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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1966
Page
2
City procurement notice dated June 6 1964 adds section 7 14 Protection of Existing Water Mains to bid 45 42 Eastern and 25th Construction improvements. Adds precautionary measures for bidders to avoid damaging water utilities while storm drain work proceeds. Procurement officer Cathcart signs the addendum. public notices June 8 and 9 1964.
Nevada welfare director said a last minute attempt to start a federal Medicare program for hospital care for the poor failed. White Pine County refused to join, dooming 16 counties and costing about 3 million dollars in annual federal funds. Clark County would have benefited most while smaller counties faced higher standards and patient transfers.
Governor Grant Sawyer will spend three days in Las Vegas this week to fulfill business appointments in his Las Vegas office. He arrived last night and will open his office at 10 a.m. today, remaining from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday before cutting short Friday noon return to Reno.
In New York UPI reports radio and TV personality Arthur Godfrey and four pilots landed a small twin-engine jet after a round-the-world bid. They aimed to break 15 international speed and distance records though final results were not immediately known.
In Aurora Colorado a blood soaked blanket found in Adams County is the latest clue in the disappearance of 9 year old Paula Sue Steinbach. The blanket was sent to FBI laboratories in Washington for tests.
The Houston Chronicle on Tuesday reported that Houston millionaire John W. Mecom was no longer listed as president and publisher, indicating a leadership change at the paper.
Saigon officials report five U.S. paratroopers killed and five wounded in a battlefield accident as American artillery fire went astray.
A lone gunman entered the Austin Drug Store at 1111 Las Vegas Blvd South and robbed clerk Mildred Smith of $100 in cash and a small amount of narcotics. He fled through a rear door into the parking lot, described as 25 years old, about five foot nine, brown wavy hair, needing a shave.
Reagan declared victory amid a crowded field as Californians cast record ballots under sunny skies. Brown called the campaign a battle royal and prepared to focus on the general election with his wife at his side as Yorty offered cautious remarks about pre election polls.
Attorneys for the Rancho Water Company and the Las Vegas Water District will meet to discuss solving the Valley Rancho water issues. The 68 homes are served by Rancho and owner A. W. Blackman had his petition to form a public utility denied by the PSC. Howard Babcock urged a joint effort to ensure residents receive adequate water. The Meikle Manor issue will not be resolved this summer.
President Johnson appealed to five major airlines and the machinists union to accept the emergency board proposals to avert a strike that could cripple 60 percent of U S air passenger traffic after July 5. The board, chaired by Sen Wayne Morse, was created after bargaining failed to reach a settlement.
In the first quarter of 1966 the Small Business Administration allocated three Nevada loans totaling 283 000 as part of 55 million in total loans to 2 500 small firms nationwide. A Las Vegas firm received 8 000 while Reno firms shared 275 000. Some applications were filed before SBA's October 11 1965 moratorium.
A ready made portable aluminum shower can be placed almost anywhere with a water line and drain. It includes a soap holder towel bar and hooks for clean clothes. American Products 13000 Athens Ave Cleveland Ohio.
Swan Creations announces 65 designs of self adhesive decorator plastics with a rippled backing for washable surfaces. The product backs a dainty lining for lingerie drawers and kitchen shelves, providing both front and backing usage.
A new alarm clock from Chimelight at Ingraham Co. Bristol Conn introduces a lighted dial with adjustable brightness from glow to night light, a chime with soft to loud settings, and an add a nap feature enabling multiple 10 minute snoozes by pressing the top bar.
A chartered presidential plane carrying White House press corps members diverted at Andrews Air Force Base to avoid a Marine jet trainer. Air Force One landed safely after San Antonio, while the press jet, carrying 61 passengers and seven crew, resumed as the Blue Angels returned to pattern.
UPI reports 169 North Vietnamese regulars killed as 101st Airborne and artillery push through Kontum province. Air strikes and naval aircraft aided a dawn assault, with 77 bodies counted by midmorning and total Communist dead pegged at 95 in four days of Operation Hawthorne.
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