Apollo 13 Oxygen Tank Fire Blamed for Explosion
Space Center Houston reports a short circuit in an oxygen tank likely sparked a blaze that caused the tank to explode while 205,900 miles from Earth. The incident aborted NASA's third moon mission as astronauts Lovell Haise and Swigert endured 87 hours of perilous return flight. Deputy administrator George Low led the explosion review discussions.
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Space Center
Houston
UPI
Space Agency
America
James A. Lovell
Fred W. Haise
John J. Swigert
Earth
George M. Low
Low
Plane missing in Nevada storm found wrecked near hill
Two miners spotted a plane at about 500 feet south of the Silver Peak Range as a heavy snow storm hampered a five day search. By yesterday the weather cleared and up to 20 aircraft and five vehicles joined the search from Civil Air Patrol wings in Las Vegas and northern Nevada, sheriff teams, and private individuals. The plane struck a hill crest at about 4,000 feet, the cabin intact but the craft landed upside down after a brief roll.
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Silver Peak Range
Civil Air Patrol
Las Vegas
Nevada
Daveys
John Marendi
Progress Days Parade Slated in NSW ness
Progress Days parade plans announced with city county officials and Nellis Air Force Base color guard. General chairman Boyd Frei says the event will be among the largest in the community with eight school bands and 68 listed entries, plus potential last minute additions.
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Frei
Nevada state employees seek big raise via special session
The Desert chapter of the Nevada State Employees Assn rejects a $50 monthly raise and pushes for a special session to win a $189 per month increase. Members brief nearly 400 attendees on lobbying goals as other chapters delay action after the Interim Finance Committee meet. Rumors of a sick-out circulate amid the push for action before news briefings.
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Nevada State Employes Assn
Desert
Paul Laxalt
Carson City
Ely
Elko
Reno
Memorials for Davey, Cunningham in Palm Mortuary services
Obituary items outline joint services for Charles Howard Davey and William Earl Cunningham. Davey, born 1913 in Warren Arizona, served on contractor boards and Nevada Las Vegas groups. survived by Louise and Benjamin. Cunningham, born 1946 in Levelland Texas, UNLV graduate, United Airlines employee, survived by Nancy Schroeder Cunningham and family. Services scheduled at Palm Mortuary with calls and donations to St. Jude's Ranch.
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Associated General Contractors
Association
Warren, Ariz
Davey
Louise
Las Vegas
Benjamin L. Davey
Phoenix
Charlies Howard Davey
Bartlett Ave
U. S. Army
Vietnam
St. Jude’s Ranch
William Earl Cunningham
Levelland
Tex
Palm Mortuary
Cunningham
Lulu Ave
University of Nevada
United Airlines
UNLV
Chi Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi
Intercollegiate Knights Service Fraternity
Tonopah Hall
Las Vegas High School
Nancy K. Schroeder Cunningham
W. E. Cunningham
Tonopah
Gary
Bobby
Baylor University
Waco
W. H. Cunningham
Pearlie Mae Robertson
Radioactive Platinum Needle Missing From SNMH
A hazardous radioactive platinum needle reported missing from Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital may have been gone for up to two months. Dr. Ramon Pence warned danger arises only with prolonged close contact, such as carrying it in a pocket or wearing it as an amulet.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Clark County Health Department
Sunfoto
Ramon Pence
Transit System Agrees To Fremont Street Stops
Las Vegas Transit System, under downtown business pressure, will add two stops on Fremont Street after PSC approval. The route update, directing the Strip bus via Bridger and Third streets to Fremont and Ogden, aims for a 30 day start and requires regulator consent.
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Fremont St
Las Vegas Transit System, Inc
Fremont Street
City Hall
Third Street
Stewart and
Ogden
Nevada Public Service Commission
Gary Ballinger
PSC
Las Vegas Boulevard
Bridger Street
Bridger
Fremont
Third
Stewart
Strip
Building permits rise early 1970 but April slows
City building records show 1970 first four months total permits at 13.7 million, up from 11.9 million a year earlier, while April 1970 totals fell to 2.9 million versus 6.4 million in April 1969. Hospital needle incident noted in report while theft is not suspected.
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H. T. Elder
Washington
UPI
Peter Yarrow
Yarrow
New York
Peter, Paul and
Mary
U. S
Anne D. Winter
Mary Beth McCarthy
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
California visitors perform emergency landing near Las Vegas
Two California visitors walked away unscathed after a light plane was set down on Blue Diamond Road following engine trouble near Las Vegas. Pilot Jerry McCauley of Orange County reported the issue as they neared the approach. A passenger identified as Matt Wynne of Long Beach was aboard.
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California
Blue Diamond Road
Jerry McCauley
Orange County
Las Vegas
Matt Wynne
Long Beach
North Las Vegas Progress Days Parade Line-up
Parade lineup lists participants including Nick Janise Nellis AFB Color Guard Rancho High School Band Rep Walter S. Baring and officials Darwin Lamb Loretta Bowman Bill Galloway Col Leo Drake Jr Ike Runyon and many local groups such as the Las Vegas Shriners Nevada Beverage North Las Vegas Jaycees and the Ruth Fyfe Strutters plus schools bands drill teams and pageant contestants noted for the North Las Vegas Progress Days parade today.
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North Las Vegas
Nick Janise
Nellis A.F.B
Rancho High School
Walter S. Baring
Darwin Lamb
Loretta Bowman
Bill Galloway
Leo A. Drake Jr
Nellis
Ike Runyon
Chamber of Commerce
R.C.T.C
Las Vegas Shriners’ Motor Patrol
Karen Tait
Miss Progress Days
von Tobel
Tigerettes
National Mustang Association
Nellis A.F.B. Yankee
Jim Bridger
Las Vegas
Pattie Goforth
Miss Anderson Dairy
Rough Riders
Nevada Beverage
Bozo A the Clown
Jackie Colbert
Miss Pantry Pride
Tonya
Treva Gardner
Roberts
Senate Hearing Request Signals Deep War Rift Over Cambodia
A Senate debate grows as Mansfield accuses Nixon of lengthening the war by sending U S troops to Cambodia. Fulbright seeks a White House meeting to discuss implications, while protests and impeachment calls intensify amid calls for new Geneva talks and Paris settlement scope.
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Cambodia
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
U. S
Paris
National Student Association
Student Mobilization Committee
Philadelphia
Capitol
Hugh Scott
Indochina
Scott
Mansfield
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Henry Cabot Lodge Sr
Wilson
League of Nations
Moscow
Laos
Southeast Asia
41 Year Vegas Resident James McMichael Dies
James McMichael a 41 year Las Vegas resident died. Surviving were a daughter Helen a sister Ethel Hawkinson of Orlando California and Pauline Hubbard of Albuquerque New Mexico. Funeral services were at Oasis Lodge 41 FAM at Bunker Brothers Chapel and burial at Memory Gardens with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named.
Campus Protests Across U S Democracy Sparks Student Demonstrations
Across campuses including Cincinnati, Stanford, Iowa, Purdue and Indiana, protests opposed U S actions in Cambodia. Police used force as crowds blocked roads and disrupted ROTC events. Dozens were injured or arrested, with guards standing by as officers pursued students along major roads.
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University of Cincinnati
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Stanford University
University of Iowa
University Recreation Center
Purdue Uniersity
Indiana University
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Purdue
Indiana
Mandel
Cambodia
U.S
Washington Star
Student For A Democratic Society
SDS
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Davey, Son
Western High School
Arizona State University
Tempe
Chorale Society
SUN Youth Forum
SNMH
Southwestern Radiological Health Laboratory
Senate Group
Diane Pugh
Mill Lou’s T.V
Emblem Club
Ted Wesley
Ted Horning
Garnette Chalker
East
Marian Cahlan
Indian Springs
Moose Lodge
Vegas
James McMichael
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