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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1968

Page

2

Marines Hit NVA On Khe Sanh Frontier In Fresh Fights

U S Marines battled North Vietnamese troops around the Khe Sanh border fortress and reported 61 enemy killed with no Marine casualties. Elsewhere on the central coast U S Cavalry claimed 128 Viet Cong killed in a helicopter assault, as jet bombers and naval ships supported the operations along the DMZ frontier and near Hue.

Saigon VPS U.S Khe Sanh South Vietnam U.S. Navy Demilitarized Zone Dmz 1St Air Cavalry Division Hue 1St Air Cavalry U.S. 4Th Infantry Division

Nevada estate notice and city planning hearing details

A cluttered Nevada classified page includes a probate notice for Louis G Saldina with creditors deadline, an estate hearing schedule, and a Las Vegas city planning commission public hearing notice regarding zoning changes for Paradise Road area. The items mention the executor Troy W Thornton, attorney V Grey Esquire, and filings through January to February 1968.

Judicial District Court State of Nevada Clark LOUIS G@ SALDINA Louis G. Dina ANK OF Vegas Troy W. Thorton V. Grey i Esquire National Bank UBLIC Las Nevas Commission of

Laxalt Slams Federal Cuts to Nevada Road Funds

Carson City Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt denounces a federal pullback of 600 million dollars for road construction. He warns delays threaten road conditions and raise future costs. Nevada faces a 4 million dollar shortfall or about 12 percent of its allocation. No curtailment plan yet.

Carson City UPS Paul Laxalt Laxalt Alan Boyd Department of Transportation State Highway Department Nevada

Rep Charles Halleck to retire from Congress at year end

Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Indiana announced he will retire from Congress at the end of the year. At 67 he is completing his 17th House term and said the time has come to let a younger man run. Halleck was a former GOP House leader and one of the last of the Republican old guard. He stands sixth in seniority among all House members.

Washington UPI Charles A. Halleck R-Ind GOP Old Guard Congress Halleck

Diamonds Mined In Garbage In Seattle Mystery

Mrs Helen Huebner reported three rings worth 5000 lost when garbage was collected. A 20 ton pile was diverted to a substation and searched by the family and two neighbors. A jade dinner ring was found and a diamond wedding ring. A five diamond engagement ring remains missing.

Seattle UPI Helen Huebner Sanitation Department

State Judge Filing Rule Is Clarified in Nevada

Carson City announces that three Nevada Supreme Court seats will require separate ballot filings. Secretary of State John Koontz says the law is clarified and candidates must choose which of the three offices to seek, not run for all in one race.

Carson City UPI John Koontz Nevada Supreme Court Koontz Supreme Court

Drug Industry Faces Relabeling Ban Order

FDA reviews drugs sold from 1938 to 1962 under the Kefauver Harris Act requiring proof of effectiveness and safety. Many drugs may be relabeled or removed from the market as government study proceeds, with voluntary cessations possible within a month for some products.

Washington UPI America William W. Goodrich the Food and Drug Administration FDA Federal Register Man Robert Giles Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Goodrich National Academy of Science National Research Council

Copper Strike Pact Negotiations Underway

Union and Anaconda Co negotiators held a brief session in Butte Mont as talks resumed on the seven month copper strike. The company made an offer and unions asked for time to study it amid a push for an industry wide contract. A priest demonstrated in Anaconda calling for continued talks and public support for a settlement.

Anaconda Mont James Dowdall

TV executive Barry leaves NBC to lead live entertainment at David Wolper

The article profiles Barry Rappaport, former director of special events at NBC, and his career from early local TV to hosting the Bell Telephone Hour and Wide Wide World. He recently took a vice president role in live entertainment with the David Wolper organization. He cites Las Vegas shows as inspiration for future TV productions and hints at Yale connections.

Kate Smith Gen David Sarnoff NBC Barry Bell Telephone Hour David Wolper

Danes Vote Out Social Democrat Rule in 1968 Election

Danish voters toppled Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag's Social Democrats amid turmoil after a B52 crash near Greenland. Krag conceded defeat and planned to resign, while the Radical Liberals surged to lead with as many as 27 seats, signaling a shift away from left-wing rule.

Copenhagen UPI Social Democrat Party Jens Otto Krag Greenland U.S Krag Social Democrats Radical Liberals Kragg Denmark

Glendale Murder Case Reopened

Sheriff Ralph Lamb stated new leads emerged in the unsolved December 1965 Glendale double murder. Two Las Vegas detectives will question Edward Earl Pass in Fillmore Utah, held on a separate inmate murder charge, as part of possible links to the killings of James Boyle and Lester McCormick.

Ralph Lamb Glendale Lamb Las Vegas Fillmore Utah Edward Earl Pass Arizona Pass Jack Williams Stokes Stokes James Boyle Lester McCormick

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