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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1966
Page
2
The column outlines swindles from bogus land plots in remote deserts to mail romance schemes and fake bank examiner tricks. It notes victims drawn by promises of waterless mountain sites, desert plots, and quick riches. It highlights cons targeting bereaved families and vanity driven scams like costly dance lessons.
London reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson failed to break the five week old maritime strike. Seamen leader William Hogarth said the stoppage would continue while signaling readiness to negotiate. The National Union of Seamen plans further talks as observers note waning hope for major concessions. Wilson warned of using emergency powers to clear docks if the dispute worsens.
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai met Romanian Party leader Nicolae Ceausescu in Bucharest to discuss Romania's bid for independence within the Communist bloc. Sources say they also touched on the China Soviet rift and Viet Nam with Romania seeking neutrality and support for a guarantee not to side with the Soviets.
UPI reports James L. Jones, 56, claims two alleged Ku Klux Klansmen shot Ben Chester White on a lonely county road last week after White cried out. Jones says he could not live with his conscience.
A 14-year-old boy admitted killing his 16-year-old brother with a shotgun during a fight in their Indian Springs home trailer. Officials say the death of Phillip Bruce Thatcher appears accidental as a neighbor and the involved youths describe the sequence of loading and firing. The shooting occurred at 2 30 p m yesterday. Stephen Thatcher fled to a nearby sheriff substation and authorities investigated.
UPI reports firefighter Gerald Acre admitted forgetfulness after driving off on a fire call and leaving behind fellow fireman Jim Yack who also forgot to switch off the city fire siren.
Chicago couple Chester and Dora Fronczak reunite with a sandy haired boy they believe is their son Paul Joseph kidnapped from Michael Reese Hospital two years earlier. Investigators say DNA and other tests may never conclusively prove the match, but the Fronczaks insist the boy is their child and plan to raise him as their own without outside disturbance.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Stokely Carmichael led about 600 followers to Greenwood Mississippi courthouse shouting for black power. After the march, demonstrators continued along the route as a white station attendant fired warning shots and Byron de La Beckwith appeared in a pickup with a Confederate flag, driving past the line without stopping.
A looming Monday deadline hangs over potential strikes at area linen firms and Reynolds Electrical at the Nevada Test Site. Operating Engineers Local 501 plans a series of meetings with a federal mediator next week to resolve a five month contract deadlock in linen supply. Union members rejected the latest offers but agreed to further talks, as Teamsters Local 631 also rejected Reynolds and set a 72 hour strike notice while negotiating for staff at NTS.
London reports that Lord Justice Winn of the High Court became the third judge in recent weeks to have his wallet stolen from his private chambers in a continuing spate of thefts affecting senior judges.
World War II Marine sergeant J. Clifford Morgan, now 44, finally gets the Bronze Star for leadership during the May 5, 1942 attack on the heavy cruiser USS Chester. He commanded an anti aircraft battery, repaired damaged guns after injuries and restored fire despite the battle's heavy damage.
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