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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1968
Page
4
Foreign reporters at a Pyongyang prison camp covered Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher and crew. Bucher warned Americans to consider moral responsibility for their actions, while Radio Pyongyang quoted him detailing the ship’s engagement and surrender.
Dr. French expresses rare comment after SUN reports a reversal that favored the Henderson candidate. He notes possible behind the scenes forces and says a recount is unlikely to change the outcome. Registrar details recount deposits and timelines. Mulroy cites counting errors and missing absentee and overseas ballots as factors.
Herbert's union won the right to represent Air West station and clerical staff in a July election and is in contract talks in San Francisco. The Hughes Tool Co bid to acquire Air West for 81 million sparked rival interest and a boardroom split over the sale while service concerns persist in the community.
Viet Cong forces stole two U S Army 105 millimeter howitzers from an allied outpost during a July Fourth attack three years earlier using two captured jeeps. One gun later found by U S troops in an underground arsenal, partly dismantled, showed the serial number. The guerrillas reportedly tied the two howitzers to jeeps and hauled them into the jungle.
The Navy approved discharges for 30,000 sailors as part of a cost saving plan projected to trim 2 to 3 billion dollars. Exemptions applied to Vietnam veterans and 6th Fleet duties in the Mediterranean. Rep Schweiker condemned early reserves releases, noting savings around 48 million while overall force strength dips toward authorized levels by mid-1969.
The FBI dismissed charges against Las Vegas man McGaughey amid persistent eyewitness identifications. His lawyer Harry Claiborne credited clues from a Northern Nevada wall notice showing a drawing of a suspect, not his client, and insisted McGaughey was in Las Vegas during each incident. A double remains at large, and Claiborne stressed the need for proof of his client’s alibi.
Jordanian troops and Israelis exchanged fire at Manshiya Makhiba nine miles south of Lake Tiberias. An Israeli position was destroyed, a half-track knocked out, and six soldiers wounded before Jordanian fire was returned. The Amman spokesman tallies 11 monthly clashes. Israeli reports say Jordan opened artillery in Yareen Beisan Valley. no Israeli casualties. A separate 20-minute exchange occurred with Syria near Magdal Shams in the Golan Heights.
American and South Vietnamese infantry battled Communist attackers around Tay Ninh near the Cambodian border reporting at least 241 enemy killed in heavy house to house fighting. U.S. losses 14 killed and 72 wounded with scattered front reports. allies claim Cambodia sanctuary amid border disputes.
A station attendant alerted police after two youths staged a car kidnapping joke on Friday the 13th. Officers boxed in the vehicle at the Charleston Underpass, the pair confessed they meant no real harm, and cops issued a caution rather than arrests.
A private executive jet attempting an instrument landing in fog ripped into power lines near Hollywood Burbank Airport. The two crewmen, Robert E. Bear and Blanchard G. McManus, both Technicolor and Granada Hills residents, were killed along with Mary Renick of North Hollywood. The crash damaged homes, a supply plant, and vehicles, includ ing 20 cars destroyed and 15 damaged. Penny Carter, 9, was struck by debris and hospitalized in fair condition. Five Technicolor executives were aboard to travel to Northern California when the plane went down after circling in heavy overcast. Devastation spread through nearby neighborhoods as rescue crews battled fires and extinguished exploding autos.
A two-car collision at State Highway 41 and Water Street in Henderson last night left Milton Worth Steele dead on arrival at Rose de Lima Hospital. His wife Bella and two Andrews family members were treated for minor injuries and released. James E. Beam of Ventura California, driver of the second car, faces manslaughter charges after witnesses say he ran a stop sign.
Teamsters Joint Council 95 president Bill Carter was in critical condition at Sunrise Hospital after a heart attack. He was admitted Thursday and treated in the coronary intensive care unit. he also serves as secretary treasurer of Teamsters Local 631 in Southern Nevada.
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