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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1968
Page
2
A reader endorses Nelson Rockefeller over Nixon, arguing Rockefeller has experience and compassion to address domestic crises. The letter contrasts Rockefeller with Nixon, cites Eisenhower’s endorsement doubts, and urges Republicans to support Rockefeller in the November vote.
Alan R. Little, 18, of 216 N. &th St, was arrested by undercover officers for possession of narcotics after a city jail booking. Three California men, Giorgi Metchen 24, Boris Azem Divizion 24, and Mihal Terezof 26, all of Los Angeles, were charged with possession following a traffic stop on Las Vegas Boulevard South and Bridger where a bag of green leafy substance believed to be marijuana was found.
A presidential commission proposed abolishing the Post Office as a Cabinet agency and replacing it with a federally owned nonprofit corporation to run the mail on a self supporting basis. The report warned of higher rates and noted the system handles 2 billion pieces annually but runs a deficit. The commission cited public dissatisfaction and urged swift reform.
A day of burglaries yielded almost ten thousand dollars in property stolen from diverse victims. Los Angeles police officer Fran is J. Brrokus reported 1495 dollars missing from a car at a Boulder Highway hotel. a Yogi instructor lost home contents including two air conditioners and mink and kangaroo coats. a Philadelphia resident reported 1160 dollars taken from a Strip hotel with jewelry and cash. a California man lost a tape recorder from a Strip hotel. a Royal Crest Inc model home was looted of furniture through a rear door.
Senator Alan Bible announced that Federal Housing Administration officials approved upgrading the Las Vegas FHA office to handle rising home building activity in southern Nevada and meet growing service demands.
The Czech Communist Party presidium met in secret to draft a reply to a Moscow letter amid pressure from the Warsaw Pact allies. It reaffirmed Marxism Leninism while signaling openness to dialogue on defense and political reforms as Soviet troops near a phased withdrawal.
Las Vegas firemen push a petition for a $144 monthly raise retroactive to July 1 raising pay from $552 to at least matching police patrolmen. About 2,400 signatures are needed by August 4 to place the issue on the November ballot. Fire fighters’ wives and union officers support the measure. police may file a similar initiative.
Boulder City requests a population based reallocation of room tax funds from the Las Vegas Convention Authority. The move was deferred to August 1 as part of the fourth quarter costs for 1967 68, with Boulder City currently receiving 3500. Other allocations include Clark County 21837 19 Las Vegas 38234 66 North Las Vegas 10918 60 and Henderson 7279 06.
Baton Rouge officials said a nine month state investigation found no evidence of a link between the governor's office and underworld figures. District Attorney Sargent Pitcher confirmed that former aide Aubrey Young and Carlos Marcello exchanged calls, but the calls went to two other officials and were not criminal. The probe followed Life Magazine's allegations and McKeithen's call for answers after the series.
Diplomatic sources say Moscow decided on an all-out political battle against Czechoslovakia's reformers rather than direct military intervention. The Warsaw Pact is split, with implications for Eastern Europe as Prague's Dubcek leadership faces pressure from the hard-line bloc.
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