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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1966
Page
1
The passage reviews a Pearl Harbor investigation written by Edward P. Morgan and presented by the joint committee. It notes the 1941 Japanese surprise attack, the resulting U S casualties and ship losses, and the aim to extract lessons to prevent future national security failures.
Former Vice President Richard Nixon told the American Farm Bureau Federation that a war budget and cuts to Great Society programs are necessary to win the Vietnam War and fight inflation at home. He argued government spending is the culprit and urged cutting domestic programs to fund the war and possibly raise taxes. Mayors Jerry Cavanagh and John Collis had criticized space program spending as not addressing urban needs in recent Congress discussions.
A major storm swept from Seattle to San Diego dumping rain and snow with winds near 50 mph in Las Vegas. Telephones and electricity failed in Lee Canyon and Deer Creek areas while roads including Blue Diamond and Charleston were washed out. Two locals hunting sheep near Nelson Eldorado Canyon reported.
The second trial of Jack Ruby for murdering JFK's assassin was moved to Wichita Falls Texas about 130 miles from Dallas. The trial likely starts in February with Judge Louis Holland presiding and state prosecutors Wade Kirk sharing the case. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered the Dallas venue changed after reversing Ruby's prior conviction and death sentence.
Three U.S. helicopters with medics stormed into North Vietnam to evacuate two Phantom crewmen shot down near Dien Bien Phu. Other U.S. jets were downed by ground fire as pilots clashed with MiGs in three air battles over the region.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson said Britain would seek selective United Nations sanctions against Rhodesia to avoid destabilizing southern Africa. Foreign Secretary Brown headed to New York to present the case to the Security Council as stock markets reacted to the move. In Vietnam, villagers fled a Viet Cong base area, several turned themselves in, and a large Viet Cong uniform cache was seized. US air strikes hit Yen Bay rail yards. planes went down and a Phantom recon jet was shot down near Dien Bien Phu.
A cloudy day with showers and 15 to 30 mph winds. High around 60 and low near 50 with sunrise at 6 37 and sunset at 4 26. Yesterday’s high 67 and low 59. noontime humidity near 78 percent.
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