Viet Nam clash widens as jet shot down near Hanoi
In the Hanoi area a U S jet escorting a strike against a munitions plant was downed about 49 miles west of Hanoi by what may have been a surface to air missile. The two crewmen are presumed lost. In South Vietnam Marines and Vietnamese commandos conducted a major airborne amphibious assault against the Viet Cong, killing 25 guerrillas and capturing 33 with no American or Vietnamese casualties.
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Governors Conference Faces Civil Rights Vote
Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer, chairing the National Governors Conference in Minneapolis, calls civil rights crucial for public officers but stops short of backing Minnesota’s national problem resolution until he reviews it. He notes a 75 percent vote needed for any resolution and mentions efforts to restore a resolutions committee.
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Ex Ring Champ Freddie Mills Dies In Suicide Outside Club
London police report Freddie Mills, 46, former world light heavyweight champion, apparently shot himself in his car outside his West End nightclub. He died en route to hospital. no other person was involved. Mills had twice challenged Gus Lesnevich for the title and later became a British entertainment figure.
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Boulder Youth Killed In Cycle Car Wreck
An 18 year old Boulder City motorcyclist Preston Bay Park of 402 Lakeview Dr was killed in a wreck with a car on Boulder Highway early Sunday. Sheriff deputies said the chase reached speeds up to 80 mph before the collision. the car driver was cleared of blame. Park died en route to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital and funeral arrangements were pending.
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Former Nevada Senator Ernest S Brown dies in Reno
Ernest S Brown former United States Senator from Nevada died in a Reno hospital. A 61 year old Reno attorney for 38 years he led the Republican Party in Nevada. He served as Washoe County district attorney and Army major then colonel. He was interim senator in 1954 succeeding Pat McCarran and lost to Alan Bible. He later sought Nevada Supreme Court justice and championed the right to work law. He opposed the Supreme Court reapportionment ruling.
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Engineers Return to Work After Nevada Strike Ends
About 500 members of Operating Engineers Local 12 resume work Monday on 14 road projects three major hotels and Clark County schools after a month long strike that halted construction. The five year agreement ends the engineers walkout and follows a carpenters strike 1 000 workers, with layoffs at Reynolds Electric and Engineering Co. at the Nevada Test Site.
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Weather snapshot for today and yesterday
Partly cloudy with gentle winds. Predicted high near 100 and low 72. Yesterday reached 98 with 72 overnight. Noon humidity around 29 percent. Sunrise at 5 43 and sunset at 7 51.
How Does Your Husband Stack Up in Harris Survey
The Harris survey asks couples to rate attention in 11 areas with focus on tender loving care, money matters, and child help. Husbands underestimate their attentiveness, while wives say husbands are more attentive in care and finances than husbands perceive.
Constance Bennett Dies at 59 in New York
Blonde actress Constance Bennett, famed for chic screen roles, died Saturday night at Fort Dix Army Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. She was 59 and widow of Brig. Gen Theron Coulter. Her body was to be moved to Campbell Funeral Home in New York for a Tuesday service at 2 p.m. She was one of actor Richard Bennett’s three daughters.
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