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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1966
Page
1
American paratroopers and allied forces pressed a large operation in the Mekong Delta 35 miles west of Saigon. The Viet Cong death toll rose to 201 as forces captured 69 guerrillas and 444 suspects while fighting near the Plain of Reeds near the border with Cambodia.
New York faces a massive commuter exodus as transit workers strike halts buses and subways. City leaders hold emergency offices while labor mediators warn the crisis is grave and Mayor Lindsay urges citizens to walk to work as negotiations continue. In Nevada, New Year's bust sees packed casinos with 60 000 visitors. two fatalities on U S 95 near Mina and Hawthorne.
Unmanned Yellow Cab overturned and driver Gwynne beaten by two men after being dragged from the cab near the Castaways Hotel. He refused treatment as taxi war violence escalates with officials promising increased patrols and Yellow Cab deploying 50 cabs on the streets to meet New Year demand.
North Las Vegas residents attend a public hearing at City Hall over a controversial gun law that includes a 72 hour cooling off period before delivery. The measure, spurred by late 1965 passion killings, faces opposition from voters and local leaders despite similar laws in Las Vegas and Clark County.
Louis Harris reports that 73 percent of Americans favor President Johnson seeking a temporary cease fire in Viet Nam to test for negotiations. A large majority backs pausing bombing in North Viet Nam if talks can begin, with readiness to resume all-out bombing if communists reject talks.
A national storm dumped rain snow and sleet across 40 states creating floods in Arkansas blizzards in Washington and strong winds on the Great Lakes. Extreme weather triggered hazardous driving warnings from the Upper Great Lakes to the Northern Appalachians with heavy snow in Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota and isolated areas like Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood.
Safety experts report the New Year's holiday road toll surpassing 300 deaths as Americans die at about seven per hour on highways over the period. The surge highlights ongoing traffic dangers.
The three day New Year holiday toll surpassed the previous record of 474 traffic deaths within hours. By Sunday noon the count already exceeded that mark by about 100, and by midnight UPI reported at least 546 deaths nationwide from traffic accidents during the period.
Forecast shows a high near 50 and a low around 25 with partly cloudy skies and gentle winds. Noontime humidity around 42 percent, sunrise at 6 35 and sunset at 4 26.
About 58,000 pupils in the Las Vegas School District return to classes after an 11 day holiday. Nevada Southern University students have two more days before final exams. City county state and federal offices resume normal duties as the new year begins.
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