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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1968
Page
2
A letter condemns the Chicago police response to protests as harmful to free speech and youth. The author argues that televised scenes of force blur moral lines, warns against justifying brutality, and urges restraint from authorities and opponents alike to protect children and civic values.
The Air Force reports a fatigue test on the FINA fighter bomber caused a component failure requiring further examination. After earlier grounding due to losses in Southeast Asia, General McConnell had announced readiness, but new tests suspend combat use for now.
The Clark County Board of Commissioners approved a permit to build a Dairy Queen on the Standard Oil site near the university at the Tropicana Avenue Maryland Parkway corner despite a protest from the Board of Regents. The plan drew university complaints it would harm campus appearance after months of planning.
Caesars Palace won rapid county approval for a plush six million dollar expansion. President William S. Weinberger and VP Harry Ward unveiled concept art including Cleopatra's Barge and the Roman Slave Market to illustrate the proposed additions.
Three investors took over the Riverside Hotel in Reno after foreclosure from the Teamsters Pension Fund. They plan a $3 million remodel and aim to reopen, possibly by Christmas, with one operator for hotel and casino.
Former Juvenile Chief Probation Officer Robert Moon Mullen petitions the county commission to test the new personnel system and forms a grievance committee to explain why he did not receive a merit increase. He claims no written notice of a status reduction per state law and notes his reinstatement after a stroke and temporary resignation.
Gov. Paul Laxalt said he has strong suspicions that the petition to create a private lottery in Nevada is legally defective. The group filed incorporation Aug 30 and had collected signatures beforehand, raising questions about validity and potential court action to block the November ballot.
The County Board approves continuing the 1964 deal with the Las Vegas Convention Authority to deposit a 10 percent collection fee into a common fund. The fund then distributes back to entities, tagging $65,000 for Lee Canyon and Red Rock Canyon, at least $3,500 to Boulder City, with remaining funds shared by population among other cities.
The State Highway Board awarded a 42600 dollar contract to J C Dillard Co of Reno to expand the present highway laboratory in Carson City. The action was reported by UPI.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov met with President Ludvik Svoboda in Prague as Moscow pressed faster de liberalization. Jiri Hajek returned to Prague amid Kremlin pressure while the Communist Central Committee met to align with Kremlin demands and speed troop withdrawals.
Sen Alan Bible urged direct primaries to replace party conventions, arguing the current system is outdated and skews democracy. He called for nationwide primaries or state run options, noting youth voters feel disenfranchised and would better influence nominations. He planned talks with Senate leader Mike Mansfield on corrective legislation.
President Johnson met with Senate leaders seeking quick approval of Abe Fortas as Chief Justice and Homer Thornberry as associate justice. He warned against a possible filibuster and said a majority supported the selections while Mansfield and Dirksen promised efforts to win confirmation.
HHH asks Congress to suspend the equal time rule so networks may air four nationally televised Humphrey Nixon debates. The Senate passed the measure, but it stalls in the House Commerce Committee. Rep. Lionel Van Deerlin urged public endorsements to push the bill forward. Humphrey reiterated support for similar legislation in 1960.
UPI reports third party candidate George C. Wallace vacationing in Miami Beach posing with a beauty queen and two tropical birds. He praises former Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler but dodges whether Chandler will be his running mate. Wallace says he may return to Montgomery soon.
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