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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1968
Page
1
The final of three material witnesses in an alleged plot to kidnap the son of a downtown casino owner fled town, a case connected to the murder of cab driver Marvin Shumate.
A newspaper column condemns war as immoral and self-perpetuating, arguing U S involvement in Vietnam escalates violence and shifts Soviet and Chinese power. It contrasts democracy with communism and warns of the danger of total annihilation from Russia and China. The narrative shifts to a Las Vegas county crime report detailing a murder in a desert area near Sunrise Mountain and related threats against an unemployed dealer, with suspects noted as witnesses fleeing the scene.
President Johnson pledged peace in Vietnam at the earliest moment and urged Americans to fund billions in new jobs housing and hope for urban citizens. Experts later commented on the vision and its feasibility.
323 inmates at the Nevada state maximum security prison ended a hunger strike by voting 2 to 1 to resume normal operations under Warden Carl Hocker. Inmates will be fed and unlocked for meals, work, and activities on his terms as Gov. Laxalt supports the decision.
Mostly clear and sunny with gentle winds. Today's high 63 and low 30. Yesterdays high 61 and low 32. Noontime humidity 28 percent. Sunrise at 6 50 and sunset at 4 53.
The Las Vegas Sun reports 15 days into the Lucky License Contest with $1,800 already awarded. It asks readers if they are participating in the promotion.
U S government lawyers and Edward Levinson's counsel agreed to bar press access to depositions in a multi million dollar case against the FBI and Central Telephone. Robert Lee a Las Vegas federal agent testified the Fremont Hotel offices were bugged on orders from Washington with Hoover's approval.
An Air Force KC135 tanker crashed on takeoff from Minot Air Force Base in dense fog and ice. Maj. Gen. Charles N. Eisenhart, 53, and 3 other colonels died. 11 of 12 crewmen perished, one survivor critical, T Sgt William G. Wright. Investigators probe cause as base notes ice on runway. Survivors taken to John Moses hospital.
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