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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1968
Page
4
The Senate panel backed a bill to ban mail order sales of shotguns rifles pistols and revolvers and limit interstate shipments of ammo to non-dealers. It set 21 as the handgun purchase age and 18 for long guns with strict dealer records. An amendment to bar other weapons was adopted for non licensed research groups.
Resurrection City campaign leaders prepare a noon march along Independence Avenue toward Lincoln Memorial a two hour route. About 1 500 Trans Africa States 4 000 teachers 300 social workers and 33 buses join from 15 states amid Interior Department permit tensions over a camp.
Army doctors at Walter Reed say former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is making encouraging progress recovering from his fifth heart attack. They report no chest pain recurrence in 24 hours and note his activities remain limited to brief family visits after the major attack on April 29 at Indian Wells, California.
In Valparaiso Chile a year-old girl with a fatal congenital heart defect prepared at Admiral Neff Naval Hospital for Chile's first heart transplant. The operation would be the world second and Latin America's third. Dr. Jorge Kaplan leads an all Chilean team.
Hollywood reports the singer Jimmie is recovering after a skull fracture. Doctors inserted a metal plate to stabilize the injury and protect the damaged area.
Price faced arraignment while armed with three pistols and held on 25000 bail. Jean Norman Diamond, his ex wife, is accused of hiring Hanley and two others to beat and rob him. Diamond was struck with a pipe. Hanley and Price face separate hearings in July and June respectively, while Mrs Diamond remains free on 1500 bail and a third suspect is held in a Durango jail.
U S Marines repelled a North Vietnamese assault at Khe Sanh sheltering the outpost perimeter. The attack involved mortars and ground assault, with multiple NVA casualties reported and Marines reinforcing anti aircraft defenses nearby. A large prisoner capture occurred in Saigon as guerrillas shelled the capital. B52 bombers conducted seven missions targeting infiltration routes near Saigon.
The House approved 55 million dollars for the NTS program after an about-face. The amendment allowed the full 35 million for NERVA while other programs faced sharp cuts.
In San Francisco the AMA disclosed research not yet able to prove a cause and effect between tobacco use and cancer, lung disease, or heart ailments. The panel notes the task is complex and may require many years, dismissing any immediate smoking bans or Big Brother overreach. Senate funding for NERVA and space programs faces hurdles as lawmakers weigh $55 million for continued nuclear rocket research against other priorities.
Broadway's Fiddler On The Roof at Caesars Palace will stay dark while the Actors Equity strike over wages and import limits continues. Theodore Bikel, Equity vice president, notes lack of Caesars Palace involvement though the Las Vegas shows face potential closures. Meanwhile Tom Jones at the Desert Inn runs as usual under independent Equity terms.
Militants clashed with police in St Mark's Square Venice last night in an abortive bid to occupy St Mark's Cathedral and its bell tower. They raised a red flag before being driven away by authorities amid a wave of student protests across Italy.
Gen William Westmoreland said Communist rocket attacks on Saigon aim to project military power to influence Paris peace talks. He argued Allied strength is rising while the enemy weakens, noting higher Communist casualties this year and a perceived North Vietnamese invasion into South Vietnam.
Reports say Lebanese and Jordanian lawyers volunteered to defend Sirhan B. Sirhan, the Jordanian-born assailant in Senator Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. Sirhan, 24, faces a June 28 plea in Superior Court after the Ambassador Hotel shooting last June 5.
Chairman Milton Eisenhower said the President's commission on violence will study three areas of lawlessness political assassination criminal attacks on individuals and mass disorders such as riots. He noted the commission will seek to illuminate the path and measure the extent of violence affecting the nation.
Bob Hope is recovering rapidly from eye surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital. Aides say he responded positively to treatment and one patch will be removed today. He is to wear glasses with pinpoint openings and plans to join Paramount Studios Monday for How to Commit Marriage. Numerous well wishers, including Johnny Grant, report strong messages from service members and fans.
Washington police and Park Police blocked a crowd of about 200 protesters from crossing lines in front of the White House. Four adults and five juveniles were arrested as they headed toward Rep. Wilbur Mills home to protest a law limiting dependent aid for children.
A U S House committee approved an additional 100 million dollars a year for three years to provide more needy youngsters with school lunches. The panel also advanced a measure to bar schools from naming students who receive meals and who pay for them.
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