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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1966
Page
1
Washington report on possible draft changes notes Hershey says college students and paper reserve units could be drafted if manpower shortages worsen. He warns deferments may end for some students as the Defense Department maintains a monthly draft need around 40,000 men.
Memo to Hank Greenspun laments recurring year long pressures from advertisers readers and civic figures in Las Vegas. The column wallows in street labor unrest and a stalled grand jury while shifting toward lighter notes about Hello Dolly Betty Grable Milton Prell and local convention hall chatter. It notes patriotism as a trend for 1966 and references a reader letter about Sill’s Drive-In.
In the Mekong Delta west of Saigon a large Allied push targets Viet Cong base areas. U.S. forces report deep penetration of the Red stronghold as 236 Viet Cong fighters are said killed over five days.
Thomas, originally charged with speeding, now faces an amended complaint of disorderly conduct. Out on $150 bail, he will plead not guilty in Municipal Court. He claims the officers misreported his language and actions after a stop at Main and Gass Streets.
Washington action targets Bethlehem and Inland price hikes as Defense Secretary McNamara announces government orders to buy structural steel at the lowest price. U.S. Steel weighs options while Commerce and GSA issue follow up directives affecting federal projects and contractors. Congress eyes probes into pricing practices.
An unfair labor practice charge was filed yesterday in Washington against the American Federation of Gaming and Casino Employees by Fred Richman the Chicago lawyer for the Golden Nugget and other casino operators. The action marks a possible first offensive move by Nevada gaming operators against the union over a summer long picket line outside the Nugget doors. Earlier the National Labor Relations Board dismissed a previous union charge against the Golden Nugget.
Dr Leland Newcomer will resign as superintendent of the Clark County School District at a special board meeting tonight. Board member Dr C W Woodbury says the loss is real but viewed as a boost for the system. The board plans to accept applications county wide or consider Newcomer’s recommendation for a successor.
Vice President Humphrey said the United States is prepared to put nearly everything into peace efforts except surrender of South Vietnam if needed. He disclosed this after briefing President Johnson on his peace offensive trip to Far East allies. Johnson reviewed the war effort with top foreign policy advisers on his return.
Vice President Humphrey presented a three page memorandum titled the heart of the matter in Viet Nam reviewing U S peace initiatives and stating we have put everything into the basket of peace except the surrender of South Viet Nam He met with leaders in Japan the Philippines Nationalist China and South Korea and conferred in Manila with Thailand s foreign minister Johnson introduced him to newsmen and the President returned to Washington for a busy start to the new year
Clark County commissioner Bob Baskin announced that Bill Galt will chair the initiative effort across 16 counties. Galt has set up headquarters in Carson City with 300 volunteers seeking petition signatures to place the measure on the ballot. Baskin urged higher gambling taxes, arguing Nevada needs more revenue as growth outpaces current tax intake, and claimed increasing the tax by 21 percent could raise about $2 million annually for the county.
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