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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1968
Page
2
In a reflective column, Al Stone confesses his shift from outside observer to Nevada public servant, praising Las Vegas as vibrant, charitable, and resilient. He urges broader editorial exchange with Nevada reporters to bridge gaps between distant communities and deepen mutual understanding.
President Johnson flew to Texas after a week of heavy work and historic events. He landed at Bergstrom and traveled to his LBJ ranch to rest briefly while addressing U.S. Soviet cooperation and a consular treaty, amid Kennedy’s assassination aftermath and UN nuclear limits talks.
Arlene Granito a 25 year old Newark, New Jersey waitress linked to smuggling two guns and four hacksaw blades into Atlanta Federal Prison where husband to be Ralph Lepiscopo and three other inmates held 25 hostages in a failed escape. She waived counsel and is bound over to a federal grand jury on a $25,000 bond, facing up to 10 years if convicted.
James Brennan former Las Vegas Justice of the Peace filed for Clark County Commissioner representing the City of Las Vegas He sits on the Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital board and urged closer scrutiny of hotel financing to curb wage nonpayment He backs state laws making child abandonment and non support a felony and favors public meetings for planning zoning and licensing while promoting a fee free dump to curb roadside trash.
United Press International reports deadly storms across the Midwest with seven killed in Tracy Minnesota as a tornado eroded a mile long path. Injuries, widespread property damage, and evacuations followed, while Iowa Wisconsin and North Dakota faced further impacts from tornadoes and lightning.
City attorney Sidney Whitmore states that in a water cut off for nonpayment the Health Department may be consulted in emergencies and that sewer services are not cut off for nonpayment. instead a property lien and court collection are used. Editors urge notifying the water company of the correct address.
Chicago reports that commercial jet captains earn about $40,000 annually under an 85 hour monthly limit. In coming years salaries may rise to $48,000 for domestic jumbo flights and over $50,000 for overseas schedules.
Gerald Cluff, president of Fire Fighters Local 1607, says North Las Vegas fire-fighting capability is half what it should be and that residents’ insurance rates could drop if the Pacific Fire Rating survey’s 25 recommendations were followed. He cites adding crews, two more stations, and a 45-foot aerial truck as key steps.
President Johnson signed the Soviet American consular treaty in the White House East Room marking ratification of the first bilateral accord. It provides consulates in both nations with diplomatic immunity and consular notification for detained citizens and takes effect July 13. Johnson urged closer cooperation to overcome past animosities and announced a forthcoming Astronaut Assistance and Return Agreement to extend law and cooperation to space.
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