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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1966
Page
6
Baltimore UPI report says the Congress of Racial Equality adopted a resolution calling for an end to non-violence in the civil rights movement and embracing black power. The group also condemned U S involvement in Vietnam and urged troop withdrawal.
Across the nation during the 78 hour holiday, states reported dozens of traffic deaths with Texas 39, New York 28, Arizona 24, Wisconsin and Ohio 23, Arkansas 20 and several states recording none. The National Safety Council warned 510 to 610 fatalities were possible in the period ending yesterday, versus 450 in a typical year. The worst accident occurred near Tucson where 10 died in a two car crash. Arkansas saw 12 deaths in two wrong lane incidents on interstates. Howard Pyle urged drivers to share responsibility for car and road safety amid this high toll.
Governors meet on the West Coast with Republicans backing President Johnson's Viet Nam stance while Smylie and others criticize bombing tempo. Idaho's Smylie urges clearer administration credibility and objectives. Reed foresees a majority support for the President. The event includes talks on state shares of federal tax revenues as a major agenda item.
State and local police report a safe and sane Fourth as increased patrols deter incidents. All holiday leaves canceled by city county and state agencies. Nevada highways logged a single fatality through the holiday period. A Nevada Test Site worker died in the holiday’s early hours Friday night.
The article reports a survey on organized crime in communities, exploring whether crime syndicates have members and their ties to politics. It notes a minority believe crime groups operate locally, with responses about motives including power, graft, and political influence.
The article describes renewed air strikes ordered by President Johnson to slow North Vietnamese infiltration. Navy and Air Force pilots report heavy raids on oil depots near Haiphong and Hanoi plus strikes on targets near Dong Hoi and the Mu Gia Pass. U S airmen describe blasting oil installations and anti aircraft fire as B52s hit Viet Cong targets north of Saigon and northwest of the capital.
Caps Kennedy UPS reports Saturn 1 to launch Tuesday with a 58,500 pound satellite and 19,000 pounds of liquid hydrogen in the S4B upper stage. The flight will test restart in orbit and a future Apollo impact on Moon missions.
Independence Missouri reports Former President Truman, age 41 in this brief, criticizes Charles de Gaulle in a Fourth of July address while praising U.S. actions in Vietnam. He spoke on the Tru man Library steps amid a hot day, risking the heat to comment on world affairs.
A four engine Navy plane crashed in a wooded area near Battle Creek Michigan scattering wreckage and body parts over about two miles. State police reported at least five Navy personnel killed. Debris and bodies spread through woods and hayfields as witnesses described a 45 degree nosedive before impact. Navy officials in Chicago confirmed the Electra model capable of 25 aboard, but exact passengers were not released.
Mayor Taylor says he learned of the Thunderbird Field airport purchase only when City Manager Clay Lynch delivered a full package to the City Council. He cites Lynch's Dec 9 1965 letter to Engelstad outlining the city buy of 105 acres of runways and parking areas. The deal would grant Engelstad a loan, airport control, and retain a motel bar and cafeteria, with 143 acres kept from his original First Western purchase. Taylor defends the plan as improving industrial appeal while denying city obligation if the airport fails. He also notes First Western directors’ roles and compensation amid the controversy.
Sendi ng protest actions mark July Fourth as U S bombing near Hanoi and Haiphong spurs anti American demonstrations across capitals. Youths in London and Stockholm protest outside embassies while Soviet officials snubbed the U S Independence Day reception. Italian and German leftists rally against Viet Nam policy. The French capital hosts a silent demonstration by young Americans aboard.
Roswell P. Angier, 58, of Hartford Connecticut, died after a blast at a Tucson home. A lighted cigarette was placed in a bowl with about 50 firecrackers, causing a three foot hole in the living room ceiling and shattered windows. He died seven hours after the accident at a hospital. Angier and his family were visiting John Barton Jr. when the explosion occurred.
An 18 year old Oakland girl Louisa Adrienne Lewis jumped 230 feet from the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Sunday night and survived with only minor injuries. She was rescued by a Coast Guard cutter and released from Highland Hospital after tests. This marks the third known survivor from the bridge with a history of fatal jumps.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived for the U S Japan ministerial conference but used a back road from the airport to avoid more than five thousand leftist demonstrators protesting American Vietnam policy. Police secured access while several hundred students staged an anti American rally near the hotel. In Manila Britain's Beatles failed to meet the First Lady amid frantic diplomatic cables and a long wait at the presidential palace.
An unknown assailant fired upon Father Antonio Esposito as he drove between villages in southern Italy. The 33 year old priest had just concluded an early Mass in Cirella and was en route to celebrate Mass at his church in Cimina when he was killed.
The Soviet Tass news agency reported two major tremors in Tashkent on Monday with thousands of homes, and many schools hospitals and factories damaged. Ten people were treated for injuries and 63 for heart conditions after the shocks and several smaller quakes. More buildings were destroyed according to Tass.
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