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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1969

Page

2

Reid meets hostile crowd in Battle Mountain on gun wait period

Reid travels by private plane to Battle Mountain and faces 150 member Red and Reel Club who denounce a three day waiting period for gun purchases as a Communist conspiracy. He defends the bill noting it would cut shootings, but is booed and offered no coffee.

Reid Battle Mountain Red and Reel Club Lander Paul Revere Clark County Swackhamer Carson City

Chicago Colleges Forced Shot By Student Protest

Student protests forced suspensions of classes yesterday at two Chicago colleges and Rutgers Newark campus. Demonstrations ranged from occupancy of administration buildings at Briarcliff and Sarah Lawrence to a cafeteria takeover at Chicago State College as demands for black studies and a cultural center spread. The Cook County teachers union criticized campus administration for caving in to demands and allowing small groups to close campuses.

United Press International Chicago Rutgers University Newark, N.J North Carolina A&t University Greensboro Southeast Chicago City College Chicago State College Wilson Chicago State Norman Swenson Cook County College Teachers Union Black Student Association

Rioting and Mutilation in East Pakistan Amid Parliament Promise

Reports from Dacca describe escalating violence with 167 killed and 10 000 homes burned in the eastern sector over 10 days. Pro Ayub politicians were among the victims as leftist groups replace councils with People’s Courts and seek revenge against government supporters.

Dacca East Pakistan UPI Mohammad Ayub Kahn Ayub Khan Pakistan Ayub Zulfikar Ali Bhutto People’s Party Mujibur Rehman Awami League Democratic Action Coalition DAC Rawalpindi West Pakistan

Kellar Guilty Of Contempt In Court

Dist. Judge John Mendoza found attorney Charles Kellar guilty of contempt after he failed to appear for the Feb. 3 arraignment of robber Al Frazer Davis. Judge Mendoza noted Kellar did not inquire about the case. Raymond Sutton’s sentencing was postponed to next Friday.

Charles Kellar Dist John Mendoza Kellar al Frazer Davis Mendoza

Six missing from San Marino family linked to Gamblers Special

In Daggett California a combined search for six missing members of a San Marino family and the DC3 Gamblers Special with 35 aboard, both in the Mojave Desert area, bases search operations in Daggett. Dr Duvall and family members vanishing on a Death Valley weekend sparked the alert.

Daggett Calif UPD San Marino Gamblers Civil Air Patrol Mojave Desert James M. Duvall Barbara Duvall Death Valley

Insurance executive proposes tax deductible worker retirement plan

D B Kopelman of Mackabees Mutual Life Insurance Co asked the House Ways and Means Committee to permit salaried workers to save up to 2500 dollars a year toward retirement with tax breaks similar to those for self employed people.

Washington UPT D. B. Kopelman The Maccabees Mutual Life Insurance Co House Ways and Means Committee

Reds Use DMZ To Attack Marine Post

North Vietnamese troops, believed to attack from the DMZ, struck a U.S. Marine outpost for a second time in 10 hours near the DMZ. The clash left 16 Marines dead and 65 wounded, with 23 enemy killed as the five hour battle ended.

Saigon UPS Demilitarized Zone U. S Dmz

Burglary Hits Max Riggs Construction Warehouse

Police report a burglary at the Max Riggs Construction Company warehouse on 2660 Las Vegas Blvd North. Thieves stole tools and supplies worth over 1000 including saws gasoline motor oil grinders and drills. wire cutters cut gate and door locks at the desert site near the freeway between Charleston Boulevard and Bonanza Road.

Max Riggs Construction Company Las Vegas Blvd Charleston Boulevard Bonanza Road

Test Site Electrician Killed At Nevada Installation

Norman D. Smith 29 was fatally struck by a high voltage line while in a Wasatch Electric Co. job at Frenchman’s Flat Nevada Test Site near Las Vegas. He died after artificial respiration failed. funeral Monday at Palm Mortuary. U S Atomic Energy Commission to investigate.

Norman D. Smith Nevada Las Vegas Wasatch Electric Co Smith Dolores San Bernadino St Joseph Smith Jr San Francisco Jack Regina Valdez Palm Mortuary U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Operations Office

Communist Diplomats Urge Direct U S Viet Cong Talks

Communist diplomats urged the United States to negotiate directly with the Viet Cong outside the Paris peace talks to break the deadlock. Viet Cong spokesmen said they were ready for serious bilateral talks, while U S refusal to engage was cited as the main obstacle to a Vietnam accord.

Paris North Vietnam United States

Fugitive Eisemann-Schier Ordered Extradited to Florida

Ruth Eisemann-Schier a former FBI top ten fugitive was ordered returned to Florida to face three federal charges in the Barbara Mackle kidnapping case The 26 year old Honduras born defendant collapsed twice during a removal hearing as U S marshals prepare to transport her to Miami to face extortion interstate transportation in aid of racketeering and aiding and abetting Gary Krist in the Dec 17 kidnapping and burial of the heiress

Oklahoma City UPI Ruth Eisemann-Schier FBI Florida Miami Barbara Mackle U.S Washington Mike McGrew Eisemann-Schier Norman Okla U.S. Dist Luther Bohanon U. S James L. Gullett Gullett State Transportation Gary Steven Krist Miss Mackle Atlanta, Ga Georgia Krist

Bucher Maintains Ship Role as Court Reviews Pueblo Case

USS Pueblo commander Lloyd M. Bucher resumes running his fictional ship from a nearby office while a five admiral court of inquiry weighs two key issues from the 1968 seizure. The panel will forward findings through Navy channels to President Nixon with possible shore assignment for Bucher.

Coronado Calif UPI Uss Pueblo Lloyd M. Bucher Nixon Bucher Pueblo North Island Naval Air Station Here Cmdr Bureau of Navy Stephen Harris Melrose Mass Washington Joint Chiefs of Staffs National Security Agency Otis Pike Dm.y House Joint Chiefs Court of Harold Bowen U.S. Pacific Fleet John J. Hyland Defense Department White House

Sirhan Trial Still Far From End After 10 Weeks

After 10 weeks of court, Sirhan B. Sirhan’s murder trial for assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy remains far from conclusion. The case paused for a Houston bar meeting, resumes Monday for week 15, with testimony from psychologist Dr. Martin M. Schorr and police tape recordings shaping the jury’s assessment of Sirhan’s mental state and capacity.

Los Angeles UPI Sirhan B. Sirhan Robert F. Kennedy Grant B. Cooper Emile Zola Berman Bar Association Houston Tex Martin M. Schorr Sirhan

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