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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1968
Page
2
The public tires of campaign theater and expects sober leadership that reflects American greatness. Viewers, totaling over 20 million daily, will watch conventions to find genuine figures who stand above gimmicks. Voters reward class and accountability while rejecting political frauds.
Sixty members of South Vietnam's House sign a petition urging a mission to Hanoi to organize direct peace talks with North Vietnam. The plan calls for Viet Cong and U S allied roles to be eased, with Saigon and Hanoi handling negotiations and urging allied governments to pursue talks. Rep. Tran Ngoc Chau leads the signatories as the petition gains daily support.
Two Las Vegas men were named state officers of the Knights of Columbus for Nevada during ceremonies in Reno. Installed for the coming year were David Causey as state deputy and George Holly Jr as state advocate, both of Las Vegas, Leon Postanko of Carson City as state secretary, Francis Harris of Elko as state treasurer, Harold Rogers of Fallon as state warden, with the Most Rev. Joseph Green, Reno bishop, presiding.
Bearden Arkansas reports five Arkansans died in a head on crash along Highway 79 two miles north of Bearden late last night. Victims were Jimmy Kyzer 28 and Jack Kyzer 40 of Fordyce Benney Lee Goodwin 18 Roy Lee Rideout 18 of Bearden and William Earl Kennedy 17 of Eagle Mills. Investigators said Goodwin crossed the center line and struck Rideout who was a passenger in the Goodwin car.
Police yesterday received a forgery warrant from Sparks. Det. Francis Macauley served the warrant without trouble. At the jail, Francis Welsh, 39, of 10 Laval, was already serving time on a traffic violation.
Fire swept a North London gambling club early yesterday killing one man and injuring 18 others who jumped from second story windows. Police investigate reports a gasoline bomb may have started the fire. The incident prompted a major emergency response as victims were treated at the scene.
Rescue workers halted searches after days for about 300 thought trapped in rubble of a Manila apartment block. Death toll stood at 145 with fears final count could exceed a hundred more, as aftershocks and limited life signs complicated the effort.
Romney supporters in Miami Beach cling to a long shot bid as delegates tour the Carillon Hotel. Posters and banners from Romney's failed bid are stored and readied in case he remains a contender for the Republican nomination.
Soviet troops completed withdrawal from Czechoslovakia as Eastern bloc leaders including Poland East Germany Hungary and Bulgaria met in Bratislava for summit talks to endorse the Prague reform drive and ease tensions. Dubcek faced Moscow with a cautious public reception as Brezhnev toured a wartime memorial amid mixed feelings from observers.
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