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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1966
Page
4
North Vietnam denounced efforts to organize talks and insisted on fighting until U S terms are accepted. The Ha Noi Haiphong press called for withdrawal of U S troops and reunification, labeling peace advocates as traitors and listing alleged U S defeats and bombings.
Everett Crosby age 70 dies after throat cancer at Sharon Hospital. Famed as Bing Crosby's promoter and agent, he helped his brother rise to stardom and later raised Arabian and Morgan horses at his 241 acre Lakeville estate. Funeral planned for Monday at St Mary’s Church.
Two female employees of Children’s Hospital repelled a nude would be assailant who climbed into their apartment. After a brief scuffle the man was thrown out a second floor window and limped away unclothed.
A brief note states Texas derives its name from the Indian word Teja meaning friendly. It flags the origin as a linguistic attribution without detailing historical sources.
The U S government announced safety standards for 1968 model cars it will buy, with aims to reduce occupant injuries. Requirements include padded dashboards, collapsible steering columns, headrests, shoulder belts, seatbelts, and energy absorbing structures for dashboards and surrounding areas.
Indira Gandhi held formal talks with Soviet Premier Kosygin but did not win backing to join Britain in reconvening the Geneva Conference on Viet Nam. She spoke at an Indo-Soviet friendship rally and urged a conference. Kosygin defended Russia's aid to North Viet Nam.
United Press International reports a 24 hour weather table detailing temperatures and precipitation for the period ending today. The data lists highs and lows across multiple cities with rainfall amounts and notable weather changes overnight.
The UPI reports the highest temperature yesterday excluding Alaska and Hawaii reached 112 at Buckeye Arizona. The lowest reading was 39 at Winnemucca Nevada.
Eighteen Democratic senators urged North Vietnam to spare captured American airmen warning that executions would provoke reprisals and undermine peace efforts. Senator Frank Church led the news conference and the statement urged humane treatment and POW protections.
Mrs. John F Kennedy and her children are stranded by the airline strike along with thousands of vacationers in Hawaii. An aide said the couple will return home depending on the strike and may resume travel next week. Mrs Kennedy plans to attend her sister Jane Auchincloss Ruthersford’s July 30 Newport wedding.
The State Department announced U S recognition of Argentina s new military government led by Lt Gen Juan Carlos Ongania who assumed the presidency June 29 and was informed of the decision at noon in Buenos Aires spokesman Leonard Saccia said.
Actress Mia Farrow arrived back at her mother Maureen O Sullivan's New York home with a crutch after a scissor wound to her leg. A spokesman said the injury was not serious as plans for her upcoming marriage to Frank Sinatra were announced by Mrs O Sullivan.
The 16th annual Shrine Circus by the Polack Brothers plays at the Convention Center today and tomorrow at 2:15 and 8:15 p.m. High wire acts, wild animals, clowns, and an expanded program headline two performances, with Henry Kyes leading the circus band and Eloise Berchtold presenting animal acts featuring lions, tigers, bears, and an African wild sheep.
Portland based disc jockey Bob Euke aged 27 tumbled around a ferris wheel 12 000 times and claimed a world record. The ride paused only to let other riders alight while fares were donated to the American Cancer Society and Euke broadcast from the wheel for KGAR Portland.
Vatican sources say the Congregation of Rites approved beatification applications for Popes Pius XII and John XXIII, advancing their path to sainthood. The UPI report notes the milestone came on Thursday with approval from church authorities.
The Artistic Ice Skating Club of Edinburgh helped popularize ice figure skating and was organized in 1642, marking an early milestone in the sport's development in Scotland.
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