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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1968
Page
4
A fast moving blaze at Carson-Tahoe County Hospital in Carson City prompted nurses to evacuate 32 patients safely. Dr. Richard Grundy credited drills for quick evacuation as the fire caused about 400000 in damage to the existing hospital.
Communist troops launched three attacks between the Cambodian border and Saigon to divert defense forces. In the Central Highlands 800-plus Reds died in an effort to smash a U S Special Forces camp. Near Tam Ky 75 more communists fell as fighting continued for a third day.
Ruby S. Thomas Elementary in Las Vegas gains national notice for its open classroom design and project based learning. Educators from multiple states have visited. the program is funded by Charles Kettering Foundation and features a single large room with flexible grouping and no grade distinctions in upper elementary levels.
Price says Briare violated Nevada Revised Statutes 197.119 by direct conflict of interest involving his insurance partner Walt Felgar and a real estate agent Leo English as county approval moved a nursing facility project. District Attorney Franklin has assigned an investigator. specifics missing. charge is a gross misdemeanor.
Moscow reports say Svoboda and Dubcek won a compromise allowing return to power with a very slow Soviet troop withdrawal. Prague saw large tank movements after dark with units pulling out of Old Town. Radio Free Czechoslovakia claimed Soviet troops left key government buildings as officials moved in.
New York reporter confirms Kay Francis died yesterday in New York at 65 after a long illness. The former film star, born Katharine Gibbs, gained fame in the 1930s on screen after transitioning from Broadway. Her notable works include Raf les, Trouble in Paradise, British Agent, The White Angel, First Lady, Little Men, and Four Jills in a Jeep.
A massive 19000 acre brush fire near Glendora claims its ninth life when a firefighting helicopter crashes during a flare up the crash victim was unnamed and two other firemen are seriously burned. Twelve hundred firefighters from five states battled the blaze near Azusa Monrovia Canyon and the San Gabriel wilderness.
Delegate Gary Scheerin of Carson City leans toward McCarthy on the first ballot while McGovern speaks to Nevada delegates. Humphrey gains momentum as Smathers backs him, and the Chicago convention opens with heightened security, platform hints, and calls for a vigorous fight against lawlessness.
Neighbors found 32 year old John Dillard King in the front seat of his car inside a house garage. Police report he appears to have committed suicide with a note dated Saturday and notes of despondency over marital difficulties. King was described as a strip dealer and was said to have recently faced a separation from his wife.
In Chicago's Democratic Convention the Humphrey McCarthy and McGovern camps lavishly spend on hospitality and propaganda with undisclosed sources. Budgets cited include about 500000 for McCarthy and 100000 to 200000 for McGovern while Humphrey spending may exceed these figures by significant margins. The secretive funding and large events prompt questions about campaign finance.
Whitmore notes no penalties exist for missing the 20 day certification window, leaving clerks leeway. If certification slips past Sept 5 the required 60 days to act before the Nov 5 election disappear, delaying the initiative. A special election is unlikely. next May’s municipal race becomes the remaining option.
Democratic keynote Daniel K. Inouye pleads with youths and dissenters to rejoin the system or face chaos and potential totalitarianism. He defends Vietnam, condemns violence, and warns against eroding faith in the country while urging the party to heed the rising voice of the young.
Maria Giannaris, 5, the world's youngest heart transplant recipient, died in Houston after a sudden cardiac arrest a week after receiving a new heart. Dr. Denton Cooley reported the patient as his 10th transplant death, with six other patients still hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
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