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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1968
Page
2
Nevada Bell System workers voted about seven to one against the three year tentative contract. Union leader Bob Bateson said Nevadans would accept more favorable reopener terms. Nationwide walkout affects 600,000 Bell employees with wages and benefits totaling 19.58 percent, risking higher phone rates.
A Europlant computer information center for vital organ transplants will be proposed at an international medical meeting in Dublin. If adopted, a Leyden center would store blood group and tissue data of all patients awaiting kidney transplants and potential donors, expanding later to other organs.
Neveda's gaming industry earned 92 million dollars in the final three months of 1967. Clark County led with 55.2 million, vs 50.4 million a year earlier. State taxes from gaming reached 7.4 million, up 23 percent from 1966, as officials noted an improving trend.
In North Carolina Democratic governor race a Negro vote bloc neared a runoff between sons of former governors as Reginald Hawkins toped with 124 558 votes. Republican James C Gardner won a landslide for governor defeating Jack Stickley and prepared to face the Democratic winner in November. Scott led early but trailed after Hawkins deny ed him a majority and Broughton could seek a runoff. Gardner is a Nixon supporter and Goldwater backer in 1964.
Madrid announced an immediate border seal with the British colony of Gibraltar as part of Franco era pressure to cede the Rock to Spain. The plan restricts crossing to Spanish workers only, with Gibraltar residents allowed only for humanitarian reasons with military approval.
Washington politicians debate President Johnson’s call for a 10 percent income tax surcharge as House tax writers tally votes. Chairman Wilbur Mills and the Ways and Means Committee meet after Johnson’s broadside accusing lawmakers of blackmail over spending cuts. Democrats say issue remains open despite criticism.
In Rome the European Pops Festival opened 90 minutes late to a hostile crowd of about 2000 as organizers called the event a disaster. Despite chaos and mechanical failures, a West German TV film deal ensured musicians would be paid, while stars like Donovan drew attention amid a chaotic program.
From space the earth looks blue because its surface is 70 percent water, more than any other planet in the solar system.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy pledged if elected president to allow advisory elections in DC and appoint the winners to city posts even without Congress granting full home rule. He urged letting residents decide while noting Congress shortchanges Washington and highlighting gaps in funding for youth jobs.
Four people saved by the death of 11 year old Daniel Sochor in California were reported progressing well after receiving organs. Chester Garbacz and Herman Holloway improved at the Wadsworth VA Hospital as doctors awaited two weeks to assess acceptance of the transplanted kidneys. Mrs. Janet McLane, a burn victim, showed improvement after a skin graft. An unidentified 20 year old male received experimental ground spleen injections at Orange County Medical Center for leukemia.
In Dawson Texas federal teams start to piece together debris from Braniff Flight 352 as investigators explore whether a violent thunderstorm caused the mid air disaster that killed 85 people. Crews assess wing and engine sections while a mockup backup may be built.
A 23 year old man Ronald R. Loomis died at Washoe Medical Center after his small foreign sedan left the Verdi interchange Saturday night. The car overturned and threw him 20 feet striking a traffic sign. Loomis resided at 4175 W Fourth St Reno. The death raised Nevada highway toll to 58 for the year, compared with 41 at the same time last year.
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