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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1968
Page
5
Fire after derailment released hydrogen cyanide from tank cars forcing 236 residents to evacuate. Crews with scuba gear cooled cars, bargained to prevent explosions, while Wright Patterson AFB firefighters stood by. Gas contamination affected Buck Creek, with cattle deaths reported. town homes and a cannery damaged.
Las Vegas case ties fire death of Mrs. Azbill to foul play. Fire crews found the charred body. autopsy showed death predated the blaze and investigators cite a non accidental fire. Azbill, hysterical on discovery, was hospitalized and reportedly cannot recall events.
An Air Force F111A on a routine training flight crashed about 25 miles southeast of Edwards AFB California. Both crew members parachuted to safety and were recovered by helicopter for treatment at the base hospital. The aircraft belonged to Edwards Base near Victorville California.
An ice storm and a snow storm spread across the midlands while bitter cold shattered Northeast records. Arctic air pushed into the northern Plains as 40 below readings appeared in New England. Snow hit Chicago and 1 to 3 inches fell in several western states. ice and hazardous driving spread from Kansas to Kentucky.
In Da Nang a major base faced rocket strikes causing extensive damage to a Phantom hangar and nearby air forces facilities. U.S. and Marine areas were targeted as part of renewed raids across North Vietnam amid a New Year truce breach.
Dr. Barnard and team report a successful second heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital. The donor’s heart began beating on its own, Blaiberg is conscious and in good condition, and the operation lasted five hours. The patient Haupt, described as colored under apartheid, had a stroke at a beach resort and died yesterday.
Final United Press International tally shows 372 people killed in traffic from Friday to Monday, below Safety Council forecasts of 460 to 540. Additional fatalities include 60 in fires, 9 in plane crashes, and 51 in miscellaneous accidents, with California leading states at 40 traffic deaths.
Staggs resigns from his hospital post amid a 50 to 6 no confidence vote by the medical staff of 129 members. He notes SNMH grew from 140 to 300 acute beds and added 125 extended care patients, crediting trustees and county commissioners for turning SNMH into Nevada’s only teaching hospital. Harry Reid, 27, is named board chair with Morledge elected vice chair. Purcel re elected secretary. Next meeting set for Jan 30 at 5 p.m.
The State Department said the United States is pushing on two fronts to ease the Vietnam conflict. It seeks to strengthen the International Control Commission to police Cambodia’s border and weighs North Vietnam's recent peace talk posture for any real shift.
Sen. Robert Kennedy toured the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho meeting schoolchildren teachers tribal council members and federal officials. He said it is unsatisfactory that Indian child dropout rates exceed the national average and outlined plans to improve the education situation with Sen. Frank Church during a subcommittee tour.
In Brisbane Australia the first quintuplets born to Mrs Mary Braham and her husband Roger are reported to be progressing normally. Annabel Richard Faith Geoffrey and Caroline each weigh around three pounds with minor variations. Doctors note the mother is recovering and the family faces significant expenses and promotional offers.
Twelve climbers led by Paul Petzoldt face ongoing heavy fog and zero degree winds on Grand Teton as a final ascent is postponed. The party huddles in a hut awaiting clearer conditions for a two to three man push up the southwest face with a reserve team ready at Teton Glacier. Mrs Martha Hellyer is among the group as the first woman to attempt a winter ascent. The party welcomed the new year by candy and fruitcake.
A U S Social Security Administration survey finds 120 nations have some form of Social Security coverage. Workmen's compensation is most common with 117 countries, while 92 provide old age pensions, covering Europe and North America.
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