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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1968
Page
4
Hanoi and North Vietnamese diplomats dismissed President Johnson's call for talks as insufficient de escalation. The bombing pause was deemed inadequate, with Tass reporting continued deception and planners seeking to mislead public opinion. Paris diplomats and UN spokesmen weighed the move amid allied criticism and Geneva Conference ties.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey visited the White House twice amid uncertainty about his political plans and Wisconsin primary implications. Party leaders in Illinois Oregon Pennsylvania and New York waited to see his stance while Johnson's position remained unclear. Kennedy campaigned in Philadelphia as Johnson and Kennedy sought a unity meeting.
The Senate approved a 10 percent tax increase linked to a $6 billion spending cut, moving Johnson’s proposal forward though House approval remains uncertain. The plan also expands excise taxes on new cars and phone bills and accelerates corporate tax collections.
American warplanes struck a rail siding about two miles south of the 20th parallel near Thanh Hoa, marking the northernmost raid since Johnson’s halt. Ground fighting in South Vietnam remained light as defense officials clarified the bombing limit and a Pentagon statement defined the northern limit.
McCarthy and Nixon score easy wins in the Wisconsin Republican primary. Reagan supporters run a late impressive TV push though he did not campaign in state. Humphrey attracts few write in votes for Democrats while Stassen lags with about 5 percent of GOP totals.
Nevada Governor Laxalt spoke at a Las Vegas conference noting progress as more African Americans work in hotels and casinos. He cited Clark County demographics and defended prison nondiscrimination while warning of opposition to a proposed city county state government center in Las Vegas. He discussed public employee strikes, Tax Commission budgets, casino tax rules, and a copper strike earnings study.
Teachers and probers will meet today after a recent incident at a Las Vegas area school. Dr James I Mason, superintendent, notes the principal bought a house in January and did not resign until the event details were disclosed. Mrs Brooks remains in teaching post amid resistance to resignation.
Chaney denies seeking a special grand jury probe. The petitions seek a special counsel as District Attorney Franklin antagonizes the aims of the petition and asks for a Clark County outside venue to hear the petitions. Lynch cites a simple statute permitting a grand jury with three credible witnesses.
The owner of a South Side department store said two men in women's disguises set fire to a fitting room, then fled. The blaze caused little damage and was extinguished by staff before firefighters arrived amid a wave of late week fires in downtown stores.
The House yesterday approved President Johnsons plan to consolidate separate marijuana narcotic LSD and other drug enforcement into a single framework. The move aims to streamline federal controls and improve enforcement nationwide.
Britain faced a rapid deep freeze as a blizzard from the Arctic plunged London and much of England to freezing temperatures. Snow blocked roads and runways, flights delayed, and Scotland’s roads were affected as airports faced closures.
Senate Leader Mansfield said President Johnson dropped a 20th Parallel bombing line after State Department concerns about a bomb proof sanctuary. Fulbright criticized raids 205 miles north of the DMZ as signaling only a limited policy change and anticipated a North Vietnamese response. The House approved the Justice Department reorganization to merge narcotics and drug abuse control units effective April 8, shifting LSD enforcement away from FDA head Dr. James L. Goddard.
In Cincinnati former Vice President Richard M. Nixon urged that peace talks on Vietnam include the Soviet Union. He said negotiations should occur at the highest level between Moscow and Washington but cautioned against a hasty summit without careful preparation to avoid crisis and inflated expectations.
UPI reports Sen. Robert Kennedy drew large enthusiastic crowds in Philadelphia on day two of his Democratic presidential bid. A 1500 strong lunch crowd urged victory at the next party convention while an University of Pennsylvania rally drew loud student cheers amid brief boos. Kennedy joked about rebellion and recalled his failed bid to attend Penn before Harvard. He planned talks with Mayor James H. Tate and aimed to boost delegate support.
Kennecott Copper Corp raised primary copper prices by four cents a pound to 80 per ton and boosted electronic wire bar prices to 42.4 cents a pound, resisting the Johnson administration’s push for a smaller increase. Other major producers followed with similar hikes late last month.
An April storm drenched the Pacific Coast with rain and snow and spread across seven states from Central California to Colorado Wyoming and Montana. It brought up to four inches of snow in the southern Plains and four inches in the New Mexico mountains while northern areas saw an inch at International Falls and two inches total in parts of Minnesota.
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