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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1966
Page
6
In Saigon a teenager set herself on fire and a boy swallowed poison as protests against the military government intensified. Rioting spread in Hue as government troops moved to confront dissidents while Buddhist leaders urged restraint.
Judge John Sexton grants six week continuance on injunction motions against the Clark County cab ordinance. The delay aims to let county talks proceed with Teamsters Local 881 and the Las Vegas Cab Drivers Association over fee provisions and a work permit seizure clause. Union Cab Company seeks full ordinance voidance for unconstitutional property rights impact. Deputy DA Porter signals possible refunds if fees are lowered or if Union Cab wins at the Supreme Court.
Nevada officials discuss a welfare case involving foster care and a man identified as Leep who admits past felonies and says he helped youths under his care. County and state boards weigh investigative options and policy gaps while police report burglary charges pending against Leep.
Ed Levinson and associates will sell the Fremont Hotel to Parvin Dohrmann Company for about 16 million dollars. Stockholders in Beverly Hills will vote after management proxies go out. Ownership transfer becomes effective immediately with Levinson and Ed Torres remaining in top roles on five year contracts.
Police managed a massive response as two elephants from Kelly Miller Circus roamed streets from Franklin Park to Stone Park. Barbara and Kay caused 44 property complaints and were later captured in a forest preserve and an industrial lot, prompting a large hunt led by officers and zoo handlers.
The state seeks receivership for an insurance firm amid allegations of improper payments to related firms and directors. After a court fight, James E. Dunne II was appointed president, then resigned amid stockholder disputes, prompting renewed civil action and a push for state supervision to prevent further losses. Judge Wilkes ordered monitoring while Mastos reports progress.
Levinson and associates challenge a four year statute of limitations on conspiracy claims in a high profile wiretap case. Attorneys dispute overlaps and the legitimacy of government probes alleging dozens of lines tapped and subscriber intelligence gathering. Sands Hotel, Carl Cohen, Jean Drew seek intervention as injured subscribers as Levinson pursues a $5 million suit once dropped without explanation.
Dr. Billy Graham halted plans to walk through London's Soho Square Mile of Sin as police wrestled crowds and halted injurious crushes. He was escorted to a car after about 50 yards, disappointed at not visiting strip and gambling streets during his crusade in Earl's Court.
UPI reports Russia and the United States moving toward separate but similar treaties to neutralize the moon and other celestial bodies. The U.S. submitted a draft treaty and aims for a July 12 discussion, while the Soviet Union seeks consideration at the General Assembly’s fall session.
Sen Robert F Kennedy attended a yacht party with Rudolf Nureyev and Dame Margot Fonteyn in Athens and arrived ten minutes late for a meeting with King Constantine. Eastern Europe nations confirmed a summit in Romania for early next month. Kosygin urged Finland to back a Moscow plan for a European security conference excluding the United States.
Fred erick R. Weisman, 54, injured in a cocktail lounge clash with Frank Sinatra, was progressing satisfactorily at Mt. Sinai Hospital, but doctors would not permit police talks yesterday. In Tulare County, seven teen cars of a 119-car Santa Fe freight train derailed near Allensworth with no injuries. Patrick J. Nugent, Luci Johnson's fiancé, joined Leon S. Tonkin Associates as associate director of an education consulting firm in Washington.
Labor unions around Louisville began preparing a march on city hall to back a hunger protest led by Thomas A. Dale president of Local 345. Dale started a hunger strike and sit-in after Mayor Schmied rejected payroll rise plans. unions seek $341000 yearly in pay raises.
Pope Paul VI issued a decree expanding bishops powers to grant dispensations on many Canon Law matters. Bishops may permit non Catholics to be buried in Catholic cemeteries, allow loans for church institutions, and waive certain age and kinship requirements, while the pope retains some control over specific areas.
A U S Navy statement reports a C 130 Hercules cargo plane with eight Navy crewmen and four Air Force passengers crashed into the sea near Cam Ranh Bay South Viet Nam during a flight to Okinawa and then Travis AFB California. The pilot Lt Cmdr Ralph B Dobbs is named along with the ten other crew members all listed with home cities across the United States. All hands are reported killed with no survivors.
National Guard trucks and troops were stationed near Concord as a precaution for the Laconia motorcycle races at Bryar Park. Authorities fear a repeat of last year’s violence at Weirs Beach with 70 injured and 33 arrested. Police enforcement and beer stockpiling by merchants reflect tensions as crowds gather for the weekend event.
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