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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1966
Page
1
U S and Communist troops clash across the Cambodian border while American infantry and artillery kill 131 Viet Cong in a jungle fight on the Vietnamese side. Two American planes are reported down in North Vietnam, and a reconnaissance Voodoo drone is lost near Hanoi.
Galveston police struggled to control a two day beach riot as 15 000 to 20 000 youths from the Southwest Midwest and South flooded the island. About 200 youths were arrested Saturday night with dozens more on Sunday amid fights thefts and alcohol related disturbances. Two brothers were shot with a pellet gun but treated at a hospital and released. Splash Days era ends as disorder erupts. police used tear gas and many officers were injured or pelted with bottles.
The forecast calls for a sunny day with light winds and a high near 58 degrees. Relative humidity at noon is about 6 percent with sunrise at 5 47 and sunset at 7 29. yesterday reached a high of 92 and a low of 53.
The Harris Report finds about 20 percent of adults say a close person drinks too much at times and 1 in 14 say such a person shows effects almost constantly. Most identified problem drinkers are family members, with about half being fathers or husbands. Men show a more serious problem than women.
Louis Harris surveys suggest public view of alcoholism as mainly psychological issues rooted in family problems and childhood insecurity. Respondents describe effects such as passing out, belligerence, personality shifts, violence, self-injury, and neglect of family and work duties.
Mary Martin an 18 year old Las Vegas High School senior won the Miss Nevada U.S.A. title at the Hacienda Hotel beating 18 rivals. She will depart May 12 for Miami to compete for Miss U.S.A. and potential Miss Universe selection. Las Vegas entrants swept the finalists with Sarah Gardner and Karen Zick as runners up.
Rome police investigated the disappearance of Msgr. Marcos Ussia Urrutecoecha, a 44 year old Spanish embassy official to the Holy See. He left the Spanish embassy Friday night and was last seen driving toward his quarters with his car later found idling near the Spanish college. two days of searching yielded no clues.
The Soviet Union used a rain drenched Red Square May Day parade to stress missile mobility amid rising war threat. Western experts noted mobile, self propelled launch ramps boosting survivability and second strike while the U S faced Viet Nam criticism from observers.
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