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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1968
Page
4
American troops report heavy house to house fighting near Saigon. A Cobra helicopter was shot down but crewmen were unhurt. In the capital area, 650 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed as refugees mount to 156 900. Marines strike 20 miles south of Da Nang with 12 Americans killed and 105 wounded.
Nevada Governor Laxalt defends strict gaming regulation and notes state standards. He announces Dr. Jack Davis’s appointment to the State Athletic Commission, discusses GOP ticket options, and says a Las Vegas Negro will join the State Equal Rights Commission. He details upcoming staff moves, tax review, and Tahoe compact negotiations with California.
At the 15 acre site SCLC demonstrators jeered as a marcher was knifed. Abernathy dismissed Sen. John L. McClellan of Arkansas who claimed he gave the FBI the names of two Negro extremists feared to turn the march into a riot.
The sheriff said the gunman was subdued by a fellow passenger Edward Blackwell Jr. of Buffalo after exhausting bullets. Forty passengers were interviewed and redirected to another bus for the trip to Florida. The original bus sustained about 300 dollars in damage.
The United States team led by Vance and Habib met Hanoi representatives Col Han Van Lau and Nguyen Minh Vy to set ground rules before full talks aimed at ending Vietnam War carnage. Officials discussed languages, seating, opening speeches, and placards as preliminary steps amid ongoing Saigon violence and Viet Cong offensives.
Flynn notes Justice Black said in a Monday decision that the IRS must warn a person of the right to counsel even in the pre criminal investigating period. He cites cases where investigators failed to advise and predicts the court will restrict civil tax probes and audit fishing expeditions and bar two confessions tainted by illegal methods.
A French heart transplant patient Elie-Joseph Reynes, 65, died two and a half days after surgery in Montpellier. In Houston, John M. Stuckwish, 62, improved slightly after a grave condition following a transplant. Everett C. Thomas, 47, in Phoenix, showed good progress after receiving a heart from a 15 year old donor, while a London patient held steady. Doctors reported guarded progress and cautious optimism across centers.
Maryland Democrats pledged their 49 convention votes to Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, denying Sen. Robert F. Kennedy supporters’ plea to postpone. By voice vote the delegation rejected delaying the decision, boosting Humphrey’s national profile despite Kennedy wins in Indiana and D.C. primaries.
Reno marked its centennial as the 1868 sale of railroad town lots led to the renamed Unionville Gen Jesse Reno. Over 1,000 people attended the sale near Myron Lake toll crossing by Truckee River, with scarce lodging but ample whiskey to warm the night.
Roosevelt University in Chicago expelled 16 students for taking part in protests. Police removed 11 protesters from the president's office as more than 100 people marched on Roosevelt President Rolf A. Weil's office after the expulsions.
Secretary Clifford urged NATO allies to boost European defense as he spoke at a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels. Britain pledged a 20,000 veteran division and more naval support. West Germany kept forces steady and promised firepower.
Peter Feinauer, a 27 year old West Berlin resident from Providence Rhode Island, was released by East Germany after being sentenced to 15 years as a spy. He was handed to U.S. officials at the wall crossing at 5 p.m. The State Department cited Maxwell M Rabb in securing the release. Feinauer’s mother described fatigue and partial memory loss but overall good health.
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