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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1968
Page
1
UPI reports B52 bombers pounded Communist base camps and infiltration routes within 15 miles of downtown Saigon. Missions also hit targets along the southern panhandle border areas, as North Vietnamese gunners claimed two U.S. jets shot down and four F4 crewmen remained missing after yesterday’s raids.
Editor notes Susan Greenspun graduates from University of Arizona and Brian from Georgetown amid a era of campus protests. He recalls their father’s 1962 political campaign and the family’s resilience against harsh public vilification. The piece frames youth achievement as reassurance amid social upheaval.
A 16 year old boy arrested after $100 worth of cocaine found on him and another $100 in a search of his home. He admitted selling to raise money for college. Police, led by Sgt. Jack Phillips, sought to understand motive.
Vice President Nguyen Can Ky predicts a big decisive attack on Saigon within two months coordinated with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong actions in the north. He says militarily victory is possible but warns the political side will be a desperate all out Communist effort. He plans to retire to become a farmer in three years.
In Moscow, President Nasser said Kremlin leaders promised to help liberate Arab lands from Israel. Diplomats noted hints of possible recognition of Israel and concessions for its security, while observers saw signs of strain as talks continued and Nasser postponed departure.
Police search for two year old Allen Flowers who wandered from Oasis Trailer Park on Las Vegas Boulevard North around 11 30 yesterday. REACT volunteers checked desert and abandoned houses but found no trace. call North Las Vegas police at 642 2330 with tips.
Four visitors from Atlanta, Georgia were charged by the Boulder City Police Department after attempting to make $12 by the hard way. James L. Howard, 19, Bobby Mitchell 21, Jerry LaMar Mitchell 18, and Wilbur C. Howard 21 were accused of short changing a clerk at A and W Rootbeer Drive-In at 1410 Boulder Highway.
The Police Protective Association will petition for a referendum vote at the November general election seeking to address a retroactive pay hire salary issue. The move aims to bring the matter before voters for public decision.
CAPE TOWN UPI Dr Philip Blaiberg the longest living heart transplant patient grew weaker as physicians led by Prof Christiaan Barnard weighed giving him a new heart and perhaps a new lung Doctors said a decisive transplant might be possible if a donor matches Blaiberg by next of kin and hospital bulletin noted his condition deteriorating Meanwhile LA Las Vegas police pay talks and recall signatures appear in separate notes with wage comparisons and ballot drive details.
Washington reports the Defense Department confirmed an unspecified number of Hawk anti air missiles will be sold to Israel on credit. Officials said the move aims to keep a balance of power in the region while signaling potential for future sales, including planes. The announcement follows broader U S policy shifts after Soviet arms support to regional states and prior deliveries of Phantoms and Starfighters. Prime Minister Levi Eshkol had met with President Johnson, reinforcing the resumption of arms transfers.
Survivors of an ambush on a California pop group said they played dead to escape highwaymen who killed two teenage performers and wounded a third and a soldier. It was the first American entertainers killed in Vietnam. One survivor spoke of the attack.
Four highwaymen ambushed a truck carrying the Los Angeles based entertainers Brandi Perry and the Bubble Machine while en route from Saigon to Vung Tau. An American sergeant was wounded. victims were Phil Pill and Curt Willis. Surviving members Paula Levine and Jack Bone gave details. Saigon booking agent John Saviesen cited a nearby troop compound and an M16 rifle in the attack.
Partly cloudy with late day thunderstorms and gusty winds. High reaches 100 degrees, low 75. Yesterday’s high 98 and low 75. Noontime humidity 28 percent. Sunrise at 5 30 a.m. and sunset at 8 01 p.m.
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