24 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1969
Page
1
Reports indicate continued pressure near the Cambodian border about 55 miles northwest of Saigon. North Vietnamese Viet Cong units seek to occupy one or two border provincial capitals through July, potentially establishing a headquarters in the region.
A two day onslaught of tornadoes and flash floods killed 13 people and injured 140 across the Plains to the Appalachians. Tornadoes ripped through Missouri and Kansas while flash floods caused multiple deaths in Tennessee and Illinois, with millions in damage reported.
Memo notes an international basketball game at the Convention Center between the Russian Olympic team and the American all stars with tickets still available. The piece also covers Las Vegas diplomacy, local politics, and media reflections on Vietnam coverage. It mentions Walter Fitzpatrick hosting foreign exchange students at the Desert Inn and questions about city finances and taxes.
U S artillery at Ben Het blasted North Vietnamese infantry as they attacked the Green Beret camp in the Central Highlands. A relief convoy of 10 flatbed trucks, escorted by 2,000 allied troops, reached the camp eight miles from Dak To after eight days under siege. one truck was hit and 19 escorts wounded.
Joseph Valachi the convicted killer who exposed the Mafia’s secret structure suffered a mild stroke in his La Tuna Texas jail cell. He was moved to the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield Missouri and reported in satisfactory condition. Valachi began cooperation with investigators in 1963 and testified before the Senate Permanent Investigating Committee.
Scotland Yard pathologists reported incomplete preliminary findings after Judy Garland was found dead in her London home. A box of pills was located near her body as further tests continued, with the funeral planned to depart for New York with Mickey Deans tomorrow.
Partly cloudy with a southwest breeze. Today's high reaches 103 degrees and a low of 75. Yesterday's peak was 101 with a 72 low. Noontime humidity at 16 percent. Sunrise at 5 25 and sunset at 8 01.
Monarch Electronics International Inc sold the Desert Inn Road hotel complex in Las Vegas for 3 million cash. The buyer, possibly Royal Inns Inc of Phoenix, Ariz, also secured a 10 acre extension with a 30 day option under a 25 thousand escrow. In a separate sale Campbell Realty sold 27 acres at a prime corner to Gulf American for 5.5 million.
A Dominican Airliner DC-4 cargo plane crashed while attempting an emergency landing near Miami International Airport. Twelve people were known dead, with authorities fearing a higher toll as flames hampered rescue efforts. The four-engine craft skidded into a two-story building and ignited vehicles on 36th Street after reporting engine failures.
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