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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1969

Page

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Boy Survives Desert Heat For 2 Months

A 6-year-old boy imprisoned in a six-foot square crate in the desert for nearly two months survived with no serious injuries but was starved for affection. He and relatives were kept at a ranch 56 miles north of Blythe by a Los Angeles County probation officer father after a fire. Found chained and malnourished, the boy had bruised ankles and flies infested surroundings as temperatures reached 110 degrees.

Blythe Calif UPI Anthony Saul Gibbons Here Los Angeles County

Nixon flies secret Vietnam visit amid Thai talks

President Nixon departed Bangkok in secret from Don Muang at 9 25 a m aboard Air Force One for a two hour 50 minute flight to Vietnam. He planned to meet troops in Saigon with Mrs Nixon and confer with President Thieu as Gen Abrams supervised security and Thai leaders pledged U S support and gradual troop withdrawal.

Air Force One Don Muang Military Air Terminal Nixon Grand Palace Bangkok Creighton W. Abrams U.S Vietnam White House Saigon Nguyen van Thieu

Color lunar landing photos from Apollo 11 released

Color stills and film from Apollo 11 pilots Edwin Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were released showing Tranquillity Base scenes including the flag, Earth, the Eagle lander and early moonwalk. The first set included a moonquake meter and a reflector, with Aldrin capturing views from the lunar module windows.

Space Center Houston API Edwin E. Aldrin Neil A. Armstrong Man Earth Armstrong

Dr. Crucilla Named Permanent Director of SNMH

At a regular meeting of the Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees Dr. Samuel P. Crucilla was retained as permanent director on a month to month basis after serving six months as acting director. Murray Kachad resigned from the board citing business obligations in California. Dr. Thomas S. LaMotte was retained.

Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees Samuel P. Crucilla Murray Kachad William Briare David McGinty California

Bonanza Hotel Decision Pending in Court

District Judge Howard Babcock postponed a ruling in the Bonanza Hotel management dispute until today. The decision will determine whether Nathan Jacobson or Howard S. Levin, head of Levin Townsend Computer Corp., will run the Strip resort. Public interest was high with many courthouse inquiries about the outcome.

Bonanza Hotel Bonanza Howard Babcock Nathan Jacobson Howard S. Levin Levin-Townsend Computer Corp

Weather: Variable clouds with scattered thundershowers

The day brings variable clouds with scattered thundershowers after noon and in the evening. High around 102 and a low near 80. Noontime humidity about 34 percent with sunrise at 5 46 and sunset at 7 48.

Yanks Battle Viets On Eve Of Nixon Visit

Allied troops fought a daylong battle near the Cam bodian border as Nixon prepared to visit Vietnam. U S 25th Infantry Division arrived to support civilian irregulars facing North Vietnamese forces with air strikes and artillery.

Nixon Saigon UPI Vietnam Cambodia U.S. 25Th Infantry Division

Judge Rules No Jurisdiction On Mint Hotel Picketing

District Judge John Mendoza refused a preliminary injunction to halt Teamsters Local 995 picketing the Mint Hotel. He said only the National Labor Relations Board has jurisdiction, recalling the hotel’s temporary restraining order. The case leaves open whether picketing may resume and how the hotel may respond.

Teamsters Union 995 Mint Hotel John Mendoza Mendoza National Labor Relations Board Richard §. Thomas Teamsters Local 995

Hawes declines LV Convention Center directorship

William M. Hawes rejected the executive director post at the Convention Center and bureau after a two hour interview. He cited lack of a formal contract and inadequate salary of 25 000 given the duties. Hawes currently leads the Chicago office for the convention bureau.

Hawes LV Center William M. Hawes Convention Center Chicago The Convention Bureau Convention Authority Executive Board

Anna Builds Up As First 69 Hurricane

An Air Force reconnaissance flight found winds near hurricane strength in tropical storm Anna, 2,300 miles from the U.S. mainland. The weather bureau reported highest winds about 70 mph near the storm center, with 75 mph expected today, likely making Anna the season’s first hurricane.

Anna Miami API Air Force U.S

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Boy Thailand Abrams Lyndon B. Johnson Cam Ranh Bay Johnson Southeast Asia Thanat Khoman United States Khoman Henry Kissinger Thanom Kittikachorn DR. S. P. Crucilla Hospital Astro Aldrin Eagle Moon Lander Frogman Moon Ann Landers Danaae Paul Price Ralph Pearl Serene Society Jimmy Snyder Johannes Steel Television Dr. Crucilla SNMH Roberta Darling SUN Thomas S. LaMotte Walter P. Loomis, Jr Mint Loomis NLRB Carol Gelf Center Fremont ST
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