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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1968
Page
1
The piece argues Mayor Daley seeks a TV platform to defend his police actions at the Democratic convention. It contrasts city policing with damaged residents, likening the events to Nazi Germany rhetoric and warning of a future police state. The author faults delegates and leaders for spectacles and fearmongering.
U S Air Force Chief of Staff J P McConnell announced at Carswell Air Force Base that the F111 is ready to resume combat duty in Southeast Asia after corrective modifications following crashes last spring. The ceremony marked delivery of the first 24 F111Cs to Australian representatives and highlighted training flights totaling over 13,000 hours. Australian Defense Minister Allen Fairhall praised the system's power and precision as enhancing regional defense.
The Nevada Supreme Court is to hear arguments on Victor Whittlesea’s petition over cab allocations in Las Vegas amid a labor-management taxicab dispute. Six of eight companies operate under an interim Teamsters Local 881 agreement while Checker and Whittlesea refuse to sign. District Judge Llewellyn Young ruled the PSC can limit taxi numbers in Las Vegas.
President Johnson convened the National Security Council for over an hour in a general review of world trouble spots. A Czech Slovakia crisis and the threat of a Soviet invasion of Romania were highlighted as key concerns. Vice President Humphrey traveled from his Minnesota retreat for related talks with Democratic leaders in Washington.
Western Air Lines and the Airline Pilots Association pressed talks in Ft Worth as a 30 day cooling off period ends at midnight. The union signaled potential strike anytime after tonight after a shift from earlier warnings.
City commissioners endorsed the Convention Authority's 22 million bond plan to expand the convention center and build satellite centers including one downtown Las Vegas. The measure passed unanimously with Howery noting a 2.5 million downtown building would run at no local tax cost.
City commissioners faced legal pushback from attorneys arguing no right to regulate CATV. They signaled a five percent franchise tax for a winning applicant and upheld a ban on new utility poles, requiring buried lines in new subdivisions while allowing existing poles.
A desert bighorn ram was struck and killed on Pahrump Road near Blue Diamond by a car with extensive damage. The ram fled the scene and has not been seen since. A previous ram incident occurred near Ft. Lucinda with $400 car damage. Trophy hunters are urged to heed the event.
Phoenix man Thomas V. Pearson tried to file a million acre moon subdivision claim through King Solomon Mines Subdivision with Clark County Recorder Paul Horn. The recorder refused on district attorney guidance, noting Pearson previously filed a similar claim in Arizona in 1958.
The forecast calls for sunny skies and light winds with a daytime high around 97 and a low near 65. Humidity at noon is 9 percent, sunrise 6 15 and sunset 7 03.
Dozens of children at Nellis Air Force Base find activities and play on the installation. The feature highlights their programs and community support, inviting readers to page 13 for the full view of the youngsters thriving on base life.
Terrorists struck Tel Aviv’s central bus station killing one and injuring 49. In nearby Jaffa Israelis retaliated with rioting, overturning cars and attacking Arabs. Ten Arabs and an Israeli sergeant were injured amid clashes. Police and civil defense units reinforced the area. Arab-Israeli frontier violence claimed three more soldiers.
Edward Fike, Las Vegas businessman and lieutenant governor hopeful, plans immediate strategy sessions to overcome a 2-1 Democratic majority as he prepares to face Sen. Alan Bible in the general election. Fike, 43, won the GOP primary over Reno District Attorney William Baggio.
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