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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1966
Page
1
A historical account alleges the FBI under J Edgar Hoover tapped non security cases in the 1960s and later. Presidents Kennedy and Johnson reportedly opposed wiretaps, while Attorney Generals affirmed non security bans. FBI actions included Las Vegas gambling and Kansas City sites with multiple taps.
FBI eavesdropping has been a risky business since it began and federal law prohibits intercepting or publishing confidential communications without sender consent. Unauthorized wiretaps or jerry‑rigged devices violate privacy and can nullify prosecutions, per Attorney General Katzenbach.
Las Vegas detectives investigated a fire at the Tropics Supper Club on Tropicana Road. Bar manager Robert Spiers told police two thugs beat him unconscious after a grim warning that no Black people would operate in the Valley. The $450000 nightspot was destroyed, outside walls the only remain. No arrests reported.
Readers confront the draft deferment issue amid debate on college exemptions and a widening view of national service. Yale President Kingman Brewster Jr voices concern over morality and national spirit, as Congress weighs a new approach to military strength amid Viet Nam commitments. The House Armed Services Committee begins a special inquiry into draft practices and potential reforms.
In Vietnam a running battle near Dong Tre sees five U.S. battalions push into jungle to trap and annihilate a Communist force. American Green Berets and Montagnard irregulars repelled an 80mm mortar assault, claiming 97 Reds killed. U.S. and South Vietnamese air and ground forces strike Viet Cong and North Vietnamese targets across the region.
In Canton Mississippi police wearing gas masks used tear gas and riot tactics to disperse nearly 2000 marchers including Martin Luther King Jr. and leaders Stokely Carmichael and Floyd McKissick. Troopers kicked several protesters and dragged others from the yard as the crowd cried for aid.
The forecast calls for clear skies and winds up to 25 mph. High temperatures reach 100 degrees, with a low around 65 and sunrise at 4 25 while sunset occurs at 7 01. Yesterday peaked at 100 with a low of 64 and noontime humidity at 8 percent.
Nevada Attorney General Harvey Dickerson says private contractors using federal property for profit must pay property taxes. The opinion targets Nye County over the Nevada Test Site and could raise county valuations by millions, with many counties affected. It excludes work done without fee or for only cost.
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