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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1968
Page
4
U S paratroopers wipe out an entire battalion near Hue amid a broader drive to retake the city. Reports say 279 North Vietnamese killed in five battles in Quang Tri with Marines suffering 43 dead and 194 wounded. Air Force swing noted.
The piece notes U.S. and North Vietnamese talks in Vientiane over war end terms, with Hanoi pressing Phnom Penh Wa IW Poland as sites while Johnson proposed a neutral sea meeting aboard a ship. Jakarta sources say Indonesia could spare a heavy cruiser for negotiations.
In a 24 minute address after entering the GOP race Rockefeller urges reversal of Americanization in Vietnam and urges South Vietnam to take responsibility. He comments on the Indonesian ship talks and praises Johnson for seeking a just peace while resisting partisan attacks.
Rockefeller's Massachusetts win with 30 903 votes blocks Volpe as Nixon and Reagan trail. McCarthy tops Democratic tally, Kennedy leads, while Johnson trails. Hudson Vietnam battle reports include 95 prisoners and 117 killed as Phuoc Yen falls. May Day Hue threat noted by U S division intelligence.
Philip Hoffman of Johnson & Johnson endorsed Nelson Rockefeller and urged an adequate income as a counter to poverty and violence. Rockefeller won Massachusetts with 34 percent, securing all 34 delegates. Volpe Nixon and Reagan trailed. In the Democratic primary McCarty defeated Kennedy, with Humphrey and Johnson distant.
A Las Vegas case centers on labor officials and a suspect named Hanley with allege d ties to killings in 1966. Marathon, beaten April 18, implicated Hanley and Price while a writ of habeas corpus seeks fair trial grounds. Hanley faces hearings as appeals on burglary convictions proceed through Nevada courts.
Two students were injured in a brawl at Columbia University as police investigated a clash between groups on campus. Officials urged calm as campus safety steps were reviewed and surrounding streets were cleared.
At Columbia University clashes erupted as H. Rap Brown and other militants spoke to protesters. Police cleared five buildings after a predawn raid that arrested 720. 148 people were injured and a graduate student Paul Nyden was struck in the head. The campus shut for reflection as debates over gym construction in Morningside Park intensified, linking racial issues to the university’s expansion plans.
The Republican Coordinating Committee blamed Democrats for wrecking the economy with big federal programs. The 75 page report urges fewer federal powers and more state and local control of taxes and programs to avert economic collapse.
Israeli sharpshooters were deployed across Jerusalem to prevent Arab disruption of the parade honoring Israel's armed forces on the 20th anniversary of the state. The ceremony pays tribute to more than 7,000 Israelis who died in wars and other clashes since 1948. The event, to be held entirely in Jewish hands for the first time in 2,000 years, drew U.N. concerns over potential Arab sector violence and an anticipated Security Council clash over a cancellation resolution.
A Marine Corps bulletin reports Viet Cong use seduction tactics to lure U S servicemen in Vietnam. The Sea Tiger notes several capture cases including five Marines with three women and a missing Marine after a “have a cold beer” invitation. Army intelligence cites two similar abductions with escapes.
Maj. Raul Castro told a May Day rally that Cuba faces a severe drought risking the death of up to 300,000 cattle in Camaguey Las Villas and Oriente provinces. He urged intensified agricultural offensives and 40,000 troops in the fields to boost sugar output while hinting at threats from American infiltration and plots against top leaders. Fidel Castro attended but did not speak.
Seven organizers of the Poor Peoples march were arrested in Quitman for disrupting the peace as they recruited high school students for the Washington protest. Willie Bolden led about 300 students out of class at Quitman High School, triggering a jail sit-down and detentions for six others including Chester Thomas Jr and Dor is Baker.
The House Appropriations Committee backed a multi billion dollar White House economy package to unlock action on President Johnsons proposed tax hike. Treasury Secretary Fowler estimated $18 billion in savings with total $22 billion in cuts and spending controls. Mills withheld immediate judgment on whether the plan meets demands for large cuts, but others said he would back the tax bill after the White House strategy session.
Barbara Etta Ameche, mother of actor Don Ameche and grandmother of former Baltimore Colt Alan Ameche, died at 80. A Mass was held at Holy Cross Cemetery Chapel in Hollywood and burial followed at Holy Cross Cemetery. Survivors include sons Bert James Louis and four daughters Betty Ventura Catherine Breen Mary Rankin and Anne Rankin.
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