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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1968
Page
1
The four-year-old son of a New Jersey born banker was abducted at gunpoint from his Beverly Hills home by a man posing as a worker. The kidnapper demanded 250000 dollars in twenty dollar bills. FBI agents and a doctor joined the family as they awaited word from the abductors.
Hank Greenspun guides a tour of the new Vegas Village noting a twenty year ahead store design. The high ceiling concourse features twelve chandeliers and color saturated departments with wall lighting that makes tools look glamorous.
Hubert Humphrey captured the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot at the Chicago convention amid a divided party over Vietnam and urban violence. The tally showed Humphrey well past the 1,312 vote mark with key delegations like Penn Nevada contributing 22 votes, as supporters cheered and Johnson's war policies received broad delegates endorsement.
Police charged former bartender Don Cavnar with first degree murder in the bombing death of gambler Richard Chartrand in Zephyr Cove Nevada. After hours of questioning he was released for lack of evidence. Cavnar had worked at Barney's Club near State Line until recently.
The day brings sunny skies and gentle winds with a high near 105 and a low around 70. Noontime humidity at 20 percent. Sunrise at 6 10 and sunset at 7 13.
City commissioners will study disputed sections of a cable television franchise ordinance for a third time after a sub committee sent the matter back for more work. Rex Jemison of Nevada Cable Vision urged repeal and re enactment after PSC action, but officials refused. The dispute centers on underground wiring and PSC jurisdiction.
Thousands of antiwar protesters broke through lines in Grant Park and faced tear gas as they tried to reach the Democratic National Convention. Clouds drifted over Michigan Avenue and nearby areas while drivers fled stalled cars and delegates and protesters moved through the downtown area. Protesters used handkerchiefs against the fumes near the Hilton hotel, headquarters for the convention.
Las Vegas area schools reopen with 68,968 Clark County students attending 86 schools for nine months of instruction. The district expects 2,827 teachers, 440 new hires, and a rising vocational emphasis led by Southern Nevada Technical Center principal Clayton E Farnsworth.
Mayor Richard J. Daley and Johnson Humphrey supporters dominate the Chicago convention floor overruling peace protests by a large margin. Daley's camp shuts off microphones to quell dissent as delegates aligned with the Vietnam policy rally for an honorable end to the war.
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