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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1966
Page
8
U S Air Force fly 37 missions and Navy planes 25 in a Friday offensive against North Viet Nam. Spokesmen report saturation bombing eroding Viet Cong morale and prompting defections while pilots target a Soviet SAM site and its radar van after neutralizing nearby anti aircraft positions near Vinh and Thanh.
Reds Hoa and Dong Hoi in North Viet Nam's southern panhandle suffered damage to buildings barges railroad cars a petroleum storage tank and other targets. The Air Force pressed missions near Dong Hoi the Ma Gia Pass entrance to the Ho Chi Minh Trail destroying three bridges two barges two warehouses and two flank sites. In ground action a Marine platoon near Da Nang fought a Communist force calling for artillery support and found six enemy bodies. Near Chu Lai two Marine tanks wiped out an estimated 14 Viet Cong. In Saigon area U S infantry launched Operation Fort Smith claiming 15 Viet Cong killed six captured and 30 guerrillas detained plus seized rice weapons and medical supplies. The Coast Guard cutter Point Cypress engaged three smuggling junks at the mouth of the Co Chien River with .50 caliber fire one junk blown up and the others fleeing.
Clark County deputy sheriffs investigated a single engine private plane discovered about 7 p.m. on Wilson Pass Road at Goodsprings. The craft showed minor propeller damage and no occupants were found. owner unclear and injuries unknown.
Miami health story follows Martin S. Greenwald who has dropped from 508 to 396 pounds on a no food diet of vitamin pills and zero calorie drinks. He plans to marry nurse Myrna House in late January after reaching a target 200 to 250 pounds. Doctors explain past compulsive eating began at age 13, with a 11 year rise to over 500 pounds, and Greenwald recalls his only slips were chicken broth and roast beef spitting out his conscience afterwards.
In Santa Barbara California a 2400 strong firefighting force using hand tools works terrain in Los Padres National Forest to contain a wildfire sparked by a small plane crash. The blaze has burned over 92000 acres, perimeter spans 123 miles, containment expected by evening, as heat and dry winds hinder progress. An 18 year old Las Vegas youth, Robert Spinada, fled a crash scene and was jailed for reckless driving.
In Hue police arrested militants tied to Thich Quang, removed loudspeakers, ripped down anti-government posters, and offered up to 1250 dollars for information on lay members of the Buddhist struggle force. In Saigon rioters for a sixth day, a plainclothes officer was killed near Vien Hoa Dao pagoda. Col. Nguyen Ngoc Loan led security raids and handed out candy to children amid the unrest.
Reports note President Johnson dodges questions on troop levels while Defense Secretary McNamara signals 285000 in Viet Nam with speculation of 400000 later. Amid growing U.S. casualties and internal turmoil in Saigon, public support wanes as peace talks stall. In Reading England, elderly widows seek lighting as teens neck in dark doorways. Buddhist protests in Hue include self immolation deaths, a harsh crackdown, and leadership changes in Saigon and Hue.
The President reviews economic indicators to assess inflation and awaits final Congressional appropriations and Viet Nam War costs before taxes. He notes monthly spending varies but expects no overall change and would like higher expenditures for quicker deliveries and greater effort.
The report notes anti communists purged in China harshly criticizing American imperialism as a paper tiger in Vietnam. Chou En Lai echoes Romania’s call for sovereignty and non interference while criticizing external domination. Ceausescu urges peaceful democratic German settlement to avoid revanchism, signaling Romanian independence from Moscow’s line.
In London on Sunday Scotland Yard's flying squad raided a home seeking a man who jumped bail and discovered two convicts who had escaped from prison two weeks earlier.
President Johnson appoints Dr. Samuel M. Nabrit as the first Black member of the Atomic Energy Commission and Rosel H. Hyde to chair the Federal Communications Commission. Nabrit, former president of Texas Southern University, has ties to Brown Columbia and Brussels for advanced study. Hyde, veteran FCC member of 20 years, will lead the commission overseeing broadcasting.
World briefs report a French archaeologist Frederic Engel uncovering bones and artifacts on a Caracoles ridge south of Lima suggesting a civilization from about 60 centuries ago. The text lists other global notes in Nairobi and Miami Beach.
Three U S cities and one state received 1966 pedestrian safety inventory awards from AAA for exceptional records. Delaware Wichita Kan Indianapolis Ind and La Grange Ill were named in the national brief. A California professor reported a 385 foot Redwood taller than any previously measured tree to a Senate subcommittee.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will head a special U S delegation to the July 1 inauguration of Dominican President-elect Joaquin Balaguer, as President Johnson announced. Balaguer, a former president, defeated former president Juan Bosch amid the Dominican Republic elections.
An offshore South Africa Basutoland earthquake shook coastal areas and inland regions such as the Transkeian territories. No deaths or injuries reported though Mokhodong residents blamed witchcraft. Pietermaritzburg and Natalscoast towns reported tremors, flickering lights, roaring underground sounds, and high waves along the coast.
In Bridlington England Clifford Hardwicke uses a water pistol mounted on his Rolls Royce to respond to rude motorists. The incident showcases a flamboyant highway conduct display attracting local attention.
Congress appears ready to grant the public a general right to inspect most federal records with exemptions. The Senate approved the bill. the House is set to act under rules forbidding amendments and is expected to pass overwhelmingly before sending it to the White House for Johnson's signature.
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