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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1965
Page
1
Clark County residents are urged to consider merging city and county governments to eliminate overlap and save tax dollars. The proposed single structure would centralize services from transit and water to policing and purchasing, promising major efficiency gains and lower long term financing costs.
A faulty power system nearly forced an emergency splashdown for the Geminid mission at SPACE CENTER Houston before the anomaly stabilized. Officials told astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad to proceed, leaving an eight day voyage still likely.
U S Marines and Air Force planes counted about 400 Communist troops fleeing the Chu Lai area and at least 55 were killed. Ground cleanup expanded as Marines flushed guerrillas from caves and tunnels. Air strikes across Vietnam followed with high casualties reported in the ongoing large operation.
Alabama Attorney General Rich mond Flowers charged a Hayneville slaying as a Ku Klux Klan murder saying Highway Patrol Chief Al Lingo helped whitewash the case. Tom Coleman, a 52 year old special deputy and Klan suspect, pleaded not guilty to first degree murder and assault with intent to kill.
In the current installment of My first Hundred Years Jack L. Warner discusses Errol Flynn. Warner claims Flynn began to slow at 37 and remained broke due to a star’s spending.
United Press International reports that two astronauts launch on a 3 million mile Gemini 5 voyage with optimistic chatter. As the flight progresses Houston notes a fuel concern while ground control and ground stations relay updates from Australia to Mexico and a NASA aircraft nearby.
Four men survived a light plane crash near Angel's Peak on Friday afternoon en route to a state Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting. Toy Gregory Jr. remains seriously injured with internal injuries. Gary Lange and three others are in satisfactory condition after treatment for cuts, bruises, and broken bones. The Cessna 172, from Thunderbird Field, landed in a wooded area about 30 miles north of Las Vegas. one passenger walked a mile to report the accident.
National Guard units were kept on duty for a week to maintain peace in South Los Angeles after a week of rioting. Extra police joined the guardsmen while Watts to Central Avenue saw quiet scenes and a White grocer was shot near last week’s curfew zone. Police reported sniper calls and a suspect known to them, with a rifle found in a nearby attic and several empty shells recovered. The victim, Harry Heckman, 55, was hospitalized in serious condition.
About 50 carpenters will return Monday to Caesars Palace construction as a short term agreement under protest. Robb C. Johnson of R C Johnson and Associates expects 190 carpenters back by end of next week, defending the arbitration outcome amid the joint venture with Crane Construction Co. and facing opposition from Carpenters Local 1780.
The report notes mostly clear and sunny conditions with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. A predicted high near 199 and a low around TA are listed, with yesterday's high 98 and low 76. Noon humidity and sunrise sunset times are hinted but unclear.
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