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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1966
Page
2
U S Marines and South Vietnamese troops pressed a major operation against a North Vietnamese regiment five miles northwest of Quang Ngai city. Allies closed in from three sides with a blocking force on the fourth as air power and ground forces pursued the unit.
The notice lists several Thermo King executives and their families who died or were involved in travel related to trips and prizes. Memorials mention John B Marcovich of Fresno gifting a trip to his son and wife from Thermo King, and Reginald F Freestone of San Francisco who had been vice president and GM. Additional obituaries include Sid Cochran of San Leandro and W Gene Williamson Jr of Woodland Hills, both linked to aviation and Continental Air Services, with Lao assignments noted for Williamson and Hubert M Jones in Torrance.
City of Les Veges invites bids for a project with bid number 51746. Bid bonds certified cashier’s checks or cash are required. Documents may be obtained from the City Movement Division and the bid opening date is shown as 4 March.
Boulder City businessman and youth advocate Elmer Ham died at Boulder City Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born 1897 in Arkadelphia he moved to Boulder City in 1932 worked on Boulder Dam then Bureau of Reclamation. He served politics with Nevada leaders and supported student aid through a scholarship fund. Cremation by Bunker Brothers Las Vegas with no funeral. memorials to Elmer Ham Youth Foundation Scholarship Fund at Bank of Nevada Boulder City.
Walter Kozlowski was chosen vice chairman and Nathalie Ruppert re elected vice chairwoman. Joan Green was secretary and LeRoy Whipple treasurer. Morse pledged to reunite the party and end factionalism. Delegates proposed a resolution opposing U S foreign trade policy. Additional resolutions backed the National Loyalty and Law Day rally and repealing federal urban renewal laws.
A Yellow Cab Company driver Johnny Wright age 18 from North Las Vegas was beaten on Boulder Highway in a non strike incident. He was hospitalized at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with bruises and internal injuries as deputies questioned a suspect.
Rev. Jyde Mathews of the Nevada Council of Churches argues gambling should be phased out rather than halted overnight. He warns legalized gambling creates a con game that harms society and outlines a gradual economic shift with new industries to replace gambling.
The White House denied first claims that the Soviet Union built offensive bases in Cuba. Exile groups and former Cuban ambassador Braden described missiles unloaded at Mariel port near Havana, fueling fears of a Cuban arsenal and echoes from the 1962 missile crisis.
A reader attacks public officials for promoting an $8 million expansion of the convention hall. They argue the project would waste funds, worsen hotel capacity strain, and mislead the public about the need and feasibility of hosting large conventions. The piece accuses Bud Albright and city leaders of plundering public funds and urges scrutiny.
A family from Torrance on a BOAC route via Los Angeles San Francisco Honolulu to Tokyo was killed in a tragic incident. Mrs Hubert M Jones and her year old daughter Yon were among the deceased travel companions of the Willamsons. The family had planned a dream trip but were cut short by the tragedy.
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