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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1966
Page
2
Classified ad fragment lists PLAX-TEX PLASTERS offering plastering service and a 1964 Buick Skylark cream puff with air saddle interior. Asking price 2415, seller notes 2130. Contact numbers 384-8448, 735444 or 382-1715.
A 76 year old tourist from Sarasota Florida died at 5 p.m. after suffering an apparent heart attack at a Strip motel swimming pool. His body was found at the deep end by motel guests and a bystander child spotted him. Artificial respiration failed. no water in the lungs. Deputy Coroner Harvey Schnitzer attributed the death to a heart attack. the couple planned to visit relatives in Fresno California.
The County School Board of Trustees approved maintaining the status quo for zoning Tom Williams Elementary. The vice president proposed allowing students to attend Tom Williams or C.C. Ronnow schools, with no changes for the rest of the year, while clarifying integration policy favors neighborhood schools and seeks peaceful, voluntary solutions. Representatives of Negro groups attended the meeting.
Marine reconnaissance spotted about 20 North Vietnamese in battle dress moving south and called artillery fire. Marines then waited as 200 more moved in to retrieve comrades, triggering an air strike that killed roughly 50. Gen Westmoreland cited Hastings as a probe of communist aims amid Viet Nam unrest. Air activity killed 102 guerrillas and damaged 630 enemy fortifications as four F 100s led by Maj Leonard Zemblowski hit a big guerrilla base 310 miles north of Saigon leaving about 75 dead.
Senator Howard Cannon urged the Justice Department to rewrite the outmoded wiretap statute to cover wireless and other devices. He called for a law banning eavesdropping by federal officials except with a proper court order for national security, to protect privacy and aid crime fighting.
A room at Meramac Caverns in Missouri along Route 66 has a capacity of 2,500 persons.
President Johnson pursues executive orders allowing up to three 60 day cooling off periods while IAM workers across United Eastern Trans World National Northwest ground crews await a deal. A seven member federal panel would mediate up to 180 days with findings to Congress if unresolved.
The Nevada Supreme Court revived Rev. Truesdell's challenge to a statute requiring ministers to obtain licenses to marry. Judge Sexton found the law unconstitutional as applied and urged possible licensing board oversight. Truesdell claimed religious freedom and noted many unlicensed ceremonies in Washoe County.
A U2 reconnaissance plane vanished after its pilot apparently lost consciousness during a routine mission from Barksdale AFB. The aircraft, radio contact lost, was last seen over Panama and is believed to have crashed between Panama and the Peru Chile border due to fuel exhaustion.
Jean Pierre Marquant, a French ex paratrooper, finishes a nine day 102 mile hike across Death Valley. He endured 130 degree heat and consumed three gallons of liquids daily while pacing the final six miles in about two hours. He says the desert's demands deepened his fascination.
Tom Hanley, head of the American Federation of Casino and Gaming Employers, filed a 150000 dollar libel suit against the SUN and publisher H M Greenspun over a March 28 1966 column. He claims the article damaged his reputation and cites a Ruthe Deskin Where I Stand piece referencing a past trial and indictments. The summons was delivered at the SUN offices by three men including one posing as Turnipset.
Examiner Mike Lee supervised a vote by 210 of 233 employees with 172 voting against Hanley and 26 for Hanley. Twelve challenges were filed by the union claiming hires after June 9, but the NLRB had ruled only pre June 9 hires were eligible. Reporters were excluded at the count per the Webb organization. A pre election conference may have influenced Hanley’s stance, with debate over voter eligibility lists following a recent underwear firm decision.
Paradise Valley town hall hosted an election for the town board. Elected to the board of directors for one year were George Percy Mary Habbert Nelson Williams Leonard Gang and Frank Abell.
Wale's Gulch Mizzen Topsail and Come By Chance appear among Newfoundland place names, reflecting maritime geography in the province. The list showcases distinctive toponymy tied to fishing and sea lore across Newfoundland and Labrador.
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