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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1968
Page
4
The article details Central’s CATV hearings in Southern Nevada where engineers debate the need and placement of converters and transformers to attach cable to TV sets. Witnesses discuss installation costs, deposits, and whether Central will supply equipment. The proceedings include exchanges about a little old lady and potential deposits up to large sums as the hearing nears a month.
Police used canine units to control crowds as fires broke out at Carson's Ward's and Wieboldt’s within two hours. Authorities treated as possibly arson but found no conspiracy. Millions in damages reported and state street traffic halted.
W H Winn general manager of Kennecott Copper Nevada Mines Division said the eight and a half month strike caused about 34 000 tons of lost production and over 10 million dollars in wages materials and freight losses. Nearly 1 000 union represented workers began returning to work after settlement. He warned the crucial part lies ahead as production aims to resume full output.
President Johnson spoke at the Hilton in Washington before Young Democrats and COPE highlighting job gains and better wages. He contrasted dissenters with earlier leaders and cited FDR era aid in Guam. Also noted: Rockefeller still seen as GOP candidate by some backers. Kennedy faced a cooler reception in New Mexico while McCarthy gained Wisconsin endorsements.
Washington reports warn that if the FIA missing in Asia falls into Communist hands it could reveal advanced military electronics from the F111A fighter bombers. Pentagon officials withheld comment while search continues, as Navy study questions the F111B and notes rivals could match its capabilities with other new planes.
U S military sources report F111A jets with self destruct features and space capsule crew escape. First six F111As reach Takhli Thailand on March 17 as tests fine tune performance. Raids this week hit southern North Vietnam from DMZ to 100 miles south of Hanoi with MIG bases targeted. No dogfights reported.
Rioting in Memphis paused but curfew remained in force with 260 arrests for looting and other charges. Jewelry shops removed merchandise while many stores stood deserted as a 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew continued after a Thursday march fractured into street clashes.
Sacramento Assembly Natural Resources Committee chairman declared the Lake Tahoe bi state compact dead for this session. He said only a Nevada rewrite at another special session could salvage it, while Reagan and Laxalt urged California to amend its bill to match Nevada. The two state plans must be identical for congressional ratification.
A Kennedy aide offered Gov. John McKeithen a spot on a Kennedy slate in exchange for Louisiana support, a McKeithen ally said. McKeithen rejected the offer and said he had not been contacted personally, adding he would reconsider his political future if approached.
UPI reports Sen. Edward W. Brooke a Negro member of the riots commission criticized President Johnson for not promptly endorsing the commission's city recommendations. He said delays harmed the report and its implementation.
In Panama City the National Guard boosted patrols amid fears of new clashes with Robles opponents. In Colon about 500 mourning women faced tear gas and stones as guards dispersed the march. Plans for a National Assembly meeting and a Women’s March fueled tensions while violence earlier left at least one dead and over 100 arrested.
A Bonanza plane crashed and burned in the Clyde Fisher Junior High School yard in San Jose California killing four occupants. The craft had taken off from a nearby airport minutes after the school’s afternoon recess as hundreds of students returned to class. The plane was registered to Anthony Balbas of Santa Clara and the yard escaped serious damage aside from a broken fence.
President Johnson urged Congress to designate about one million acres in 26 new wilderness areas drawn from national forests wildlife refuges and parks across 13 states He called for action to protect wild islands along Atlantic Pacific and Gulf coasts and ordered Udall to prepare a major conservation program to save the lands described as neglected beauty spots.
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