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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1966
Page
1
A Nevada columnist denounces District Attorney Edward G. Marshall for assault and battery and calls for accountability from Governor Grant Sawyer. The piece condemns Marshall’s intemperate conduct and argues public officials must set lawful examples and uphold justice.
UPI reports tensions rise over possible bombing of three North Vietnamese jet bases near Hanoi if U S losses grow. China accuses U S planes of shooting down a Chinese aircraft near Yunnan, while Washington defers comment.
District Attorney Ted Marshall accuses Gov. Grant Sawyer of purchasing an employee to obtain confidential records as a political fight surfaces in the Democratic gubernatorial race. The governor's office denies knowledge of the papers amid smirking Republicans and ongoing campaign tension.
Carson City Republican assemblymen pushed a resolution calling for a study of gambling taxes amid fears of a state deficit. The measure faced early obstruction as supporters urged a hard review of the gaming industry before expanding any taxes. Assemblyman Coe Swobe of Reno said the legislature must act now and warned against delaying action that could fuel tax petitions seeking a tripling of gambler taxes.
In a vibrant town of gamblers superstition colors Friday the 13th with warnings about ladders cats and driving while many residents treat it as just another day. Some casino regulars plan to stay away and black cats may be kept indoors until midnight passes.
Dealers at Jerry's Nugget in North Las Vegas staged a sitdown strike at 7:25 p.m. after owners failed to sign a contract with the gaming union. Pickets from the American Federation of Casino and Gaming Employees marched at entrances as police investigated reports of fights with no evidence found outside. Inside, SUN photographer Mike Gordon was threatened by union chief Tom Hanley during a dispute with manager Frank Steffen. Hanley warned, I dont want my picture taken and you are invading my privacy. Meanwhile two Clark County commissioners, Bob Baskin and Bill Briare, were reported missing with boat owner Vivian Thompson after a fishing trip on Lake Mead. A search by the National Park Service and Mahler's boat began and was called off at 9:30 p.m. It will resume at dawn. Baskin, elected to the board in 1964, also once served as a city commissioner and runs a downtown restaurant.
Mostly clear sky with gentle winds forecast for today. Expected high 85 and low 55 with noontime humidity at 15 percent. Sunrise 5 37 and sunset 7 38.
A 500 man armed posse scoured the rain slick Tuscarora Mountains in a search for Peggy Ann Brodnick and the masked sniper known as the Mysterious Masked Mountain Man. Authorities fear the suspect is highly familiar with the terrain and has fired at five residents since April 1964.
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