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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1965
Page
2
U S jets press toward North Viet capital and Dominican factions seek truce. Caamano agrees to step down if it brings peace and rebels face shifting positions as U N Security Council debates enforcement and the corridor clashes persist.
Classified ad promoting Ray's Camper Sales at 4290 Boulder Highway and 737-3033. Greenbriar listing offers a 3 bed 2 bath home with large family room and refrigerated features for 1190 down at 3749 Millwood and 737-1384.
U S and South Vietnamese forces intensify action around Da Nang and Quang Soui as Marine casualties rise and Bien Hoa death toll climbs. Air and naval strikes target North Viet Nam including the Phu Qui depot and canal bridges while 90 jets take part and leaflets are dropped over towns.
Nathan Mack, a Las Vegas land developer and Flamingo Hotel associate, was reported in serious condition after suffering a stroke late Friday night. The 74 year old founder of the Bank of Las Vegas and current bank chairman was hospitalized at Cedars of Lebanon in Los Angeles. F. Parry Thomas and Young Mack traveled from Las Vegas to be with him.
Mary Ellen Lake a Las Vegas resident for 61 years died at 95 in a private home. She was widow of Robert F. Lake a former Las Vegas school trustee and namesake of Robert F. Lake Elementary. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. in First Methodist Church with Rev. Robert M. Brashares officiating. Burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Sharon Granda won the Miss Helidorado title and also claimed Miss Las Vegas. Miss Baxter, sponsored by Elizabeth Coiffures, is Miss Indian Springs. Miss Turner was named Miss Boulder City. Judges included Fredde Bell Robert Linn Sue Ann Langdon Larry Lincoln Ling Art Ingler and Charlies Bell. Don Carter produced the pageant assisted by Marcel and Christiane LeBon as directors and Kay Douglas as publicist. Norman M Dolin served as legal advisor.
Flood warnings and rainfall totals sweep across Nebraska Iowa and surrounding states. Nebraska Blue River expected to rise while Wishnabotna in Iowa nears flood stage. Cities report inches of rain including Lincoln 4.14 and Clarinda 3.34 with hail and wind storms affecting crops and towns.
The piece argues that health rackets fuel food faddism and nutritional quackery, maintaining dominance as the largest racket in health. It critiques dubious diets and miracle cures while urging careful scrutiny and skepticism toward trendy claims.
An analysis urges the United States to abandon paternalism toward Latin America and accept that nuclear and geopolitical realities demand firm stances. It warns that Cuba, Russia, and China threaten U S borders and that decisive leadership from the President is essential to prevent Soviet and Communist expansion in the Americas.
President Johnson used his first major 1965 political push to back Mayor Robert F. Wagner at a Democratic Party dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. Wagner faces a strong reelection challenge from Republican Congressman John V. Lindsay.
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