Impeachment echoes across eras in Johnson disputes
The 1868 Sun reports Rep Thad Stevens and Rep John Bingham impeaching President Andrew Johnson for high crimes and misdemeanors. It contrasts Johnson’s acquittal with Lyndon Johnson’s political actions and alleged perjury regarding Vietnam War policy.
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Thaddeus Stevens
Committee On Reconstruction
Rep
John A. Bingham
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Lyndon Johnson
U.S
Eisenhower
Kennedy
South Vietnam
Hughes Plane Brings Injured Gridder Home
High school football player Jesse Moreland was flown from Reno to his home in Las Vegas by a Hughes Tool Co. plane after breaking his left leg above the knee in Reno. Student body president Dave Koon and peers organized the mercy flight when hospital stay threatened.
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Jesse Moreland
Gering Circle
Las Vegas
Washoe Medical Center
Reno
Hughes Tool Co
John F. Kennedy
Hughes
Gridder
Howard Hughes Employes
Moreland
Reno Hospital
Dave Koon
Weather Report Shows Clear Skies and Warm Day
Weather outlook notes clear skies with gentle winds. Today's high reaches 95 degrees and low 60. Noontime humidity at 14 percent with sunrise at 6 31 and sunset at 6 32.
Council backs effort by Las Vegas locals union group
The Council representing 32 locals says it supports a campaign for backing after several attempts by members of Local 1285 International Association of Firefighters. The move taps into a regional network that includes more than 35,000 union members in the Las Vegas area.
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Las Vegas
International Assn. of
Controversial Fill As May Tilt Uneasy Australian Leaders
Editor notes the FIA fighter bomber purchase by Australia drawing controversy over a $360 million U S deal. Derryn Hinch, New York bureau correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald reports on political tension and lingering mechanical issues shaping the debate.
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FIA
Australia
U.S
Derryn Hinch
New York
Sydney Morning
Brinks Guards Ambushed In Montreal Elevator Heist
In Montreal three gunmen ambushed two Brinks guards in an elevator and escaped with 209000. They left three coin bags on the floor, weighing too much for transport. Both guards were wounded but not seriously. the robbers fled into a crowd at Central station.
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Montreal
UPI
Canadian National Railways Central
Place du Canada
Bank of Montreal
Brinks
High Fences Sought Over Golf Ball Barrage in Las Vegas
Residents near the Arnold Palmer Driving Range along Decatur Boulevard urge the Board of Zoning Adjustment to raise the fence from 30 to 55 feet after golf balls breach barriers and damage cars homes and yards. City planning director Don Saylor notes unexpected nuisance from the range and supports calming measures.
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Las Vegas
Board of
Arnold Palmer
Decatur Blvd
BIA
Don Saylor
Nixon Ads Put U S Second Rate Sea Power Charge
Nixon says the Johnson Administration steered the nation toward a second rate sea power due to declining fleet strength and maritime progress. Humphrey counters with a cross country debate proposal including Wallace, while campaigning in California on social security funding.
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Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Seattle
Humphrey
Wallace
California
Arsenal Trial Arguments Due Here Tomorrow
A Las Vegas casino dealer facing federal charges over illegal possession of an arsenal of machine guns rifles and pistols will have pre trial arguments heard tomorrow in U S District Court. William J Springer is named in the indictment issued in November 1967 after agents raided his home and seized the weapons. Springer s Tucson defense attorney John Flynn will argue the suppression of the seized articles and ammunition.
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Las Vegas
U.S. District Court
Springer
John Flynn
Tucson
Ariz
Soviet Union issues ultimatum over Israel provocations
The Soviet Union warned Israel of very serious consequences for American backed provocations against Arab allies. Cairo papers spoke of imminent Israeli attacks as Israel and Jordan reported a 30 minute exchange across the Jordan cease fire line. Israel said a soldier was wounded. Jordan said no casualties. Foreign Minister Eban pressed for hard diplomatic work and peace talks via U N envoy Jarring while Moscow called for a stable peace through formal channels.
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Israel
Moscow
Cairo
Jordan
Jordan River
Jordan Valley
Abba Eban
Rome
General Assembly
New York
Middle East
Gunnar Jarring
U.N
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