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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1966
Page
1
Editorial column urges the governor’s aid in calming labor strife at a local cab company. It reflects on life’s journey from cradle to grave, the purpose of newspapers, and the need for courage over fear in reporting.
In a dramatic air disaster near Pleiku two blasts ripped through a U S Air Force C130 transport carrying ammunition. The plane crashed and burned killing all crew aboard.
Prominent Nevada attorney Cliff Jones 53 is indicted on three counts of perjury and says he will surrender only when a warrant is issued from Washington. He told U.S. Marshal Bev Perkins he would remain at his home or his law offices until custody is directed.
Teamsters Local 881 asks Gov. Grant Sawyer to mediate or arbitrate the Las Vegas cab strike involving Yellow and Checker Cab companies. About 200 drivers are on strike while nonunion drivers work. The governor would mediate only if both sides request it, and the companies have refused a 15 day truce proposed by Mayor Oran Grayson.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said Communists helped organize and support major antiwar actions last year including the November 27 March on Washington with about 25 000 protesters the Easter protest with over 15 000 participants the October 15 16 International Days of Protest and the November 25 28 National Anti War Convention Hoover cited the Washington Summer Action Project and other groups as backing the antiwar movement
Mostly sunny with gentle winds. Today's forecast high sixty and low twenty. Yesterday's high fifty nine and low thirty one. Noontime humidity at forty three percent with sunrise at six fifty two and sunset at four forty one.
Former Clark County court clerk Barbara Maxwell invoked the Fifth and Sixth Amendments before the grand jury investigating alleged irregularities in the Las Vegas Municipal Court. Maxwell, once charged in drunk driving case fixes, refused to answer and was dismissed. Fellow witness Frank Fuchs also invoked the Fifth. his name was removed from the active file.
Union leader Tom Hanley demands changes to the Nevada Gaming Control Board arguing for representation of gambling workers. He plans to push a 1967 legislature bill requiring active gamblers and casino employees to sit on the board. Hanley warned of federal court action if the board interferes with NLRA rights.
White House reporters note President Johnson pushes a publicized peace effort in Vietnam. Officials say modest gains exist despite Hanoi and Peking ridicule and calls to resume bombing. The pause in air strikes continues as the administration presses for a meaningful Communist response.
Mayor John V. Lindsay urged President Johnson to help end a six day transit strike crippling New York traffic. Labor Secretary Wirtz was dispatched to join Lindsay and the mediation panel as Washington signals readiness to intervene if needed. The talks were at a standstill and the White House sought an exploratory role.
In Santo Domingo troops occupied Radio Santo Domingo cutting it off air as rioting spread center city barricades formed. Tanks moved toward the palace amid a coup rumor while the Inter-American Peace Force went on alert after President Hector Garcia Godoy announced military leaders would be reassigned abroad. The San Isidro station had been off the air since September after being ordered closed for inflammatory editorials.
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