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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1968

Page

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Dick Nixon Breezes To Victory

Reno windstorm kills a boy as 90 mph gusts lash the area. Fierce winds wreck homes, forcing evacuations and threatening buildings.

Dick Nixon Reno UPI

Brained War Policies Stir Senate Hearing Fire

The piece reports on Dean Rusk's Senate Foreign Relations Committee appearance amid criticism of U S war policy. It notes GOP and Bircher figures questioning strategy, pacification claims, and civilian tolls in Hue and Vietnam while warning against public misperception and information control.

Rusk Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senate Sen J. William Fulbright D-Ark Vietnam

Rusk Defends Vietnam Policy Against Senate Critics

Secretary of State Dean Rusk rejected Senate demands for advance notice of any Vietnam escalation. In a nationally broadcast hearing he warned that informing Congress could aid the enemy, noting past wars avoided public previews of moves while Hanoi observes the debate.

Washington UPI Dean Rusk Senate Johnson Congress

Missing Woman Puzzle Spurs Clark County Appeal

Clark County sheriff's deputies released a photo of Anna Just a 39 year old stenographer who vanished in Calgary Canada two years ago Authorities hope leads come from Southern Nevada residents and mention possible sightings in Southern California A purse found near Henderson and a buried suitcase with clothing and bloodstained cloth raise concern of foul play

Clark County Sheriff's Deputies Anna Just Calgary Canada Nevada California Henderson Clark County Sheriff's Deputies Miss

Griffin defeats Evers in Mississippi U.S. House race

In Jackson Mississippi Charles Griffin a white conservative defeated Charles Evers in a U.S. House race with 85 039 votes to 42 684 as 12 of 508 precincts remained uncounted. The result reflected a strong lead for Griffin among white voters and a clear margin over Evers for the seat.

Jackson, Miss Charles Griffin Charles Evers U.S House of Representatives Griffin Evers

Weather Note Matches Cloudy Day Winds and Temps

Cloudy conditions with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. High near 65 and low about 40 for today. Westerly day shows high around 9 with a low near 38. Noontime humidity at 22 percent. Sunrise at 5 55, sunset at 5 46.

Nevada Utilities Proposes Cable System Plan at PSC Hearing

Nevada Utilities Inc seeks a cable television certificate of operation. William A. Gentry and Herbert Hartman testified the firm would manage station and program selection and marketing while leasing equipment from Central Telephone Company and a microwave carrier.

Nevada Public Service Commission Nevada Utilities, Inc William A. Gentry Lafayette Calif Herbert Hartman Las Vegas Madison Graves Hartman Nevada Utilities Central Telephone Company Jack Sheehan Sheehan

Hijacked Jetliner Returns to Miami After Havana Takeover

Two Latin American hijackers armed with pistols forced National Flight 28 from San Francisco to Miami to divert to Havana. A kidnapped passenger warned a sobbing child they were after him. Nine passengers and crew reported fear while three suspects identified as Jesus Armentero Ramon Donate and Alberto Carrazna remained aboard or fled. The seven and a half hour ordeal ended in Miami with the jetliner back on home soil amid tense airport scenes and reports of harassment of U S servicemen by Cuban officials.

Miami Lpi National Airlines Havana National Flight 28 Clarence Delk Florida Jesus Armentero Ramon Donate Alberto Carrazna Tampa

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Laxalt Gaming Board Will Stardust Howard Hughes Empire Younster Senate Foreign Relations George Romney Michigan Senate Committee Hanoi Sen. J. William Fulbright Asia U. S South Vietnam Southeast Asia Hue Foreign Relations Committee John Birch Society Mark Harshbarger Southside Dow Virginia Foothills Heather Ridge University of Nevada Howard Hughes State Gaming Policy Board Paul Laxalt Stardust Hotel Hughes Desert Inn Hotel The Castaways Frontier Sands Hotel Stardust Gaming Policy Board Police Department Concord Eugene J. McCarthy New Hampshire Minnesota Richard M. Nixon Nelson A. Rockefeller McCarthy Nixon Rockefeller Bedford Wisconsin Minnesota Democrat Richard Nixon Hunesun Ann Landers Boulder City Paul Price Ralph Pearl Society Korea Miss Just Fulbright William ©. Westmoreland Tonkin Gulf Mississippi PSC Mexico Sally Jackson East Fremont
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