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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1966
Page
1
Peking radio said U S planes brazenly dive bombed the Chinese embassy in Hanoi during air raids last Wednesday. China called the attack a serious provocation and warned Washington of retribution. U S officials denied bombing Hanoi and noted no basis for the charge.
The SUN Youth Forum reports on 799 students who studied labor problems including compulsory arbitration and industrial courts. Panels discuss strikes, union power, Taft Hartley injunctions, and how to choose unbiased arbitrators amid calls for limited use.
A proposed 174 mile elevated mass transit system, planned to run from McCarran Airport along the Strip to Casino Center, would be operated by Magi-Cab Inc. a Guerdon Industries subsidiary. Lockheed Aircraft Services designed the system and equipment. Private financing arranged with no public offering. Passengers would ride in private four passenger gondolas at 25 mph with personalized destinations.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced the detonation time for a giant hydrogen device at the Nevada Test Site has moved forward 24 hours to Tuesday at 7 30 a.m. The device, 50 times as powerful as Hiroshima, will be detonated underground in a 4000 foot shaft making it the largest underground atomic test to date.
U S troops initiated air sea and land operations in northern South Vietnam near Saigon in response to alleged Communist terror acts after raids on Hanoi. Washington denied bombs fell in Hanoi. US missions were carried against other North Vietnam targets despite weather. An accidental Viet Cong shell at Tan Son Nhut caused minimal damage and sparked talk of revenge.
Western Air Lines seeks route authority for daily Las Vegas to Honolulu Hilo and Kauai flights with reduced fares and flight times. Las Vegas officials including City Atty Sid Whitmore plan to intervene in the Transpacific Route Investigation hearings opening Feb 15 in Hawaii. William R Bell said CAB decision expected in late 1969 or early 1970. Western plans $500 million in equipment and a maintenance base.
Herbert Schneider 21 of 12 Lexington St died when a late model car driven by Gina Thompson left Spring Mountain road at Highland Ave and rolled over 1.5 times. Two other passengers suffered facial lacerations and minor injuries. Names were withheld by Nevada Highway Patrol. Schneider was the 199th Nevada traffic fatality of the year.
Bell described the plan as the most extensive proposal in CAB history with 18 carriers and two intervenors. The route would span half the globe from Minneapolis-St Paul to Seoul, with Western the only carrier to serve Hilo and Kauai from Las Vegas. Passengers to Honolulu from Las Vegas would remain on the same flight to their destination.
Sunny with gentle winds and a high near 65 degrees. Low around 235 seems incorrect. likely 25. Sunrise at 6 45 and sunset at 4 28. Yesterday reached 58 with a low of 34. Noontime humidity about 31 percent.
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