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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1969
Page
4
The Pueblo skipper Bucher recounts torture and a forced confession during a North Korea seizure in 1968. He describes beatings, mock executions, and a pressure-filled interrogation by Super C officers before signing. The navy panel of five admirals holds hearings as other crew members may testify.
A dawn tornado across a 40 mile path killed 31 people across Hazlehurst Smith County and Simpson County. Dozens were injured with hundreds more affected. The Dan Gilmore family saw 12 members swept into a pond. most were rescued though four remain missing. Dragging operations searched for those unaccounted for.
Bessie Gilmore recalls a tornado or wind event that upended her family. She tried to reach the baby as the wind carried them away. Two of her brothers suffered severe injuries, including partial loss of feet.
Hanley and Price, charged with assault with a deadly weapon in separate cases, faced Dist. Judge William Compton for defense arguments. Hanley, jailed without bail, also faces a 1966 murder charge and related counts of libel and extortion, while Price remains jailed awaiting bail.
California scientist describes Laser Glazing to seal tooth enamel using a ruby laser in under 20 nanoseconds. Tests at UCLA with a sodium solution showed glazed teeth resisted decay while unglazed teeth developed cavities. Research partners include Donald E. Rounds and Ralph H. Stern with Electro-Optical Systems.
The under 14 division of the SUN Marathon will finish at Boulevard Shop Center with notable entrants. Ambrose Burfoot the 1968 Boston champion from Groton Long Point Conn joins California runners Bob Dienes Chris Miller Gene Comroe and Doug Wiebo along with Peter Buniak from Canada and Nigeria’s Martin in the field.
A Pennsylvania and New York brokerage firm sues Hughes Tool Co for 1.5 million in Las Vegas federal court, claiming Hughes purchase of Landmark Hotel blocked a 500,000 brokerage fee and created an interstate monopoly. Plaintiffs allege intent to restrain commerce and seek triple damages under the Clayton Act. Pretrial arguments continue.
Many hurt in melee as San Francisco police arrest 420 demonstrators. Hayakawa says protests will not delay finals or spring semester start. Nathan Hare among those arrested, slated to head the Black Studies program amid BSU and Third World demands.
Sen Edmund Muskie of Maine urged Congress to abolish the Electoral College and elect the president by direct popular vote. He argued this would ensure equal votes and direct citizen impact, highlighting ongoing hearings on constitutional amendments to reform presidential elections.
A gunman fired five shots from two pistols at the cosmonaut heroes motorcade in Moscow wounding a chauffeur and a motorcycle policeman. Tass said the unidentified shooter was detained on the spot and called the incident a provocation while an investigation proceeds. Reports described the attacker as mentally unstable and targeted the second limousine in the Soyuz astronauts motorcade.
In Carson City lawmakers balked at wearing ID tags, voting to provide tags only for attaches. Chairman Frazzini led the show of hands as the assembly excluded itself, with Swackhamer and Torvinen weighing in on anonymity and the John Doe idea.
Funeral for Mother Mary deLourdes 80 administrator of the Good Shepherd Home for Girls will be at 10 a.m. at the home on Jones Boulevard near Tule Springs Las Vegas. Mass by Rev. Elwood LaVoy. Interment in Calvary Cemetery Los Angeles. She joined the order 51 years ago and helped found homes for girls across the United States and abroad. Survivors include her niece Eileen Harrison and nephew William Buckeridge of Wisconsin.
District Judge Alvin N. Wartman ordered Ronald Holsten 24 freed of a robbery charge from the Sahara Saloon hold up on December 21. The ruling dismissed the case after a writ found insufficient evidence, despite prior probable cause and a pending April 2 hearing for another robbery case.
Tensions flared at a Las Vegas district meeting over integration proposals and busing. Trustees sparred about task force membership while audience members divided on neighborhood integration, as the board approved federal funds for broadcasting and a summer institute for the deaf.
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