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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1968
Page
2
Commentary cautions that acting too much fuels crisis while underacting risks failure to defuse escalating tensions. It notes the policeman stands in the middle, with actions pleasing some while provoking others.
Congress sent President Johnson a 71.9 billion appropriation to fund Vietnam war effort and national defense. It funds deployment of the Sentinel antiballistic system to guard against nuclear attack and includes a six billion shield aimed at light Chinese nuclear threat. The bill trims from administration requests, with 25 percent overhead cap for research contracts disputed in conference.
The City Planning Commission recommended approval of a zoning change to allow a 36 acre recreation area with football and baseball fields on Las Vegas Valley Water District property at Fremont Street and Algiers Road. An additional C-1 shopping center proposal for a 10 acre parcel on Searles Street between 25th Street and Arthur Avenue was held in abeyance pending plot plan submission.
Las Vegas Mayor Irans Gragson denies rumors he will quit next February to head the Las Vegas Convention Authority a $30 000 a year post. He states he will seek a new four year term and has no intention of resigning. City Commissioner Howery also distances himself from a related convention center job rumor.
SNIF sent a 30 member delegation to New York City and Hartford to attract Nevada investment and relocation. Bruce Beckley said Eastern interest grew as people learned more about Nevada's industrial and financial prospects. A California mission may follow after the new year, but impact remains hard to measure.
Wives of two Apollo 7 astronauts watched the 11 day earth orbit flight from Seabrook Texas with flight plans and family support. They described the launch as beautiful and flawless while relatives gathered, shared coffee, and celebrated the successful lift off and calm families awaiting the astronauts' return.
Seven students were injured when about 30 Negro youths disrupted a racially mixed assembly at Olney High School in Philadelphia. The clash touched off wider tensions affecting five other schools with 15 000 pupils, prompting calls for emergency measures and possible National Guard involvement.
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned Cosmos 247 spacecraft in its space research program as Tass reported the U S Apollo 7 mission orbiting, noting Cosmos 247 follows a more elliptical orbit with a high point of 225 miles and a low of 127.5 miles while Apollo 7 remained in a circular path between 140 and 174 miles.
Former Governor Sawyer urged voter approval of a constitutional amendment to raise Nevada debt limit from one to three percent to fund construction, claiming the measure would avoid tax hikes if it passes. The UPI report notes University of Nevada support and cautions otherwise.
The Nevada State Public Service Commission reported no evidence of wiretapping on the phones of two Democratic candidates for the Ormsby County Commission in Carson City. Gene Milligan, secretary of the commission, stated the findings yesterday.
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