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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1966
Page
2
Democratic Congressional candidate Ralph Denton told Henderson Kiwanis Club he will not be a rubber stamp for any administration. He said he will vote for Nevadans and oppose bills he views as wrong, citing opposition to the Dodd Gun Bill and criticizing smear tactics aimed at him.
Public notice requests participation in a local vote and names Mike Wendell as Justice of the Peace. The notice emphasizes timely action and official capacity.
Desi Arnaz, actor and producer, was arrested in Del Mar California on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. He will be booked in county jail. Details of the arrest were not immediately available. In Hong Kong eight Roman Catholic nuns expelled from Communist China arrived after harassment by Red Guard teens. one carried on a stretcher, another on crutches.
Gordon Ritzman and Cliff McAdams completed a 13 mile foot journey across Death Valley National Monument ending at the California Nevada line after six days of trekking. Ritzman is a Balboa freelancer and McAdams a San Gabriel Valley Tribune travel editor.
United Fund campaign chairman E Parry Thomas announced the pacesetter division began with a luncheon at the Mint Hotel. Led by Chairman Ken J Sullivan, it targets firms donating $100 or more and seeks a goal of $236,598 with volunteers urged to complete their accounts before the September 22 kickoff.
Sen. Howard Cannon said reorganization of the Tactical Air Command would bring an enormous expansion at Nellis Air Force Base. He predicted more than 500 personnel and equipment would be added as Nellis becomes one of three Tactical Command installations hosting major training centers for development of tactical concepts for Air Force combat and support forces.
Democrat Jim Koch withdraws from Clark County sheriff contest and endorses incumbent Ralph Lamb. Koch, Las Vegas businessman and real estate broker, says Lamb’s six year record and his own poll justify stepping aside. Koch’s name remains on the September 6 ballot.
Pat Hurd fears foul play after husband Harry Boyd Hurd Jr., trustee of a Chicago estate valued in the millions, disappeared during a downtown visit. He left for a meeting with an IRS agent at 11 am Monday but did not keep the appointment. wife says cars trailed them and home was watched in weeks prior.
County assessor hopeful Jean Dutton issued a telegram offering a half hour television debate with incumbent James Bilbray. He urged a Sunday broadcast and a Thursday noon reply, citing unfair tax policies he says hurt homeowners and fund essential services.
After a day of disruption city nurses accepted a pay settlement arranged with Mayor John F. Shelley. The 805 nurses will receive immediate pay increases matching private hospitals, costing over a million dollars this year. A state of emergency allowed use of reserve funds.
French President Charles de Gaulle arrived in Phnom Penh to a riotous greeting as petals floated over a flag draped city. Prince Norodom Sihanouk received him, with security measures along the triumphal route described as rigorous.
Sen. Carl Hayden of Arizona, the dean of the Senate and president pro tempore, will undergo minor surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital today for a persistent urinary infection after conservative treatment failed. Doctors recommended the procedure.
The piece recalls how Hank Greenspun handled a public feud with restraint and style. It notes his shift from conflict to courteous distance, his ultimate invitation to the author for this space, and a hint that future columns may tackle gambling stories.
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