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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1968
Page
4
Police investigations continue into the disappearance of two companions missing since Friday. Authorities request tips from the public while teams search parks and streets for clues tied to the pair.
Conger 23 and Beattie 37, both held on serious charges, escaped with a third inmate Richardson by prying a ceiling plate and crawling through a floor space to an exterior wall. The trio fled on foot after climbing down a rope. The break was Las Vegas county jail’s third in five months following similar escapes via welded ceiling plates.
At least 23 people were arrested amid disorderly conduct and assault charges during a Wallace rally near Madison Square Garden in New York. Police used nightsticks as spectators clashed with anti Wallace demonstrators, with injuries reported including a pro Wallace youth slashed in the back.
Clark County gross rose 12 million with 947 blackjack tables and 28 949 licensed machines state wide up 898 in a year. The commission reported 7.6 million in license and investigation fees taxes for the three months ending Sept 30 including 1 million cabaret tax in Clark County.
New York officials warned labor strikes could disrupt the November 5 election. School custodians or teachers picket lines may block voting machine installation and access to polling sites. Police transport of ballots and possible legal challenges loom as 22 percent of polls sit in schools and all 43 electoral votes could impact national races.
A petition with about 14,000 signatures filed with Las Vegas city clerk seeks a new ordinance setting minimum police pay. Sponsored by the Las Vegas Police Protective Association and led by PPA president Willis Diess, the document calls for wages 20 percent below top levels of several trades, adjusting monthly pay by $208 to $280 per officer.
Local labor leaders gathered to back the Democratic ticket with Hubert Humphrey and George Muskie while plans for an extensive advertising program were discussed. Sedway joined by Mary Ann Denzel Alice Key Don Ream and Myrna Williams were named to key posts on the committee.
UPI reports a slight uptick in the Vietnam war as Communist forces regroup. American headquarters say Communist gunners shot down four U S planes and three helicopters Tuesday and Wednesday, killing five crewmen and wounding five others.
North Vietnamese officials at a Paris reception criticized continued bombing of the North saying the United States must stop instantly. They suggested conditions exist for a bombing halt and hinted at possible reciprocal gestures tied to battlefield lulls in South Vietnam.
NASA acting administrator Dr. Thomas O. Paine said astronauts will not fly until safety and success can be assured. He noted Apollo 7 confirms confidence but stressed against hasty decisions and outlined plans to review Apollo 7 data before Apollo 8 in late December possibly orbiting the moon. Paine warned Apollo 9 must test the Lunar Module in February with a moon landing decision not before March.
Three astronauts, Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Wal ter Cunningham, recounted the Apollo 7 voyage for engineers preparing Apollo 8 for December. They discussed an AC power surge and battery charging questions, reporting a reset to cure the warning light and noting unresolved issues.
Lynda Bird Robb in labor at a Washington area hospital with her mother and Dr. M Lonergan present. She entered the hospital at 8 30 p m EDT while President Johnson stayed at the White House. Robb is stationed in Da Nang and her parents hope for a girl with the father away.
The Supreme Court heard that striking down welfare residency rules could erase all state waiting periods including for voting and divorce. Pennsylvania AG Sennett argued residency governs participation in state activities and warned of broader bans if welfare rules are invalidated. Harvard’s Cox represented challengers asserting a constitutional right to live where one pleases.
President Johnson said there was no basic change in Vietnam peace talks despite Paris diplomacy. He refused to outline candidate positions but announced two national broadcasts and urged more federal money for law enforcement antipoverty and health programs.
George W. Ball, former U.N. ambassador, defended calling Nixon tricky Dick as part of American folklore. He denied violating fair campaign practices while replying to GOP charges and defended labeling Spiro Agnew as a fourth rate hack. Both parties vow to follow the Fair Campaign Practices seven point code.
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