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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1969
Page
1
In Paris two politically driven bombs injure a street cleaner near Poher campaign HQ and damage a Marseilles area apartment. Police tighten protection around seven presidential candidates as polls show a likely runoff between Alain Poher and Georges Pompidou.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller shortened his 24 hour Bolivia visit to three hours amid threats of violence. He met with President Luis A. Siles at a guarded airfield. Siles warned of a looming Latin American crisis while about 500 demonstrators clashed in the capital and a policeman was wounded.
About 60 grime-coated riders from northern California Las Vegas and Arizona clubs were arrested after bearded outlaw motorcyclists harassed campers at Mahogany Grove campground. Deputies impounded 35 motorcycles and six cars while finding marijuana and pills. Some fugitives fled, one returning to steal a bike later. the incident near Angel Peak radar site prompted a large sheriff turnout.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for an explosion that cut the 30 inch Tapline pipeline 12 miles northwest of Quneitra near the Lebanese border. The 30 million ton annual line runs from Dhahran to Sidon, via Jordan and Syria, with repairs hampered by Israeli control of the crossing area.
A London doctor entered Clarence Monroe’s home and persuaded the armed man to drop a treadknife and surrender seeking sedation. He freed two infant daughters aged one and two who were barricaded in a bedroom after Monroe knifed two police officers and was later committed to a mental hospital. four officers were bitten by their own dogs as the standoff ended.
Senator Edward Kennedy told University of Massachusetts graduates that Thieu must make concessions for peace or face his future alone. He criticized Thieu’s regime for oppression and said Americans won’t back one government in Saigon. Kennedy said the ball is in Thieu's court until his strategy meeting with Thieu.
LAPD scientist DeWayne Wolfer testified crutches used to strike Rose Mapel Azbill before she was set afire bore human flesh traces. The state alleges Sylvester J. Azbill killed his bedridden wife on December 27, 1967, after planning with motive of inheritance amid a holiday party injury.
Weather fair with gentle winds and noontime humidity at 13 percent. Sunrise at 9 25 and sunset at 7 52. In court, the widow of Ed Mapel, Arbill’s wife, is linked to a high profile murder case. Testimony describes chemical strips on a crutch and evidence linking items to the Arbill residence. Judge Wartman presides as trial nears two to four weeks.
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