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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1969
Page
4
The crew completed the last test phase focusing on separation and rendezvous with Apollo 9. McDivitt and Schweickart guided the lunar lander toward the command ship and tested docking procedures while tracking visibility and lighting as they simulated a lunar return path.
A North Las Vegas resident declared his candidacy for mayor after filing to run. He criticized current administration for inaction and pledged a strong administration responsive to all residents to drive progress for the city.
Officials of the Southern Nevada Human Relations Commission plan to testify before the Assembly Health and Welfare Committee in Carson City seeking a favorable recommendation for a bill allowing cities and counties to fund community relations groups. Commission leaders Michael Dawson and Bill Deutsch will press the measure amid budget objections raised by District Attorney George Franklin.
In Paris nervous investors drove gold to new highs amid labor unrest and a possible nationwide strike. An ounce traded at 48.31 dollars with the Napoleon coin at 14.74. Official prices rose in Zurich and London while Geneva bankers cautioned on a crisis. France reported a fresh weekly drop in foreign reserves due to franc support spending.
An Air Force cargo plane heads to the Kawick and Reveille ranges west of Cedar Springs to airlift 300 bales of hay for about 250 wild mustangs stranded by deep snow. The Bureau of Land Management provides the hay for two isolated groups unable to reach forage.
The Nevada Senate approved lowering the voting age to 18 by a 13 to 7 vote. Gov. Paul Laxalt praised the move but the proposal still requires legislative approval in 1971 and a public vote. Several senators argued to let voters decide, with some warning about youthful influence and eligibility for other offices.
The district attorney drops the murder charge against the so called Ghost Killer in the 1966 knife killing of Vera Lynch, a 31 year old mother of five. The court previously heard evidence clearing him of the crime.
Bundy will stay on till month end to let Green observe Vietnam negotiations before taking the Washington post. Green, a veteran Asian affairs official since 1939, has held several ambassadorial and diplomatic roles in Indonesia and Asia, with prior service in Sweden and Korea.
UPI reports Judge W Preston Battle granted a hearing for James Earl Ray with a possible guilty plea in the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. The trial remains set for April 7, and a 99 year sentence could be sought in exchange for a guilty plea.
News briefs from across Europe describe avalanches killing two Swedish officers during a mountain rescue training, others returning safely. a British firm claiming a dog birth control pill. a private Norwegian royal visit by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. four Finnish police killed while restraining a disturbed man. an Italian dental technician found dead with suspected self immolation. and 3000 Sydney students clashing with police at anti draft protests near Parliament.
About 160 members of the State Square Dancers Association convene at the First Baptist Church in Las Vegas for the annual dance starting at 8 p.m. California caller Jerry Hightower will cue graduate dancers from Ely Elko and Reno. a 42 p.m. workshop on new figures precedes the session. Rick Hileman serves as 1968 69 president, with 11 clubs and around 50 Las Vegas members.
Mrs. Golda Meir, 71, wins post as Israel's premier amid party division. Dayan opposes her nomination. 45 central committee members abstain, largely Dayan-backed. Amid regional clashes, Israeli fire near Jerusalem causes no casualties and houses in East Jerusalem are demolished over terror links.
Forty Viet Cong artillery attacks struck two province capitals and various U.S. bases as officials weigh retaliation. Saigon Da Nang and Hue were spared from bombardment under a prior accord, while Da Nang siege operations claimed at least 1,500 enemy dead in the Taylor Common drive.
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