Special Nevada session urged 4.1 million for education and prisons
Gov. Grant Sawyer opened Nevada's 1966 special session saying 4.1 million must be spent to fund urgent needs in education, prisons, and a state hospital. He contended no tax increase is needed and urged local option revenues for schools, detailing 2.4 million for education with allocations to districts, the university, student union, teacher retirement, construction, and special programs for handicapped children.
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Saigon Gun Battle Near Ambassador’s Billet Kills Five
Machinegun guards repelled a Viet Cong attack outside Saigon’s Ambassador Billet. Five Vietnamese dead and many injured as a claymore mine exploded near a tailor shop and a military bus, with civilians and U.S. personnel caught in crossfire.
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Memo style glance at Las Vegas week items and notes
National Cotton Week and Girls Club Week begin May 14 amid light sensational news. Coverage touches a bond election, labor union letters urging Yes votes, and local booster banquet at Flamingo with USC coach John McKay. Plumbers and management settle a contract, a local sign joke, and a Governors Conference car mix up recalled.
Industrials Fall 16 as Market Plunges Again in 1966
UPI reports another sharp stock market tumble with 1,452 issues traded. The Dow Jones Industrials slid 16.03 to 886.80, rails fell 5.03, and the S&P 500 dropped 1.52 to a new low of 86.32 as Ford cut May production expectations by seven percent triggering renewed selling.
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Laxalt presses for apology or debate over Sinatra link
Carson City reports a political clash as Lt. Gov. Laxalt demands a public apology or a face to face debate with Gov. Sawyer over entertainer Frank Sinatra's alleged GOP ties. Sawyer declines and urges retractions via Washington Post with copies to Nevada papers per his press briefing.
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China conducts third nuclear test in western China
Tokyo dispatch reports Communist China exploded its third nuclear device over western China. Peking says the test used thermo nuclear material and was to oppose U.S.-Soviet pressure in Vietnam, while insisting China will never be first to use nuclear weapons. U.S. officials seek debris analysis. Japanese sensors doubt a true hydrogen explosion. NCNA confirms the test.
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Laxalt and Sinatra Nevada Governor Race Sparks Interest
Frank Sinatra, voting in California, questions Nevada governor prospects while Hank Greenspun and gaming interests frame a tight race. Republican Paul Laxalt, 43, seeks a first term after serving as lieutenant governor since 1963, challenging incumbent Sawyer. Sawyer, 47, seeks a historic third term amid Las Vegas gaming politics shaping the contest.
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Weather Review Partly Cloudy With Showers Expected
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Today's forecasted high 82 and low 60, yesterday's high 79 and low 63. Noontime humidity at 22 percent with sunrise at 5 39 and sunset at 7 35.
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