Parole Chief Responds to Sun Column Criticism
Nevada Chief Parole and Probation Officer refutes Las Vegas Sun claims of “soft on crime” and cites 1966 data showing longer sentences under the new program. He notes increased imprisonment lengths for Nevada prisoners including those with second degree murder and pledges ongoing reporting to the paper.
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Riots End In Saigon After Marine Crackdown
In Saigon government marines opened fire on Buddhist demonstrators with tracer bullets ending a 15 hour riot. Monks and youths fled as a monsoon drenched the streets. Six monks were arrested and two Americans were stoned near a pagoda. The U S evacuated 77 civilians from Hue yesterday.
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Memorial Day holiday traffic toll may reach five hundred forty
National Safety Council warned up to 540 motorists could die in traffic during the three day Memorial Day weekend with 25 000 injured as 87 million vehicles travel 9.4 billion miles. States of emergency were declared in some states as patrols and police bolster enforcement. Illinois plans speed checks on toll highways using planes for the first time since 1958. The council urged early trips and peak vehicle safety.
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Policeman and airman exchange gunfire near Nellis base
A Las Vegas officer and Nellis airman clashed Thursday night after an airman reportedly struck an air policeman with a bottle. Gill fired at Officer Kearns as deputies closed in, Kearns returning fire. Gill was wounded and jailed on multiple charges.
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Las Vegas Fills Up For Memorial Day Weekend
Las Vegas drew an estimated 60,000 visitors for the Memorial Day weekend. Lake Mead shores showed tents and boats as out of state cars flooded the Strip Casino Center arter ies and city arteries with heavy traffic. Law enforcement reported officers on duty as services remained open for holiday crowds.
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Strip hotels poised for holiday travel surge
The three day holiday is expected to break records in tourism with thousands of reservations already placed. The Chamber of Commerce said the area is booked solid in motels though they expect available rooms to open for the remainder of the period.
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Las Vegas Barber Union OKs 25-Cent Haircut Hike
Las Vegas barber prices rise from 2.50 to 2.75 after a Barbers Union vote. The increase awaits approval from the International headquarters in Indianapolis. Memorial Day closures affect local government and business nationwide.
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Dan Gray
Green Beret Camp Under VC Attack
Two Viet Cong battalions attacked a Vietnamese American special camp west of Saigon firing mortars and recoilless rifle shells. U S forces reported no Green Beret casualties as the fight broke up, while air strikes targeted supply lines in cloudy monsoon conditions. American troops claimed multiple Viet Cong deaths in broader actions around Sai gon and Crazy Horse operations further north.
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Sunny, hot day with strong southerly breeze
Mostly clear with southerly winds 15 to 20 mph. Predicted high around 100 and a low near 7. Humidity at noon about 7 percent. Sunrise at 5 27 and sunset at 7 49.
Rusk Questions U.S. Planes Entering China Airspace
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said there is contradictory evidence on U.S. combat planes in or near Chinese airspace over North Vietnam and the Gulf of Tonkin. He noted pilots are ordered not to enter Red China and discussed China’s charges of airspace violations. He also suggested strengthening the ICC to keep Cambodia from becoming a war base.
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