14 May 1968
Page 12
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1968
Page
12
A musical revue directed by John H. Thompson at the Las Vegas Cultural Center on 820 L V Blvd North showcases delightful acts under church sponsorship. Open to all church members and friends with joint Las Vegas North and Central Stakes involvement.
Fifteen mule drawn wagons led by wagonmaster Willie Bolden roll 100 yards along Mississippi Route 3 in a driving downpour as part of the Poor People's March. About 80 riders huddle under canvas while a traffic jam forms behind.
PERU Indiana Bunker Hill Air Force Base is renamed Grissom Air Force Base in honor of Virgil J Grissom one of the Apollo One astronauts killed in the Cape Kennedy fire. Lt Col Grissoms widow two sons and about 17000 attendees heard the designation proclaimed by Assistant Air Force Secretary Thomas Nielsen.
In Saigon near the Y shaped bridge refugees flood through battle scarred streets. Sgt John Smith of Denver and Pfc James Hayes of Bourne witness and urge caution as up to 80 000 homeless civilians struggle amid rubble and ongoing danger.
A Presidential panel led by Paul H. Douglas finds that zoning laws often exclude Negroes from suburbs, linking land-use controls to racial segregation and higher site costs. The commission, formed by President Johnson in 1967, studied housing, codes, and technology to boost low-cost housing supply.
U.S. District Judge Lansing Mitchell ruled the defense cannot examine an FBI recording of H. Rap Brown, saying viewing it would compromise national security. Juror selection proceeded as Brown faces firearms charges linked to crossing state lines, with the recording sealed and later sent to the 5th Circuit for appeal.
Brown-Olds Corporation, a top mechanical contractor, weighs opening a Las Vegas office tied to the Circus Circus Casino project. The firm, with El Paso and Tucson offices, aims to extend operations to serve Las Vegas clients as construction activity rises. The project includes full HVAC systems and two 284-ton chillers, with completion planned for October 1968.
Karate expert Jack Griffith was arrested near Tallahassee after an indictment with Jack Murphy in the murders of two secretaries. Griffith was found at a rented house with weapons on site and booked into county jail. Murphy surrendered after Broward grand jury indictments. Bodies of Terry Rae Frank and Annalie Marie Mohn were found in Whisky Creek near Hollywood on December 8.
In Santiago Chile archaeologists push a 35 year program to restore and study Easter Island under Chilean governance. They face fragments of knowledge about the 1 000 surviving natives of a vast Polynesian civilization and the island s volcanic rock statues that hold its mystery.
Mitzi Gaynor opens a month long engagement in the Versailles Room with The Four Fellows and George Carl Duo, featuring a new act estimated at $100,000. Shecky Greene returns to the Starlite Theatre after a Chicago stint, famed for topical satire.
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