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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1968
Page
4
The storm Abby neared the Florida coast with a near stationary center and high tides. Officials warned residents to evacuate or secure beaches while gales extended up to 150 miles offshore and preparations continued along the Gulf Coast.
Nevada officials discuss ending capital punishment noting juries in murder trials have three verdict options and cannot be limited to death only. Clark County D A George Pranklin calls current and future juror exemptions insufficient to sustain death sentences. The court hearing coincides with Frank Yin predicting a possible Supreme Court move to curb or abolish the death penalty.
The Navy continues a vast Atlantic search for the Scorpion as equipment including a four man mini submarine and a vertical elevator is flown to salvage ships near the Azores. Two crewmen were ashore in Spain May 17 for medical tests and bereavement leave.
Doctors in Buenos Aires battled to save Antonio E Serrano the 19th heart transplant patient as a deadly weekend claimed three more transplant deaths. Emilio Toma Setti died after his heart was used in Serrano's operation and seven of twenty recipients have survived. Ronald G Smith of Hempstead New York died on the operating table after receiving a heart from Mario Cedeno a Bronx janitor who shot himself.
Carpenters end a brief walkout after talks with home builders and small private projects. The union seeks the contract already agreed with Nevada Associated General Contractors eleven days ago. Federated Employers push for a no strike clause in their version of the pact.
New York police report prominent underground film figure Andy Warhol was shot in his soundproof studio by an eastern actress who later turned herself in at Times Square. Warhol endured a four and a half hour operation with a 56 50 chance of survival, while art dealer Marie Amaya of London was treated and released.
SPACE CENTER Houston confirms the moon landing craft is man rated and cleared for December orbit. James McLane says the four part mock flight series was an unqualified success after tests totaling 161 hours 4 minutes including EVA time. James Irwin led the crew with Gerald Gibbons aboard for multiple mock flights.
A Trans World Airlines 727 with 102 aboard skidded off the runway at Kennedy Airport after an emergency landing in fog. Eight injured, four serious, four treated and released. Plane diverted from Cincinnati to LaGuardia. no fire, fuselage damaged. hydraulic problem suspected.
Carson City Nevada United Press International Reese Taylor chairman of the Nevada Public Service Commission said the court decision should stabilize Las Vegas taxicab issues. The PSC will issue an allocation order to add 23 cabs with ten to Nellis Cab and nine to Strip Cab. The order also adds four cabs to Checker Cab and forms a blue ribbon reform panel including state and city officials and industry leaders.
In Rome and Turin rival left and right wing students battled around four days of occupation linked to the broader political crisis. Police cleared Rome University with 53 arrests after 10 injuries as workers sought to reopen campuses. Turín clashes subsided with no major injuries.
Gov. Paul Laxalt’s Tourism Advisory Committee recommended a 1 million dollar annual advertising and promotion program to boost Nevada tourism. The panel says funds are needed to compete with states with long financed campaigns. Co chairs were Robert Schmuch of the Stardust and Roy Powers of Harold’s Club.
Kennedy and McCarthy jostle for votes in California with sharp barbs. Humphrey addresses a union convention in Washington, defending U S society and urging unity. Rockefeller predicts solid GOP momentum to topple Nixon at the convention amid Milwaukee campaigning. Nixon remains stalled in Miami as Hurricane Abby grounds events.
Dr. James M. Reddick, 51, died of exposure while sheltering his two children Sharon 12 and David 11 during a violent Mt Rainier snowstorm. The family, staying at Paradise Inn, was en route to Camp Muir when conditions worsened. Reddick dug a snow cave, shielded his kids with his body as 55 mph winds battered them, and kept their spirits with songs and Bible verses until rescue efforts could reach them. The wife Eva and two other children stayed behind at their trailer.
In Boston a draft-age defendant Michael Ferber 23 testified via a five minute film showing him addressing 10 000 protesters at a Boston Common rally on April 3. The film is part of the antidraft conspiracy case against Dr. Benjamin Spock and four others including Rev. William Coffin and Marcus Raskin. The court denied defense objections to admitting the footage. The indictment against the five men was returned in January.
W T Hutchens, 47, a hardware and real estate fortune heir, was charged with kidnapping after taking his sister Dr Elinor Hutchens hostage for six hours at her antebellum Huntsville home. He surrendered with $158 cash after the dispute over their father’s estate. Dr Hutchens, a University of Alabama English professor, was executrix. Police said a maid alerted authorities.
The Senate approved a waiver of the two term limit for General Farley Wheeler to serve a fifth year as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The vote was 52 to 2 with Metcalf and Young opposing. Wheeler had been appointed for two two year terms and a one year extension required due to the undeclared Vietnam war. The Armed Services Committee praised his experience for defense secretary Clifford.
Washington officials move to tighten air pollution standards for 1970 model cars, aiming to cut tailpipe emissions by 30 percent. Health Secretary Wilbur Cohen notes the changes align with 1968 proposals and signals further controls as public health protection deepens.
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