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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1966
Page
6
Romanian evangelical minister Richard Wurmbrand testified before a Senate Internal Security Subcommittee about 14 years in communist prisons. He stripped to the waist to display 18 scars, saying his body reflects Romania's tortures and its sacrifice.
About 1.2 million Texans are expected to vote in today's primaries with most Republican statewide posts unopposed. Democrats will nominate for governor and eight of 23 congressional seats while many incumbents run unopposed. The main race features attorney general contenders Crawford Martin Galloway Calhoun and Franklin Spears.
Senator Ribicoff cited industry data showing 18.5 percent of 47 million cars from 1960 to 1965 had safety defects. He said manufacturers would notify owners personally of future defects and discussed GM President James Roche about the auto sales decline blamed on general conditions, not hearings.
General Motors cut back production at eight plants as Corvair sales lag and safety critic Ralph Nader targets the car. All Corvair assembly and its engine line were shut or reduced, with overall May to July output trimmed to balance inventories while most plants resume normal operation Monday.
Senator Dodd sues columnists for libel over documents taken from his office. Pearson says the suit enables subpoenas as the Senate Ethics Committee opens an inquiry into Dodd’s ties with Chicago lobbyist Julius Klein and West German business interests, with IRS scrutiny on charges.
Stocks fall nearly two percent as most issues decline amid a dip in auto demand and a Thursday plan for shorter work weeks. GM’s second announcement steadies some nerves but investors warn the market may still face further weakness.
U S Air Force pilots flew 48 missions over North Vietnam using propeller driven Skyraiders. A direct hit caused thick smoke to rise about 7000 feet. Three US planes were downed in heavy flak during raids north of the 17th Parallel. Troops of the 173rd Airborne Brigade fought 30 miles north of Saigon while helicopters ferried paratroopers home from Operation Dexter under heavy fire.
FBI agents joined a manhunt for Joseph Howard Sims sought for attempted murder of his wife at Athens General Hospital. Sims, a Klan member charged in Lemuel Penn slaying, fled in a faded blue 1948 car with a high powered rifle and pistols, raising alarms as newborns were present.
President Johnson proclaimed Sunday as Mother's Day and echoed a college student written message. He cited a May 9, 1930, line from The College Star at Southwestern State Teachers College San Marcos praising mothers as the most vital force for good in the world.
U.S. and Canadian tankers carried 11.2 million net tons of petroleum products over the Great Lakes last year. The fleet includes 43 U.S. ships and 31 Canadian vessels, marking an uptick in shipments for the first time since 1961.
In Moscow a successful launch of Cosmos 117, the first satellite of the month and fifth in two months, adds data for manned spaceflight. In Tokyo, Beijing replaces the last three tram routes with Chinese made buses. Madrid detentions rise with 16 prisoners held for trial. In Santo Domingo the Inter-American Peace Force marks its first anniversary with a ceremony and medals.
The California Senate subcommittee declared the University of California Berkeley campus a pivotal base for a communist organized international campaign against the U S war effort in Vietnam. It criticized University President Clark Kerr and accused his administration of retreating before rebellious students and faculty, while Kerr called the report distorted and inaccurate.
Judy Garland and fourth husband Mark Herron have begun a trial separation. She will stay at the Brentwood home with her children Lorna 13 and Joey 10. Herron and Garland wed last September 19 following two previous marriages to Sid Luft and Vincente Minnelli.
Gen Wallace M Greene Jr, commandant of the Marine Corps, told the American Society of Naval Engineers the Vietnam conflict could last a long time and may worsen before improving. He outlined a strategy to merge Phu Bai Da Nang and Chu Lai beachheads into a continuous coastal perimeter. He said expansion would continue as resources allow and warned there would be ongoing business opportunities in the region.
Senate investigators charged the Army padded repair costs to dispose of equipment to aid the Foreign Aid program. Marines reportedly would repair expensive items while Army officials deemed them uneconomic. Examples included jeeps on Okinawa and trucks in Vietnam with hundreds of units discarded or stockpiled.
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