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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1968
Page
6
In Saigon locals report booming sandbag sales at 23 cents each as rockets, curfews, and traffic crunch reshape daily life. Prices slip slightly, steak drops to 3.84 dollars, and cinema, street life, and even a 215B Hien Vuong AA meeting persist amid shell shocks and evolving security.
The White House says President Johnson ordered a careful study by the Justice Department and federal agencies before deciding to sign or veto the anti crime bill. He is not expected to act this weekend with the June 19 deadline near and aides note he will not be stampeded. Johnson met with Secretary Wilbur Cohen to discuss health manpower and DEW reorganizations. Rep. Ford urged rejection if it is to be reenacted over a veto.
Georgia troopers acting on Governor Maddox's orders halted the Poor People's Campaign mule train near Douglasville and jailed 67 of 130 riders for attempting to use Interstate 20. Adults faced $100 bonds. minors were not charged. Leaders claimed authorities warned the route and offered alternate timings.
Moscow denounces U S failure to reach accord at Paris talks and vows continued military aid to Vietnamese Communists. Izvestia accuses Washington of bad faith and says progress depends on halting American bombing of North Vietnam.
Temperature and precipitation data for a 24 hour period ending at 4 am. were prepared by the U.S. Weather Bureau in San Francisco for release by United Press International.
Actor Frank Sutton known for Sgt. Carter on Gomer Pyle USMC will entertain at the closing banquet of the Stanford Editor Conference June 22. Sutton captioned by film and stage work, with Keevill as conference chair reports registration remains open.
The United States Britain and France plan to formally protest the Soviet Union against the new East German move to throttle West Berlin. West Germany will recall its ambassador from Moscow as Bonn weighs curbing a Soviet American nuclear treaty stance. Highway traffic to West Berlin resumed after visa rules caused delays.
A breezy Las Vegas page highlights screenings of Wild In The Streets at Fox West Coast Theatre with notes on Christopher Jones and Shelley Winters. It also roasts local nightlife, including a Sahara stage and the 1816 FE cinema, plus local shops like Hi Lo Shoes hawking Father’s Day gifts and a dog grooming course at Rodger’s School Of Dog Grooming.
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