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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1968
Page
1
The nation mourns Martin Luther King Jr. as newsrooms pause after his assassination at 39. Tributes recount his dream of justice while questioning the American path, with flags at half staff as figures recall his Lincoln Memorial speech and the enduring hope of equality.
Thousands of National Guardsmen and federal troops battled marauders as riots, arson, looting, and shootings swept across at least 50 cities. Death toll tops 14 with incidents in Washington, Chicago, Detroit, and other major urban centers. Authorities deployed thousands more troops and declared emergencies in multiple counties.
President Johnson ordered the Army into Washington to restore order after arson looting and violence that left five dead. Troops ringed the White House and Capitol with a Capitol Hill machine gun post and 4000 plus federal and National Guard personnel deployed. Police sealed downtown to stop further looting as armored carriers moved through the capital. DC detective chief Charles Burns said four Black residents were killed during looting and a white man died at a gas station after a robbery and stabbing. Thomas Williams a 14 year old boy was shot when police officer David Thomkins discharged his weapon accidentally during looting cleanup. The violence erupted in a city slum around Minnesota Avenue NE.
A memorial march in downtown Las Vegas honors Dr. Martin Luther King. The event begins tomorrow at 3 p.m. organized by Charles Kellar, president of the local NAACP chapter.
Attorneys for Sid Ceasar informed Sparks Nugget management he would not perform as a strike sweeps Reno Lake Tahoe casinos. The musician walkout, led by the American Federation of Musicians, prompted a silent downtown march planned by community leaders from Squires Park to the Clark County Courthouse.
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark said evidence points to one man as King’s killer and that police are close to an arrest. The probe has spread beyond Tennessee with FBI activity nationwide and numerous leads. President Johnson canceled Hawaii talks to address the crisis as riots flare amid the tragedy.
Mostly clear today with northerly winds around 15 to 20 mph. High near 70 and low around 59. Yesterday reached 78/55. Noontime humidity at 16 percent. Sunrise at 5 20, sunset at 6 07.
Edwin Roberts Nevada State Purchasing Director died at Mt. Grant Hospital after a heart attack aboard a small plane en route to Las Vegas. The 47 year old official, appointed in February 1967 to succeed Francis Brook, collapsed upon landing in Hawthorne.
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