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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1968
Page
4
The taxi fight over cab allocations drags on after a court ruling. Taylor questions a follow up document amid hints of a 50 cab limit and prior 75 cab contract claims. Yellow Cab’s Carver says the ruling does not affect them as they complied. Thomas warns the decision may strain driver contracts and stall negotiations.
Allied intelligence warned of a major offensive against South Vietnamese population centers. A weapons cache west of Saigon held heavy machine guns and 1125 sticks of TNT, while the Hu area arsenal stocked rockets and mines. Freelance reports say 16 Communists were killed in five days of fighting near the Superstition Mountain front with 900 allied troops. US pilots flew 121 missions against targets near the DMZ and observed walking bombs near a rail bypass northwest of Vinh.
Senate votes to extend education assistance for Vietnam veterans to 36 months for a two year service, equalizing with Korea and WWII veterans. The package also adds widows and spouses of disabled veterans, liberalizes on farm training, and raises VA nursing home payments and state matching grants.
The Oakland court house faced a Black Panthers protest with armed deputies surrounding the building. Huey Newton, charged in a street shooting, sat with his attorney as juror selection halted to address claims of bias.
ABC and Hughes spar over a stock move with FCC scrutiny. ABC claims illegality and harm to stockholders while Hughes contends no proven harm and seeks control subject to FCC in the public interest. The FCC will hold a hearing on July 3 though no date is set.
County commissioners consider a 58,000 square foot building with air conditioning and a purchase option after evaluating reports on its suitability for government offices. Costs to bring the site up to standard exceed 2 million, with rental options and purchase terms debated amid budget strain.
Hanoi denounces U S claims of progress and says no de escalation unless all bombing ends. Nguyen Thanh Le cites unwavering stance by Hanoi and the Viet Cong, blaming Washington for stalling and accusing Clifford of seeking new war plans. The next Paris session is set for tomorrow.
Soviet leaders and allies from Russia Hungary Bulgaria and Poland concluded a two day summit in Warsaw. They warned rival powers use subversion to undermine socialism and called for unity amid concerns over Czechoslovakia liberal reforms. The meeting also discussed Vietnam the Middle East and european security while police kept Western reporters at a distance.
A nationwide Longlines Division walkout at AT T looms as 23 000 workers push for a 19.5 percent raise over three years. With talks stalled, a strike could disrupt news circuits in major cities, forcing the Republican convention in Miami and complicating Democrat housing plans.
The Ilyushin 62 of Aeroflot landed at Kennedy at 5 20 pm marking the first Soviet commercial flight to the United States after a decade of talks. The plane carried 54 government officials and 39 paying passengers as Pan American's jet flew the return leg. Dignitaries including Eugene Rostow and Soviet ambassador Jacob Malik welcomed the travelers amid a news conference on a hot New York day.
The Clark County Economic Opportunity Board convened in a stormy session at Doolittle Center to plan a $2 million Concentrated Employment Project. The program aims to aid the disadvantaged with careers, training, daycare, medical services, and counseling while agencies argued over bids and designation for CEP services. A follow up meeting was set for 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Clark County District Health Service auditorium to decide which agencies will run CEP components. The board split on whether all or only some CEP programs should be bid out and which groups will participate, including Operation Independence, Nevada State Employment Service, Clark County Vocational Technical Center, and Catholic Welfare.
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