Nevada Helicopter Crash Kills 19 Marines and Crew
U S military spokesmen confirmed 19 servicemen dead after a Marine Corps CH 53A transport helicopter crashed in northern Vietnam. The bodies were flown from Fallon Nevada to Alameda and Oakland. Rescue teams faced rough terrain and monsoon delays as the search continued.
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Keno Writer Confesses Plot To Fix $25,000 Win Backfired
Three conspirators who almost bilked the Mint Hotel of 25000 on a fake Keno ticket will not be prosecuted by the hotel. Det. Sgt. Ben Compton of the Las Vegas police reports the case was halted.
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Coroner Office probe flags not all flaying victims
Sun investigation into the Clark County Coroner's Office leads to the firing or resignation of two deputies while defending Harvey Schnitzer against involvement in missing items cases. Dr. Otto Ravenholt faces questions over actions from Tropicana Road incidents to overall office conduct. Compton details a keno conspiracy involving Kenneth Fujiwara and Roger Uchida with police pursuit extending to Las Vegas.
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Hughes Jetport Plan to Be Considered by Solons
A special legislative session is expected to include two Hughes jetport measures. One would redraw the North Las Vegas Las Vegas boundary to ease rezoning of Hughes bought land around the North Las Vegas Terminal. The other would authorize Clark County to permit a proposed supersonic terminal by Howard Hughes.
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LA Herald Examiner executives beaten during walkout
Two Herald Examiner officials, Melvin D. McWilliams and John Edward Sharf, were beaten as 1,500 strikers demonstrated in Los Angeles. Protesters set fire to a copy of the Hearst owned newspaper and called for action while Mayor Yorty was unavailable. Police reported facial injuries and hospital treatment followed.
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Fireworks at SUN strike demonstration cause no injuries
Demonstrators including strikers, their families and allied unions gathered in a SUN protest starting December 15. Fireworks were set off without injuries or property damage, as seven unions joined the action. Negotiations between the American Newspaper Guild and management remain suspended indefinitely.
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Boulder City's Fire Chief Reinstated After Censure
Donald Estes, suspended fire chief of Boulder City, was reinstated by the Civil Service Commission. The panel censured Estes for public remarks about the department during the Dec 15 fire that gutted Mayor Broadbent’s drugstore, but found city manager Gray acted properly. No back pay awarded.
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Lucky License bumper sticker offer from Las Vegas Sun
Call the Las Vegas Sun Circulation Department at 382 3078 to request a Lucky License bumper sticker mailed to you. See ad in the side for details.
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