Marines Land Seabees To Build Airfield In Chu Lai
Six thousand Marines and 3000 Seabees ashore to bolster South Vietnam strength near Chu Lai in Quang Nam Province. Maj. Gen. Collins assumes command of all Marine combat troops, including 9000 Marines of the 9th Expeditionary Brigade, to protect a new airfield under construction for F 4 Phantom fighters. Paratroopers recently arrived at Bien Hoa and Vung Tau as South Vietnamese leaders shift focus to fighting Viet Cong.
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Saigon
U.S
South Viet Nam
Third Marine Division
Chu Lai
Quant Tin Province
da Nang
William R. Collins
Collins
9Th Expeditionary Brigade
South Vietnamese Armed Forces Council
Bien Hoa
Vung Tau
Las Vegas Dealers Target Local Residents, Warns Sun
The Sun criticizes fly-by-night operators flooding Las Vegas with sham bargains and litters of bankruptcies. It cites a furniture dealer with multiple bankruptcies and new storefronts after each collapse, urging residents to buy at home and support quality local merchants.
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Deep South
Las Vegas
the Sun
One Cent Gas Tax In Works Looks Likely
County commissioners gave Deputy District Attorney John Porter authority to draft a 1-cent per gallon gasoline tax ordinance. Porter aims to have it ready for action at the May 20 meeting. The measure relies on permissive legislation to fund the Wilbur Smith arterial road plan with about $1 million annually, administered countywide by a joint committee.
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Dep. Dist. Atty
John Porter
Porter
Wilbur Smith
Robbins Cahill
State Highway Board
Otis Wright
Sawyer not pursuing a third term as governor
Gardnerville UPI George Abbott, state Republican chairman, said Thursday that Democratic Gov. Grant Sawyer will not seek a record third term in 1966. He declined to explain his basis, and Sawyer was unavailable for comment. An aide urged not to take Abbott’s remark too seriously.
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Gardnerville
UPI
George Abbott
Grant Sawyer
Abbott
Sawyer
Robert Faiss
Vegas Slayings Case Sits With Jury Overnight
Las Vegas jury retires for the night to decide the fate of a slain suspect. A Las Vegas mother pleads against sending kids to Vietnam after learning her son may be separated from his paratrooper unit. Her 18 year old son Pfc Arthur Lee Jr reportedly was moved from Bien Hoa to a U S base in Vung Tau. Weather notes warn of partly cloudy skies with a few showers and mild temperatures.
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Pfc
Arthur Lee Jr
Bien Hoa
U. S
Vung Tau
Malcolm Brown
Lee
Brown
Klansman awaits verdict after four hour jury deliberation
An all white jury in Hayneville Alabama failed to reach a verdict after four hours and 18 minutes of deliberation in the murder case involving Collie LeRoy Wilkins Jr. and the killing of Detroit civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo. The jurors retired for the night as the judge urged them to continue later.
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Ala
UPI
Matt Murphy
Collie LeRoy Wilkins Jr
P.m
Second Circuit
T. Worth Thagard
Deputy Loretta Bowman Named County Clerk and Registrar
Loretta Bowman 45, a Clark County native and longtime deputy clerk since 1947, is appointed to fill the vacancy created by Helen Reed's resignation as county clerk. Tom Mulroy of Las Vegas is named to the new registrar of voters post. Both appointments take effect in June after a vote by the county commission.
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Loretta Bowman
Clark County
Helen Scott Reed
Missioners
Tom Mulroy
Las Vegas
Registrar of Voters
Commission
James
Sailor) Ryan
Ruby Kent
Attys
Harry Claiborne
John Manzonie
Marion Giancontert
Democrat Party
Michael F. O’brien
Election Department
Los Angeles
Read
Reed
Miss Bowman
New County
Sunfoto
Huge School Contract to Brown Firm
The Clark County School Board approved a $3.12 million bid on Thursday for the first phase of construction at the Southern Nevada Vocational-Technical Center. Alfred Brown Construction Co. secured the contract despite opposition from Milton Keefer acting for TGK Construction Co., whose bid ranked second at $3,136,000.
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Brown
Southern Nevada Vocational- Technical Center
Alfred Brown Construction Co
Nevada Gaming Commission
Milton Keefer
Keefer
TGK Construction Co
TGK
Titan-3A rocket shatters orbit limits in four maneuvers
A Titan-3A rocket lifted from Cape Kennedy and executed four distinct orbits to demonstrate its maneuverability. The mission carried two satellites and included at least one military payload. The flight paves the way for a more powerful version to support the MOL program in 1968.
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U.S
Tornadoes Hit Southeast Minnesota Flatten Homes
A Thursday night twister outbreak in Southeastern Minnesota near St. Paul and Minneapolis killed at least two people and injured more than 50 as dozens of homes were leveled in three communities and nearby rural areas.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Smashup Kills Two Henderson Men in 15th and Mesquite Crash
A two car collision at the 15th Street and Mesquite intersection at 3 a.m. killed Allen Clarence Horne aged 23 and Arthur Danny Rivera aged 25, both thrown from their car. Geoffrey S. Breach, 39, the other driver, an East Las Vegas bartender, had minor injuries. The victims reportedly ran a stop at high speed, the impact flipping their car and Breach’s vehicle hitting a curb and a stop sign.
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Geoffrey S. Breach
N. 18Th St
15Th
Mesquite
15Th Street
Vic
Tims
Breach
Horne
Jesse
Helen
Fast
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