as exams conclude and the spring term begins. The piece then contrasts New Year traditions in Rome Moscow Paris and notes global events from 1968, ending with bitter cold Americans attending celebrations and church services.
Air West directors approve sale to Hughes after a split vote and last minute changes. Final purchase papers will be signed by Nick Bez in Seattle. Hen ry and Edmund Converse opposed the deal while Bez supported it. Two alternative offers were on the table, including a stock trade with Northwest Airlines.
The National Safety Council warned of a potential New Year holiday traffic toll of 200 to 260 deaths over 30 hours from 6 p.m. yesterday to midnight tonight. It cited a 1963 record of 193 deaths and estimated 11,000 to 14,000 injuries, urging motorists to curb celebrations due to alcohol-related crashes.
Charles W. Sloan 77 a retired Clark County treasurer clergyman and former Nevada Assembly candidate died at a Las Vegas hospital. He served 18 years at First Baptist Church 42 years a Las Vegas resident and led local groups including the Chamber of Commerce and Uptown Kiwanis Club. Funeral 11 a.m. tomorrow at Bunker Brothers with survivors Priscilla Olive Sloan wife two daughters Mrs William Singleton Mrs Thomas White and son Millard Sloan.
The Bandera parents say their son Peter Bandera has lost weight but is in good health after 11 months confinement aboard the U S S Pueblo. They visited him in San Diego and called it the happiest moment of their lives.
Mullen said he will inspect each driver and cab before street return. No weapons, roll up windows, radio for help if trouble. Four supervisors on street, efforts toward orderly resumption. Teamster spokesmen unlikely to block yard. Three pickets, one with a camera, in front of the Checker yard. Injunction possible if union blocks entry.
A T-39 jet trainer crashed in the woods near a Hampton residential area killing at least five people. Officials say two crewmen and at least three other servicemen aboard were hitchhiking the trainer returning to Langley AFB from Shaw AFB in South Carolina. The plane hit trees during its final approach and burned on impact before firefighters stopped the blaze.
U S Army Major James N Rowe 30 McAllen Texas rescued by South Vietnamese forces from the Viet Cong after more than five years captivity in the Mekong Delta. He was captured Oct 29 1963 and was found near the U Minh forest 38 miles southwest of Saigon in satisfactory but emaciated condition. The Viet Cong hinted at releasing three other prisoners on New Year Day as part of potential truces and negotiations.
Israeli and Lebanese officials reported heightened tensions after an air raid near Kfar Yuval and claims of Israeli overflights. Lebanese parliament formed a committee to probe the airport attack and pressed Washington to cancel Phantom jet sales. In Hebron an Israeli gunfire incident killed two civilians and wounded three others near Macphela cave.
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI will condemn Middle East violence in a Mass of Peace atop Rome's Capitoline Hill and urge cuts in military spending plus more aid to developing countries possibly mentioning Nigeria and Vietnam. He may also urge broader world peace measures.
The 82 sailors of the intelligence ship USS Pueblo marked the end of the year in a North Korean prison camp, with most spending 11 months detained, until they were repatriated to the San Diego Naval Hospital for treatment and recovery.
President elect Richard M. Nixon said he would name three or four top level State Department appointments on Saturday and hopes to have all sub cabinet posts filled by his January 20 inauguration. He added that cabinet officers may miss the deadline if it means choosing someone other than the best man for the job.
The Atomic Energy Commission said the December 27 Chinese test in Lop Nor appears to be a hydrogen bomb dropped from aircraft. The AEC noted it was their eighth nuclear test in Western China. Johnson rings in New Year at LBJ Ranch with plans for Apollo 8 medal ceremony January 9.
Powell returns to Washington amid unresolved seating for the 91st Congress. Rep. Clark MacGregor demands penalties from 1967 be applied before Powell can be sworn, while Rep. Lionel Van Deerlin argues Powell has paid his penalty and should be seated.
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