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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1968
Page
1
Chicago coverage notes voices advocating a Kennedy draft amid DNC chaos. LBJ comments at Southwest Texas State, protests by Yippies and doves, Daley's tough stance, and California weighing a Kennedy bid discussed with Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern backing.
Activists at a Chicago convention report injuries and unrest after clashes with police. Demonstrators accuse officers of brutality while organizers condemn the violence and vow to press for reforms.
Thousands of Czechoslovaks protested Soviet occupation in Prague as Red Army armored cars entered the city. A National Assembly deputy calmed the crowd, dispersing the demonstration amid reports of police tactics and injuries to reporters during anti war events.
Federal agents and deputies arrested two Las Vegas men in a nationwide stolen credit card ring operating through Las Vegas as a hub. Joseph Axeloro, 52, and Irving H. North, 38, faced mail fraud charges with bail set at 50000 each after a two year federal probe.
FBI crime index for 1967 shows California top, Nevada third with 2763 crimes per 100000, up 14 percent. Nevada reported 12268 crimes amid 444000 population. Clark County accounted for 7408 crimes. Reno had 2060 crimes in under 100000 population. Burglaries 4734, larcenies 4317, auto thefts 2117, robberies 523, aggravated assaults 465, murders 48.
Sunny today with afternoon cloudiness and southwesterly winds 19 to 29 mph. High near 190, low 79. Yesterday's high 190, low 47. Noontime humidity 24 percent. Sunrise 6 08, sunset 7 14.
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