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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1968

Page

4

Red Foley dies at 58 former Grand Ole Opry star

Red Foley a pioneering country music star was found dead in a Fort Wayne motel room. Police said death appeared from natural causes with an autopsy planned. Foley known for songs like Peace in the Valley and Tennessee Saturday Night had performed in Fort Wayne days before. He was father in law of Pat Boone and had a long Nashville career including the Grand Ole Opry and Ozark Jubilee.

Red Foley Grand Ole Opry Fort Wayne, Ind UPI Singer Allen County Gordon Franke Foley Pat Boone Fort Wayne Nashville Tenn Clyde Julian Foley Blue Lick Minnie Pearl Roy Acuff Vex Ritter Gene Autry The Opry Ozark Jubilee Springfield Pauline Cox Eva Overstake Shirley Sally Sweet Internal Revenue Service

FBI frees 7 year old after Chicago kidnapping

Hillard Willis Marks was found unharmed with his abductors in a Southwest Side bungalow. FBI agents arrested Daniel Pieter, Robert Marin, and Ethel Marin on aggravated kidnapping charges. No ransom paid. The family planned a belated birthday party as the boy returned to his parents.

Liam Marks Chicago FBI UPI Hillard Willis Marks Oak Brook Marlin Johnson Hillard William E. Marks Mary Lou Marks Judy Daniel C. Pieter Robert Steven Marin Marin Ethel Marie Central Boys Court Hillard Marks Steven Marin Ethel

Regents Permit Cleaver Appearance At Berkeley Lecture

The University of California regents voted 10 to 8 to allow Eldridge Cleaver to give one lecture at Berkeley while defeating a full ban urged by Governor Reagan. Reagan warned the move could trigger a legislative probe. crowds clashed in protests but no disturbances occurred. Jesse Unruh was absent.

Los Angeles UPI Board of Regents University of California Ronald Reagan Eldridge Cleaver Berkeley Minister of Information Ucla Reagan California Cleaver Tommy Manville Charles Hitch Superintendent of Public Instruction Max Rafferty U.S Regents Jesse Unruh State Assembly Robert Williams Academic Council At Williams

New York Optimistic Over School Opening Plan

New York City schools brace for resuming classes as Superintendent Bernard E. Donovan unveils a plan to reassign teachers involved in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville dispute. Mayor Lindsay backs the move while boards seek state approval and neutral observers are assigned to schools.

New York UPI Bernard E. Donovan Board of Education Brooklyn Ocean Hill Brownsville Donovan John V. Lindsay New York City

U.S Plans Unmanned Apollo Flight Skip Ahead of Moon Test

UPI reports the United States will skip an unmanned lunar orbit test for Apollo and proceed to a manned mission. Western observers note Russia’s Zond 5 circled the Moon and could precede a three-cosmonaut lunar voyage. If successful, Apollo 8 or 10 could loop around the Moon by late December with astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders.

Space Center Houston UPI Soviet Union America Russia Earth Frank Borman James Lovell William Anders

Marine Leap Frogging Operation Scores Win

Marines continue the southward advance below the DMZ to protect allied outposts near Cam Lo Camp Carroll and the Rock Pile. U S forces report heavy caches found, air strikes kill 20 enemy with one American dead and 24 wounded. Bombers drop over two million pounds over North Vietnam as leapfrogging missions commence.

Dmz South Vietnam U.S Cam Lo Camp Carroll Rock Pile North Vietnam da Nang

Early Winter Storm Brings Heavy Snow

Western Montana faced a major snowstorm yesterday with wind driven snow blocking several passes. The U S Weather Bureau logged a foot of wet snow at Anaconda and 10 inches on Interstate 90 near Butte. Road warnings covered Montana northern Idaho western Wyoming and frost was forecast into Arizona.

United Press International Montana Rocky Mountain States U. S. Weather Bureau Anaconda Mont Butte Roger Pass Mountain Pass Idaho Wyoming Arizona Rockies Michigan Texas Florida Peninsula

Hijacked Jet Airliner Still Held In Cuba

Miami air traffic controllers noted loss of radio contact with a jet at 9 05 a.m. Only radar identification signal received as plane headed toward Havana. Captain W T Slim Babbitt and crew, all from Miami, aboard the Eastern aircraft.

Cuba Miami W. T. Slim Babbitt Eastern W. J. Richardson J. F. Berg Mike Barry Gil Lopez Woodfin Williams Sharon Marsh

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