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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1966
Page
1
British and American officials report Luna 11 in lunar orbit with signals confirming operation. Sir Bernard Lovell notes orbit similar to Luna 10 while Soviets push a heavier four thousand kilogram craft capable of radio transmission on lunar environment data.
The hurricane Faith skirted Bahamas outer islands with winds near 120 mph and erratic movement toward the northwest to north. Miami center placed it about 570 miles east-southeast of Miami with a forecast to continue a slow drift and potential shifts along its jagged path.
In Saigon Long Tau River channel Communist gunners ambushed a Vietnamese minesweeper and fired on survivors including two Americans. A seven-boat U.S. flotilla responded, rescuing crew while onshore guerrillas hid and fought. One Vietnamese crewman died. three others were wounded. A nearby landing barge was sunk with light casualties. Separate reports note U.S. planes claiming three North Vietnamese raids. Ground action in the South remained light. An Army helicopter crash north of Saigon killed four aboard.
Weather brief notes variable cloudiness with sun breaks during the day. Today's high reaches 100 degrees and low near 65. Sunrise is 6 19, sunset 7 13, yesterday's high 101 and low 66 with noontime humidity around 15 percent.
A cross section of the public 13 years and over shows 63 percent of 13 to 18 year olds name rock and roll as their favorite music and 87 percent enjoy listening. Among adults only 4 percent pick rock as a favorite with 20 percent enjoying it. Adults favor symphony, country, spirituals, mood music and show tunes, each 17 to 20 percent.
A DuBois Club member, Robert Watts, was arrested Saturday for threatening President Johnson. Bond set at 5000 dollars, hearing today. Secret Service and Atty. Alfred Hantman withheld details, while 300 demonstrators marched near the White House chanting End The War Now and Free Watts Now.
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