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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1966
Page
5
Police officer Jerold M. Bova testified at a guarded coroner’s inquest about an accidental gun discharge that killed a Negro motorist during a high speed chase. He described losing balance when the car lurched, a window strike, and the revolver firing as he reached toward the vehicle.
Lawmakers approved a 1.5 million revenue bond package for the Las Vegas student union with a 12 dollar per semester fee and a 3.5 million dorm bond for Reno. Senate and Assembly actions included financing for prisons, schools, fish hatchery, and state operations, with multiple vetoes and votes noted.
Reno activist Joe Matthews described a fast growing petition effort to raise gambling taxes after a legislature killed the tax bill. Sparks official William Galt eyed as chair if the bill dies. Matthews plans local leadership to push signatures statewide.
The L-Bar-L store reports a 75 percent drop in ice cream volume amid higher milk prices. Management notes only dairy prices are higher now, while general food prices are lower than in Los Angeles and cheaper than in other areas.
U S and allied forces say they killed at least 64 Viet Cong in coordinated ground actions across South Viet Nam on Tuesday. Air strikes targeted North Viet Nam supply routes near Hanoi and other points as forces prepare for monsoon offensives. A military spokesman said the Viet Cong faces tougher conditions with greater U S initiative and manpower.
A kidnapper was shot dead during a gun battle after wounding Bristol Patrolman Joseph Nocera. Michael was released when a quart of water was brought up by the boy's father and handed to dog warden Wilfred Morin. A Pratt & Whitney worker, Albee, recalled a shot firing shortly after.
Riot police in Saigon clash with Buddhist demonstrators near the central market during a monsoon rain. Tear gas floods streets as monks and nuns are said to be arrested or injured while American troops and civilians stay off the streets. Gas masks and roadblocks curb movement around the Vien Hoa Dao pagoda.
In Carson City the Assembly approved a resolution condemning University of Nevada faculty participation in a May Reno ROTC protest. Lawmakers labeled such demonstrations irresponsible and undignified while co sponsors urged prudence amid national conflict. Extensively revived welfare bill seeks to move 51000 between programs to aid the aged and medical care, gaining unanimous support after prior committee defeat. A Senate committee killed a bill to tighten state controls on echo district spending.
The Assembly yesterday adopted a resolution to study gaming taxes after a bill raising the tax 20 percent died last Tuesday. Assembly Minority Leader Coe Swobe of Reno said the inactivity of the administration and legislature should be examined, while Edward Bowers of the Nevada Gaming Commission defended the agency for providing requested information.
America’s Greatest Week in Space unfolds with Surveyor guiding a lunar landing and transmitting surface photos from Cape Kennedy to Pasadena. Gemini 9, commanded by Cernan and Stafford, heads to orbit aboard Titan with ATDA rendezvous, culminating in a dramatic two hour spacewalk and a splashdown in the Atlantic.
UPI reports that U.S. and Chinese envoys met in Warsaw for three hours of talks aimed at easing tensions. Officials said the sessions did not advance a clear path to improved relations between Peking and Washington. Ambassador John A. Gronovsk briefed reporters after the discussions.
A Navy doctor testified that bruises from sharp external blows caused a Marine recruit to suffer kidney failure during training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. Sgt. Russell P. Armstrong faces maltreatment and assault counts as the court martial proceeds.
The State Department announced that U S astronaut aquanaut Scott M Carpenter will not attend the International Oceanographic Congress in Moscow next week. The trip was scrapped after the Soviet Union refused entry for an American research ship to Leningrad tied to the event. Carpenter confirmed in San Francisco that his May 30 to June 6 aquanaut visit was cancelled.
CAPE KENNEDY UPI America marked the fifth anniversary of its moon program by rolling out a Saturn 5 prototype on a massive crawler. Wernher Von Braun and 500 dignitaries watched as technicians attached a lightning rod, the rocket towering 364 feet high beside the 525-foot assembly building, five years since Kennedy pledged a moon landing by 1969. Dr George E Mueller said the program keeps pace with the pledge.
Santo Domingo reports the first 36 of about 50 Organization of American States observers will arrive today for the June presidential election. Jakarta also notes Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik will depart for Bangkok within 48 hours for talks with Malaysian Deputy Premier Tun Abdul Razak to mend a three year feud.
Arthur Kleps, called chief boohoo, threatens a holy war via LSD arrests if Dr. Timothy Leary is jailed. In New York, Mrs. John F. Kennedy plans a June 5 Hawaii vacation after trips to Argentina and Spain.
Rep. Wright Patman charged that Federal Reserve Chairman William McChesney Martin and board member J. Dewey Daane put bullfighting before the U S economy during a bankers convention in Spain. Patman criticized the pair after seeing a photo of Daane fighting a bull near Madrid.
UPI reports veterans from both parties question if Oregon results show confidence in President Johnson's Vietnam policy. Rep Robert B Duncan wins amid Hatfield challenge and Morgan's antiwar stance. Duncan dismisses the significant-factor claim as the GOP contest was one-sided. other states yield varying outcomes.
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