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.
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1968
Page
1
Reno windstorm kills a boy as 90 mph gusts lash the area. Fierce winds wreck homes, forcing evacuations and threatening buildings.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 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.
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.
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