Apollo 10 splashes toward Pacific homecoming amid lunar images
Space crew after a successful lunar pass heads toward splashdown in the Pacific. Ground control cancels midcourse maneuver as Apollo 10 closes in on Earth crossing the great divide at 206.454 miles from the Moon. Astronauts share dramatic color TV views of Earth and Moon and jest about a warm Pago Pago welcome.
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Pago Pago
South Pacific
Roger
Stafford
Earth
America
Phillips
Nevada
Moon
Ground Control
American Samoa
Owen Aspinwall
Merger OK'd Between Bank Of LV And Valley Bank
Wynne named senior VP and cashier with Bill Hull as VP northern division Roger R. Jacobson senior VP Earl Evenson senior VP southern division and E Morgan Wixom VP and trust officer Directors of the new bank include Herbert M. Jones G F Lucim Robert L McDonald Jerome D Mack and others led by E Parry Thomas George L Vargas and Roger F Jacobson.
Scouting Fun Fair At Las Vegas Center Draws Thousands
The 9th annual Bould er Dam Area Council Boy Scouts Fun Fair filled the Las Vegas Convention Center with about 13 000 scouts from all ages. The daylong event ran 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and featured over 300 booths exhibits and displays and a flag raising opening ceremony.
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Las Vegas Convention Center
Boulder Dam Area
Cleaver Reported Seeking Refuge In Cuban Haven
Eldridge Cleaver a Black Panther leader and former presidential candidate is said to be living in Havana to evade California parole arrest. A federal warrant followed his parole revocation after the Oakland gun battle with police in 1968 and a no show on November 27 for parole reporting.
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Cleaver
Cuban Haven
Havana
UPI
Eldridge Cleaver
California
United States
Peace and Freedom Ticket
Black Panthers
Oakland Police
Oakland
Wreckage of Stolen Plane Found Near Cherbourg
A four engine turboprop stolen from Mildenhall RAF Base by Sgt. Paul A Meyer is suspected to have crashed in the sea about 10 miles west of the Cherbourg peninsula after radar loss. Officials say the craft required a full crew to land and the pilot likely did not survive. The aircraft was valued at 2.2 million dollars and Meyer recently completed a 90 day tour from Langley AFB Virginia.
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Cherbourg Peninsula
France
U.S. Air Force
Mildenhall Royal Air Force Base
Paul A. Meyer
Langley Air Force Base
Meyer
Air Force
Insurance Firm Holds LV Casinos Stock Tied to Bahamas
A Texas insurer American National Insurance Co. controls investments in Parvin Dohrmann Co. and Resorts International with casino ties in the Bahamas. Nevada Gaming Commission forced FOF Funds to sell Parvin Dohrmann shares. convertible notes complicate the stake. Resorts International trades on the Amex with substantial Class A and BA shares outstanding.
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Texas Insurance Company
Las Vegas
Resorts International
Bahamas
American National Insurance Co
Galveston
Tex
Parvin-Dohrmann Co
Los Angeles
Nevada
State Gaming Commission
FOF Proprietary Funds Ltd
Geneva
Switzerland
Parvin-Dohrmann
Securities and Exchange Commission
American National
Resorts
American Stock Exchange
Amex
Continental Connector Corp
Continental Connector
Dunes
Frank Johnson
Nevada Gaming Commission
Parry Thomas
The
Gaming Commission
del Webb Corp
Johnson
Threats Made To Slattery In Calaveras County Event
Nevada senator James Slattery faced threats linked to his opposition to civil rights laws during a Calaveras County event weekend. Undersheriff John Pierce said reliable sources warned of harm to Slattery and security was increased with plainclothes officers and two Nevada Highway Patrol officers dispatched by Gov. Laxalt. No incident occurred.
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Pierce
Laxalt
Slattery
Nevada Highway Patrol
Nevada
California
Heiress Mackle Identifies Kidnapper In Box Burial Case
Barbara Mackle testifies Krist and Eisemann Schier kidnapped her from a motel near Emory University last December. She described being buried alive for more than 80 hours in a ventilated coffin like box until a $500,000 ransom prompted her discovery and rescue by FBI agents.
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Decatur, Ga
UPI
Barbara Jane Mackle
Gary Steven Krist
Ruth Eisemann- Schier
Krist
Miss Mackie
Miss Eisemann-Schier
Miss Mackle
Atlanta
FBI
Emory University
Fmary
Student Leader Accuses Police of Killing Grimes During Riots
The article reports claims that Grimes was shot in the back of the head by police amid campus rioting at A and T. McCullough argues ammunition discrepancies and hidden shooters. police deny personal weapons use. National Guard presence ends as Greensboro returns to order and curfew lifts.
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Roger Craft
Marion
Ohio
Fairfield School For Boys
Charles Marion
Craft
Stephen Patrick
UPI
McCullough
State Bureau of Investigation
Burch
Grimes
Jack Elam
Greensboro
National
Guard
Nelson Johnson
A&t
Negro Dudley High School
Wille Drake
New Tension Grips Sino-Russ Border
The report reiterates China’s claim that Chenpao Island is Chinese territory and accuses the Soviet government of provoking incidents. It quotes a strong warning that neither a small, big, nor nuclear war can deter the Chinese people. A separate dispatch notes China restoring former Cultural Revolution leaders.
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Chenpao Island
China
Tanjug
Peking
Ben Gurion Targeted for Death by Arab Guerrillas
Three suspects linked to the Arab guerrilla group Al Fatah faced charges of attempted murder and unlawful firearms possession. Ben Gurion was named as a target, while a 30-year-old Swede, not identified by name, admitted firearms possession. Authorities outlined the case and denials.
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Iraq
al Fatah
Allied Forces Win Two Battles But Suffer Heavy Losses
Allied forces report two major victories killing 187 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong with tank and air support, while a third battle near Dak To and An Loc inflicts heavy losses on American and South Vietnamese units. U.S. jets and artillery supported a large Ranger-led engagement. one outpost near An Loc suffers American deaths and 53 enemy casualties. War Zone 1 jungle fighting leaves 76 South Vietnamese wounded and no confirmed North Vietnamese casualties.
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Saigon
API
An Loc
Kate Webb
Jordan Fires Barrages Into Israel Amid Sinai Attacks
Reports say Jordanian gunners fired two barrages at Israeli positions and a monastery at Easr El Yahud near the Dead Sea. An Ethiopian consul was inside the church during a funeral. no casualties. Cairo sources note Soviet rockets used by Arab Sinai fighters in prior attacks on Israeli posts in northwest Sinai.
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United Press International
Israel
Cairo
Sinai Peninsula
Tel Aviv
Jordan
Easr el Yahud
Dead Sea
Sinai
Local Clark County High Schools Set Graduation Events
Clark County high schools plan baccalaureate ceremonies at Moapa Valleys Logandale Chapel Boulder City High School Basic High School and Virgin Valley. Dell Robison attends representing the school board with other trustees and honored guests.
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Helen Cannon
George Wilkinson
C. Donald Brown
Clark County
Moapa Valley
Logandale Chapel
Dell Robison
Boulder City
Alick Mackie
Glen Taylor
Basic High School
P.m
Virgin Valley
Mesquite Ward
At & P.m
Clark County School Board
Mrs. Cliff Jones Injured After Police Car Crash
Mrs. Cliff Jones wife of a former Nevada governor and Thunderbird Hotel owner was reported in fair condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after a Friday night collision on Charleston Boulevard. A canine unit police car speeding to a robbery call struck Jones’s Cadillac, sending it over a traffic island. three children and the officer and dog were unhurt. The crash remains under investigation with no citations issued.
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Cliff Jones
Nevada St
Thunderbird Hotel
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Charleston
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Bank of LV
Valley Bank
Bahamas Gaming
Los Angeles Times
Richard Bell
Miami
Robert Mackle
Ben Gurion
U.S
Dak To
Highlands
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