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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1968
Page
1
Boulder Dam and Davis Dam water front remain intact as tremors rattled Las Vegas. A test underground near Paiute Mesa produced the most powerful U S device yet, triggering quake sensations and raising safety and policy questions about nuclear testing.
Thousands of college and high school students in New York and southern New England boycotted classes to protest the Vietnam War, while nationwide demonstrations elsewhere fizzled. In New York City a spokesman for the protest clarified aims and numbers.
Henderson hosts the 17th annual Industrial Days Parade at 3 p.m. with Wayne Newton as grand marshal leading 119 bands and floats. Officials from Ocean and Water Streets to Lake Mead Drive join 15 city colleges with a total enrollment of 152,756 amid varied attendance reports.
Seven waves of B52 bombers struck Viet Cong positions around Saigon as National Police warned of a new invasion. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces remained on high alert while raids resumed against North Vietnam, hitting lines of communication near Dong Hoi.
Washoe County District Attorney William Baggio announces his bid for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Alan Bible at the State Republican Convention in Winnemucca. He joins Gov. Ed Fike and Reno attorney Leslie Gray as contenders while Gov. Laxalt weighs impact of the contest.
A California visitor Jay Harris a 60 year old San Diego resident was shot and robbed outside a Strip hotel. Wayne Elliott Simmons 35 of 241 Cleveland Ave was arrested twelve minutes later as he rode a taxi away from the scene. Harris was treated at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital for a flesh wound to the back.
Riviera Hotel president Jess Goodman denied reports that Parvin Dohrman of Los Angeles was negotiating to buy the Riviera. He said no talks are active and no sale is taking place, noting confusion caused by media stories and internal memos to staff. Harvey Silbert, a Riviera and Fremont stockholder, also denied prior negotiations.
The day is sunny with gentle winds and a high of 85 and a low of 50. Noontime humidity sits at 11 percent. Yesterday reached 83 with a low of 50, while sunrise was at 4 53 and sunset at 6 24.
Scientists feared a disastrous underground detonation at the Nevada Test Site yet the 7 am blast occurred in a steel tunnel 3800 feet underground and produced only minor local damage. Officials said no radiation leaked and nine Las Vegas area residents reported plaster and masonry cracks.
Militant Columbia University students who seized five campus buildings may reject faculty settlement terms. Negotiations faltered over amnesty for strike leaders after a four day dispute. Police sealed the campus while faculty urged a student teacher administration committee to resolve issues. Mark Rudd of SDS emerged from a session.
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