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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1966

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Rail Lines Bridges Cut In Air War

UPI reports American raids have virtually isolated Hanoi cutting main road and rail links and forcing reliance on sampans for supplies. Navy and Air Force strikes hit Mu Gia Pass and a Thanh Hoa naval site while B52s bomb War Zone C and the Viet Cong sweep, with bridges north of Hanoi destroyed and sam pan losses mounting.

Saigon UPI U.S Hanoi Mu Gia Pass Ho Chi Minh Trail Thanh Hoa Phu Ly Vinh

Ky says elections will not be blocked by regime, Rusk says

Secretary of State Dean Rusk denied Premier Nguyen Cao Ky misquoted remarks about halting elections in South Vietnam. Rusk stated Ky had not indicated he would obstruct promised free polls and that the United States would not stand in the way of elections.

Washington UPI Dean Rusk Nguyen Cao Ky South Viet Nam U.N United Nations Rusk J. William Fulbright D-Ark United States Saigon DA Nang South Viet Nam

Fear Grows Over Killings In Bay Area

Five Bay Area painters union officials received police protection after the second gangland style slaying of a union officer in a month. Lloyd Green 45 financial secretary of Local 1178 Hayward was killed while seated in his office with a local carpenters union official. Don Wilson recording secretary of San Francisco Painters Local 4 was shot last month. Officials say out of state gunmen carried out the killings amid local union power struggles.

San Francisco UPI Lloyd Green Hayward Calif Green Carpenters Union San Francisco Painters Local 4 Don Wilson

Judy Fleishman Crowned Queen of Helldorado 66

Judy Fleishman, an 18 year old Las Vegas High senior with straight A grades, was crowned Miss Helldorado 1966 at the Aladdin Hotel before a 500 person crowd and 23 rivals. First runner up was Kitty Favreau, with a tie for second between Judy Mathis and Susan Carter. The winner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Fleishman, will begin her reign with duties at Montgomery Ward and later Helldorado events.

Helldorado Judy Fleishman Sharon Granda Las Vegas Aladdin Hotel Jack Fleishman S. Sixth St Fleishman Kitty Favreau LV High E. Favreau Griffith Judy Mathis Western High School Montgomery Ward Boulder Highway

Mood of Nation on Viet Nam War Narrows Support

Louis Harris survey finds 62 percent still back U.S. commitment while 47 percent give President Johnson a favorable war handling rating, with rising pullout sentiment. Confidence in South Viet Nam’s government and in Gen Ky has fallen, prompting doubts about a viable regime. 8 percent foresee an early settlement and 73 percent expect a prolonged struggle.

Viet Nam U.S Johnson South Viet Nam

Weather: hot with variable clouds and gentle southerly wind

Variable high cloudiness with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Today's high 93 and low 68. Yesterday's high 92 and low 66. Noontime humidity around 15 percent. Sunrise at 5 40, sunset at 7 35.

Intellectuals Widen Gaps In Ranks Of Peking's Party

In Peking a dissident group led by Wu Han and Teng To has widened rifts in the Communist party. Peking Radio denounced the trio for anti party and anti Socialist writing and urged supporters of the regime to attack them.

Peking's Hong-Kong UPI Peking Chinese Communist Party Wu Han Teng To Peking People’s Daily Teng Liao Mo-sha Peking Radio Liao Peking Broadcast Liberation Daily Peking Jih Pao Teng and Chien Hsien Peking Municipal Party Wan Pao Central Committee of The Communist Party In China

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