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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1966
Page
1
A columnist laments 262 candidates on the ballot and widespread voter confusion in a noisy political season. He suggests requiring candidates to travel with wives to calm campaigns and recalls Nevada politician Andy Barr to illustrate disruptive rhetoric. The piece argues for practical engagement and accountability over constant constitutional framing.
UPI reports another fatal shooting as Cleveland confronts weeklong violence in East Side slums. Police tightened limits between Negro and Italian neighborhoods after Benoris Toney, 29, a father of five, died at Lakeside Hospital from a double shotgun blast amid ongoing rioting.
President Johnson told businessmen in Indianapolis that race riots must stop or the consequences will fall on those who start them. He urged labor and business to curb inflation while touring the Midwest and later addressed troops at Fort Campbell. Gunfire in Cleveland injures Tony Toney and six suspects are taken in.
Vietnamese rebels shelled the Marble airfield three miles south of Da Nang, wounding six U.S. servicemen and damaging two helicopters. Marines answered with Huey gunships while a major U.S. sweep against a North Vietnamese division continued north of Saigon. A Navy Skyhawk was damaged and a pilot rescued at sea after ejecting.
In New York City Brooklyn East New York leaders from Italian, Negro and Puerto Rican factions met Mayor John V. Lind and agreed to cool it. Police kept a large riot squad ready as scenes of violence from the night before continued with gunfire and firebombs.
President Johnson on an eight city Midwest tour argues the U S must stay in Viet Nam until communists end fighting or peace is negotiated The stop in Indianapolis drew 42000 spectators as he warned that guerrilla success in Asia could reach Africa and Latin America and criticized Washington critics while urging unwavering policy.
Strong high pressure keeps scorching heat with today's high 102 and low 75. Scattered clouds drift as gentle winds ease humidity. noontime humidity at 31 percent with sunrise at 5 41 and sunset at 7 52. Yesterday reached 99 with a low of 73.
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