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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1966
Page
3
Gov Grant Sawyer announced that Clark County Nevada cut crime nearly 30 percent in 1965, the largest decline among U.S metropolitan areas. Statewide crime fell 14.2 percent as FBI data show Nevada and Montana the only states to reduce crime for two straight years.
Two Russian navy research ships Fedor Litke and Alexey Chirikov docked at Ensenada to replenish food and fuel then sailed for the Central Pacific. About 20 crew members were allowed ashore for souvenirs with no incidents aside from a price mix up over a fountain pen.
Rep Joseph Resnick announces a plan to amend the civil rights bill to include professional groups under equal employment opportunity provisions. He says bigotry in membership practices undermines civil rights progress as Negroes are urged to enter professions while groups discourage them.
A Las Vegas woman, Sally Straface of 422 Sierra Vista Dr, was jailed by the Nevada Highway Patrol after an early morning crash on Sierra Vista Drive. Charged with DUI, no license, and fictitious plates, her car crossed into opposite lanes and hit a second vehicle driven by Bruce Berkenstock of 1075 Desert Inn Rd, who was uninjured. Bail was set at 385 dollars.
Carson City reports State Highway Engineer John Bawden said the department will take steps to ensure candidates do not violate the state anti poster law. The statute bans advertising signs within the right of way of major highways.
In Washington, organized labor clashes with the federal government over the 3.2 percent wage guideline. Labor leaders warn of a wave of strikes as contract talks loom with industries including communications, autos, and electronics. The dispute centers on wage restraint, collective bargaining, and government intervention, with potential broad impact if guidelines are breached.
The Las Vegas Sun lists editorial staff led by Bryn Armstrong and Vince Anselmo with roles across publishing and editing. It notes postal filing, associations, and advertising agencies, plus monthly and yearly mail subscription rates and payment terms.
Manila confirms President Marcos sent a private emissary to Peking to broach a peaceful settlement in the Viet Nam War. The envoy reportedly discussed a Philippines China joint effort, with Chen Yi saying the time was not ripe for peace moves.
Reno police held 24 year old Jimmie Perry on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after Stressler O Day of the Reno Indian colony was wounded Friday night during an altercation at a bar. O Day, a well known figure in Northern Nevada athletic circles, suffered a gunshot wound.
Attorney General Nicholas de B. Katzenbach condemned real estate lobbyists on Capitol Hill and forecast passage of the open housing section of the civil rights bill. The House faced a week of votes on Johnson’s rights bill, with the housing section narrowly supported and at risk. Katzenbach warned lobbyists could influence housing patterns and questioned their stake in nondiscrimination. Two pivotal votes would decide real estate immunity from discrimination prosecutions and whether to strike the housing section entirely.
Libyans use Arabic as their highest language and English as a second official tongue after 1951 independence, replacing Italian in the Central North African state. The piece notes the linguistic shift following independence.
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