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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1968
Page
2
A social bridge game spills into a kitchen buffet as food appears and a radar jamming device is mentioned. Guests debate odds and losses while neighbors joke about running a gambling setup and the lack of permits.
Tenants from Carey Arms and Carey Homes faced Joseph F. Lawson Investment Co officials at Highlands School as rent for west Las Vegas rentals rises from 85 to 95 dollars a month effective Nov 1. Residents described poor maintenance, infestations, and slow repairs, arguing the increase is unaffordable given their incomes.
Technical Committee members of the Regional Streets and Highways Commission meet in a special session at City Hall at 9 a.m. to decide the routing of the $30 million east leg of the Downtown Expressway. The 19 mile route runs from Linden Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard North, near Boulder Highway, crossing Railroad Pass and a proposed Colorado River bridge south of Boulder Dam to connect with Arizona freeways toward Phoenix.
A Nevada case tests whether a wife can be compelled to testify against her husband. Sagmoen, charged with beating his two year old stepchild to death, faces potential testimony from his wife Victoria Sagmoen and a local pathologist. The matter moved from Justice Court to District Court as officials weigh constitutional questions and trial procedures.
Clark County officials led by Chairman Darwin Lamb Sheriff Ralph Lamb and Dist Atty George Franklin plan a private citizen sponsored bill to curb rioting and looting. They seek county access to federal aid and propose a five year ban on felons working for the county after sentence execution.
A Sandia Corp rocket launched from Tonopah at 5:21 am reached about 100 miles up before failing to disperse its luminescent payload. Debris prompted 75 residents in Nye and Lincoln Counties to evacuate briefly until dawn. The test, conducted for scientific study, faced high winds and was halted after six minutes of flight.
City public works and utility officials agreed to improve communication before any excavation that could hit buried cables or lines. The move follows last Friday's incident when a Doney Sign Co. crew severed a telephone line at Oakey and Decatur, disrupting service to about 2,000 subscribers and TV reception for hours.
The Nevada Air National Guard, a 700-man unit called up in January during the Pueblo crisis, will be released from active duty by the end of next June. Some members have served in Korea or been sent to a base near Kansas City, with early release possible for those returning to the United States before June.
The Senate okayed 71.9 billion dollars for the Pentagon to run the Vietnam war and defend the United States for the coming year. The bill includes funds for a limited antiballistic missile system to shield against nuclear attack from China, and faces House reconciliation with a 72.2 billion dollar version.
S Marvin Griffin of Georgia is listed as the American Independent Party vice presidential candidate on Nevada’s ballot. Wallace announced Curtis LeMay as the running mate, but Nevada Secretary Koontz said ballots in print would not be changed.
The Peruvian armed forces seized the government before dawn, exiling President Fernando Belaunde Terry to Argentina. Street clashes in Lima followed, with students overturning vehicles as police used tear gas. a military junta announced suspension of constitutional guarantees and pledged to keep tranquillity while others resigned or resisted.
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