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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1966
Page
1
A Las Vegas reader funds a drive to buy fishing licenses for nuns after a past column about nuns being cited. The entry notes local political jabs, references to Las Vegas Life and Ralph Pearl, and hints at Viet Nam coverage and bankruptcy debates.
Las Vegas faced a brewing racial dispute as Bob Bailey, chair of the State Commission on Equal Rights of Citizens, warned major casino and hotel officials to fulfill minority hiring promises or face a full investigation. He urged immediate affirmative action, stating patience has worn thin and officials must keep their word. Bailey declined to detail the promises but stressed employee responsibility in meeting commitments.
The County Fair and Recreation Board asked a local committee pushing for a national aircraft exposition here to prepare a survey. It also seeks new cost figures to gauge industry support for the show. Reed Whipple and Ed Fountain led the meeting.
Gov George Wallace seeks a 1968 presidential bid and relies on his wife Lurleen Wallace’s bid in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. The race features a large Black vote as thousands of Negroes vote for the first time, shaping the outcome in Montgomery Alabama.
Elks Lodge announced 20th Century Fox stars Paul Newman Richard Boone and Gene Barry will stay at the Mint Hotel for the 32nd Helldorado and Rodeo Festival USA 66. They will appear in the Grand Helldorado Boots and Beauty Parade May 22 at 1 pm as civic leaders push western attire and town revival.
Las Vegas police recovered an abandoned M42 tank worth 93000 dollars found four hours after theft in the desert near Pecos and Bonanza. The vehicle, missing from the armory at 25th and Stewart, had been used in a late night joy ride before the thieves fled and left the machine intact.
Weather summary notes sunny conditions with scattered high clouds and gentle winds. Today's forecast high 95 and low 58, yesterday's high 95 and low 57, noontime humidity 6 percent, sunrise at 5 46 and sunset at 7 29.
U S air and ground forces hit Communist supply lines in North and South Vietnam. Twin North Vietnamese SAM sites were knocked out with precision bombing. A pilot escaped a daring trap while being rescued under Communist fire. One Navy pilot survived a 30 foot dangling ordeal in a rescue.
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