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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1968
Page
1
Mount Mayon begins a series of eruptions with ash reaching 30 000 feet and lava flowing toward villages within a five mile danger zone. Officials urge evacuation beyond the zone as residents begin to flee. no deaths reported.
A Las Vegas Sun notice urges attendance at today’s drug seminar at the Convention Center. Experts address how all ages can become dependent on tranquilizers and stimulants, with films by Mike Markulis and talks by Theodore Cron and Dr. Helen H. Newlis.
The largest underground nuclear test in U S history is set for Friday at the Nevada Test Site despite objections from Howard Hughes aides. AEC chairman Glenn Seaborg said safety checks including seismic and radiation studies justify the test. Hughes urged a 90 day moratorium for further safety studies, but AEC spokesmen warned delays would harm national defense.
Independent scientists label the proposed one megaton nuclear test near the Nevada Test Site as poor judgment amid Vietnam diplomacy. Signers include Linus Pauling, warning the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty could be violated and Nevada residents endangered.
Senator Eugene McCarthy urged Indiana voters to back his bid in the May 7 Democratic presidential primary. He aims for about 25 percent of the vote and said his campaign will spend 200000 to 300000 dollars. He spoke at Valparaiso University and in Michigan City area, arguing the U.S. must stay involved in world affairs.
Frank Caroll 49 known as Frank Caracciolo withdrew his Nev ada gambling license application for the Landmark Tower. The State Gaming Control Board will decide tomorrow if the withdrawal stands as the commission reviews earlier denial grounds amid unresolved financing issues. Caroll faces a June 24 trial for an assault on interior decorator Leonard England during a Landmark Tower press preview.
The first all-encompassing public drug seminar in Nevada history opens at 9 15 a m at the Convention Center. Dist Atty George Franklin speaks on marijuana as authorities from several states share insights to alarm and educate the public about narcotics abuse. Over 2000 students parents and other residents expected to attend all day.
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