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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1968
Page
1
Elko Nevadan columnist describes Basque heritage from sheep herding to weight lifting and wood chopping at the National Basque Festival. He notes Basque resilience, property emphasis, and the close ties to American life, citing June 29 30 celebrations and a Basque translation sample.
Sunrise Hospital and Heritage Industries Corporation of Los Angeles sign a preliminary merger deal valued at 8 million dollars in Heritage stock. Sunrise joins Heritage’s eight-hospital group and plans 150 additional beds and expanded services while maintaining Sunrise’s identity and leadership.
Nevadan pioneer Al E Cahlan, 69, died after a heart attack. A grand Masonic funeral was held at the Church of Religious Science in Las Vegas with more than 200 mourners. Cahlan helped found multiple churches and was a longtime publisher and columnist. His family attended the services.
A Northwest Orient Airlines Boeing 727 with 93 aboard was hijacked en route from Chicago to Miami and redirected to Havana. Cuban authorities planned to release the plane at 1 a.m. for the United States return. flight time Havana to Miami is about 30 minutes.
The Nevada Air National Guard announced orders for 160 officers and enlisted men to be transferred to South Korea by month end. The destination sites include Kimpo and Taego, with Col. James Dalzell stating this is a replacement move not a buildup.
Today's forecast shows clear conditions with gentle winds and a high of 105 degrees and a low of 68. Yesterday's high reached 191 with a 62 degree low. Noontime humidity was 9 percent, and sunrise occurred at 5 28 while sunset was at 8 01.
Clark County District Judge John Mendoza, 40, plans to file candidacy papers Monday with Secretary of State John Koontz in Carson City for the Nevada Supreme Court. A lifelong Nevadan active in Democratic politics, Mendoza has served since 1966 on the Eighth Judicial District and has sat in the Supreme Court in absence cases.
Howard Hughes offered to buy 2 million ABC shares at 74.25 each, totaling about 148.5 million dollars, with the bid disclosed in New York. ABC stock jumped to 69.50 after the announcement as Loeb-Rhodes brokered the offer through Hughes Toad Company.
Texas Republicans shifted support to Richard Nixon at the GOP convention with 42 Texas delegates expected to join Nixon. Nixon’s total 684 votes on UPI tabulation exceeded the 667 needed, while Rockefeller trailed and Reagan eyed the remaining Texas votes.
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