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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1966

Page

8

Boston High School Students Attack Pacifists on Court Steps

A mob of 25 to 30 Boston area high school students assaulted Pacifists from the New England Committee for Non-Violent Action on the steps of South Boston District Court. Draft cards were burned by four Pacifists as violence erupted. one pacifist hospitalized, several protesters bloodied, and FBI and Army CID agents knocked down during the clash. No arrests reported.

Boston UPI South Boston District Court Boston Army Base The New England Committee For Non-Violent Action Girs Viet Nam

McNAMARA: Army Reserves Get New Lease on Life

In a dramatic wartime dispatch, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces lured troops into a trap and detonated a bomb alongside a billet. A massive truck charge collapsed the building, killing occupants and injuring several, as Maj. Samuel De Febo and Col. Hugh W. Randell recount the blast and its devastating impact.

U.S Saigon Victoria Heel Maj Samuel de Febo Berwick Col Hugh W. Randell San Antonio Tex

Four gunmen raid Harbour Isle Spa Hotel safety boxes

Four robbers in Miami Beach ransacked safety deposit boxes at the Harbour Isle Spa Hotel near the police station, stealing an estimated 1 to 2 million dollars in jewels and cash. They disabled alarms, restrained staff including a deliveryman, and escaped after about 40 minutes. Police expect the haul to rise as inventory continues.

Harbour Isle Spa Larry Paskow Open Hodges James T. Yerby Appleton

Yellow Merchandise Special Tieups Spur Utah Nevada Labor Tensions

The piece describes a food crisis spillover with a Yellow Merchandise Special sitting idle near Yermo and Las Vegas as Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers members picket. Union leaders voice wage and job-cut concerns, citing 1964 legal battles and diesel locomotive issues. A UP crew and a disheartened WR Groome in Pocatello lament limited freight movement and few trucks.

Yerma Calif Los Angeles Las Vegas Yermo Ken Reynolds The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers D. C Union Nevada Nevada Supreme Court Southern Pacific Western Pacific Pocatello Idaho Groome Western the Sun

Temple Beth Sholom Youth Service Tonight at 8:30

Temple Beth Sholom hosts an 8:30 pm youth affiliated service led by Rabbi Aaron Gold and Cantor Joseph Kohn. Dan Goldfarb, vice president, chairs the Youth Commission and invites community youth to attend and participate. An Oneg Shabbat reception follows in the Social Hall.

Temple Beth Sholom United Synagogue Dan Goldfarb Temple Aaron Gold Joseph Kohn

Bonanza Air Lines launches Las Vegas Grand Canyon service

Bonanza Air Lines begins Las Vegas to Grand Canyon service with inaugural 7 30 a m flight to Grand Canyon airport, then to Phoenix. Return flight operates from the park to Las Vegas in the evening.

Bonanza Air Lines Las Vegas Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Airport Phoenix the Park

Viet unrest persists as Saigon demos shift toward neutrality

In Saigon Da Nang and Hue thousands of students and workers protest against the government and U.S. influence. Buddhist leaders in Saigon steer the march toward civilian rule and independence while still opposing the Viet Cong. About 2,000 marched with speakers denouncing premier Nguyen Cao Ky and symbolically executing junta leaders.

Saigon UPI da Nang Hue U.S Nguyen Cao

Shootout Nails Hells Angels In Sacramento

Six Hells Angels were driven from a Sacramento bedroom in a pre-dawn shootout. Alvin Price, 22, used a stolen 22 caliber pistol to wounded three assailants, one critically, in what police call revenge for an earlier bottle-throwing incident involving Price’s girlfriend. Gregory Williams, 17, warned of the attack as Williams’ mother described the raid on their home.

Sacramento UPS Hells Angels Alvin Price Price Ange Gregory Williams Angels Willams Delores Avengers

Major Smog Alert Hits Los Angeles

The Los Angeles area issued a first stage smog alert at 11 22 a m as ozone hit .52 ppm downtown and the high reached 90 degrees marking a record for March 31 9 85 set in 1955. The alert lasted 4 hours 17 minutes with voluntary curtailment urged and officials pushed for federal action.

Los Angeles

Ruby says his time is running out in Oswald case

Condemned killer Jack Ruby told reporters his time is near and that any legal outcome now would be a farce. In a Dallas hearing before Dist. Judge Louis Holland, the defense pressed for delays in preparing a statement of facts for an appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals.

Dallas UPI Jack Ruby Ruby Lee Harvey Oswald Dist Louis Holland Holland Austin Court of Criminal Appeals L. 5 Bailey Phil Burleson J. C. Williamson Williamson Auto Criminal Courts

Wall collapses in Ottawa office building trapping 13 workers

A building under construction in Ottawa's business center collapsed trapping more than 13 workers under concrete and debris. Two others were pulled alive and hospitalized in the incident.

Ottawa

Draft levels to stay about the same as Viet Nam buildup grows

UPI reports officials expect the draft call to remain near current levels despite Viet Nam force increases. They note offshore and ashore totals near 300 000 and 230 000 respectively, with the Korean War peaking higher but current deployments more efficient per man.

Washington UPI U. S Viet Nam Korea South Viet Nam

McNamara Says Reservists May Not Be Needed For Vietnam

Defense Secretary Robert McNamara indicates the United States can meet South Vietnam needs without a new reserve call up. Four U.S. home divisions are not combat ready as they serve in training roles for draftees and recruits. Draft calls expected to stay near current levels while Vietnam forces rise to about 230,000. The four divisions affected are Island and Armored Divisions, Ft. Hood Texas, the 4th Infantry at Ft Lewis Washington, and the 5th Mechanized Infantry at Ft Carson Colorado.

Tampa Fla UPI Viet Nam America Southeast Asia Bob Harrington Bourbon Street New Orleans United States David Bathsheba Sampson Delilah Apostle Peter Defense Secretary McNamara South Viet Nam Ft. Hood Tex F Lewis Wash Ft. Carson Colo

Urges Red Unity In Viet War

Soviet and foreign Communist leaders urged international unity to aid North Vietnam against the United States. Podgorny called for cohesion and said Moscow would provide economic help and weapons, amid Sino-Soviet tensions and border incidents on the 5,000 mile frontier.

Moscow Nikolai V . Podgorny Soviet Communist Party Russa Vasily Chernyshev Communist Party of China Russia China Central Asia Far Siberian

Warsaw Tosses Cold Water On Pope Visit

Warsaw informs the Vatican that a papal visit would not be opportune at this moment. A Polish embassy spokesman confirmed that Warsaw rejected a Paese Sera report linking the 1,000th anniversary of Catholicism to a pope visit. No direct diplomatic channel disclosed. Vatican officials had no immediate comment.

Vatican Warsaw Pope Paull Paese Sera Poland

Johnson seeks two month Medicare sign up extension

President Johnson asks Congress to extend the Medicare enrollment deadline for those over 85 by two months. About 17 million of 19.1 million eligible had signed up by last night, with Social Security offices handling a last minute rush. the $3 monthly supplement is voluntary and starts after enrollment.

Ident Johnson Congress White House House Senate Johnson

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