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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1964
Page
1
Rebel forces hold a major Saigon airbase as Commodore Nguyen Cao Ky vows to defend it by force. Government troops and allied units push for control in the tense hours surrounding the emergency.
Washington refused to recognize a power change in South Viet Nam and kept Khanh’s triumvirate as the government. U.S. officials hailed calm in Saigon as contacts with leaders continued, while Gen. Ky pressed to contain rebels near Tan Son Nhut airbase and avoid bloodshed as tanks withdrew from the city.
Five U S soldiers faced heavy fire to rescue a wounded refugee from East Berlin and pull him over the Wall to the West. Spec 4 C Hans W Puhl led the effort while others provided fire support and extraction. The refugee Michael Meyer was hospitalized with five wounds but listed as not seriously injured.
A light plane departing from McCarran Field crashed into Mount Potos early yesterday, killing four aboard. Deputies reported the crash at 1 03 a.m. and found the wreckage after 5 a.m. The two men and two women were burned beyond recognition and taken to Sunset Mortuary.
The Sun circulation department operates from its new High Avenue offices. Subscribers are urged to call 382 3078 or 382 3079 for circulation service to avoid delays in reaching the offices.
Today will be sunny with scattered clouds and southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph. The high reaches 100 degrees and a low around 75 with noontime humidity near 12 percent. Sunrise is 6 22 and sunset 6 50.
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