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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1968
Page
4
Admiral Hyman Rickover says the Department of Defense has consolidated control, creating delaying tactics that render new weapons obsolete before combat. He compares the DOD to a hydra, noting repeated issues arise as each solution is proved.
American troops aided by gunships repelled a 24 hour assault on a U S camp 40 miles northwest of Saigon near Dau Tieng. Three Americans were killed and 50 wounded in the clash as reports noted missing Communist forces and ongoing combat along the Cambodia border.
A prisoner named Morris attempted to disrupt a Las Vegas bound flight prompting a false bomb report. Flight crew, marshals, FBI, and deputies redirected the plane, which landed safely and led to Morris's custody and possible charges. The brown paper bag contained only the prisoner's clothes.
Pham Van Bach, president of the North Vietnamese supreme court, arrives in Paris for a four day Grenoble conference of jurists denouncing American aggression in Vietnam. About 150 experts from 38 countries attend as NFL officials join, amid Saigon Paris tensions and stalled Hanoi Washington talks.
Wallace Mellish, 23, held police Commissioner Nolan Allan and a minister hostage for 90 minutes at a Glenfield cottage. He demanded an automatic rifle and 200 cartridges in exchange for surrender, threatening to shoot the bride Beryl Muddle and their infant son Leslie if not wed. Police surrounded the scene as negotiators entered, the couple had wed previously but Mellish balked at formalizing the marriage amid growing instability.
A 1500 strong anti-American mob in Melbourne attacked the U S consulate during Fourth of July events. Police seized six one gallon bottles of gasoline and kerosene intended to start a fire. More than 60 protesters were arrested as clashes spread to police headquarters, with injuries reported.
Arthur Hanes Sr. arrives in London to plan defense for James Earl Ray, the man accused of killing Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Hanes will meet Ray in a high security cell at Wandsworth Prison as Britain weighs habeas corpus filings and a potential higher court review of extradition. Tennessee officials suggest Ray could be returned to Memphis by month’s end.
U S military command reports 186 194 troops killed wounded or M I A in Vietnam last week. Total U S casualties: 25 554 dead 159 445 wounded 1 195 M I A. Communist deaths 368 046. Allied forces counted 1 193 N V and Viet Cong killed. U S strength 537 000 with 35 000 aboard the 7th Fleet. allies 63 000.
Preacher Black led a Sunday service disruption that ended in a brawl between congregants and women. The pastor prayed for divine striking of the crowd, women clashed in the vestibule, and Black suffered injuries including a fractured hand and eye trouble. Judge Sudbury set a next hearing date for disturbing the peace.
United Press International reports the four day Fourth of July holiday saw 127 total deaths from traffic, drownings, planes and other causes by 3 p.m. EDT. Traffic deaths stood at 90 with California and Pennsylvania leading at eight each and Texas at seven.
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