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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1968
Page
2
The writer condemns the rough treatment of youth at political conventions insisting high principle lies with young people. They urge caution against police brutality and blind support for law enforcement, warning that suppression of dissent risks fascist or communist outcomes. They call for accountability for officials who rationalize violence.
A Senate subcommittee heard charges that repair work is shoddy and overpriced, pushed by Detroit’s pressure on dealers to move cars. Witnesses claim factory stores force lower servicing profits, leading dealers to rack up fees and upsell parts or finance at high rates to subsidize new-car sales.
The Eighth Judicial District Court in Clark County Nevada issues a summons in a foreclosure action brought by Utah Savings & Loan Association through W Smoot Brimhall against Nelson P Italiano Janice L Italiano and Mountain Development Company. The case seeks sale of the deed of trust property and a default judgment if no answer is filed within two days of service. LORETTA B Clerk of By JOSEPHIN Deputy. Publication dates November 20 27 December 4 11 18 1968.
The Sonoma Inn in Winnemucca Nevada, once a popular gathering place, will be auctioned in March 1969 after closing Sunday. The hotel casino lost its gambling license last July and was placed in receivership by the Federal District Court in Reno, with A L Fontana appointed receiver 16 months ago. Built in 1947 for 1.2 million dollars.
Justice Hugo L Black questioned the use of all deliberate speed in school desegregation and suggested treating the case as an ordinary lawsuit to enforce the judgment. The remark was reported from Washington. In other news the United States joined 51 countries urging U N action to curb environmental pollution and the American Medical Association outlawed racial bars to membership while softening but not banning anti smoking ads on TV.
May Ask County officials study a proposal to create the Clark County Commission for Governmental Cooperation to implement consolidations of county services and local political entities. The Local Government Study Committee meets at 8 am in the county administrator's office to decide on a resolution.
Nevada Senator Howard Cannon, Armed Services Committee member and the only senator to have piloted the FIA aircraft, arrives in Las Vegas for a five day schedule of appearances. He will attend at Nellis Air Force Base a confidential briefing by pilots who recently returned the planes from Southeast Asia.
Demonstrators clashed with police in Milan and Genoa as protests spread across Italy. In Milan 2000 marchers hurled missiles at police, tear gas deployed, 20 arrests, about 30 hurt. Genoa saw heavy hand to hand fighting and later street clashes halting buses. A high official was injured. Protests followed earlier bombings and a Sicily strike over a deadly Monday incident in Avola.
New York youths protested 45 minutes extra daily to make up for a teachers strike ending Nov 17. By afternoon 32 were arrested across Manhattan Brooklyn Bronx and Queens near a dozen high schools. Subway lines saw disruptions and a car was overturned as police faced bricks. PS 271 was closed by the state but expected to reopen.
The Swedish Aliens Commission expelled a 28 year old American civilian opponent of the Vietnam War who arrived from Japan via Cuba seeking political refuge. The commission refused to identify him. He had lived in Japan since 1963 and worked as a translator before coming to Sweden.
City commissioners will hear Mrs Ann Greta Jones's third request in as many months to waive the no driveways on Washington condition for a C-1 zoning parcel at Washington Ave and Decatur Blvd. Meeting is at 1 30 p m in City Hall council chamber. The hearing revisits access needs for an Albertsons Market and includes a report by Robert Fielden on downtown development plans.
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