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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1966
Page
6
Surveyor 1’s successful soft landing in the Sea of Storms ends the lunar gap with Russia. The 620-pound robot sent 1,007 high resolution lunar pictures, showing a dented horizon and smooth dips as engineers planned for crewed Apollo missions by 1969.
U S forces press a major ground offensive north of Saigon May 30 as the Viet Cong suffer only three confirmed killed in four days Adelaide I and II. Air raids cost the Air Force five F105s and two F4Cs with several SAMs fired.
Mission director Schneider said safety driven delay due to a shroud on the docking shroud being held by two bolts at the Glob aft. The crew is in good shape and the rest of the craft is fine while they assess forces needed to dislodge the shroud before attempting further docking.
U.S. officials said there was no evidence Hanoi would halt infiltration in exchange for a bombing pause as Washington sought a broader pullout of North Vietnamese forces. In Vietnam Buddhist protests continued amid concerns over U.S. and Ky regime influence. Separately, Gemini 9 astronauts Stafford and Cernan completed a successful launch and orbital milestones, with ground crews planning a music welcome and a Monday splashdown.
Four Queens drawing crowds as gambling floors fill quickly in the early hours. Goffstein says local acceptance drives demand while he and casino manager Tommy Callahan cannot greet everyone. The project honors his four daughters and includes a $5.5 million, 115 room start with 735 rooms planned over 18 months funded largely by Nevada money.
A brakeless fuel tanker crashed on Lee Canyon Road near Tonopah Highway during a search for six year old Larry Jeffrey. Sgt. Francis Lilley and Airman Eddie Singleton were critically injured, Lilley undergoing emergency surgery at 4 a.m. The truck carried 1500 gallons of helicopter fuel and plunged across lanes after brake failure on a downhill, with no fire reported. The weeklong search has already claimed a bloodhound, a horse rider, and a Sheriff's auxiliary member injured.
Searchers reported a fresh footprint and a hot trail for Larry as they planned an all-night march toward Wheeler Pass. One bloodhound remained with the party while another was withdrawn in chilly conditions. Rev. James Reid, pastor at Faith Baptist Henderson, marked his 16th wedding anniversary by phone to his wife from Lee's Canyon HQ. A top dog-handler was recruited to aid the ongoing search.
Two nuns report fire related personal crisis and claim a Buddhist upheaval aims to force political change. They criticize President Johnson and highlight calls for resignation of Premier Ky and Chief of State Thieu amid ongoing power struggles and a recently agreed civilian inclusion in government.
UPI says President Johnson urged deferral of non essential projects but corporate plans for 1966 rose to 60.8 billion on new plant and equipment, up 8.8 billion from 1965. White House cited no alarm as sectors like machinery and transportation equipment drive gains while others trim plans.
Negotiators for two large lumber unions and the Timber Operators Council concluded a three year deal yesterday. The accord reduces the likelihood of a West Coast lumber strike and covers about 200 unionized workers.
United Press International reports astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan share upbeat comments from Gemini 9 orbit. They describe the spacecraft's capabilities and discuss the experience of living in space.
Supreme Court Justice Hugo L Black refused to block a sanity hearing set for June 13 to decide if Jack Ruby is sane enough to choose his own attorneys. Black said the Texas court order aims to ensure a fair, prompt determination of Ruby's rights while noting related disputes among his lawyers.
The Philippine Senate passed a bill allowing President Marcos to dispatch 2,000 military engineers and security troops to South Viet Nam by a 15 to 8 vote. In Dublin observers doubted de Valera’s election defeat, while in London Senator Kennedy canceled a Paris departure to Africa without explanation.
American evangelist Billy Graham will appear on BBC's Meeting Point with David Frost and ITV's Eamonn Andrews show this Sunday. Frost will query Graham about his London campaign as more than 1,000 have declared for Christ during nightly appearances.
President Johnson flew to Texas with Mrs. Johnson to attend Lyndia Bird's University of Texas graduation. Lynda, 23, earned three A grades and a chemistry mark, with ceremonies at 8 p.m. and diploma at 12:45 p.m. She majored in history among about 2,400 UT graduates.
The Congo government hanged four ex-cabinet ministers for allegedly plotting to murder President Mobutu and promised to track down all involved, Congolese or foreign. An information ministry error claimed Emmanuel Bamba’s family members died by their own hand, later corrected as a mistake.
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