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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1968
Page
6
About 2500 to 3000 youths gathered at the Convention Center for a dance organized by US a youth group aimed at solving teen problems with adult involvement. The event, planned and run by young people, featured 14 local music groups and passed without riots or protests.
A year after the Great Rat Debate, Congress approved 40 million for rat control but no money has been released. President Johnson sought 31.6 million for health project grants including 20 million for anti rat work, with House and Senate at odds over funding.
George I. Staber of the Interior Department challenged a GAO decision denying $8.68 for beverages charged during a St. Petersburg Florida trip. The dispute hinges on whether alcoholic drinks can count as subsistence. The outcome awaits a long review as officials weigh travel rules and the national debt.
A Maryland resident challenges reference to Vice Presidential nominee Spiro Agnew in a newspaper item. The writer explains laws banning legalized slot machines were passed five years earlier by the State Legislature, while Agnew was county executive then governor later, and urges the paper to publish a correction to avoid distortion.
A reader criticizes the columns for bias after the Kennedy nomination and election while praising different outcomes. The letter cites Chicago the Daley era policing and questions coverage of letters to editors and gun policy shifts. It references Paul Price and a photo of Jerry Rubin, noting consistency in editorials about Adlai Stevenson.
The Las Vegas Sun invites letters to the editor printed under Where We Stand. Limit to 150 words. The editor may edit or delete portions. Libelous or tasteless content will be rejected. Names may be withheld upon request if signed and stated not to use the name.
Max Lerner weighs in on including George Wallace in TV debates as a major candidate. He argues Wallace could boost turnout for Nixon or Humphrey, reshaping the race amid crime law and order and antiwar sentiment. The piece notes the unpredictable Wallace effect and the call-to-reason stance as pivotal to the campaign.
The item lists key dates in history including the 1787 completion and signing of the U S Constitution at Philadelphia, Washington's 1796 farewell address, and 1939 naming of nine new American astronauts. It also notes the date and celestial observations for September 17, 1968 and a Bertrand Russell thought for the day.
A Czechoslovak woman praises the Red army withdrawal as cities clear. In Arkansas, ex governor Faubus introduces George Wallace with a vow to fix the presidency. In New York, Albert Shanker calls for renewing the teachers strike after returning teachers are blocked from schools.
Readers share heated views on flag desecration with comments from a chef, a clerk, an electrician, and a jewelry assistant. Opinions range from punishment and public shaming to education and prevention as solutions.
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