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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1968
Page
8
Lorne who gained fame as Mrs. Gurney on Mr. Peepers died of a heart attack in her New York apartment Thursday night. The Pennsylvania born actress began as a serious performer in London before rising to national fame as a comedienne. She was married to playwright Walter Racket.
Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren issued a temporary order freezing the merger of Great Northern Northern Pacific and Chicago Burlington and Quincy until at least May 20. The ICC earlier resisted then approved related consolidations in a complex process.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey spoke to about 600 Dem supporters in Rawlins Wyoming urging unity behind the administration. He emphasized peace and warned against violence and excessive criticism while noting an upcoming Omaha fundraiser and a high school graduation he would attend in Doland South Dakota.
Johnny Hart, creator of B.C. and co creator of The Wizard of Id, receives the National Cartoonists Society award for Best Humor Strip. Hart began drawing for magazines in 1954 and launched B.C. in 1957 followed by The Wizard of Id in 1963. He lives in Endicott, New York with his wife and two daughters.
University of California animal scientist Professor Harold H. Cole says two cows today produce as much milk as three did in 1930. He credits genetic improvements better nutrition and disease control for a 56 percent average rise in milk yield among California cows tested by the Dairy Herd Improvement Association.
The House of Representatives passed a general mobilization law calling all South Vietnamese males between 16 and 50 into some form of military service. The 92 to 3 vote with 40 absences sends the bill to the Senate for action within 48 hours.
The FDA ordered revised labeling for all birth control pills sold in the United States effective June 30 to reflect British studies linking pills to thromboembolic episodes. Eight manufacturers agreed to the changes and ads must reflect the new labeling by Sept. 1. The labeling notes a seven to ten fold increase in thromboembolic deaths and diseases among pill users, especially women aged 35 to 44, but cautions U.S. risk may differ. A similar U.S. study is under way and due early next year.
Soviet war hero Marshal Vasily Sokolovsky died at age 70 after a long illness. He directed the 1948 Berlin blockade as a key field commander, helped defend Moscow, and played a major role in the Berlin battle and postwar Soviet defense leadership. Born 1897 in Kozilski, he joined the Red Army in 1918, rose through ranks, and ended World War II as a Marshal and chief of the general staff.
New York photographer Jerry Schatzberg was granted a quick Mexican divorce from his wife by mutual consent. The action follows international attention after reports he planned to marry actress Faye Dunaway, famed as Bonnie in Bonnie and Clyde.
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