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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1968
Page
2
Las Vegas City Commission approved a one percent increase on December 15 after weeks of SUN coverage warning of higher charges and city financial troubles. Finance director Hal Laird calls the surcharge legitimate while City Attorney Sid Whitmore notes the charge is a franchise fee, not a tax, and discusses its relation to existing rates and PSC authority.
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark urged national firearms registration and licensing before a Senate subcommittee while Rep John Rhodes warned the plan could lead to confiscation. Supporters including Sen Thomas Dodd and Mayor John Lindsay backed strong measures, with Senate voices mixed among cautious GOP members.
Harry Ziggy Elman famed for leading bands with Dorsey James and Goodman dies at 54 in Sepulveda Veterans Hospital after a prolonged liver illness. He earlier played with Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman before forming his own band.
Thunderstorms across the Midwest upstate New York and southern Florida caused flooding power failures and tornadoes. Tornado sightings were reported in northeast Indiana.
Clark County mayors and the county commission chairman converge in Carson City with Gov. Paul Laxalt to renew talks on dividing the property tax pie. The April clash over Nevada Tax Commission cuts aimed to curb budget requests from Clark County and avoid exceeding the $5 tax limit next year.
North Vietnamese chief delegate Xuan Thuy offered to discuss Vietnam War settlement on the 1954 Geneva accords but attached unacceptable U.S. conditions. In Paris, the 10th meeting yielded no progress with both sides reporting no movement as Cyrus Vance Jr. criticized Hanoi’s reading of the accords.
Government witness says Maurice Friedman told him he bribed an assistant district attorney to uncover a rumored grand jury probe. Leach, a Las Vegas electronics expert, testified about spying on card hands at the Friars Club and alleged FBI undercover work. The case targets Richardson Friedman Teitelbaum Jacobs Rickey and Rosselli amid accusations of a $400,000 scam in crooked gin rummy games.
Mrs. William P. Bentley of Las Vegas died after a prolonged illness. She lived with her daughter and son in law, and will be interred in New York. She aided Christ Church Episcopal gift shop. Funeral services are 1 p.m. tomorrow at Christ Church Episcopal. Palm Mortuary hours are today until 9 p.m. and tomorrow morning. Honorary pallbearers include Justice John Mowbray and Judge Russell S. Waite. pallbearers are Claude E. Cooke James L. Gabriel George H. Goodman Jack W. Hanson Charles J. Hirsch and Gilbert A. Lenning.
Studies based on driving records of 225000 Californians show that all drivers, especially male, have fewer accidents and receive fewer traffic violation tickets as they become older.
The piece notes Nevada's booming deposits and a surge in mining activity. First National Bank deposits alone exceed 36 times the state's 1933 total, suggesting a turning point toward sustained expansion and opportunity in mining and industry statewide.
Barbara Simmons 35, charged with five counts of forgery and one count of no account check, completed arraignment in Justice Court and a July 8 preliminary hearing was scheduled. She is described as a former gaming union secretary and key witness in the murder case against Tom Hanley. Hanley and two others face murder charges linked to the 1966 shotgun killing of Ralph Alsup. Simmons complains of denied telephone access in jail. Hanley to be arraigned in District Court on July 2.
Sandia Corp officials said yesterday a rocket test scheduled for tomorrow at Tonopah Test Range has been cancelled until further notice. The test aimed to measure starlight with the equipment and procedures in development.
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