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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1968
Page
2
Jack Conlon, longtime Nevada aide to U.S. Senator Howard Cannon and political strategist for Las Vegas, died leaving a legacy of public service. He aided youths in obtaining jobs and education, earning broad respect from White House to local government for his dedication to people.
New York City crisis at Ocean Hill Brownsville in Brooklyn escalates as Schools Superintendent Bernard Donovan threatens to close Junior High 271 after a day of turmoil. Teachers accuse each other of hostility while UFT leaders threaten possible new strikes amid ongoing district governance battles.
City planning director Don Saylor says HUD may let local governments set priority for federal public works funds. HUD Stanford, Calif region currently decides priorities. city receives over $1 million yearly in HUD grants and must resolve conflicting applications.
Sporadic small fountains of fire erupted from fissures as Hawaii's latest volcanic activity waned. Southerly winds pushed ash across Oahu Maui Molokai and Lanai and created an orange sun glow over Honolulu. aviation remained normal with pilots advised to use visual flight rules and the flight follow system for safety.
Cairo newspaper Al Ahram quoted by United Press International says Egypt rejects the middle east peace plan as repetition of past failures. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad prepared to respond at the United Nations to say direct Israeli Arab talks are out of the question. Abba Eban had laid out Israel's plan in the UN during the week.
A district court suit filed by Cornelia Kellar seeks a writ of mandamus against Mayor Oran Grayson and city officials alleging deliberate denial of a package liquor and beer license for eight years. The case cites arbitrary and capricious actions and notes existing license counts and a population based quota.
Three Nevada relatives of Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham plan to watch the Cape Kennedy liftoff. Patty Thurmond of Las Vegas and brothers Jerry and Gary Kersey of Henderson will join Cunningham’s wife Loella at Henderson’s Rainbow Club for the 7 am televised launch.
The Nevada State Education Association plans a 1969 bill requiring local boards to bargain in good faith with certified teachers over salaries and classroom conditions and to prohibit strikes. The proposal would allow third party aid and apply only to teaching staff, not other public workers.
The conversation turns to Mae West and Universal's upcoming TV special A Night With Mae West as Andy Griffith and Richard Van Fleet wait for the director during production of An Angel In My Pocket. Van Fleet asks if men who accepted her invitation got their come uppance.
The stalled bill to permit televised Nixon Humphrey Wallace debates died in adjournment as Senate Republicans threatened a filibuster. Dirksen pressed extended debate to block adjournment while Mansfield postponed final action. Democrats acknowledged the measure’s death and avoided partisan barbs. Nixon preferred a Nixon Humphrey duel without Wallace. Pastore acknowledged the bill was effectively dead.
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