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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1968
Page
2
A partisan call urges delegates to vote for Senator McCarthy for the presidential nomination, denouncing the war policies and Johnson’s leadership as violent. The writer dismissed peaceful dissent, urged action to overthrow tyrants, and warned delegates against supporting war and bloodshed.
Riot police moved into the University of Madrid to end a two hour sit in by about 500 students. Officers clashed with protesters amid posters criticizing the Franco government. Dean Angel Vegas confronted the police chief over the alleged breach of promises.
Nine nations including the United States Britain and Japan endorsed a monetary reform to create Special Drawing Rights as a pool of paper gold to ease dollar pressure and boost world trade. France refused to sign though officials indicated possible reconsideration. The plan envisions SDRs drawn from IMF reserves with a 30 percent repayment and aims to start by 1969 subject to IMF approval.
The Defense Department orders a production rise from 30,000 to 50,000 M16 rifles monthly starting May with Colt as current supplier and two additional producers to be chosen. The move aims to equip combat and support units in Southeast Asia and streamline U.S. logistics, while criticism centers on maintenance and jam issues.
United Press International reports intense activity as Wisconsin primary looms. Johnson touts Vietnam address while Nixon plans Milwaukee rally. Kennedy urges issue debate and party renewal as Humphrey backs Johnson and predicts Nixon as Republican nominee.
Gov Ronald Reagan will attend the inauguration of President Robert Kennedy in Washington and later address a Republican fundraiser in San Luis Obispo. He plans meetings in the capital with California’s senators and congressional delegation to discuss halting a Defense Department plan to phase out the 146th Military Airlift Group at Van Nuys.
Comedian Jackie Mason failed to recover the $3,500 he sent to Frank Tumolo, owner of the Black Orchid Night Club, in Atlantic City. A Atlantic County Superior Court jury, 10 to 2, ruled for Tumolo after four years of dispute.
Thirty minutes before a single engine plane crashed into Clyde Fischer Elementary School in San Jose, about 1,100 children were at recess or in classes. The Bonanza struck a fence near the yard, killing pilot William F. Wesson his wife Betty and daughter Jennifer.
Rep. Melvin A. Laird forecasts heavy crossovers in Wisconsin where voters may use both Democratic and Republican ballots. He says Nixon should surpass 28 percent, cites Johnson McCarthy dynamics, and notes Rockefeller’s late entry weakens any draft effort.
Gen Ludvik Svoboda, 73, chosen by the Communist party and backed by Moscow, was elected president by the National Assembly in a secret ballot. About 282 of 300 deputies supported him amid abstentions and a sitdown demo by students outside Prague Castle. Some protesters urged reformer Cesimir Cisar as an alternative. The Boy Scouts were legalized again after years of ban.
According to the New York Safety Council a back seat driver acts as an extra pair of eyes taking care of map reading and watching for signs while the driver concentrates on driving. The SUN Classified Ads promote a safe, enjoyable drive with a wide selection of money saving cars.
President Johnson announced a 12 percent first stage cutback of government employed overseas, aiming to save up to 22 million dollars a year. The White House said 2,779 workers and families would return home, with further reductions planned later in the year.
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