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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1966
Page
1
President Johnson presents a record 112.8 billion dollar budget prioritizing the Vietnam War with 58.3 billion for defense. He boosts domestic programs by 3.2 billion while warning higher taxes may come if war costs rise. The deficit is projected at 1.8 billion, contingent on tax proposals and revenue measures.
In Camden Alabama a white farmer sabered a Black man with a public safety item after a vehicle collision near Antioch Baptist Church. David Colson, 32, died at the scene as onlookers, including his family, witnessed the confrontation and later the suspect surrendered to authorities.
UPI reports U S Air Force B52 bombers struck two Viet Cong targets as American and allied forces resumed combat actions after a 78 hour cease fire.
Reports from Spanish press claim sonar found two sunken objects about 2,000 feet deep offshore Villaricos. U S officials provided no confirmation on contamination risk or whether the items are parts of a missing nuclear bomber. The incident follows a prior SAC B52 collision and a Vietnam cease fire period with renewed artillery exchanges.
A cross section of Americans would accept Communist participation in a neutralist South Vietnamese government if achieved through free elections but oppose any deal that guarantees Communist representation as the price of peace. Most favor cease fire and potential escalation if peace efforts fail.
Kennedy and Khrushchev clashed over Berlin and arms control during their Vienna meeting. Kennedy acknowledged Khrushchev’s tough stance but maintained firm positions on Western access to Berlin and the nuclear balance.
A mammoth winter storm spread record snowfall along the Atlantic Seaboard setting drought relief but disrupting transportation and power. Gale winds from North Carolina to Maine caused flooding and train halts while 2,000 Newark area residents lost power for an hour. Buffalo and several cities logged heavy snowfall with 18 inches in Bradford and Marshall County, 15 inches in Watertown, and up to two feet in some Buffalo suburbs.
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa has been under medical care at Georgetown University Hospital for three days. A hospital spokesman would not disclose the illness but said Hoffa is progressing satisfactorily. His stay duration remains unclear while he appeals a federal jury tampering conviction.
Judge Roger Foley received the Man of the Year honor from the Las Vegas chapter of City of Hope for humanitarianism and kindness to others. The retiring federal judge joins a list of past winners including Miss Maude Fraser and J Kell Houssell. Edwin Pomeranz and Alfred Coskey comment on his humility.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said peace prospects in Vietnam are gloomy until Hanoi halts its South Vietnam push and he noted no direct or indirect response to President Johnson's peace offensive. He warned against rushing to a larger war and left open whether bombing North Vietnam will resume.
Mostly clear with gentle winds and the day’s high near 30 and a low between 20 and 25. Yesterday’s high reached 50 with a 24 degree low. Noontime humidity at 22 percent, sunrise at 6 47 and sunset at 4 59.
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