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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1968
Page
2
The piece critiques military leadership and the Vietnam War strategy, arguing generals view terrain as casualties and farmers as pawns. It questions the U.S. aim of liberation and warns that victory on battlefields cannot win hearts and minds, highlighting civilian suffering and conscripted soldiers.
President Johnson asked Congress to expand veterans benefits focusing on Vietnam returnees for police, hospital, and antipoverty work. He also proposed raising the VA home loan guarantee from 7500 to 10000 to ease housing in a tight market, as part of a broader 1969 readjustment and medical aid package totaling 174 million in increased spending.
Sen Robert F Kennedy says he will not oppose Lyndon Johnson under any foreseeable circumstances and denies plans to seek the Democratic nomination He notes McCarthy's antiwar stand but warns a Kennedy run could split the party and help the GOP. Johnson aides say he will not attack his fall opponent and will require clear policy alternatives on Vietnam and other issues.
More than 200 applicants seek the SNMH Administrator role after Jack Staggs resigns. Samuel Crucilla sees a retroactive $19 500 salary increase, approved unanimously, while Clark County writes off $86 168 in charges.
Nearly 500 600 people visited the Mona Lisa display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The crowds reflected strong public interest in the historic painting during the exhibit run.
A two day snowfall blanketed Northern Nevada hampering traffic by car train and air. The Lake Tahoe area saw over two feet of snow with drifts up to five feet and winds to 70 mph. Roads were closed and air service suspended with mountain passes and rail lines affected.
Ernest Hall 27 of Albuquerque stole a Marathon airport plane and could not land it. Navy jets intercepted him in an air defense zone near Key West as civilian pilot Dick Johnson aided a near perfect landing. Hall claimed Cuba escape plans but Sheriff Thompson said he acted to get caught. Hall had broken into seven plants at Marathon before takeoff.
A West Las Vegas 112 unit apartment building is set for public auction on February 19 at 10 a.m. to satisfy a lien of 1 550 938. Developers Robert J. Gordon and Dick Y Nakamura failed to keep Federal Housing Authority financing current. The property has been in receivership since January 5, with current occupancy near full.
David Ernest Ingle a former McCarran Airport employee was sentenced in U S District Court to five years in prison for unlawful possession of stolen mail matter He had broken into a mail bag at the airport and removed payroll checks He was caught attempting to cash a stolen check at a local bank A federal jury found him guilty on January 2
Richard Nixon's name will be filed today for the March 12 New Hampshire presidential primary petitions. David Sterling, Nixon's state campaign manager, will submit at 2 p.m. three hours before the filing deadline. Baroness Agnes De Stoeckl dies at 91 on the Duke of Kent estate in England.
In New Orleans UPI reports Dr. Terry G. O'Donovan says a North Carolina technique for heart harvesting avoids taking the heart until after death. As chief assistant to Dr. Christiaan Barnard, he notes two Cape Town transplants used this method, heightening ethical concerns surrounding heart procurement.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey arrived for a special premiere at Ford's Theater and was met by antiwar demonstrators. The event took place at the historic Lincoln assassination site.
An explosion in Ingram suburb killed at least nine and injured twenty. Five victims were members of Equitable Gas Co. crew drilling test holes on Ingram Avenue to locate a gas leak.
East St. Louis police were ordered to shoot first and ask questions later after two gasoline jugs were hurled Monday night at a building housing a jewelry store and a life insurance office. Police Commissioner Russell T. Beebe announced the directive.
About 23,000 of Cincinnati's 88,000 public school children were sent home as the 700 member Cincinnati Teachers Union went into its second day of strike action. Twenty public schools were closed, including four of the eight high schools, with twenty schools already closed the day before.
A North Las Vegas fire yesterday gutted a home at 2501 Spear St leaving Joan Tackett and her four children homeless. Fire Department reports indicate all belongings were lost and a second blaze at 2831 E Tonopah Dr caused major damage. Firemen's aid groups donated food and clothing as investigators probe both fires.
Copper producers accuse the administration of political interference in mediating the 199 day strike. Union spokesmen say no settlement while companies try to pressure workers into submission. A three member administration panel began hearings to build public pressure for an accord.
A historical note states that of the 35 U S presidents, 17 had no middle name or initial. It highlights the distribution of middle names among early and later leaders. The fact underscores naming conventions in presidential history.
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