Missing Las Vegas Boy Searched For Near Camp Bonanza
Five year old Jimmy Lunt vanished near Camp Bonanza in Cold Creek. Las Vegas Search and Rescue Patrol, deputies and forest rangers joined the hunt 30 miles west of Tonopah Highway. Snow and extreme cold endanger the boy in jeans and a short sleeve shirt.
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Clark County
Forest Rangers
Las Vegas
Camp Bonanza
Cold Creek
Jimmy Lunt
Rex Lunt
Las Vegas Area
Sheriff's Office
Tonopah Hwy
Indian Springs
Marines Reoccupy Khe Sanh After Siege
About 7,000 U.S. Marine and South Vietnamese infantry swept back into the abandoned Khe Sanh outpost. A 250 man Marine company led the advance, supported by heavy artillery, and set up temporary headquarters at the camp airstrip without taking fire.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Khe Sanh
Boulder City Fire Captain Struck by Gyrocopter Blade
Fire Captain Don Estes of the Boulder City department was hospitalized after being hit by wind driven propeller blades from a gyrocopter on a dry lake near the California Nevada line. He was taken to Sunrise Hospital with severe head cuts and a concussion. His condition was listed as good by hospital officials. No other details were available at presstime.
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Boulder City
Don Estes
California
Nevada
Aken
Sunrise Hospital
Estes
SUN
Death Takes J. F. Conlon, Cannon Aide
John F. Jack Conlon a leading Nevada political figure and chief aide to U S Senator Howard Cannon died yesterday in Washington D C at age 57 He had suffered heart attacks in Las Vegas in 1967 and recovered more than six months before returning to duties in Washington His death prompted Sen Cannon to cancel engagements and rush back to Washington for funeral arrangements
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John F
Jack) Conlon
Nevada
U.S
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Washington, D.C
Conlon
Las Vegas
Cannon
Washington
Sen. Cannon
Canlon
Policy Switch Hinted in Vietnam Talks as Elections Near
Tense talks on the Vietnam War press ahead with four weeks before the election. Secretary Rusk saysU S officials remain united on bombing until Hanoi signals de escalation. Vance's Washington trip fuels speculation of a possible peace offensive while Johnson weighs timing.
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Paris
UPS
U.S
New York
Dean Rusk
Hanoi
Rusk
Cyrus Vance
Washington
Johnson
Vance
White House
Nevada Democratic aide Conlon dies after long service
Inuine Sun Canlon served a decade as Cannon's administrative assistant and managed both campaigns. He worked in Nevada politics for nearly 40 years, on Gov. Ted Carville's staff in Carson City and in Washington, and was known on Capitol Hill and at the White House as a friend of Presidents Kennedy.
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Canlon
Cannon
Senate
Nevada
Ted Carville
Carson City
Washington
Carville
Conlon
Capitol Hill
White House
Presidents Kennedy
Weather Outlook With Cloudy Skies and Mild Winds
Variable high cloudiness and southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Today's high 88 and low 55, following yesterday's 88 and 57. Noontime humidity at 21 percent. Sunrise at 6 48 and sunset at 6 16.
Gun Waving Woman Hijacks Plane to Havana
A greyhaired woman with a pistol and her two year old son hijack an Aeromaya Airways plane over the Caribbean forcing a landing in Havana. The Cuba released the aircraft back to Mexico with 13 passengers. the woman Judith Vazquez and her son Ernesto remained in Cuba with another passenger. No injuries reported.
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Merida
Mexico
UPI
Caribbean
Havana
Aeromaya Airways
Cuba
Aeromaya
Judith Vazquez
Ernesto Vazquez
Flamingo Hotel Convention Center Fire Causes $100,000 Damage
A predawn blaze damaged the Flamingo Hotel convention center in Las Vegas with about 140 firefighters battling the flames. The fire began backstage in the renovated area, forcing evacuations while guests in the casino and dining areas were affected by smoke though most slept through the event. One woman was treated and released after inhaling smoke.
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Flamingo Hotel
Las Vegas
Pioneer Ca
Flamingo
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
War Frustration Shapes voters in Harris Vietnam poll
A Harris survey of 1,324 voters in mid September shows frustration over the Vietnam war influences the 1968 presidential race. Humphrey remains the target of protests while Nixon gains from backers favoring a tougher approach. Public supports de escalation narrowly, with most opposing unilateral bombing halt. Wallace draws from hawk and dove camps.
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Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
North Vietnam
Harris
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Sun Notos
Chuck Conklin
Vazquez
Ricardo Erosa
Jose Marti
Blaze
Flamingo Convention Room
Howser 2800
East
Fremont ST
THE
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George Wallace
Vietnam
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