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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1968
Page
1
Water Carpenters Local 1780 warned area contractors yesterday to sign up by Monday. The union stressed that work would pause without approved contracts and accused firms of improper practices in the trade.
Bryn Armstrong reports on Hank Greenspun balancing family and work as his children Susan and Brian graduate from universities. The piece reflects a parent’s mixed pride and worry about youth values amid global unrest and rising challenges for the new graduates.
United Press International reports a holiday traffic toll with 373 deaths by 5 p.m. EDT on Memorial Day weekend. The death count reflects fatal accidents since the holiday began.
Viet Cong commandos drove into Saigon forcing allied forces to raze city blocks in a scorched earth defense. Guerrilla units pressed toward the Presidential Palace in Cholon while Marines battled about 800 Viet Cong northeast of the city to seize the Bien Loi Bridge. Air strikes hit the area and a fuel line to Tan Son Nhut was cut. Casualties tallied at least 204 enemy killed.
Nearly 20 000 students demonstrated in Paris in defiant protest against the Gaullist regime though broad strikes faded as President de Gaulle maintained control. Leftist leader Cohn-Bendit helped lead the march in the Latin Quarter while student blocks disrupted traffic.
Pete Witcher officially becomes chief of the Las Vegas Police Department after three months as acting chief. He succeeds Lorin Bunker who retires after leaving in March for sick leave and vacation. Witcher, 59, is a Texas native with 18 years in Southern Nevada and over 25 years in law enforcement.
Three heart transplant patients died within five hours in the United States and Canada, marking history's worst day for transplant failures. The deaths occurred in Montreal New York and Richmond Virginia, including a New York Hospital patient on the operating table. The team was led by Dr C Walton Lillehei, treating the 20th heart transplant patient.
Arkansas authorities search for a child reportedly bitten by a rabid cat. The incident was reported Friday night with the child traveling in a late-model Ford with California plates DWK 604 or PWK 604 on Route 66. The cat died later.
Weather report notes sunny today with gentle winds. Forecast high 195 and low 70. Yesterday peaked at 97 and fell to 63. Noontime humidity 12 percent. Sunrise at 5 25, sunset at 7 53.
Helen Keller, the blind deaf mute who rose from darkness to lead a crusade for the handicapped, died at her Easton home. In failing health for two years, she was 87, almost 88. Her companion Mrs. Winifred Corball was by her side as Keller’s career spanned education, writing, lectures, and international humanitarian work.
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