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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1968
Page
1
In a World War II style column, the writer urges two open conventions and opposes a first ballot Nixon nomination. He favors Nelson Rockefeller as a preferable GOP nominee and argues against brokered deals and party bossism to restore faith in the political process. He notes Democrats share similar concerns and emphasizes grassroots choice and national unity.
Police investigate a kamikaze style Cessna 180 crash near Landmark Tower and Convention Center. Everett Wayne Shaw, 39, a mechanic, died after leaving despondent notes while estranged from his wife. Owner says plane taken without consent from Jean strip, Las Vegas.
Reagan asked Nevada Governor Laxalt to second his GOP presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention opening in Miami Beach. The move aligns Nevada politics with the California governor as the convention begins tomorrow.
UPI report details heavy combat in South Vietnam with B52 strikes on A Shau Valley. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong casualties are tallied, while American losses include eight dead and fifteen wounded. Separate dispatches note pressure at Khe Sanh and a U.S. Marines militia clash.
A Las Vegas man, Theodore Couch, 42, died when his car Missed a curve on Highway 91 and overturned four times about 6 p.m. The crash also left Couch's wife Jeanne 36 and a Nellis Air Force Base sergeant and his wife seriously injured. The vehicle’s wreckage was found a mile north of North Las Vegas. An autopsy was pending and Couch was identified as a New York City garment district worker.
Ray Chennoweth, owner of Nellis Cab Co., was arrested for trespassing at the Desert Inn as three independent Little Giant cab firms and Teamsters Local 881 faced off during a three day walkout. Pickets gathered at McCarran Airport and the Strip while Chennoweth suspended operations with 19 drivers on the street.
Today sunny with southwest winds 1 to 15 mph. High 105 and low 75. Yesterday reached 194 with a low of 74. Noontime humidity 15 percent. Sunrise at 5 50, sunset at 7 43.
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