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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1966

Page

8

Cardy Chief Target Of Case Prosecutor

In Miami UPI the prosecutor named Candy Messler as the more guilty figure in her millionaire husband Jacques Messier's death while Melvin Lane Powers, her nephew and co defendant, is accused of carrying out the bludgeon incident. The state asserts Candy helped plot the crime to gain his fortune.

Miami UPI Candy Messler Melvin Lane Powers Canny Jacques Messier Arthur E. Huttoe Messler Powers

Marines launch New York operation south of Hue

Marines land by helicopter on a southern peninsula near Hue as part of Operation New York. American air units report heavy anti aircraft fire from quad fiftys and 50 caliber guns while Viet Cong supplies are struck along Long Khanh Province. A Vietnamese government force advances from the north in a push toward the sea.

Navy South Viet Nam Air Force Long Khanh Saigon New York Hue North

Russians claim Venus 3 mission reached planet despite failure

Tass reported Venus 3 delivered a pennant with the USSR coat of arms and maintained radio contact during approach. Western scientists question how much data returned before communications ended, while praising the probe’s navigation accuracy and noting unknown atmospheric details.

Venus Ussr Earth Tass Edward C. Welsh U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington

Race Track Deadline Up As Elks Lodge Faces Tax Bill

The Elks lodge pressurized by a $5,000 yearly tax and mortgage seeks to dispose of property. George Maxwell filed a zoning request Jan 17 amid lodge divisions over plans for a five eighths mile track and stables for 800 horses. Citizens oppose horses and the city commissioner urged concrete plans before planning commission.

Elks Board of Trustees James Bilbray Elks George Maxwell Commerce al Ci Y Commission Robert Robinson Lodge Wells Ed Fountain

Young Slaver Of Girls Must Pay With Life

Charles Schmid Jr. was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death for strangling Gretchen Fritz 17 and Wendy Fritz 13 in Tucson Arizona. The jury of eight women and four men deliberated two hours and forty minutes.

Tucson Ariz UPI Charles Schmid Jr Schmid Gretchen Fritz Wendy

Space probe Venus landing raises life questions

SPACE CENTER Houston UPI experts debate whether Venus 3’s crash hit cleaned itself of Earth germs. The United States plans Mariner next year to orbit Venus with a camera payload, not land, to avoid cross contamination and preserve Venus as virgin territory.

Venus Tass United States Mars Russia U.S. Mariner Mariner IV Marner IV Mariner TV Moon Lfe Mariner U.S America

Europe Pushes Kennedy Round Talks With United States

European Common Market ministers in Brussels ordered faster preparatory work for the Kennedy Round trade talks with the United States and other western nations. A two day session focusing on the Kennedy Round was set for later this month. French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville said progress hinges on a satisfactory internal farm agreement.

Brussels UPI United States Maurice Couve de Murville

Johnson urges negotiated peace as Peace Corps chief sworn in

President Johnson declared that total victory in Vietnam is beyond reach and urged a negotiated settlement. He spoke at a White House Peace Corps anniversary ceremony where Jack Hood Vaughn was sworn in as director, succeeding Sargent Shriver. Johnson praised both leaders and reiterated no territorial aims in Vietnam.

Viet Nam Johnson United States South Viet Nam Shriver Peace Corps Congress Vaughn

Housewives in Bournemouth Use Dial-A-Recipe Service

Housewives in Bournemouth now have a telephone based Dial-A-Recipe service that offers a different recipe each day to help them decide what to cook for their husbands. The program aims to provide quick meal ideas and convenience.

Bournemouth England UPI

Rev Dubay Accented By Synanon

SANTA MONICA Calif UPD Rev William H Dubay suspended priest admitted to Synanon House as religious counselor in rehabilitation center He claims registration as a Democrat and will receive room board and 5 dollars weekly for services

Dubay Synanon Santa Monica Calif William H. Dubay Synanon House Father Dubay Socialist Party Charles Dederich

Archbishop McGucken Mugging Spurs Homicide Probe

Four homicide inspectors chase two men in a fashionable San Francisco residential area after Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken was mugged. The 62 year old prelate was reported progressing very satisfactorily at St Marys Hospital. The incident prompted a major security response and official statements on his condition.

San Francisco UPI Joseph T. McGucken St. Mary's Hospital

Senate approves $6 billion tax bill to fund Vietnam War

The Senate Finance Committee approved Johnsons six billion dollar tax measure to provide emergency revenues for the Vietnam War and curb inflation. It rejects four major amendments and aims for a floor vote within days. The plan restores excise levies, updates payroll withholdings, and speeds corporate taxes to raise an extra 1.2 billion this year plus 48 billion next year.

Washington Upi Senate Finance Committee Johnson

Copper export controls tighten in Canada amid world squeeze

Canada moved to tighten exports of copper ores and concentrates for the third time citing the need for orderly marketing and domestic supply. Trade Minister Winters announced the measure in Parliament as Ottawa combats rising prices and shortages.

Ottawa Canada Robert Winters

Patman proposes sale of Carson City silver dollars for charity

Wright Patman introduces a bill to sell nearly 3 million Carson City silver dollars at face value to raise funds for the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. The coins, minted in the late 1880s in Carson City Nevada, would be converted into contributions via coin collectors under a treasury directive. Mrs. Charles W. Bailey of Austin, linked to both charities, inspired the plan.

Washington UPI Wright Patman D-Texas Carson City American Cancer Society American Heart Asso Patman House Banking and Currency Committee Secretary of the Treasury Texas Democrat Charles W. Bailey Austin Tex Bailey Carson City Nev

Death Probe Continues With Shocking Details

Police say the man cannot provide a clear statement and only that Mrs. Beck died around 3 am. Mallory, an unemployed culinary worker, lived in the modest residence where Mrs. Beck was found on a bloodstained couch with bloodstains on the carpet.

Nick Janise Beck Janise Mallory

Senate and House back Johnson with Viet Nam war funds

The House and Senate approved a 4.8 billion military authorization for Viet Nam, 392 to 1 and 93 to 2 respectively. Morse and Gruening opposed the bill, while Morse and Fulbright led the Tonkin Gulf amendment dissenters. The votes sparked a partisan battle over Viet Nam policy.

Washington Senate Johnson House Richard B. Russell D-Ga House Armed Services Committee White House Asia Viet Nam Morse Ernest Gruening Alaska Gruening Fulbright Juening Eugene McCarthy D-Minn Stephen M. Young Ohio Elbright Gruenvieg South Viet Nam

Seven man team probes Gemini 9 crash site

A seven man team under security, led by Alan B Shepard, examined the T38 jet crash area in St Louis as memorials were announced for Gemini 9 twins Elliot M Lee Jr and Charles A Bassett II. Services were planned in Seabrook and Webster Texas with Arlington burial for the fliers.

Bangkok Walter Schirra Frank Borman Charles A. Bassett II Elliot M. Lee Jr Schirra Borman St. Louis Thailand ST. Louis, Mo UPI America Alan B Shepard Houston Arlington National Cemetery Washington, D.C See Seabrook Texas Methodist Church Bassett Webster, Tex Presbyterian Church Washington Lee

Red Secrecy Over Visit Of Nkrumah

Moscow shelters ousted Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah after his arrival from Peking. The Kremlin offers no statements while weighing help for an old ally against Moscow Ghana ties. Nkrumah went to a Lenin Hills mansion and did not reveal plans to return to Ghana to quell the rebellion.

Nkrumah Soviet Union Russia Ghana Andrew Gromyko Lenin Hills Moscow

Britain to scrap archaic coinage in decimal system shift

London reports Labour government plans to abandon Britain's complex coinage and adopt decimal units with 100 to a pound. Chancellor Callaghan presents the move as part of a broader pre election program including tax relief and easier home loans. He warns costs rise the longer the decision is delayed and hints the new penny or cent unit could debut Feb 1971.

London UPI Britain James Callaghan Labor Callaghan Harold Wilson Labor Party

Berzerk Passenger Attacks Stewardess Aboard Jetliner

At Los Angeles International Airport a deranged lone passenger attacked a stewardess and tried to force entry to the cockpit as a Boeing 720 taxied with 59 aboard. Police subdued him after a struggle. one officer was kicked. Gerald Park of Sunnyvale, California, showed signs of LSD use though officials cautioned the drug’s role remains unconfirmed.

Los Angeles UPI Stewaress International Airport Cers Gerald Park Sunnyvale Calif Park It County General Hospital Park

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