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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1966

Page

2

Nevada educators press for May session on education funding

Educators push for a $780000 state injection and lower pupil teacher ratios plus a Clark County technical center. A five point plan from three Nevada Education Association arms seeks restoration of 1964-65 services, higher state superintendent pay, local board transportation powers, Peabody formula shift to ADM, and optional one cent education sales tax. Sawyer administration backs local option taxes and may call a May special session to address education funding.

Nevada Education Association Clark County Elementary Principals Accociation Secondary Principals Association Classroom Teachers Associa Sawyer Ad

Nevada Visitors Feared Lost in Colorado Air Crash

Six people aboard Aero Commander and CAP light aircraft vanished on a two hour flight from Salt Lake City to near Denver as blinding snow forced instrument flying. The party included pilot Eldon Hartner and owner James Fleming with his family members. The crash occurred near Meeker after a weekend trip to Winnemucca.

Air Force CAP Colorado Salt Lake City Denver Winnemuca Nevada Eldon Hartner Aurora Colo James B Fleming Littleton Fleming Joe Whitted Bud Mayor Cole

Famed American Climber John Harlin Dies On Eiger Ascent

American climber John Harlin 30, from Los Altos California, fell 4000 feet while leading an Anglo German expedition on the Eiger north wall in Switzerland. Two German climbers, unaware of his death, continued toward the summit as tragedy struck during the 13 063 foot peak ascent.

Kleine Scheidegg Switzerland UPI John Harlin Sitzerland Eiger Harin Los Altos Calif Leysa Ich

Veras Exits Atom Prize Race Amid Policy Debate

Indiana and other Midwest states faced questions as Veras withdraws from the atom collider contest. The proposed 200 billion volt accelerator would smash hydrogen nuclei to explore matter's basic structure. President Johnson seeks 2.2 million to fund fiscal year studies at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.

Erkhaven Laboratory Geneva Switzerland Soviet Union AEC Tom Smasher Johnson AFC Lawrence Radiation Laboratory of Berkeley Academy Scien

Dungan and Woodbury Clash Over Clark County Reapportionment

Miss Dungan and Dr. C. W. Woodbury react to a federal court ruling on reassignment and doubt a special legislative session will help Clark County. They criticize Lt Governor Laxalt’s political stance on education and oppose more funds routed through a rushed session, arguing prior resistance persisted until court action.

Miss Dungan C. W. Woodbury Woodbury Laxalt Clark County Sesson

Congressman's Stabbing Sparks Call to Replace Capitol Police

Rep James C Cleveland was stabbed in the Longworth Building after a night of signing letters. Police arrested Raymond Hines Jr in the case. Cleveland urged replacing the Capitol guards, largely college students, with trained professionals as lawmakers pressed for stronger security. Speaker McCormack and Rep Findley supported shifting to professional police, citing vulnerabilities in the Capitol complex.

Cleveland Longworth House Offee Capitol House Senate Nationale

Canterbury Archbishop Ramsey Meets Pope in Rome Amid Protestant Heckling

At Rome Leonardo da Vinci airport a group of Irish and Protestant hecklers shouted that Archbishop Michael Ramsey is a traitor to Protestant Britain as he prepared for the historic official meeting with Pope Paul VI. Police halted the protesters and expelled two of them.

Canterbury Rome UPI Michael Ramsey Canter Onde Heckier Roehide Ramsey Britain Italy Church of Ireland Roman Catholi Church Henry VII Dr. Ramsey All England Lord Fisher of Lambeth John XXIII Vatican London England Leonardo da Vine

Hits Rockies And Plains Hit By Lusty Early Spring Storm

A strong spring storm swept the northern Rockies and plains with winds to 75 mph and up to two feet of snow in the Black Hills South Dakota. Road closures and school shutdowns spread as blizzard conditions pushed across Colorado Wyoming Nebraska and the Dakotas.

United Press International Aimes Rockies Plains Dakota and Nebraska South Dakota Black Hills Colorado Wyoming

Connecticut Governor proposes amendment to bar stock transfer tax

Connecticut Governor John N. Dempsey after meeting with Keith Funston of the New York Stock Exchange proposed amending the state constitution to permanently prohibit a tax on stock transfers. He argued Connecticut lacks an income tax or stock transfer tax to attract NYSE operations, amid New York City's tax hike talk.

New York Connecticut John N de New York Stock Exchange Cscide Dempsey Keith Funston Funston John V. Lindsay Ty Dempsey

New York Newspapers Notify Justice Dept on Merger Plan

Three New York papers the Herald Tribune World Telegram and Sun and the Journal American informed the Justice Department of their merger plan. Turner said the merger would be considered but did not comment. The arrangement would replace the Journal American and World Telegram Sun with a single afternoon paper while Herald Tribune remains a morning paper. The Sunday editions would merge into a World Journal and Tribune. The move follows a prior 10 day notice agreement and cites ongoing losses as justification.

Washington UPI New York Justice Department Torday Herald Tribune The World Telegram Sun Journal-American Antitrust Donald F. Turner Turner Hearst-owned Tournal-American Scripps-Howard World-Telegram World Journal the Herald Tribune World Journal and Tribune

U.S. Proposes Amendments in Push for Nuclear Pact

In Geneva the United States offered amendments to curb nuclear spread, pledging no relinquishment of weapons control to any nation including West Germany. Tsarapkin dismissed the changes as semantic and urged stricter safeguards, while UK minister Chalfont backed the move and set up follow-up talks.

Geneva UPI United Sates Soviet Union Semyon K Tsarpak'n West Germany United States NATO Association of Nations Russia U.S Adrian Fisher

Automobile Crash Claims Sun Valley Man William Lyons

A Sun Valley man William Lyons, 25, died Monday night when the car he rode in struck a guard rail at a suburban intersection. Deputies said Lyons was decapitated in the crash.

Reno William Lyons Sun Valley Lyons

Publication masthead and staff credits from Las Vegas Sun

A scanned masthead lists the Las Vegas Sun staff and officers including executive editor Bryn Armstrong, managing editor Vince Anselmo, city editor Bill Fitzgerald, women’s editor Gerry Appleby, advertising director Jack Davenport, classified director Haney Womack, and other executives. It notes the paper’s Nevada filing, postal registration, and national advertising representation.

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Newspaper Subscription Rates and Delivery Offer

The notice lists subscription rates with daily at 10 cents and Sunday at 20 cents. Carrier delivery is offered at 2.00 dollars per month.

Saigon Leaders Face Buddhist Student Protests

Saigon students from Hong Lac High School led a walkout denouncing the military junta and demanding civilian rule. Prime Minister Ky sought to pacify the unrest by saying Buddhist wishes are legitimate and that the war cabinet considers popular aspirations.

Saigon Apt Nezvvyen Cao Ky Saizon Hong Lac High School da Lat da Lat Ky

European Common Market faces 7000-strong strike over pay rise

About 7,000 translators, typists and civil servants walked out in Brussels paralyzing operations during a critical foreign ministers conference. Requisitions were issued to return key personnel to work, as unions push for a 14 percent pay rise while basic salary offers remain at 6 percent retroactive to January.

Brussels UPI Walter Hallstein

Senate Hears Daylight Saving Bill Move Toward Uniform Time

The Senate nearly completed action on a bill to set nationwide daylight saving time next year. The chamber passed an amendment allowing state legislatures to exempt a single contiguous part of a state or the entire state from the change, sending the measure back to the House for approval.

Washington UPI Senate House Norrs Cotton R-N.h Cotton Missouri Edward V. Long Stuart Symington

Harold Wilson Hailed Ambush at England Rally

In Slough England Prime Minister Harold Wilson was struck in the eye by a missile during an election rally. Eyewitnesses described a sharp odor and a suspected ammonia-containing device, prompting immediate concerns and security scrutiny.

Slough England UPI Rame Harold Wilson

New York Court OKs Plan To Reapportion

New York State's Court of Appeals approved a reapportionment plan drawn by a court appointed bipartisan commission after the Legislature failed to agree. It marked the first time the court handled legislative redistricting and the plan was accepted unanimously by the court.

Albany UPI New York State Court of Appeals

Boston newspaper strike talks aim to end after 17 days

Publishers and union negotiators return to the bargaining table with optimism that Boston's 17 day newspaper strike could end by Sunday. Separate items report Dirksen proposing a constitutional amendment to allow voluntary prayer in public schools. Liggett & Myers and American Tobacco raise cigarette prices by penny per pack. Eisenhower defends free speech on Viet Nam while urging jail for draft card burnings.

Boston UPI Washington Senate GOP Everett M. Dirksen

Chiang Kai-shek’s chosen successor named vice president

UPI reports Yen, seen as western minded and educated in a Catholic university, was named vice president of Nationalist China without opposition in the national assembly ballot. In Uganda, tremors in western regions follow Sunday’s major quake, raising the toll to 79 dead and at least seven injured as witch doctors warn aftershocks may continue five to nine days.

Taipe?d UPI Cfe Yen Generalissima Chiang Kai-shek China Yen National Assembly Kampala Uganda

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