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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1968
Page
4
U S Marines guarded Thuong Duc as hundreds of North Vietnamese troops attacked the camp despite heavy Allied artillery and air strikes. A U S F 4 Phantom was shot down with two crewmen killed. Thieu imposed full alert amid reports of a coup attempt, which others doubted.
In Saigon reports circulated of an attempted coup against President Nguyen Van Thieu. U S and South Vietnamese officials could not confirm the event, with some government sources suggesting it was thwarted and arrests made while others remained skeptical.
A UPI report details Hubert H. Humphrey's assets totaling 281 423 with a trust valued at 166 246 and personal property including real estate in Washington and Minnesota. The disclosure contrasts Nixon's reported 515 830 net worth and notes the Humphrey trust terms limit further asset details.
Cairo based Al Ahram reports Egypt completely rejects Abba Eban nine point peace proposal. It says the plan consolidates Israel's post 1967 gains and seeks Arab market access. Official Arab reply to be delivered at the United Nations. Arab media react with condemnation and skepticism.
Hubert H. Humphrey urges halt in bombing if Hanoi shows good faith and criticizes Nixon for a volatile domestic campaign. He calls for cease fire de Americanization and free elections in South Vietnam while McCarthy urges readiness for a new government. He speaks in New York and Boston outlining peace steps and warning Wallace.
At a Las Vegas mining convention the speaker warns that a federal secretary could bar landowners from surface mining, with no appeal. The event hosts 15 000 attendees as it enters its final day with talks by Radford and industry leaders on underground mining, uranium, gold and monetary policies.
The piece outlines Humphrey signaling openness to McCarthy's peace demands while opposing Wallace or Nixon in the White House. Nixon pushes anti obscenity laws amid heckling. Wallace claims polls rigging and links Rockefeller to Nixon. The House passes a bill suspending equal time to allow a Nixon Humphrey Wallace debate, with the Senate expected to concur.
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital won approval to use two parcels at 905 and 907 Rose St for parking. The commission requires a six foot wall on the north and east sides and follows a Hawley appeal against zoning approval. Hawley vows an injunction.
Thousands of Catholic students and Protestant supporters faced off behind police barriers in Belfast as clashes loomed. Shouts against authorities and leaders intensified after police halted a march from Queen's University to City Hall.
Apollo 7 and Apollo 8 preparation signals rapid U S push to reach the moon. Schirra plans retirement after Apollo 7 while Eisele looks forward to spaceflight. If 7 succeeds, Apollo 8 will orbit the moon with Borman Lovell and Anders. Weather forecasts predict partly cloudy skies.
President Johnson set aside a 34 acre Washington site for a new international embassy complex at no cost to taxpayers. He called the project the prize of the capital and said it would be funded without public funds.
Washington sources report House and Senate conferees reached agreement to accept the Senate version of a bill imposing stiff penalties for possession or use of LSD and other dangerous drugs, signaling a unified congressional stance on the drug issue.
Senators Edward W. Brooke and James B. Pearson filed a resolution urging President Johnson to provide two surplus aircraft for delivering food to starving Nigerians. They did not mention Biafra but urged relief through international agencies.
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