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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1968

Page

5

Navy Jet Crash Kills Girl in Glenview Illinois

A Navy Skyhawk A4 crashed into the Masters home in Glenview wiping out the two story colonial. Cynthia Masters 13 died in the fire while her mother escaped. Pilot Lt William Reinders ejected and was hospitalized with injuries. The crash occurred shortly after takeoff near the railroad tracks. neighbors reported a ball of fire and a tree entangled pilot was rescued.

Chicago Glenview Naval Air Station UPI Surning Glenview Ill Cynthia Masters Jean Benjamin Masters Billy William Reinders Naval Air Station Hospital Reinders Navy Naval Base Thomas Stray

Winnemucca Hit By Sharp Earthquakes

Two strong earthquakes rattled Winnemucca on Saturday morning causing rattling dishes and swaying buildings. The 5.7 magnitude shocks were recorded by UC Berkeley as centers placed in eastern Nevada or western Utah about 500 miles from Berkeley. No major damage reported though sheriff's office received several calls and observers noted motion in homes and businesses.

Winnemucca UPI Humboldt County Western Pacific Railroad Nevada Utah Berkeley John Harnes Humboldt

Sign for Guns Circulated in Southern Nevada

Petitions circulated Saturday oppose stricter gun control laws. Co sponsor Joe Burton a Strip hotel slot machine repairman said about 3400 signatures came from Las Vegas Henderson and Boulder City and would be sent to Nevada congressional delegation.

Nevada Joe Burton Las Vegas Henderson Boulder City

Five Presidential Candidates Endorse Gun Control Drive

Emergency Committee for Gun Control says five announced candidates back tighter firearms rules while stopping short of full licensing and universal registration. Humphrey McCarthy Nixon Rockefeller and Stassen praised measures like registration policy. Reagan and Wallace not part of the pledge. Congress moves toward Johnson bill banning mail order sales as debate over licensing and registration continues.

Washington UPI Emergency Committee For Gun Control John H. Glenn Jr Hubert Humphrey Eugene J. McCarthy Richard M. Nixon Nelson A. Rockefeller Harold E. Stassen Glenn Alabama George C. Wallace Ronald Reagan California Nicholas H. Zumas Wallace American Independent Party Reagan Congress President Johnson Rockefeller Nixon Stassen House Senate Johnson House Rules Committee Senate Judiciary Committee Joseph D. Tydings D-Md

Czech Reds Upset Presidium in Major Party Vote

Reformists in Prague scored a victory as Dra homir Kolder failed to win a 50 percent majority in a secret ballot at a northern Moravia regional conference for delegates to the September party congress. Premier Oldrich Cernik secured 549 votes with 28 against. The congress near term promises a Dubcek led clash with others.

Prague UPI Communist Party Presidium Drahomir Kolder Antonin Novotny Alexander Dubcek Kolder Northern Moravia Oldrich Cernik

Quake Jolts Southern California Centered Near Santa Barbara Channel

A fairly strong earthquake rattled Southern California early yesterday, centered along the Santa Barbara Channel. Seismologist Dr. Charles Richter said the 7:33 a.m. temblor registered 4.5 on the Richter scale and was the strongest in a recent sequence, with a larger 5.0 quake noted on July 4.

Pasadena Calif UPI California Santa Barbara Channel Charles Richter Seismological Laboratory California Institute of Technology

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