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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1968
Page
2
Two teenage boys Lian Chisheng age 14 and Kao Chun-hsien age 12 were accused by police of knocking down an insecticide spraying helicopter with rocks causing a crash landing with no injuries reported.
MEMPHIS Tenn UPI The Southern Christian Leadership Conference closed its convention with charges of a sellout by black militants The Invaders from Memphis accused SCLC staff of luxury while poor blacks slept in rain and mud at Resurrection City The event elected Ralph David Abernathy to a full term and outlined nonviolent, bi racial aims while planning no major future program.
Police Chief Harold C. Smith said the night long outburst of looting and brick and bottle throwing by hundreds of youths appeared to be a planned program of harassment. Tear gas stopped the seven hour rampage in the central Negro district. At least 16 arrested, three injured, 15 businesses burned or damaged. Gov. Claude Kirk deployed 145 special force members.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey cited Robert F Kennedy as sharing closely aligned views on Vietnam in a New York Liberal Party appearance. He affirmed Kennedy’s stance against a forced coalition with the Communists and supported negotiation at Paris without demanding unconditional surrender.
About 150 U S Marines rioted at the Da Nang brig in Da Nang South Vietnam on Saturday. Seven inmates and a guard were injured during a cellblock fire and clashes as order was restored. The brig houses Marines Navy and Army personnel serving courts martial for offenses from theft to murder.
In Cincinnati, two white men Elvin J Billman and William F Harrison were charged with murder after Mrs Willa Roberts 52 was killed by gunfire at a bar in Avondale. A 11 year old Negro boy Charles Dunigan was shot by police and wounded. Police restored order after protests and planned extended 12 hour shifts.
The U.S. Weather Bureau reports the top temperature at 113 degrees in Presidio Texas and Imperial California, with today’s low at 36 degrees in Reno Nevada.
A parent voices support for McCarthy, praising his peaceful world vision and leadership. They note his struggle against odds, appeal to youth, and belief he can steer the nation away from the current administration. The letter frames McCarthy as best representing the future for the children.
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