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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1965
Page
2
JIM Bolin offers hoof trimming and horseshoeing services at 736 2969. A 1965 Chevrolet Mustang with automatic transmission is for sale with warranty and $400 equity. Take over contract after 6 pm at 1304 Mezpah Drive. Call 870 2071.
The battle near Da Nang inflicted the heaviest government casualties of the war with a multi battalion Viet Cong assault cutting up three government units. Ambassador Taylor postponed a Washington visit amid a Vietnamese political crisis as U S Air Force F105 jets attacked a North Vietnamese ammo depot near Hoai An launching into a second day of strikes.
The three day Memorial holiday toll rose beyond 450 with Florida reporting a figure more than triple the 1964 holiday. The National Safety Council had forecast 430 to 510 fatalities for the 78 hour period starting Friday at 6 pm local time.
Gladys Dula, an unsuccessful candidate for City Commission in the May primary, stated she does not support Commissioner Phil Mirabelli or endorse his re election bid. She spoke to declaim her position amid attempts to tie her name to Mirabelli’s campaign.
Ely Nevada Dr Donald D Wicker of the White Pine Sportsman's Association says Interior Secretary Udall has double crossed Ne vadas sportsmen by proposing a 178360 acre National Park plan that excludes grazing mining and hunting The group previously supported a 53000 acre compromise advocated by Rep Walter Bar ing Senators Alan Bible and Howard Cannon support a 123000 acre proposal
NASA prepares rookie astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White for a four day flight. They undergo exams and rehearse procedures in a spacecraft simulator as the mission plan integrates new maneuvers near the orbiting booster and satellite. The Gemini 4 recovery fleet begins forming in the Atlantic.
The article notes a proposed ordinance to regulate an ambulance firm. It mentions an earlier threat to order Mercy Ambulances off the streets over an insurance issue. Bishop provided service on police and fire calls for years and was paid $600 monthly by the city before a new firm’s licensing, after which he won a contract offering $101 monthly for referrals.
A column notes extreme bias in voter tests with 83 of 85 Mississippi students failing mainly on technicalities, and cites Alabama questions that disqualify anyone who misses a single item or a misspelling. It reflects on social change and mentions Barbara Borla and Vincent Price, IBM data quirks, and a June fare hike by Bonanza.
Nevada highway patrol reported 16 auto mishaps investigated over Memorial Day weekend with seven injuries. One victim, 15 year old Donald C. Chovanak, remained in critical condition after a Friday collision at Franklin Avenue and 11th Street. Officials noted heavy hotel and casino business despite traffic dangers.
Eight hours before rescue operations could begin a group including Donald Sims Edward Anderson and Lovell Burnham entered the cave to attempt the rescue of Dowling but had to retreat without success. Wood noted the cave is among the roughest he has explored.
Dr. George S. Haspiel, Penn State audiologist, says lip reading remains the most common method for communicating with the deaf. He outlines a learning approach for children with hearing loss in his new book A Synthetic Approach to Lip Reading.
A brief afternoon outage interrupted traffic signals and cut power to homes and businesses in the west end, Twin Lakes, and Hyde Park. Nevada Power Co reported a circuit breaker at the Alta substation failed at 12 06 p m, with power restored by 12 30 p m. Cause was not immediately known.
Fair Chavez Vasquez, 21, of 1708 Fairfield Ave., remained in fair condition after abdominal surgery for a gunshot wound sustained in an alley argument early Sunday. Police say assailant Nelson Fernandez-Veldez, 21, of 1322 Phillips Ave., was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
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