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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1966
Page
4
The FCC banned private use of miniature eavesdropping devices, with a police exception. The rule applies to all radio access and carries a 500 dollar daily fine, effective April. It requires consent from all parties for private conversations and preserves state crime rules for eavesdropping.
East London South Africa reports the first known quintuplets born to Mrs Nogesi Gquzulu 41 and Tafem Tukutese 42. The babies were born Saturday and are described as making satisfactory progress and out of danger. Tukutese works as a coal handler at a power station earning 11.90 dollars weekly and says he will work overtime to feed his babies.
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld two reapportionment plans Arkansas and Wyoming under the one man one vote rule. It allowed Wyoming to keep a single senator per district while Arkansas reduces House districts from 75 to 44 and Senate districts from 26 to 20. The court also granted a PMA challenge hearing on 1963 drug labeling rules and denied a civil rights case, reversed contempt decisions, and ruled shippers may sue under antitrust law over price fixing in ocean freight.
U S Marines and the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade engage near Bong Son and Bore Son. The 1st Cavalry claims to have killed 1,325 Communists since Masher and White Wing operations began. A hospital with underground operating rooms falls to helicopter assault as Viet Cong fighters resist with grenades and fortified positions.
Testimony in a murder case recounts the shooting of Malcolm X at 3:02 pm in Upper Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom. The state alleges a pre arranged plot with Butler and others, while wife Theresa Butler testified about a telephone conversation after his arrest.
Ronald Simone, pianist, headlines a Sunday afternoon chamber music event at 2 15 pm in the Hotel Sahara South Convention Hall. The performance features the Riviera House show room orchestra in a relaxed concert setting after the main show.
A Boulder City girl dies. burial will follow in Boulder City Cemetery. She is survived by parents Mr and Mrs Edgar Martin four brothers Edldy Danny Richard and Thomas and her maternal grandmother Florence Henson of Henderson.
Hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor filed for a Mexican divorce from her fourth husband Herbert L Hutner in Juarez with an amicable tone and no financial settlement. They wed in New York in 195? and said they tried for three years but could not make it work while remaining friends.
Kwame Nkrumah lands at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow after leaving Peking refusing to accept his overthrow. He vows to return to Ghana to crush the rebellion with anticipated Soviet support. Gromyko greets him as Kosygin or Podgorny possibly travel with the delegation.
Moscow reports the launch of two dogs, Blackie and Breeze, aboard the Cosmos-110 satellite to study heart and blood circulation under space conditions. The mission tests capsule design, weightlessness effects, and pharmacological aids for future manned flights.
In Miami the Moss murder trial ends a 31 day proceeding with state rebuttal witnesses, defense motions, and plans for final arguments by prosecutors and defendants Melvin Powers and Candy Messler. Judge Schulz reserved rulings as jurors await closing, with Joseph Kasper among final state witnesses.
A 26-year-old drummer performing with Buddy Greco at the Sahara Hotel was killed in a two car crash at Nellis Boulevard and Boulder Highway. Robert M. Tumminello of Brooklyn, NY, died. The other driver, 31 year old Betty DeMarco of Henderson, was in critical condition after emergency surgery at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.
Sam Peebles of 4416 Kovalane reported a wallet stolen from a dressing room in a downtown department store while trying on new pants. The wallet contained $45. Police are investigating the weekend incident.
Seventeen senators including Robert F. Kennedy Wayne Morse and J William Fulbright met in the Foreign Relations Committee office to discuss an amendment to the 48 billion military aid bill for Vietnam Their talks aimed to express concern over escalation while administration supporters accused them of filibustering as debate continued on the Senate floor Defense Secretary McNamara urged quick passage saying the United States fights in Viet Nam to give the Vietnamese people a chance to express themselves.
South Korea plans to reinforce its Tiger Division in Vietnam by 20,000 combat troops, boosting total RO K forces there to 42,000 after parliamentary approval. The move comes after talks with the United States and possible discussion with Vice President Humphrey during his Seoul visit earlier this month. The first regiment is expected in April, with the remainder by mid-summer.
Vatican sources say a trip by Pope Paul VI to Communist Poland remains a strong possibility despite tense church state relations. No final decision soon, but May 3 is cited as the most likely date to mark Poland’s 1000th Christian anniversary.
Five Saigon bars including the Crazy Club Flamingo Kellys the San Francisco and the Foe were declared off limits to American personnel to stop profiteering. MPs ordered price postings and ending the practice of stacking drink orders for later settlement.
John H Rousselot of the John Birch Society offered Mayor Lindsay the names of about 500 New York City policemen who allegedly belong to the organization but said their anonymity must be respected. He stopped at city hall during a California speaking trip and said the list would be supplied if Lindsey requested it, though anonymity would be retained for members who desire it.
Carson City UPI reports Deputy Attorney General Daniel Walsh was promoted yesterday to assistant attorney general replacing Gabe Hoffenberg who resigned to return to private practice in Las Vegas. Walsh previously served as deputy district attorney in Churchill County.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson called a general election for March 31 to seek a stronger five year mandate. Queen Elizabeth ordered the dissolution of parliament on March 10 opening a three week campaign for about 34 million eligible voters. Polls suggested Wilson might widen his small majority though public apathy and other factors could alter the outcome.
Five Americans identified as Sam Sexton Jr Bill Cutcheon Ralph Dial Darwin Mandell and Joseph Truehill confessed to charges of smuggling minerals in Brazil authorities said They hail from Fort Smith Arkansas Oklahoma City and Richardson Texas
President and Mrs Johnson attended a full honor funeral for Capt. Albert M. Smith Jr. at Arlington National Cemetery. Merriman Smith reported from the White House for UPI. A Kennedy family plane made an unscheduled stop in Norfolk after cabin pressure dropped, with security guard appointed as the trip continued. Comsat asked permission to add six satellites, four weighing 250 pounds, to its space network in 1968, in geosynchronous orbit at 22 300 miles.
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