Weather snapshot clear with mild northerly breeze
Clear sunny conditions with northerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Today's high near 78 and low around 50. Yesterdays high 77 and low 61. Noon humidity about 22 percent. Sunrise at 5 52 and sunset at 7 33.
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1968
Page
1
Clear sunny conditions with northerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Today's high near 78 and low around 50. Yesterdays high 77 and low 61. Noon humidity about 22 percent. Sunrise at 5 52 and sunset at 7 33.
Indiana voters head to the polls as Senator Robert F Kennedy and Senator Eugene McCarthy face off in a high stakes Democratic primary contest. Governor Braniginalso seeks support while Vice President Humphrey sits out. Nixon runs unopposed in the Republican primary. Kennedy campaigns in the north industrial belt while McCarthy winds down.
Governor Lurleen Wallace dies at 12 34 a m in her Montgomery home after a long bout with cancer. An acting press secretary said she lost her gallant fight for life and died quietly in her sleep at the governor's mansion following surgery on February 22.
Allied forces attacked Communist positions around Saigon with heavy bombing and ground fire. Viet Cong mortars and rockets targeted Tan Son Nhut airbase while US Marines held Dong Ha against repeated assaults as the offensive entered its third day.
Marine Corporal David R. Rogers of Las Vegas died April 30 near Quang Tri from gunshot wounds during a recent offensive. A 20 year old Amtrack driver in the 3rd Marine Division he volunteered for a second tour after a January return from furlough. He was born in Long Beach and attended Las Vegas public schools.
A man identified as Galen R. Jared age 26 of Lawton Oklahoma and alias Roger Myer was arrested on suspicion of robbery and kidnapping after targeting Betty Jean Miller of the Joe Walcott Insurance Agency. He was captured when the victim screamed for help attracting her employer's attention. The incident occurred as a well dressed man approached Miller in a parking lot and threatened her with a gun.
The Sun sponsored free lamb cooking school begins at 1 p m today at the Flamingo Hotel. Strip executive chef Helmut Riedner will prepare a lamb dish with tips on cutting and cooking assisted by Jean Dart and Eric Dunlop. Prizes include lamb cookbooks uncooked legs of lamb and a portable gas grill.
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