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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1968
Page
1
Chicago delegates converge amid clashes as police van escorts begin. Tear gas fills Michigan Avenue near the International Amphitheatre while National Guardsmen press into the crowd. Delegates and alternates are detained after breaches at a barrier point.
Las Vegas youth Pfc. Robert B. Sanders, 20, son of Lincoln B. Sanders and Mrs. Sanders, was killed in action in Vietnam. He had been listed as missing in action three days earlier. Sanders, a Valley High School alum, trained at Ft. Ord and Ft. Knox, served in Germany before Vietnam. He is survived by his parents and an 18 year old brother Sheldon in the Marine Corps at Phu L. Pin. Funeral services are pending.
A Chicago Democratic National Convention segment recalls violence as police and National Guardsmen used tear gas on crowds of young demonstrators. The piece blames party elites and Mayor Daley for failing to address rising unrest and calls the event a lasting memory of upheaval and fear.
Las Vegas greets the four day Labor Day holiday with sunny skies and mild winds as tourists and locals flock to the resort city. Voters face a primary next Tuesday while Los Angeles visitors join in the holiday revelry and Park Service staff assist families at Lake Mead.
Three creditors filed in U S District Court to declare the Landmark Tower Hotel bankrupt after it failed to open. A court order by referee Russell Taylor paused all suits and foreclosure actions by Sylvania Electric Co and Southwest States Teamsters Union Pension Fund until a ruling is made.
The bruised elderly man identified as Porter Max Reed, 62, of 4201 El Pasada, was found face down on gravel in Normandy Estates. Police say coroner autopsy will determine cause as detectives inspect the scene, noting Reed had been dead over 12 hours.
Hubert Humphrey accepted the Democratic presidential nomination pledging unity amid Vietnam divides. He urged that vindication or repudiation cannot bring peace, called for cease fire by January 20 and serious Paris negotiations, and promised to aid negotiations as president if elected.
Today gustless sunny weather with gentle winds and a high near 100 degrees. Noontime humidity rests at 16 percent as the day runs from sunrise at 6 10 to sunset at 7 11 with a cool low around 70. Yesterday saw a high of 102 and a low of 70.
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