NLV Council Receives Fire Substation Bids and District Plan
North Las Vegas City Council to open bids for its first fire substation at Cheyenne Avenue and McDaniel Street designed by William Allen. They will also vote on a controversial million dollar special improvement district for Ancien Trailer Village, a project tied to Las Vegas promoter Lou Davidson. The council weighs offsite improvement bonds, Davidson involvement, and a land parcel financial statement while considering a nursery plan for Carey Park Arms under Operation Independence with federal support.
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Las Vegas
NLV
Cheyenne Avenue
McDaniel Street
William Allen
Lou Davidson
Davidson
First Western Savings and Loan Association
Carey Park Arms
Independence
Johnson
Mysterious Red China Sub Fleet
U.S. intelligence studies a report claiming China may be building a large undersea fleet off Shanghai. The unverified claim suggests 30 Chinese submarines, some with surface missile capability, raising questions about China’s naval progress and lacking nuclear propulsion or underwater missiles.
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Washington
UPT
China
U.S
Shanghai
Russia
America
GOP Has Chance Says Laxalt in 1966 Election
Carson City UPI Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt said the GOP has an even chance in the 1966 race despite Democrats outnumbering Republicans two to one. He cited unrest among voters in Carson City and Clark County where Republicans are gaining strength and party identification is rising.
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UPI
Paul Laxalt
GOP
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Clark County
Death Toll Climbs to New Mark During July Fourth Weekend
The Safety Council warned the July Fourth holiday could set a new deaths record as 470 to 570 people might die in traffic over the weekend. Through two days, the Loveland Colorado crash killed seven near a bridge abutment and two boys died in Sweetwater Texas from fireworks in an abandoned car.
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Pyle
Safety Council
The
Loveland
Colo
Sweetwater
Tex
Burglars Hit Strip Hotels In Weekend Heist
Sheriff's deputies report a weekend spree of about 16 room burglaries at Las Vegas Strip hotels. Up to 60,000 dollars in cash and jewelry were taken, with Milton Cohn, a retired New York importer, losing 20,000 dollars in valuables. Thieves used passkeys or picks, hitting two major hotels hardest.
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New York City
Milton Cohn
Woman Found Wandering Near Las Vegas in Desolate Outskirts
A 43 year old woman named Anna Jane Smith, recently from Arizona, was found wandering in a dazed state in the desert west of Las Vegas. She was held for protective custody after being treated for shock at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. She was accompanied by a small black dog and said she should have left the dog with the children. Deputies investigated whether she was stranded with her children while seeking help. She is estranged from her husband, who has custody.
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Las Vegas
Anna Jane Smith
Arizona
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
West Charleston Boulevard
Rainbow Avenue
Pittsburgh Gunman Kills Officer and Civilian
A suspect opened fire in the early hours, fatally wounding a policeman identified as 52 year old Coleman McDonough, a former Steelers quarterback. Two other officers were wounded, and a civilian died in the gunfire.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Coleman McDonough
Pittsburgh Steelers
Viet Cong Assault Turned Back Twice
U.S. Marines near Chu Lai and Ba Gia faced renewed Viet Cong pressure as operations continued in I Corps. Six Leathernecks were in good condition after a land mine incident, while an American helicopter was lost with casualties and a crew missing. American planes carried hunter killer missions toward Hanoi and a fuel dump near Pleiku was hit, as Navy destroyers shelled Viet Cong positions in the Rung Sat zone.
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Saigon
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Pleiku
da Nang
Ba Gia
Nguyen Chanh Thi
First Corps
Gia
Dennis J. Bukley
Hanson
Rung Sat
Seventh Fleet
Las Vegas Races and Civic Pride Highlight Sun Letter
Hank Greenspun notes announced races for Las Vegas on September 3 and October 1 2 and 3. He questions Peace Corps returns by Jan and Farrel Walback and praises Henderson for Fourth of July flags. He credits Walter Baring with a hospital humanitarian award and lauds local boosters investing millions in downtown hotels.
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Jan
Farrel Walback
Peace Corps
Las Vegas
Walter Baring
Denver
Hydrogen Explosion Damages Nuclear Site Facility
An explosion ripped the accelerator complex damaging a fifth of the facility. No radioactivity was released. AEC safety experts from New York joined the investigation. Fifteen people were in the building during the holiday. the accelerator normally employs 165. The 100 gallon hydrogen bubble chamber was 95 percent full when the blast occurred, with filling begun ten days earlier.
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AEC
New York
Livingston
Rubirosa Dies After Car Crash With Lover in Paris
International playboy Porfirio Rubirosa dies in a Paris crash after a night of celebrations. He faced high profile divorces including cases with Mrs Richard Reynolds and Mrs Robert Sweeny. His polo team won the Coupe de France before the fatal accident near his suburban home in Marnes La Coquette.
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Rieux
Flor de Oro Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Rubirosa
Romeo
Caribbean
Richard J. Reynolds
Robert Connelly Sweeny
Chez Regine
Los Calavados
Marnes la Coquette
Crackdown at Women's Job Corps Center Expels Six
In St Petersburg Florida the Women's Job Corps center announced a continuing crackdown after six girls were expelled for drunken behavior following a Saturday night dance. Betty Gardiner assistant director said the six were chronic misbehavers disturbing other residents in a neighborhood with many elderly citizens.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
UPI
Women’s Job Corps Center
Betty Gardiner
Center Officials Deny Immorality Allegations In Probe
Police Chief Harold Smith said no evidence of immorality was found after an investigation into claims about boys involved with music and hot-rodding activities at the center. Center officials firmly deny the allegations.
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Center
Harold Smith
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