Cleared of Final Charge After Three-Year Fight
A Las Vegas businessman Morris Dickson McGaughey 39 owner of the Capri Motel was cleared of the final charge in a long case. He had been accused of robbing the Bank of Nevada Charleston Plaza and two Safeway holdups in 1965 and 1966. Multiple trials ended in hung juries before yesterday's acquittal in the last case. McGaughey had been on the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce board and motel association director.
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Air West Air Line Faces Public Labor and Government Criticism
Air West confronts public, labor, and regulatory scrutiny as officials from Nevada Public Service Commission and city leaders condemn service during merger maneuvers. Air West backs remedial measures while unions warn of morale and safety impacts. The piece notes political commentary on national leaders amid campaign debates.
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Middle East Crisis Grows With Gunfire
Israeli and Arab forces clash on three fronts as Egypt, Jordan and Syria suffer cross border bombardment. Egypt reports antiaircraft action against Israeli planes while Jordan announces a soldier killed after two hours of mortar and machine gun fire along the Jordan River.
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Two Nellis F4E pilots eject from disabled jet
Two Nellis Air Force Base F4E Phantom pilots, Maj. Robert G. Dilger of Tampa and Capt. David G. Whit ney of Ashland, Ohio, safely ejected from a troubled jet during an air to air training mission. They were rescued by a Marine helicopter and taken for routine checks at Nellis hospital. An officer board will investigate the crash site was 12 miles north-northwest of the base in a remote desert area.
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State Air Guard May Get Early Discharge
A Japanese correspondent quotes the Pueblo’s skipper warning that crewmen could face death penalties or life imprisonment unless the United States admits moral responsibility for alleged crimes aboard the captured ship. Washington denies any intrusion or authorization for entering North Korean waters, with State Department spokesman McCloskey reaffirming no U S intelligence vessel was permitted in those waters.
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Navy approves early releases for thirty thousand sailors
Navy officials said about 30,000 sailors with two year enlistments will be discharged early to save money. Ranges of active duty length before release vary from one year to eighteen months, with remaining service extended in the reserves. Most will return to civilian life between October and December.
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Surprise reversal wins in Henderson Commission race
G L Bud Franklin Henderson City councilman edged Dr James B French Boulder City councilman by five votes after Clark County Board of Commissioners certified the abstract. Final tally Franklin 1563 French 1558, down from an unofficial French lead of 25 votes. Franklin had threatened a recount and cited discrepancies between machines tally sheets and other totals.
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Bud) Franklin
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Freed Murder Suspect Turns Knife On Self
Gerald Chuck Farrell, whose murder charges were dropped, stabbed himself in the stomach at a West Bonanza home after a day that saw the complaint dismissed for justifiable homicide in the Roelofs case. Roelofs, 23, had visited Farrell and Patricia Wray, where Farrell says Roelofs attacked Wray, prompting the fatal shot. Farrell remained in critical condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.
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Chuck” Farrell
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Friday the 13th prank triggers Las Vegas police response
On Friday the 13th, a boy and girl in Las Vegas pretended a kidnapping at a Charleston Boulevard gas station. Police swarmed the scene with guns drawn after the note indicated help, a stunt intended as a joke but prompting a major usual police response.
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Weather Report Shows Hot Conditions With Light Winds
Variable cloudiness with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Today's high near 100 and low around 70. Yesterday peaked at 101 with a 70 degree low. Noontime humidity at 21 percent. Sunrise at 6 22 and sunset at 6 50.
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