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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1968
Page
1
A 1967 Las Vegas editorial page discusses public officials, political integrity, and Hughes interests transforming the city’s hotel industry. Separate Cape Town report covers Dr Christian Barnard’s second human heart transplant, with patient Dr Philip Blaiberg recovering well after receiving a donor heart from a mixed race donor.
Governor Paul Laxalt signed an extradition warrant to have Kenneth Hicks, 35, returned from California to Las Vegas to face a murder charge. Hicks, an ex convict from San Diego, is held in Vacaville prison and linked to the disappearance of North Las Vegas cab driver Glenn B. Christiernsson on Oct 8, 1967. He was arrested Oct 9 after a high speed chase near Boulder City and later sent back to California as a parole violator.
Loretta Rowman county clerk reports 42 371 marriage licenses issued in 1967 up 526 from 1966. Beginning Monday the license price rose to 6 dollars from 5, with after hours and weekend licenses costing 16 dollars.
State Assemblyman Zel Lowman praised the Nevada Gaming Commission for two midnight licensing sessions at the Thunderbird and Frontier Hotels. He opposed urging Gov Laxalt to include state gaming procedure investigations in the Feb 5 special session, saying reviews can wait until 1969. Lowman cites improved industry stability and employee morale under corporate control.
Jack Staggs, longtime administrator at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, resigned at the Board of Trustees meeting. He will stay 30 to 9 days to smooth transitions from his $23,000 yearly role as the $7 million hospital seeks unified leadership for a community medical center overdue for progress.
The Sun reports Azbill will surrender at 8 am. Investigators probe arson in the Rancho Circle fire that killed Azbill’s wife. Her death deemed not natural. Arson homicide angle pursued by district attorney. Her late husband, Everett Mapel, was a Sahara Hotel executive with a $1 million estate.
At Da Nang, enemy rockets hit the large Marine and Air Force base in the sixth attack this year, wounding four Americans and destroying three planes including a Phantom jet valued at $2.5 million. Runway holes were reported but the base remained operational.
Partly cloudy with gentle winds and today’s high 45. Yesterday’s high 49. Nowtime humidity 40 percent. Sunrise 6 52 sunset 4 39. U S planes spotted a rocket launch site 7000 yards southwest of Da Nang airstrip as attackers fired 122 mm rockets. Fighter bombers and gunships pounded the position and halted the attack after 25 rockets. Dana Stone witnessed rockets bouncing during the strike.
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