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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1966
Page
2
A letter to Dr Joyce Brothers asks how couples should behave at social gatherings and whether a husband’s flirtatious behavior implies insecurity. The adviser argues the wife lacks confidence and urges trust, noting a 16 year marriage and the husband’s view of innocent fun with friends.
In a reminiscence about New Haven and Coney Island, the author recalls selling hot dogs, spotting a moustache sale, and praising human hair wigs marketed by the Sun. The piece notes celebrities like Belle Earth and Lynda Bird’s appearances, critiques wig quality, and advises readers to choose real-hair wigs advertised in the Sun.
North Vietnam air war escalates with Air Force raids targeting Son La refinery 60 miles southeast of Dien Bien Phu. Bombs ignite a massive fire as jets strike a surface-to-air missile site near Thanh Hoa. Smoke plume rises to about 900 feet hindering damage assessment.
Thunderchief and FIM Supersabre pilots battled while air defenses fired. Freedom Fighter and Phantom jets targeted roads to a missile base as SAM missiles exploded but caused no hits. Marines and Vietnamese troops ended Operation Utan near Saigon with about 1,100 men engaged and heavy casualties. In Ban Me Thuot area, U S 28th Infantry found bunkers and supplies during Operation Garfield.
The eight or so member King Panel led by Cyrus Ching is expected to issue a binding ruling in the Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co and Teamsters Local 631 dispute over travel pay and reporting points at the Nevada Test Site. The panel, created to settle labor-management impasses, had sent 50 NTS workers back to work after a November strike and was delayed by local cab strikes. AEC officials say a decision will come in April.
Three Las Vegas men faced federal charges in Brownsville Texas as part of a gambling conspiracy. A federal grand jury returned indictments naming Maurice Dodson Robern Martin and Joseph Hare along with two Houston area associates amid claims of transmitting betting information by telephone.
Gov. Grant Sawyer contracts flu during state tour with the Highway Board and misses Monday's Fallon meeting. He will stay home per doctor advice and rejoin the schedule Thursday in Tonopah. Arty. Gen. Harvey Dickerson and State Controller Keith Lee accompanied the board on northern county visits to discuss highway programs and problems.
Cloudy with gentle winds. Today's forecast high 79 and low 45. Yesterday's high 68 and low 45. Noon humidity 27 percent. Sunrise at 6 00, sunset at 5 43.
Seventeen new applicants from Indianapolis Evansville San Francisco Los Angeles and Las Vegas seek licenses to invest as much as 487 500 for a 39 percent stake in the Aladdin Hotel casino on the Las Vegas Strip with opening planned in April. Existing licensees include Shera Prell Sidney Krystal and Gil Gilbert. The Nevada Gaming Commission plans a decision at its April meeting.
Contractor John H. Simpson Jr. faces a $780 penalty for lateness in finishing the Vegas Heights fire station addition, far less than $31,860. Public Works Director Richard P. Saver urged reducing liquidated damages after reviewing alleged contract problems. The city reportedly did not receive one October letter from Simpson’s firm, which cited shutdowns and missed contract extensions due to strikes and city delays.
A 23 year old babysitter helped avert tragedy at Pat Yoder’s residence 578 Burnham Ave when a house fire broke out. Cora Belvin and three year old Shawn Yoder suffered second degree burns and were taken to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital as fire crews evacuated the five Yoder children. Unofficial reports say a child’s matches started the blaze. Belvin doused the flames and led the family to safety.
Las Vegas hospitals face a labor dispute as Teamsters push for unionization and pay scales. New Samuel Gompers Memorial Hospital may set wage baselines up to 590 dollars monthly for inexperienced nurses, while SNMH and Sunrise nurses earn 400 to 420 dollars monthly for standard duties. Union talks hinge on contracts tied to the Nevada Test Site family of workers. Local administrators caution wage comparisons require full context.
The Senate advanced a new amendment to broaden social security benefits to 18 million more Americans. The move surprised the administration, which seeks to preserve revenue measures for the Viet Nam war and inflation relief.
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