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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1966
Page
2
Classifieds note overstocked used vacuum cleaners with many brands in near new condition priced from ten dollars. An ad for Kirby Co at 603 Stewart includes jewelry remount services promising valuable rings for life.
Ex Senator Harry F. Byrd Sr. lies near death from a malignant brain tumor in Berryville Virginia. His son Harry F. Byrd Jr. cancelled his campaign schedule to stay at the bedside as doctors say there is no hope and he remains in a coma with consciousness unlikely to return.
Two Las Vegas men Albert Mengarelli and Keith Richards were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on conspiracy to defraud and to evade excise taxes and filing false tax returns. The charges cover evasion of taxes from February 1964 to February 1966 and alleged false statements. Richards allegedly filed March 31, 1966, a February excise tax return omitting taxable wagers. They are free on $1,000 bail.
County commissioners threaten to sue Auditor Paul Horn over voucher claims data. Horn says he provided information on time and in order, but in coded form to match the office system. Commission chair Bi Briare criticizes the new system, seeks control of payroll and claims processing, and notes CPA audits are underway.
A federal grand jury in Las Vegas indicted nine men for interstate transportation of stolen vehicles. Accused are Ophie Cyrien LaCombe from Lake Charles and Glendale, Charles Glenn Edwards Jr. from Waco, Herman Adolph Borchers from Jacksonville, Gene Curtis Smith and Francis Anthony Zuffante from Los Angeles, Elton Lewis Taylor from Oklahoma City, and Clarence Andrews Rogers from Seattle. Bail amounts and custody details are noted. Reno defendants Arthur Ward Layton and others from Reno were also named.
David Edwin Brooks twenty two, of Boulder City and Henderson, indicted by a federal grand jury for failing to report for duty at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. He faced a bench warrant as of the filing, alleged to have skipped a Selective Service Board order on February 10 after assignment for 24 months.
Benny Short, sole survivor after four plaintiffs dropped, wins a temporary injunction in federal court. The ruling bars defendants from interfering with his business ties with Clark County hotels in a $53,000 case arising from a 1962 jazz festival. Judge Roger D. Foley clarified Musicians Local 639 trustees George W. Smith Lyall W. Bowen and Vic Hamann as dropped plaintiffs. Remaining defendants are Jack Foy Lewis Elias and other union officials or members.
Local planning and city officials met at the courthouse to propose two planning groups approved by HUD. Dr. R. Guild Gray led a plan for the county and Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas to adopt a California model. a regional planning commission was also discussed to fast track HUD compliance and preserve funding for parks, sanitation, and water projects.
In the week ending July 2, UPI reports 115 U.S. service members killed in action with total Vietnam War combat deaths reaching 4,129. An additional 487 Americans were wounded and four missing. South Vietnamese casualties numbered 251 killed.
Two Canadians from Quebec were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on illegal transportation of stolen property. Morgan and Sacks, ages 36 and 42, were arrested June 28 in a Las Vegas downtown casino with about $18,000 in cash and $2,000 in stolen traveler's checks. Judge Roger D. Foley reduced bond from 50,000 to 25,000 each. both remain in custody. They are accused of a safecracking at a Detroit American Express agency.
The article contrasts the American constitutional protections with European inquisitorial systems. It explains how France uses a magistrate in investigations, the role of the judge d instruction, and the rights of the accused. It also previews discussion of Russia and India.
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