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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1969
Page
1
D JERRY DEMAREST SUN Staff Writer recalls events from weeks ago in a concise report. The piece notes timing and source context as part of a brief Galley item.
An F-111A fighter bomber crashed near Texas Dry Lake about 85 miles north of Las Vegas. Crews from Nellis Air Force Base searched a two state area for a sister ship reported missing three days earlier.
Opinion column critiques Nevada state lawmakers for crime bills that undermine civil liberties. Warns that measures such as relaxed jury verdicts and wiretap laws threaten due process, presumption of innocence, and privacy, urging caution and protection of fundamental rights.
A 9-year-old boy witnessed responders as police and fire crews searched a quiet Las Vegas area for signs of a shooting and a fire reported by a caller who claimed his mother had been shot. The scene yielded no conclusive evidence of the incidents as crews investigated.
Three astronauts Schweickart McDivitt and Scott extended Apollo 9 orbit testing to validate the Spider lander connection and guidance systems for future moon missions. After three main engine burns the combined craft reached 313 miles high with checks of dock locks and steering in progress. Grounded by morning experiments the crew prepared for the first manned Spider tests.
Howard Hughes linked Landmark Tower opening to July 1 with gaming license applications filed in Carson City by Hughes representatives and Hotel Properties Inc. The date depends on factors including hiring over 1,000 employees for the new project.
A six by eight room with a broken window frames a rent dispute between Highland Neighborhood Council residents and Lanson Corp. The eviction fight escalates as March 10 looms, forcing tenants into tighter misery and renewed protests.
Council President Louis Miller led neighbors in an unannounced tour and helped form a Sanson Corp trust at Nevada State Bank to collect rent for repairs. Tenants of about 150 homes face eviction if they withhold rents as Lawson Corp seeks higher rates. Miller urges North Las Vegas officials to address the issue and asks for a delegation survey.
Soviet forces ring West Berlin with about 40000 troops and close the main highway to the West for two hours on the eve of the West German presidential electoral college meeting. UPI report details allied air access rights as Kiesinger travels to Berlin by Air Force plane amid tensions. Inside the city, 2000 leftist students clash with 500 police on Kurfürstendamm, damaging windows at the America Haus cultural center and surrounding the hotel housing the electoral delegates.
The day features fair conditions with light north to west winds at 10 to 20 mph. Today's high near 58 degrees and a low around 30. Yesterday reached 57/37. Noon humidity at 36 percent. Sunrise at 6 06, sunset at 5 35.
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