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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1966
Page
1
A Las Vegas note details Irv Miller, owner of a luxury shop, sending hundreds of golf balls to a friend. The Commodore of the Lake Mead Yacht Club riffs on socialism and private property, praising individuals who work for wealth while critiquing welfare state limits.
The United States released a protest note to Cuba after a Cuban soldier entered Guantanamo Bay and an armed group fired on Marines. The note warned that further incursions could bring grave and regrettable consequences and urged Cuba to prevent repeats.
Sunny with afternoon cloudiness and southerly winds 15 to 20 mph. Forecast high 95 and low 65 with yesterday’s high 97 and low 85. Noontime humidity and sunrise 5 27 and sunset 7 49 noted.
UPI reported a Memorial Day weekend strike by house bands at Harrah's Tahoe Harold's Club and the Sparks Nugget. Traveling lounge groups performed as Patti Page entertained without a piano to a packed Nugget crowd.
Las Vegas sees heavy crowds as Memorial Day visitors flood Fremont Street and the Strip. Temperatures reach 97 at McCarran Field and tourists press into casinos, hotels, and parks while resort staff report strong trade. Union tensions loom over Harrah's Tahoe acts and club staffing. An estimated 75,000 visitors fill downtown areas as Four Queens remains partially open.
United Press International reports a deadly Memorial Day weekend as traffic fatalities rise near 200. Howard Pyle of the National Safety Council warns of a crisis and calls for a total national effort despite anticipated costs. By 11 p.m. EDT the tally reached at least 167 deaths.
Former Clark County School Superintendent Leland B. Newcomer defended his administration amid bipartisan blame for the district s financial crisis. He called upstate legislators jerks and said education should reflect the people s wishes, with Southern Nevada funding its future via an optional sales tax. He claimed Clark County spends less per pupil than any district and cited a 1966 67 budget of 500 per pupil while noting the resignation of School Board President Chester Sewell.
A Buddhist nun in Hue set herself on fire in protest of U S support for Premier Ky’s South Vietnam government, as monks in Saigon cut off a finger in a separate act. Police permitted crowd control measures amid a prayer march with anti U S chants.
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