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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1968
Page
1
Twenty three people including Disneyland visitors die in a fiery helicopter crash near Paramount California. Witnesses report the craft disintegrated in flight and debris scattered onto a dairy pasture. Causes are under investigation with a possible mid air collision noted.
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle’s government narrowly defeated a leftist Communist censure motion in the national assembly by 233 to 244 votes after Premier Pompidou offered direct government union negotiations to end France’s labor crisis.
The Las Vegas NLRB hearing on a union election for the Silver Nugget sparked a clash as Dale Hill threatened a Baltimore attorney and demanded court protection. Trial participants clashed after Hill’s outburst prompting guards to intervene.
A racially mixed jury in New Orleans found H. Rap Brown guilty of violating the Federal Firearms Act by carrying a carbine across state lines while under federal indictment. He was convicted on one count and acquitted on another. each carries up to five years and a $2,000 fine. Sentencing was delayed.
Saigon reports heavy antiaircraft fire has downed 25 American planes since April 1 after Hanoi and Hai Phong zones were closed. Two aircraft were shot down Tuesday amid 131 missions focusing on anti aircraft positions, with a deep strike near a bridge four miles south of the 19th Parallel.
Ephrata Washington state officials plan a Las Vegas meeting with Howard Hughes aides to discuss a Grant County Airport superjet terminal for future jet giants. Gov. Evans said Hughes eyes a Pacific Northwest site and notes the former Larson Air Force Base could host the project with its long runway.
The Las Vegas International Exposition of Flight runs for three days at McCarran Airport with an expected 50 000 attendees. The event includes a daily 12 45 p.m. air show and extensive static displays at the Convention Center Hughes Terminal and McCarran. Featured acts include The Thunderbirds the Golden Knights parachute team and the Aerobatic Team with Art Scholl and Bob Herendeen along with private corporate and military aircraft exhibits.
The day brings sunny skies and gentle winds. Expect a high of 85 and a low of 55. Noon humidity around 16 percent with sunrise at 5 29 and sunset at 7 46. Yesterday reached 83 and 59.
Las Vegas High School awarded diplomas to 339 seniors at the Las Vegas Convention Center with 13 top scholars named and two seniors chosen for special addresses. Boulder City High School conferred diplomas to 74 graduates at commencement.
In Paris the North Vietnamese signaled the talks could fail if the United States does not agree to a complete unconditional bombing halt in the North. Hanoi blamed U.S. demands for a breakdown, while U.S. spokesman William J. Jorden suggested world judgment would follow if talks fail.
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