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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1969

Page

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Two suspects to face first degree kidnaping in Petersen case

Washoe County District Attorney William J. Baggio prepared formal charges against Joe Lischke of Carson City and William McCoole of Seattle for the $800,000 kidnapping of Las Vegas real estate man Petersen. Petersen was seized in Las Vegas, forced into a motorized trailer, then taken to Reno where he was held. $1,000 cash vanished with the abduction. Arraignment was expected in Reno today.

Reno Las Vegas Washoe County William J. Baggio Joe Lischke Carson City William George McCoole Seattle Wash Petersen Baggio

Bloodthirsty Horde Attacks Army Post Fort Dix Demonstration Clashes

About 5 000 demonstrators from Philadelphia New York and New Jersey clashed with police at Fort Dix New Jersey as 600 officers used tear gas and bayonets to disperse the crowd. The protest targeted the imprisonment of the Ft Dix 38 soldiers charged with rioting at the base.

FT. DIX N.J UPI Philadelphia New York New Jersey Army Post Stockade Wrightstown

Famous skater Sonja Henie dies on private ambulance plane

Oslo report states Sonja Henie died of leukemia aboard a private ambulance plane en route from Paris to Oslo. The 56 year old Norwegian icon and patron, accompanied by husband Nils Onstad, had appeared well at a recent Henie Onstad Foundation event and leaves a legacy of Olympic golds world championships and a major art foundation.

Oslo UPI Sonja Henie Norway Paris Henie-Onstad Boerum Miss Henie Nils Onstad France Baerum Darryl F. Zanuck Dan Topping Onstad Henie

Apartment Inferno Kills Eight In LA

Eight people died in a 40 year old Los Angeles apartment fire in the Bromley building near downtown. Two married couples with children perished, three generations affected. thirty others escaped or were aided down ladders. Fire investigators called the blaze suspicious and under investigation as flames swept the three story wooden structure.

Los Angeles UPI

Soviets Launch Three Man Soyuz Spacecraft

Moscow announced the three man Soyuz craft Soyuz 7 launched to join Soyuz 6 in earth orbit. The ship lifted at 16 p.m. and established radio contact with its sister ship. Officials said Soyuz 7 is functioning normally and TV coverage began within an hour of liftoff.

Moscow UPS Georgy Shonin Valery Kubasov Moscow Radio Moscow Television

Weather Update: Clear Skies and Mild Temperatures

Clear today with gentle winds and a high near 70. Overnight low around 40 with yesterday’s high 70 and low 45. Noontime humidity at 20 percent. Sunrise at 6 46 and sunset at 6 08.

Suspect in Lennon Case Dies in Apparent Suicide

In Sonora California a man linked to the Lennon Sisters murder of their father died by his own actions after leaving a letter admitting the slaying. Chet W Young alias Marvin Mayer, 38 of Alameda, died Oct 5. detectives say he tried asphyxiation then shot himself, leaving letters to Peggy Lennon and to whom it may concern.

Sonora Calif UPI Lennon Chet W. Young Marvin Edward Mayer Tuolumne County Bill Lennon Young Miller D. Sardella Alameda Wiliam Lennon Peggy Lennon Secret Service Lyndon Johnson

Nixon welfare package gains broad public support

A Harris survey shows 47 to 17 percent favoring Nixon's welfare plan with 1 in 3 unfamiliar. Support strongest for including the working pool and work incentive features, while public opinion in cities centers on Washington policy and possible congressional action remains uncertain.

Washington Nixon Congress

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