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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1968
Page
2
The piece argues Johnson should resign to allow Humphrey or Nixon to lead a united nation. It condemns Johnson’s wartime policy as destructive, urges a grand gesture, and asserts Humphrey or Nixon could end the war and heal divisions, while kenneling Johnson and Lady Bird from Washington.
Notice to bidders from Las Vegas Valley Water District offers five pickup trucks from the district yard at 300 West Charleston Blvd. Bids on sealed envelopes marked Truck Bid must be received by 1 P.M. September 16, 1968 at 3700 West Charleston Blvd. District may reject any or all bids. Listed vehicles include 1959 Chevrolet 3104, 1957 Chevrolet 3104, 1961 Ford F250, 1963 Dodge D100 Utility Body.
Multiple notices list lost dogs including a Toy Apricot Poodle named Susie with orange rhinestone collar, a Brown PEEK-A-POO female in Tonopah area, a 9 month old Golden Retriever Fritz lost Aug 29 near Howard and 1st streets. rewards offered. Found animals include a White mole poodie, a greyhound-like gray tom cat with white chest, and a brown Chihuahua with harness. Contact numbers provided.
FBI agents joined the search for saboteurs who bombed a Naval ROTC building at the University of California Berkeley. A black powder charge in a satchel exploded outside the one story structure injuring none as two youths fled in a car observed by a campus patrolman.
Senate Republicans pressed President Johnson to withdraw Abe Fortas’s nomination for chief justice. Senator Griffin cited Fortas’s $15000 lecture fees as ethics concerns while noting GOP opposition climbs past 40 votes. Clifford asked to be excused from testifying about Fortas in White House policy meetings.
President Lyndon Johnson and Mrs Johnson with daughter Lynda flew to Camp David for a quiet weekend retreat. The First Family traveled by helicopter from the White House around noon and were expected to stay at the mountain retreat until today or possibly Monday. The President had spent most of yesterday working at his desk before departure.
Mrs. Peter Bandera says a USS Pueblo crewman, Peter Milton Bandera, 20, sent an authentic letter after nine months in North Korea captivity. The note describes conditions, weather, meals, and activities with photographs, and confirms receipt of her earlier letters.
Reports from Bangkok show a U S F105 jet crash during an emergency landing with the pilot unharmed. In Lisbon crowds prayed for Prime Minister Salazar after brain surgery. Manila counted 15 dead and 20 wounded in an island village blast tied to dynamite chemicals. Taipei hosted talks with Eugene Black amid Asian economic talks. Naples saw a man set himself ablaze in a city council session. he was restrained and offered job assistance. Moscow launched the 240th Cosmos unmanned satellite.
In Cotabato Mindanao 49 typhoid cases are confirmed as authorities begin a mass vaccination drive. In Jakarta officials report $385 million in long term credits from Western nations to support Indonesian finances and development.
The Old Spanish Fort near Pascagoula Mississippi, built in 1721 by the French, is proclaimed the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley. It served to protect settlers from Indians and Spaniards.
About 100,000 American fishermen rely on tidelands for their livelihoods. The note highlights the importance of tidal waters to coastal communities and the fishing industry.
The German freighter Johannes Fritzen collided with the Dutch coaster Confid in pre-dawn darkness on the Nieuwe Waterweg linking Rotterdam Harbor to the North Sea. The coaster suffered heavy damage with no injuries reported.
Police in Hong Kong report a year to date seizure of 6,489 pornographic photos and 1,273 indecent books as part of a campaign against trafficking in lewd publications in the British colony.
Dong A Ilbo reported the United States agreed to supply guided missiles to South Korean naval ships. The paper also noted North Korean vessels already carry Soviet made rockets.
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