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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1968
Page
4
France admitted the anti-Gaullist social revolution may force cuts to nuclear forces and foreign aid. Paris authorities recaptured the Odeon Theater from occupiers as Sorbonne students kept control of the campus while planning to reopen with limited access.
A bold thief shattered a glass case at the Witte Memorial Museum and stole the 49.73 carat McFarlin diamond valued at 256000. An accomplice waited in a car as police hunted suspects and searched Brackenridge Park for the getaway vehicle.
Viet Cong press war of nerves around Saigon into week three as residents sandbag homes and a South Vietnamese general predicts new ground attacks. A North Korean psychological warfare unit with 14 soldiers is alleged to support Viet Cong operations in South Vietnam, with evidence cited by South Korean sources.
A mattress fire damaged a building housing E and H Distributing Co minorly. Secretaries Joyce Petrick and Connie Hayden spotted smoke and alerted firefighters. The brick fire wall between two connected structures helped limit damage to the Wonder Bread Oro Wheat and Bell Brand Potato Chips firm. A Thrift Shop sign for surplus bread and cakes lay in the parking lot.
Clay Lynch of Budget Threat says the city faces a technical problem in resolving budget gaps as North Las Vegas cuts its budget after April tax reviews. The utility tax hike would have added 130000 to 145000 in revenue, while property and privilege taxes fall short. The city recently gained a deferment on bond installments for Nellis Industrial Park due to deficits. Las Vegas finance director Hal Laird notes that without current measures there would have been rate increase hearings by utilities before the PSC.
Weather officials say the Tracy twister was one of 22 tornadoes in the Midwest on Thursday. At Arnolds Park Iowa two people were injured as an amusement park suffered extensive damage while nearby farms felt tremors with no injuries reported. A heavy thunderstorm system moved northeast from Missouri into Illinois with two funnel clouds sighted five hours apart causing no damage or injuries.
Richard Ham announces he will run for a ninth term seeking a congressional seat. He criticizes outdated drafts and urban social problems, pledging to present detailed positions after campaign setup. Baring declines comment on Ham’s entry into the race and no Republican candidate has been named yet.
Houston medical examiner Dr. Joseph Jachimczyk urged Dr. Denton Cooley to halt using homicide victims' hearts in transplants. Cooley rejected a moratorium and defended his team of 26 at St. Luke's. A recent attempt aimed to transplant a sheep heart into a 48-year-old Iowa executive, but the heart failed to beat.
Rev. Walter Hanne will officiate at rites for the late Brandt a former Las Vegas pharmacist and community leader. Brandt a past Nevada Pharmaceutical Association president and Las Vegas Chamber member died aboard a fishing trip after dizziness. He leaves a wife two children three grandchildren and several siblings plus a mother. Brandt owned or operated multiple drug stores in Las Vegas and Boulder City.
Twenty of 26 GOP governors met at the Camelot Inn in Tulsa to craft party policy for the 1968 campaign. Nelson Rockefeller and Ronald Reagan faced questions of endorsements and future runs as governors Shafer Romney Rhodes and Bartlett weighed potential moves during a televised panel.
Rep. Craig Hosmer and Navy officials exchanged statements amid reports the Scorpion and its 99 crew may lie in a deep Atlantic area. Navy says no comment and has not found remains. joint committee figures dispute locating the submarine as search continues with few ships active.
Rose Kennedy and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will tape a five minute national broadcast from the Hyannisport family home to thank the nation for its sympathy following the slain senator Robert F. Kennedy. NBC ABC and CBS plan to air or feed the statement to affiliates.
Washington reports that Poor People’s Marchers secured a one week extension for their Resurrection City camp near the Lincoln Memorial after Southern congressmen urged denial. The group seeks a 30 day permit and faces ongoing political pressure amid nationwide demonstrations and related actions by Labor, civil rights groups, and opponents.
Sen. Thomas Dodd denounces columnist Drew Pearson as a liar and monster in a Senate speech. Pearson replies that Dodd distorted an old 1915 arrest story from North Carolina, defending his column and citing the acquittal and judge’s remarks on cleanliness and obscenity.
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