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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1966
Page
2
Announces interest on single maturity time certificates of deposit for six months or longer with a minimum deposit of 500 dollars. Read as a financial offer noting the minimum investment and term length.
Hong Kong dispatch reports Lin Piao beside Mao at a Beijing rally, signaling his rise to second in command. Radio listings and a Central Committee communique point to Lin as top deputy and Military Commission chief, with speculation he may control the state while Mao is a figurehead.
Pioneer 7 sped toward a sun rendezvous to study interplanetary travel risks. A JPL spokesman said experiments are returning good data as the lunar mapping effort continues. Tests linked Stanford dish to the probe via Goldstone to verify long range communications for deep space missions.
A brief afternoon shower in Las Vegas dropped .002 inches of rain at McCarran and caused slick roads. Four crashes occurred in 30 minutes with rear enders common as flooding reached a foot at Boulder Highway and Sunset Road. Weather officials forecast more showers tomorrow.
Hungarian refugee Pista Istvan Misko, 39, faces assault with a deadly weapon charges after allegedly breaking a wine bottle over Albert Canderelli’s head and slashing him repeatedly on the corner of Lewis and Second Street. Canderelli, treated at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with deep lacerations, identified Misko. police say a passerby alerted authorities. Misko is jailed on assault and resisting arrest charges. prior in January he attacked an officer in the downtown area.
London run by UPI reports Old Moore's Almanac for 1967 forecasts a space disaster as the first major warning. It also predicts a revolt in East Germany and widespread unrest in Africa with White emigration, plus changes to South Africa's race laws.
U S casualties in Vietnam neared 5000 with 101 Americans killed in combat last week. The weekly toll raised total U S combat deaths since January 1961 to 4711, with 593 wounded and 11 missing or captured. Vietnamese losses for the week included 128 killed and 333 wounded. Viet Cong losses reached 1436 killed and 284 captured.
Felix Alderisio a reputed Chicago crime figure was ordered by Criminal Court Chief Justice Alexander J. Napoli to testify before the Cook County Grand Jury investigating a $160000 salvage metal insurance fraud. Napoli offered immunity but Alderisio refused, facing jail if he persists. Giancana previously faced a similar jail term for refusal.
In discussing Interior Appropriations, the speaker notes $19 million cut from the Administration request and substantial reductions across Treasury, Supplemental, and Independent Offices budgets. He highlights the urgency of the Southern Nevada Water Project, White House concerns over spending, and calls for restraint to curb inflation without tax increases. He predicts a long, hard session and emphasizes staying in touch with constituents in Nevada.
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