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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1966
Page
6
A 56 year old widow walking her dog was raped and strangled in Burnet Woods Park. Police say the killer is unquestionably the same man who killed two other women in seven months, with similarities in method across all three cases.
The storm Alma neared the Carolinas with light damage reported in Georgia where Chatham County officer Gary Snyder, 22, was missing after his boat overturned on the Savannah River. Small craft warnings spread from northeast Florida to Virginia as up to five inches of rain were forecast for the region. Florida tallied about 1.5 million dollars in insurable damage, much from Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Officials released water from Lake Okeechobee at 3000 cubic feet per second to ease levels, while Everglades National Park received maximum inflow.
The 15 mile leg of the march led by James Meredith advances toward Jackson as state police order two food cars forward in a clash over convoy priority. Meredith, wounded by shotgun pellets, is advised for further medical care in New York while organizers plan night camps and voter registration drives.
In Vietnam near the Laotian border the 101st Airborne two spearhead companies fought off a much larger North Vietnamese force for days. Brig. Gen. Pearson called it the division’s greatest battle as 452 enemy dead were tallied and relief columns pressed through with volunteers from the 101st to aid Capt. Carpenter and Capt. Brown.
Police seek Frank Sinatra for questioning after a fight in a hotel lounge left Weis man with a skull fracture. Witnesses say Sinatra and Weis man’s party gave similar accounts, while Sinatra’s doctor indicates Weis man may have been injured by a fall or blow.
A male robber entered the Bank of Nevada in Las Vegas, flashed a note saying this is a holdup, and demanded large bills then small bills. He escaped with about $500, while a teller pressed a police alert. The branch had been robbed previously in the same period last year.
Washington reports the United States holds a slight edge in space capacity while Russia launches heavier payloads. Edwin Welsh urges focusing on long term goals. Edwards AFB confirms XB70 crash may delay supersonic transport project and claims from the House Appropriations chair condemn the loss of pilots and equipment.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a plan to cut roughly in half the current 55 million dollar annual arms aid to South America and apply the ceiling to government arms sales. The panel backed 8-6 for Fulbright's amendment amid a defeated bid to cap African grants and sales. It also exempted military training from a broader 40 nation aid limit.
Paris sources report Britain agreed to study a new plan to cut its ELDO cost share. Ministers from six ELDO members will reconvene July 7-8 to decide Britain’s continued participation.
South Viet Nam asked the United Nations to send observers for its mid September constituent assembly election, but the Security Council showed little support. New Zealand ambassador Frank H. Corner reported to Secretary General Thant that the move had little steam and could harm the UN’s image as a peacekeeper. Some diplomats questioned the benefit of observers and Russia and France vetoes blocked action. The United States suggested Human Rights Commission observers as a workaround, though enthusiasm was limited.
Evangelist Billy Graham addressed 18 100 fans at Earl's Court in London as 80 Tennesseans from Tennessee held their 12th annual Tennessee Breakfast led by Nashville President Peter Dunn. They toured London sights while Graham stressed home life centered on God. about 660 people stepped forward to make decisions for Christ.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk returned from Europe and said NATO allies would not let France’s withdrawal deter their work. He noted broad agreement to proceed quietly with alliance tasks despite France’s disengagement and that East West talks are not yet timely.
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