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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1968
Page
1
A column argues the United States must win a victory in peace rather than war. It urges President Johnson to pursue peacemaking, warns against nuclear a global conflict, and praises Alfred Nobel as a model for lasting achievement. It questions current Vietnam policy and stresses peace as salvation.
President Johnson proposes sweeping spending cuts to persuade Congress to approve an income tax increase. He cites the urgency of the hour and aims to win support for a new tax plan through reduced government outlays.
Senator Robert F Kennedy declares candidacy to challenge Lyndon B Johnson for the presidency. He eyes Nebraska Oregon and California primaries with Eugene McCarthy and seeks to present a strong ticket at the Democratic National Convention. McCarthy rejects any deal and asserts his own bid can win without Kennedy. Johnson outlines new proposals as the London gold pool meets amid Vietnam wartime speeches.
Washington sources report President Johnson ready to order a small increase in U.S. combat forces in Vietnam. He has not set a specific number, but the rise would stay below 20,000 and above the current authorized 525,000, with 506,000 troops already in country per last figures.
Reno special report notes the Nevada Democratic Party facing a leadership vacuum as factions clash delaying crucial 1968 convention work. The party wrestles with internal squabbles and public pressure to unite ahead of elections.
The Nevada Democratic convention elected former Gov. Grant Sawyer as national committeeman in a write‑in vote over Herb Jones. Reno attorney Robert Rose was chosen state party chairman for two years, succeeding William MacDonald.
United States and six European nations met in secrecy to craft a plan allowing gold to float on the private market while maintaining the IMF fixed price of $35 per ounce for official government transactions. The aim is to trap speculators with losses if gold falls below $35, though European officials warned such a rewrite would only provide temporary relief.
American and allied troops killed 344 Communists yesterday in Vietnam as helicopters led a large assault near Saigon. Saigon suburbs saw 216 dead while US tanks spearheaded operations that pushed overall Communist deaths to about 5 000 since Operations Resolved To Win began six days earlier. In Hue area seven Marines were killed and 28 wounded when an A4 Skyhawk dropped three 500 pound bombs on friendly forces. investigation underway.
A Nashville verse written by a soldier named Young, killed in Vietnam on March 2, condemns antiwar sentiment and honors his sacrifice. The poem criticizes draft cards and protests, and the father recalls his son as not bitter despite the pain of loss.
Variable high cloudiness with southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Today's high 70 and low 45. Yesterday's high 72 and low 53. Noontime humidity 18 percent. Sunrise at 5 49, sunset at 5 50.
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