27 Apr 1966
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1966
Page
1
Sun staffer recalls a chaotic Southern Nevada election with voters confused by inadequate polling maps and busy hotlines. He mentions Myron Leavitt weighing a district judge bid and notes a humorous Lake Mead fishing incident with nuns fined by a warden.
More than 15 000 voters in Clark County rejected an $8 million bond for the Convention Center expansion by 9 082 to 6 011 with districts Blue Diamond Henderson Winchester and Country Club showing varying tallies. Early returns indicated a 3 2 trend as opposition mounted prompting possible a new vote in November under board decision.
Marcel L. De Rudder died after 111 hours and 44 minutes with an artificial heart that functioned well. Dr. Michael DeBakey reported the left ventricular bypass pump could not prevent the death from a ruptured left lung and related complications.
Federal agents begin actions in 41 states targeting crooked gambling equipment linked to Wilbur K. Sullivan and Christy Jones firms. Files seized include 1 700 vouchers and invoices, with about 1 000 dice and listed prices. Nevada officials deny licensee involvement while investigations spread to other states.
A Time Capsule containing state and national relics will be embedded Friday at the Parkway entrance to the Broadway Department Store 3634 Maryland Parkway in the Boulevard Shopping Center. It will be sealed for a hundred years with Gov. Grant Sawyer and Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt expected to attend the sinking at 11 a.m. The practice aims to preserve this era’s relics for future generations.
President Johnson's emissary sought voluntary restraint in state construction to curb inflation and left without governors in his pocket. Former Florida Governor Farris Bryant, director of the Federal Office, said the President could seek Congressional authority or declare an emergency if restraint fails. Bryant noted no strong support and cited voluntary restraint as the preferred approach.
Variable high cloudiness and northwesterly winds 20 to 30 mph. Today's forecasted high 82 and low 55 with noon humidity near 10 percent. Sunrise at 5 53 and sunset at 7 24. Yesterday reached 92 and 63.
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