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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1966
Page
6
News briefs report a Christmas cease-fire in South Vietnam with Westmoreland ordering a noon to 6 pm Sunday halt on fire. A Viet Cong mine attack 35 miles south of Saigon killed 26 and wounded four as Allied forces held fire unless in self defense.
Gov. Richard J. Hughes denounced a local Democratic push for Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy as a U.S. Senate candidate from New Jersey calling the effort deplorable and a discourteous handling of the name of a distinguished lady.
The article details Kennedy weighing tenures for top posts as McNamara resists, Dillon and Bowles become contenders, and Dean Rusk emerges as the likely Secretary of State after extensive discussions. Kennedy tests options, faces liberal opposition, and seeks a leader capable of pushing expansionist policies and Capitol Hill cooperation.
A mass of cold air moved east of the Rockies and toward the Rio Grande Valley and Florida. Snow fell in Northern Arizona, winds battered Southern California, and heavy fog shut down Pacific Northwest air traffic. Forecasters warned of a deep south freeze with near freezing temps in the Rio Grande Valley and frost into Florida. Rio Grande Valley forecasts said fruit and vegetables would be fine with wind and clouds.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Ambassador W Averell Harriman met crews of B52 jets at Anderson Air Force Base Guam. They discussed the air campaign against Viet Cong and planned a return trip after a Manila stop to meet Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.
WALPOLE Mass eight men marked the 16th anniversary of the 1950 Brink's Inc heist in which 1.219 million dollars was stolen Only 54548 was recovered Seven defendants remain in prison while one is in hiding fearing gangland vengeance Joseph J Specs O Keefe testified admitting he helped mastermind the robbery and sought freedom by turning state's evidence
About 80 young Negroes marched in Tuskegee yesterday, while a planned Birmingham racial demonstration did not take place due to insufficient participants. In Atlanta, 69 state troopers were reported on duty.
Soviet leaders Brezhnev Gromyko and Marshal Malinovsky returned to Moscow from Mongolia while Shelepin came from Hanoi with new Soviet aid to North Vietnam. Kosygin visited India for Shastri funeral and met U S officials, as Johnson announces Shriver leaving Peace Corps for War on Poverty.
Rhodesia’s rebel Premier Ian Smith claimed oil was entering the country, asserting Britain will be defeated in pressuring Rhodesia to surrender. He warned Prime Minister Harold Wilson would be in his grave before Rhodesia yields, amid embargo claims and ongoing negotiations. The report also notes U.S. shifts in leadership for the Peace Corps and antipoverty programs, with Shriver replaced by Jack Hood Vaughn and Johnson praising Vaughn’s return to public service.
FBI said it cracked a $1 million gem hijacking by a five man gang on Nov 8 1963. A demolition crew saw the holdup and looted the getaway car but were rounded up and forced to return gems. About 90 percent of the jewels were recovered. Thomas Kapatos 41 Union City New Jersey was arrested as one of the original five bandits.
United States Strategic Air Command reports a B52 bomber and a KC135 tanker collided during in flight refueling off the southeast coast of Spain and crashed. Seven crew members are missing. Officials say the incident is under investigation and search efforts are underway.
France pressed for a permanent veto in the six nation European Common Market talks and demanded the Common Market Commission lose government-like powers over member states as a condition for remaining in the bloc.
Police say 46 victims have been recovered from last Friday Avianca crash into the Caribbean, seven of eight survivors in Cartagena hospitals. A separate report notes possible Vatican visit to Poland may be blocked, amid suspected May timing for Czestochowa millennium celebrations.
William H. Butler 23, ex sailor from Jersey City, signed a 12 page confession admitting killing Barbara Jean Dixon 20, Evanston Ill, on a desert road in Idaho after a whirlwind romance. He later told newsmen he did not kill her and would return to Idaho to prove he is not afraid.
The rebel Maj Chukuma Nzugwu surrendered to the provincial military government in Lagos as the army backs Maj Gen J. A. Ironsi. Ironsi’s radio say Nzugwu gave up command and pledged loyalty to the new government, with unclear disciplinary plans.
Washington UPI reported that educators warned about increasing efforts by right wing groups to push extreme conservative viewpoints in U S public schools. The concerns were raised at a NEA sponsored conference highlighting pressures on curriculum and classroom discussion.
The Atomic Energy Commission postponed an underground test of low to intermediate yield at the Test Site for the fourth straight day due to weather. The blast, once set for Friday, is delayed to Tuesday at the earliest. Yield ranged from 20 to 200 kilotons.
London observers report the second clash in the Johnson dress controversy as Britain and Hollywood spar over who dictates style. The dispute centers on public appearances and sartorial choices raising questions about influence and propriety.
In San Diego police believe a prowler in Hillcrest may have killed Judy Clark Abel 40 wife of a sailor aboard a carrier off Viet Nam. Her throat was cut and a blood stained knife found in the kitchen. Her purse lay empty beside a road half a mile from her home.
Beverly Hills reports puzzle around the unsuccessful plot to kidnap Leonard K. Firestone. An inquest was scheduled for January 25 to resolve contradictions and mystery surrounding the case.
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