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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1965
Page
2
Franklin captured the council seat with 1,501 votes as 3,019 votes were cast. The fluoridation proposal failed 1,614 to 1,402. Mayor Byrne expressed surprise at the outcome and noted the new city charter shifts power to a city manager form, reducing the mayor to figurehead status.
President Johnson directs advisers to pursue a broader combat mission in South Vietnam. The change requires South Vietnamese requests and U S forces to operate with Vietnamese troops, signaling a major shift from the prior defense-only mandate amid detailed briefings with Taylor.
U S District Judge Roger D Foley postponed two sentencings and a bank robbery trial after he left Las Vegas for San Francisco to replace an ill Ninth Circuit judge. Leff Clounche and Leslie Calhoun, convicted in May of attempted extortion, faced new sentencing, with Davey Bates, Robert Weed, and Robert Marshall set for trial June 28 on conspiracy and bank robbery charges in Idaho Falls.
The American Bible Society annual report states world societies aim for a single text acceptable to all Christians. They seek a Bible not aligned to Roman Catholic Protestant or Orthodox labels but from a common source translated into many languages.
Robert Gordon Construction Co. was awarded the contract for construction of an airlines maintenance building at McCarran Airport. The winning bid of 146,590 was deemed the lowest after review by the airport manager county purchasing agent and architect from nine bids submitted.
Stewart will assume office at the commission's first meeting next month after a competitive race that hinged on recent City Hall scandals and controversies. Mirabelli stayed in the contest though vote totals lagged behind early forecasts amid an unusual absentee vote.
The Spring Mountain Youth Camp executive board chaired by Dist. Judge William Compton let contracts for a multipurpose mess hall. Carson Construction Co. won with a $30,000 bid to build an all metal facility, Nevada Bar Supply secured $6,995 to furnish the kitchen. Funds were provided in the last legislative session.
Searchers moved downstream along the Truckee River hoping to recover James A. Cowan 21 who was struck by a train and knocked into the river Sunday afternoon. Firemen from Reno and Sparks had been dragging Monday without success. He was knocked off a railroad bridge about five miles east of Sparks.
Judges authorized calling a grand jury to hear criminal cases in Washoe County. They said the district attorney or a deputy could present cases with no need for special counsel. The move would reduce justice court preliminary hearings if indictments are warranted. Objections include lack of defendant counsel during presentation.
Actress Barbara Stanwyck is named to officiate at a ground breaking for expansion of the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills California. She will turn the first spade for a 16 cottage unit as part of a 15 year program led by Gregory Peck. A 60 bed hospital wing and Louis B Mayer Memorial Chapel are planned with $250000 donated by the Maver estate slated to start later this year.
The Roman Catholic Church grants dispensation permitting Catholics to eat meat on Fridays while traveling on trains, continuing a prior dispensation for air travel.
The article salutes Col George H White on the eve of his July 2 retirement after 31 years in government service. It details his key role in dismantling international drug networks, including involvement in Luciano deportation, and recalls a dangerous gun battle in India. A testimonial dinner and gifts symbolize community gratitude for his decades of public safety work.
County officials met with Dist. Judge William Compton and the Child Welfare Advisory Board to discuss advisory recommendations for juvenile facilities. A coordinator to represent the county at Child Haven and improvements at Child Haven were among the proposed changes. Pete Updike, director of court services, resigned the same day.
A district court lawsuit filed by Glenn Herron and Vivian Brooks accuses the Las Vegas City Commission and several department heads, a state official, a former city employee, and two businessmen of profiting from Rainbow Expressway land sales. The suit seeks an accounting of profits and placing remaining holdings in trust for the public, alleging the city failed to enforce rights against those involved.
The Bohols of Las Vegas invite the public to hear Carol Allen of Los Angeles speak on Race Unity Day. The free program is at Bowla Rama Inc. dining room 1825 Las Vegas Blvd at 2 PM Sunday June 13. For literature call 878-4090.
By the end of fiscal 1966 the federal payroll is expected to top 5.2 million workers. The government forecast highlights a substantial expansion of civil service employment within the federal apparatus.
The Catholic Digest reports that supporting United Nations work costs each American 9 cents annually.
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