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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1966
Page
2
A letter from a wife describes seven years of marriage strained after the birth of a child. Dr Joyce Brothers discusses role balance, the father’s emotional needs, family dynamics, and potential professional help, suggesting light role adjustments may restore attention and harmony at home.
In Miami a motion filed by Candace Messler and her nephew Melvin Powers alleges witness coercion and perjury in the indictment for the June 30 1964 bludgeon killing of Messler’s husband Jacques Mossler. The defense claims the grand jury testimony was produced by intimidation and seeks dismissal. The trial resumes after a judge resumes proceedings post funeral, with jurors chosen and prosecutors’ challenges ongoing.
Las Vegas City Attorney Sid ney Whitmore said he will file a complaint with the Clark County Bar Association against attorney George Foley following a verbal blast at a City Civil Service Board session. Foley represented ex city clerk Barbara Maxwell in her firing appeal. board hearing date was being set.
President Johnson weighs all factors before resuming bombing of North Vietnam. Moyers says no decision yet as bombing pause nears 34 days. Rusk notes the question remains under consideration while White House aides meet to discuss Viet Nam policy. Officials cite reports of infiltration during the lull as accurate.
Representatives from seven Colorado River basin states described progress at a joint meeting on a proposed master regional water development program. A key dispute remained over how much water should be stored behind Glen Canyon Dam at Powell and Hoover Dam at Mead, with upper and lower basin states favoring different storage levels.
Rudolph Milasich Sr. of Local 588 UAW says Indiana tax seizures drove Carl W. Clark, 24, a Ford Chicago Heights worker, to kill himself. Milasich plans action to stop withholding from two other employees to cover Indiana taxes. Clark, earning $127 weekly, was a former Indiana resident, found dead after the tax dispute.
A Pace 1 continuation reports police questioning of James Vernon Pelfrey 28 who identified a suspect in a Cedar City pool hall. Pelfrey was brought from Austin after volunteering the name and remained in city jail on a drunken and disorderly charge while details emerged.
Construction headquarters for the $81 million Southern Nevada Water Project will be in Henderson. Governor Sawyer's letter to Mayor Hampton confirms the Bureau of Reclamation and Colorado River Commission support Henderson as the initial site and urges space for the project engineer and staff. The project aims to pump and distribute water from Lake Mead to the Las Vegas Valley, funded by federal money and a local $15 million bond issue. A Henderson committee led by Mayor Hampton pushed for the site, including James Gibson Herschel Trumbo Dick Pryor Ronald Laneford Lou La Porta and Mrs. Joseph McBeath.
A clipped society item notes a late entry in the personals column with seven listed individuals. No further details about identities or events are provided in the readable text.
Nevada Supreme Court heard that Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt acted ill advised when ordering a state Grand Jury into the Nevada Highway Department. Atty Gen. Harvey Dickerson said Gov.Grant Sawyer had studied the issue and found no need for a state probe.
A woman cab driver was stabbed below the eye with a lit cigarette by a male rival in a fracas at the Dunes Hotel parking area. Vicky Dee Barton a 27 year old from Henderson filed a complaint as deputies reported the Blue cab driver assaulted her. The cause of the altercation was not noted.
Tensions flare over union contracts with NTS workers facing potential layoffs. Abbott challenges travel pay cuts while Reynolds claims the Building and Construction Trades Council binding on Local 88. Unfair labor practice charges filed as talks stall.
A 36 year old house painter, Alton H. Thomas, was arrested at McCarran Field on suspicion of first degree arson after a blaze destroyed an eight room residence at 5879 South Bruce Street. Deputies say he was seen leaving the home minutes before the fire started and a witness noted his truck in the driveway.
Nevada employment figures show a 9.5 percent drop in construction due to Clark County labor troubles, while mining led the gains with a 16.1 percent rise to 3,600 workers, marking the strongest percentage increase.
Hays cites a Vietnamese black market and Viet Cong influence while Bell and Rusk deny knowledge of a report about a Saigon dependent sending home 36000 in money orders over six months. He says the embassy knew and informed him that most aid sent abroad was stolen by Americans or Vietnamese.
The article argues that Indira Gandhi, daughter of Nehru, embodies gentleness and peace as she leads India amid male rivals and global tensions. It suggests women may curb war, while highlighting her modest lifestyle, wealth from family, and potential to reform governance and foreign policy.
A Trans World Airlines 707 with 75 passengers made a safe emergency landing at McCarran Field yesterday at 3 10 p m. Five fire trucks waited as the jet taxied to the terminal. Flight 196 had departed for Chicago and Philadelphia but returned to Las Vegas with one engine shut down. The landing was termed routine by tower staff. TWA said a warning on the pilot's panel showed engine trouble. the engine was shut off and the plane returned from Los Angeles.
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