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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1968
Page
2
A speaker reflects on three years discussing youth, responsibility, and national progress with Susan and Brian Greenspun and other 1968 graduates. He recounts postwar eras and economic gains, urging respect for law and others rights and expressing hope the country remains the finest nation for future generations.
Julie Christie and Warren Beatty urged gun control before a San Francisco crowd in a Candlestick Park appearance. The duo faced boos and cheers as Beatty urged fans to contact Congress, citing gun deaths. approval for a Cow Palace event followed.
Boxer Cassius Clay, who prefers Muhammad Ali, asks the Supreme Court to void his draft conviction arguing the lily white Selective Service system denied him a religious exemption. He was convicted in Houston in 1967 for refusal to be drafted and sentenced to five years and $10,000 fine. the Fifth Circuit affirmed in 1968.
Police say Jerry W. Roberts twenty of 1287 Maui Street jailed for carrying a concealed weapon after he yelled at officers during an arrest. Detective Juan Lucero had a juvenile in custody for narcotics when Roberts drove by shouting prompting stop by Sgt. Jack Phillips. Roberts had a steel pipe wrapped in leather under the front seat. He gave no explanation.
Nevada Southern University expects 1900 to 2000 new students for fall 1968, boosting total enrollment toward 4500 with 247 four year and 111 two year degrees. Budget gaps loom for the Center for the Penny Arts slated to open in 1970, as $659,750 in extra funds are needed for seating, rigging, sound, lighting, carpeting and furniture. The board weighs converting pledges to cash, early Aug. deadline, and a late fall bond sale after July regents meet.
Nevada Power restored service to three residents on Oakey Boulevard after a wire burned out. A company spokesman cited the cause as a burned-out wire and said power was back yesterday.
Rev Andrew Young of the SCLC criticizes Nixon for appealing to white backlash and ignoring poverty. He cites Humphrey Rockefeller and McCarthy as more sympathetic to the poor and says the SCLC will decide at its Memphis convention whether to influence voters this fall. He notes the Poor People's Campaign aims to press poverty issues at conventions and may petition platforms rather than stage mass demonstrations. He regards Resurrection City’s end as a dramatization of poverty and says the goal was to highlight the issue to the nation.
Seven year old Susan Husa found a 1918 buffalo nickel in Table Rock Nebraska while returning from the store. Her grandmother Mrs Art Moser of Axtell Kansas noticed the coin and confirmed its rarity with the mint mark 8 over 7. Coin books cite a value around 1150 dollars.
United Press International reports three days of heavy rain in El Paso flooded lowland areas and collapsed adobe homes, sending hundreds fleeing to higher ground. Similar showers hit southern Texas and parts of the Midwest while Deserts and Pacific Northwest saw heat.
Police moved quickly after a burglary report from Mrs. Juanita Williams of 1104 Wyatt St. Ernest E. Stewart, 21, of 1204 Washington, was arrested yesterday for stealing a $770 color television and a watch and charged with burglary.
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