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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1964
Page
1
A column laments the death and pain of a child from beating. It condemns parental violence, recalls a recent case where a mother received six months in jail, and urges society to protect children who cannot defend themselves. The piece closes with a plea for sympathy for the afflicted child and calls for greater compassion.
An F-105 Thunderchief ditched in a North Las Vegas residential block at 2 p.m. A pilot Lt. Raynor L died along with at least four others. two more bodies potentially unidentified. Fire officials fought flames as 5,000 bystanders gathered amid downed gas lines and a rising smoke column.
In a calm Suburbia U S A area the day turned to tragedy as a jet plane wreckage left seven houses burned and at least five dead. Three Catholic priests gave last rites while firefighters and police managed a gas risk and mourners gathered amid shock and silence.
Brig. Gen. Boyd Hubbard said Lt. R. L. Herbert, a first lieutenant and new Nellis F-105 pilot, uttered emergency lines about power shortly before his aircraft slammed into a block of houses in North Las Vegas. The jet failed to retract its landing gear after takeoff and the crash occurred minutes into the flight.
Residents recount the moment a jet fighter collapsed into a burning blast area. Norman MacRae describes the roar and silence as flames and smoke enveloped homes near his Dogwood Street address. Authorities, police, fire crews, and military personnel responded as residents crowded the scene.
Civil defense headquarters opened at 2821 Salt Lake Street to shelter families left homeless by yesterday's jet plane crash. Mayor William L. Tay described the tragedy as the worst the city has faced and said the station will house the needy until further arrangements are made.
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