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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1968
Page
1
Publisher H. M. Greenspun is off to Los Angeles where his gin rummy skill is under scrutiny in legal circles. Reports say he lost a game but is expected to respond, though no column appears today until his return.
Rival wedding chapels in Las Vegas clash over cut rate advertising. Donald Howe of Courthouse Wedding Chapel faced a city jail booking for fraudulent wedding chapel advertising after Rev. Robert Truesdell of Chapel of the Bells filed a citizen arrest. Howe advertised $10 to $19 weddings with sandwich signs and handbills while claiming licenses permit street promotion.
Democrats prepare new ammunition on Richard Nixon as he seeks the Republican nomination. The file, updated by Carmine Bellino and Robe rt Kennedy associates, details Nixon’s past real estate dealings, alliances, and the Economic Advisory Committee list of July 2 1968 including Roger Milliken.
Judge Tom O Donnell denied a writ of habeas corpus to free Las Vegas labor boss Tom Hanley on the 1966 murder charge tied to Plumbers Union chief Ralph Alsup. The ruling cites testimony from witnesses Mike Marathon and Sam Bass about contracts and payments, naming co defendants Norman Call and Carl Black. Trial date remained undecided.
Teleflorists finally secure a Las Vegas convention site despite initial disinterest from the Convention Authority led by Mayor Oran Grayson. Phil Mirabelli and Wes Howery cited low demand for small groups as hotels balked at up to 1500 rooms. Stardust Hotel stepped in after local negotiations, with national Bureau outreach ongoing.
A closed door preliminary hearing for Sylvester Azbill resumes at 3 pm in Justice Court over homicide charges involving his bride Rose Mapel Azbill. Four pathologists testified. Dr. Joseph Jachimczyk plans to fly to Houston, while defense may recall medical experts.
President Johnson urged the steel industry to hold prices and roll back Bethlehem Steel's earlier increase. He called the rise unreasonable and said it should not stand, speaking at a Washington news conference.
A tanker and its storage tank exploded in Kennedale Texas igniting a massive fireball. At least two were injured and six critically including a KRLD TV newsman. No fatalities reported.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey urged open elections in South Vietnam with Communist participation possible and the NLF treated as a political party. he stated elections should be free with all groups able to vote and run, while Johnson opposed NLF participation.
Forecast notes scattered thunderstorms and muggy air with highs near 100 and a low around 75. Yesterday peaked at 95 with a low of 73. Humidity around 45 percent at noon. Sunrise is 5 47 and sunset 7 46.
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