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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1968
Page
2
Mexico City deployed troops and armored cars around the capital as the IXth World Olympics nears. At least 29 people died in student army clashes, with leaders in custody or hiding and schools and the National Polytechnic Institute under military control.
New York stocks moved uncertainly despite strong blue chip performance. Volume was heavy but below the prior session’s near-record level as declines narrowly topped advances for the first time in about two weeks.
Czechoslovakia’s acting foreign minister Vaclav Pleskot told the United Nations General Assembly that the country is and will remain a socialist nation and urged delegates to refrain from interfering as Soviet led troops occupy Czech lands. He cited reform efforts under Dubcek and warned against counterrevolutionary moves amid the Warsaw Pact presence. The speech followed Moscow’s treaty confirming indefinite Soviet troop stationing.
George Dickerson resigns as court appointed attorney in the Wilson death case due to a pledge to remain Nevada Gaming Commission chairman until a new chief takes over. Dist. Judge Wartman assigns Tad Porter and William R. Devlin to defend Wilson, who is charged with killing Henry Feltus in December. Feltus’ dying declaration is expected to be central to the prosecution.
Nellis Air Force Base secured a 10 year agreement for 4,000 acre feet of Colorado River water annually starting 1970. The deal, ratified by the Colorado River Commission of Nevada, is handled by the General Services Administration and awaits Interior Secretary approval within 30 days. The base will receive water from a Southern Nevada Water Project offshoot and plans to reduce well intake as River water becomes available. The project’s first phase aims to deliver 132,000 acre feet yearly, with a $47 million budget, and Lake Mead’s Saddle Island area will feed Las Vegas Valley water after treatment. The commission also rejected five out of state bids for backwash equipment, planning to reissue bids in December.
Nevada judge John Mendoza toured Elko County meeting conferees at the Nevada Municipal Association Convention and urging judges to interpret the law rather than create it He has sat in Reno on the Second Judicial District Court and spoke to Bell of Nevada employees before heading to Las Vegas for further campaigning.
The author argues knives and nuclear weapons share dangerous implications and questions whether a nation can conduct treaties with leaders who equate Rusty knives to hydrogen bombs. He criticizes Wallace on the American Independent ticket and contemplates Curtis LeMay's impact on the party's stature.
London headlines sparked a skirmish among papers as the Daily Express fought to defend publishing intimate Queen Elizabeth bed photos. Competing outlets and the Press Council protested while the Express called rivals’ ethics hypocritical and labeled it sour grapes.
NATO nations will bolster allied forces in Western Europe in response to Russia's invasion of Czechoslovakia. Foreign ministers moved up their December meeting by one month to implement measures strengthening the Western defense shield. Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
The White House stated President Johnson will do whatever is appropriate to assist Hubert Humphrey in his presidential bid, denying reports of withholding party funds. Christian dismissed rumors of $700,000 from book ad sales being sequestered and affirmed Johnson’s support for Humphrey.
The Senate yesterday passed and returned to the House a bill setting stricter penalties for possession of LSD and other dangerous drugs without prescription. First offense would be one year in jail or a $1,000 fine or both, with higher penalties for third and subsequent offenses.
Zsa Zsa Gabor, once Miss Budapest, returns to her birthplace for the first time in 28 years. She flies into Budapest and visits a dressmaker, staying at the Hotel Gellert which recently reopened for an international Communist party conference. She then goes to the fashion house of Klara Rothschild.
The 1968 United Fund total reached 629 696 dollars, about 63.1 percent of the million dollar goal. Campaign Chairman Kenneth J. Sullivan Jr. urges residents to pledge promptly as only four days remain to raise 368 148 dollars for 25 health welfare and character building agencies.
Mrs Sheila Ann Thorns 30 welcomed five newborns after a cesarean at Birmingham Maternity Hospital. Three girls and two boys survived. one infant died. The parents, still stunned, faced commercial offers exceeding 250000 for endorsements. They may donate the money to help the children.
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