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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1968
Page
1
The Chase Manhattan Bank chair told the American Mining Congress that labor demands for a 6.5 percent three year wage rise risk inflation if not matched by productivity gains. He argued higher wages would be passed to consumers while real purchasing power for the average worker remains unchanged.
Las Vegas Motel Association attacks the 22 million bond plan for the Convention Center expansion citing rumors that a high ranking politician would resign to take the role. Mayor Oran Gragson denies any such resignation intent or discussions about leaving office. The association argues officials should not control the bond measure and hints at undisclosed influence.
The body of John F. Conlon known as Jack Conlon will be flown to Las Vegas for funeral services. The 57 year old longtime aide to U S Senator Howard Cannon will be honored with a rosary at Palm Mortuary Chapel at 8 30 p m tomorrow in Las Vegas Nevada.
Fair weather with northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Today's high 85 and low 55, noontime humidity 15 percent. A Requiem Mass for Conlon will be said at 10 a.m. Thursday at Guardian Angel Shrine with interment at Palm Memorial Park. Conlon served as Cannon's administrative assistant for a decade in Congress and helped run both Senate campaigns, active in Nevada Democratic politics for nearly 40 years.
Dennis Dean Reese, 19, of Henderson, was Clark County's 64th Vietnam War fatality. The Defense Department reported he was killed October 3 when two helicopters collided in the air. Reese served as a machinegunner on one helicopter and further details were not available at press time.
Fire investigators probe the Flamingo Hotel blaze that gutted the convention center area early Sunday with backing statements from LeRoy Hawks of the Las Vegas Fire Prevention Bureau. Officials report a sofa fire near the main blaze and a questionable security check prior to ignition. Two tourists at McCarran Airport cited a man claiming he started a fire at the hotel, a claim deputies are reviewing. The damaged area is to begin repairs, with the hotel targeting reopening within 30 days.
Pollster George Gallup, who mispredicted Dewey in 1948, said Humphrey could still win if he recovers dissident Democrats. He compared 1968 to 1948 but noted Truman gained in polls after Sept. 1, while Humphrey has not.
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