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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1966

Page

4

Auto Safety Bill Advances in House Committee

The House Commerce Committee approved unanimously a bill to impose federal safety standards on all new cars from 1963 and used cars after two years. The measure, led by Chairman Harley Staggers, would require standards by Jan. 31 next year, with penalties up to 400000 for violations and a national driver license suspensions registry for safety reasons.

Washington API House Commerce Committee Harley O. Staggers Dw.va House Senate Commerce United States Naw Staggers Committee

Sukarno Loses Effective Leadership as Suharto Heads Presidium

President Sukarno announced to Indonesians that Suharto becomes chairman of a new ruling presidium and head of defense and security. Lt General Scharto plans a five member presidium from six deputies while foreign and finance ministries retain key control. The move ends Sukarno delegated sweeping powers and a previous cabinet purge.

Jakarta UPI Sukarno Suharto Lt Geo. Scharto Ministry of Defense and Security Army Navy Air Force National Police Department of Adam Malik Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX

First American escapes North Vietnam prison

The first American freed from a North Vietnamese prison was incoherent and near tears at the hospital as witness Robert Taft Jr. described the rescue. The pilot, captured last February after being shot down, endured five months of hunger before slipping away from pursuing guards and signaling for help before a Skyraider and a Jolly Green Giant helicopter rescued him near Da Nang.

Saigon UPI America Viet Nam Marine Base Camp Hospital Taft United States Navy U. S. Air Force North

Mao Tse-tung swims Yangtze to dispel miss rumors

Peking radio said Mao Tse-tung now 72 is in good health after a nine mile Yangtze swim. The report claimed he led 5 000 people in a Yangtze swim as part of a fitness campaign with Mao later swimming again and teaching a girl to swim on her back.

Tokyo UPI Communist Chinese Party Mao Tse-tung Yangtze River Peking Radio Mao Yangtze Mae

Thant Seeks Soviet Backing for Vietnam Peace Plan

U N Secretary General Thant arrived in Moscow to urge Soviet support for a compromise peace in Vietnam. The Soviets, while polite, oppose any settlement short of U S capitulation to North Vietnamese demands. Thant plans talks on disarmament, Africa, and his diplomatic future with Kosygin amid a U N deficit.

Moscow UPS U.N Thant U.S United Nations Kremlin Alexei Kosygin Vasili Kuznetsov

Las Vegas Sun Details Publication, People, and Affiliations

The Las Vegas Sun operations list publishes mornings including Sundays through the Las Vegas press. It names key staff such as editor Vince Anseuao and managing editor Dave Bradley, plus editors, directory heads, and officers including H M Greenspun as president. It notes affiliations with national advertising and press associations and the audit bureau.

Forior and Publishe Las Vegas Ruthe Deskin Bryn Armstrong Vince Anseuao Dave Bradley Lerry Appleby Jack Davenport William Sherwood Crouietion Moneger Burt Bay Haney Womack National Retai H. M. Greenspun Ray Ger‘ah Barbara Green Te Post Les Vegas Nora Guith Co Chicago Detroit New York San Francisco Los United Press Internal Nevada State Press Association Amerian Newspaper Publishers Association Califormic Newspaper Publishers Association

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Avalanche warning system installed in Berchtesgaden

Germany installs its second avalanche warning system at Berchtesgaden following Garmisch Partenkirchen which began the program. The upgrade aims to improve safety for skiers and mountain communities.

Berchtesgaden Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen

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