Traffic Deaths at 5-an-Hour As Toll Heads for New Record
The report tallies holiday traffic deaths across states with California leading at 37, followed by Michigan 18 Ohio 17 and New York and Texas 15 each. It notes several fatal crashes including near Needles California and near Sandusky Ohio, plus a major plane crash at Corona del Mar. Remembrance services marked Pearl Harbor and Arlington National Cemetery with large gatherings and the G A R parade in Chicago.
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California
Michigan
Ohio
New York
Texas
Virginia
Florida
San Jose
Calif
Upper Sandusky
Superior
Mont
Needles
Corona del Mar
Arizona
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
United States
Arlington National Cemetery
Kennedy
Chicago
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Association
Michigan Avenue
Quiet Memorial Day Weekend In Las Vegas Brims With Visitors
Nevada and city officials described a quiet holiday weekend despite about 50 000 visitors. Casino Center and Mint hotels reported heavy crowds with auxiliary gaming tables in use. Police logged 21 traffic crashes with seven injuries, one major to a 15 year old rider. eight crashes reported by the state patrol with mostly minor injuries. No drownings reported as crowds swarmed Lake Mead and pools seeking heat relief. A traffic officer warned the exodus home could change the mood.
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Casino Center
Mint
Las Vegas
End Sought To Flare Up In Domingo
Rebels and junta clash near the national palace as U S and Latin American peace troops hold the line in San to Domingo. Small arms fire and grenades hit the area. cease fire violations rise to fifteen in the last day.
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Domingo
325Th U. S. Infantry
Hugo Panasco Alvim
U. S
Oas
Bruce Palmer
Alvim
Race Track Woes as Power Failure Halts Equipment
A power transformer outage halted race track operations amid twelve scheduled races. Tote board and other systems could not be run, though auxiliary power might have helped window operations. Concessionaires escaped losses as power failed before noon. The featured dash is the Citation Handicap a mile and a sixteenth for 1500 dollars with El Cajon Gramercy Park McClure Teanor Ali Wire and King Targ among entrants. Post time is 1 PM.
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Dauchy
Ernie Moncilouic
el Cajon
Gramercy Park
McClure
Teanor
Ali Wire
King Targ
Presidential Honor for Vegas Student
Las Vegas high school senior Linda Joan Dredge was named by President Johnson as a 1965 President Scholar, one of 121 nationwide. Reno’s Douglas Alan Samuelson, Wooster High School senior, is Nevada’s other representative.
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Las Vegas
Linda Joan Dredge
Johnson
LBJ Ranch
Texas
Miss Dredge
Jay R. Dredge
Bonita Ave
Douglas Alan Samuelson
Norman H. Samuelson
Reno
Young Samuelson
Wooster High School
Telephone Service Restored After 1200-Line Outage
A bulldozer severed a main telephone cable during the Bonanza Underpass project, cutting service to about 1,200 phones in West Las Vegas for a day and a half. Central Telephone Co. reported restoration at 2 a.m. Sunday.
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Las Vegas
Central Telephone Co
Bonanza
Dispute Ends With Vegan Being Shot
A Saturday night argument in Las Vegas escalated to violence leaving Ernie Vazquez Vasquez hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Nelson Fernandez-Valdez was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of an unregistered firearm.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Las Vegas
Ernie Chavez Vasquez
Fairfield Ave
Nelson Fernandez-Valdez
Phillips Ave
Vasquez
Convention Center
Fairfield
Ron Manning
Valdez
Cold Wave Sweeps South and Midwest With Low Readings
A cold wave brought subfreezing lows across the South and Midwest including 38 in the region and 29 in Hudsonville Michigan. Birmingham Alabama reached 51, one degree above Billings Montana while Asheville North Carolina was three degrees colder than Boise Idaho. Readings in the 30s were reported from Buffalo New York Milwaukee Wisconsin Minneapolis Minnesota Dubuque Iowa and Rockford Illinois. A tornado touched down near Moriarty New Mexico thirty miles east of Albuquerque early Sunday but caused no damage. Hail preceded the twister and fog and light rain were reported across multiple states.
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Hudsonville
Mich
Birmingham
Ala
Billings
Mont
Asheville
N. C
Boise
Idaho
Buffalo
N. Y
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Dubuque
Iowa
Rockford
Moriarty
N.M
Albuquerque
Boston
Des Moines
Cyclist Injured in Beatty Area Motorcycle Crash
Kenneth Rush 40 of 1209 James St sustained serious injuries after a motorcycle collision in the Beatty area Saturday. He remained hospitalized Sunday at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with details of the mishap not immediately available.
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Kenneth
Mike” Rush
James St
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Beatty
Immigration Attitudes Split On Skills Versus Quotas
Poll results show mixed views on immigration with strong comments from diverse respondents. Supporters highlight skilled immigrants and notable figures like Von Braun, while opponents evoke concerns about crime, culture, and employment. The discussion accompanies President Johnson's proposal to base quotas on individual skills rather than country of origin.
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Macon
Mount Vernon
N.Y
New York
Centerfield
Brooklyn
San Pedro
Calif
Wisconsin
von Braun
Johnson
United States
Esesecal Eens
Enacenecescececepa
North Vietnamese Forces Seek foothold in Ba Gia area
U.S. and Vietnamese units engage as North Vietnamese forces, likely the 325th Division, contest positions around Ba Gia in Quang Ngai. Intermittent reports say two Viet Minh Marine battalions hold ground near the Annamite range while Ba Gia and surrounding towns face heavy attacks. A U.S. spokesman notes fragmentary reports due to radio loss.
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U.S
da Nang
Viet Nam
Saigon
Laos
Maxwell D. Taylor
Washington
Hoai An
3Rd Marine
39Th Ranger
Ba Gia
da Nang Air Base
Annamite
Quang Ngai
Nghia Nanh
Son Tinh
Huong Vo
Chu Lai
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