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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1968
Page
4
Attorney Ralph Denton filed a federal case on behalf of 19 year old Janie Greenspun challenging 18 year olds voting rights in federal elections. The suit seeks to declare Greenspun a full US citizen with the right to vote for president and vice president.
President Johnson announced a bombing halt on North Vietnam to test sincerity of peace efforts in Paris negotiations. He cautioned hard fighting ahead and stressed the move aims to gauge potential early peace while warning arrangements are not foolproof. Local leaders and Westmoreland joined NSC talks prior to the broadcast.
Communist gunners fired 14 rockets into Saigon yesterday and today killing 23 persons on the eve of Vietnam's big national holiday. In Cholon district a 122 mm rocket killed at least 20. first wave left two children dead and six wounded.
With five days left in the race former vice president Hubert Humphrey campaigns in New Jersey saying Nixon would boost unemployment if returned to the White House. He cites a tossup in New Jersey where 17 electoral votes hinge on close voters. He urges voters to reject Republican plans and promises a return to prosperity. He addresses 5,000 at Fairleigh Dickinson University and tours Tea Neck and Elizabeth venues with Gov. Richard J. Hughes.
Senators Eastland McGovern Humphrey Rockefeller Javits Lindsay Hickenlooper comment on peace move in Vietnam many praise it as a breakthrough. They call it political timing and caution about the impact on lives and election dynamics.
The Navy said the Mizar confirmed hull parts of the Scorpion at depths below 10,000 feet using remotely operated photography. Aboard the Mizar the hull pieces will be studied in Washington and Norfolk as a board of inquiry reconvenes to determine the loss cause.
The Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce hosts a noon luncheon at the Desert Inn Crystal Room featuring a multi million dollar bond issue presentation for expanding the Las Vegas Convention Center. President W Bruce Beckley reports broad chamber endorsement and urges members to understand the need for the expansion. Gov Lester Maddox of Georgia lauds Wallace and LeMay as fearless leaders boosting American strength. Sen Ralph Yarborough telegraphs praise of Johnsons peace commitment drawing prayers from Texans.
A Cessna 150 lost engine near Death Valley Junction California. The male pilot and Miss Zick, from Las Vegas, were injured during a desert landing. He went to seek aid leaving her with the plane. she wandered the desert for days and was found seven miles north, ill and dehydrated, then taken to Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas in satisfactory condition.
Kerkorian will invest about 1.5 million to pay creditors and take over the Bonanza Hotel. The new owner must settle unsecured debts, wage and tax claims, and other costs, while major local properties shift under corporate groups including Hughes and other Las Vegas operators.
Harris poll data show Humphrey improving across groups and closing the gap with Nixon from early October to late October. Differences in confidence, peace and civil rights views shifted favorably for Humphrey while Nixon maintained leads on economy and law and order. Voter turnout and undecided voters remain pivotal for the final result.
In Newark Humphrey says he spoke with Johnson about a forthcoming Vietnam situation address. He and Nixon and Wallace were told to expect the speech but not its details. Humphrey remained on his campaign itinerary and planned to receive the broadcast aboard his plane with press planes nearby.
Ramon Novarro, veteran film star born 1899 in Durango Mexico, is reported murdered in his Hollywood Hills residence. His career spanned over four decades with early swashbuckling leads and later character roles. He once faced a Supreme Court case over a drunken driving conviction and remained active in gardening painting and real estate.
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