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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1966
Page
4
Sally Murphy a longtime Las Vegas civic figure and former candidate for county and city commissioner dies at age 50. She led the Clark County Humane Society and was known for fearless advocacy, even confronting local figures over animal cruelty.
San Francisco Mayor John F. Shelley blamed outside agitators for rioting in the city and announced a curfew from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. for Hunters Point and the Fillmore while National Guard troops stay on alert. Police say rioters were mainly unemployed hoodlums and some youths identified 17 men from Southern California and the East Bay.
In Chicago, police linked the Valerie Percy slaying to Arizona where an 11 year old youth is held in the knife death of Arizona State University coed Laura Bernstein. Tempe police booked David Numbnigh for homicide while fingerprints from the Percy residence are sent to Tempe investigators.
Mrs. Mary Lou Hanley 47 wife of Gaming Union leader Tom Hanley was treated and released from Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after an apparent overdose of Valium. She resides at 162 Ogden Ave.
TV star Fleming built his career from stage to television and cinema. He started with acting school and Broadway roles in My Three Angels and Stalag 17 then hit fame as the ramrod on Rawhide with Clint Eastwood. He left the show, sought travel and art, and later aspired to teach while living modestly in Hollywood.
The article notes North Vietnamese forces poised for a major assault on a hilltop command post guarding infiltration routes into South Vietnam. Officials warn the offensive could arrive in mid October with monsoon rains likely washing out air power as Marines in Operation Prairie tally heavy casualties and prepare to reinforce the border area.
Wholesale food prices fell for the second week, with farm product prices dropping notably. The Agriculture Department reports farm prices down 1 percent for the month ending Sept 15 while farmers still earned 4 percent more than a year ago. Pork and eggs led declines as hog supplies rise and pork becomes more competitive.
London reports Natalie Wood lost a jewelry box worth thousands of dollars on a flight from Los Angeles to London. The actress says she left the box under her seat on a Boeing 707 and slept through Chicago stopover. cleaners found the box missing after takeoff on the final leg to London.
Spokesman says Geernaert overstepped authority during talks with Vegas Transit. Goldberger cancelled Tuesday meeting after Burroughs was not invited, with union members previously ratifying a June contract. Thomas cites 12 disputed clauses as the cause of the dispute and warns of possible economic action if Burroughs fails to attend bargaining.
Governor Laxalt defended an apology to Hoover and urged telephone companies to block illegal line use under penalty of losing their franchise. He criticized the Strate Gaming Control Board, saying FBI involvement shows loss of Justice Department trust and promised reforms to restore confidence and prove state control.
Baldur von Schirach and Albert Speer walk free after 20 years for war crimes. Rudolf Hess, jailed since 1941, remains inside as Western officials discuss his fate. Speer plans to resume architecture. Schirach considers writing memoirs.
President Johnson moved to avert a Pan American World Airways walkout by naming a special emergency board to study the contract dispute with the Transport Workers Union. The action delays any strike for 40 days as the panel reviews wage, escalator, premium pay and health benefits issues.
A three judge federal panel in Montgomery refused to cite Gov. George Wallace for contempt over his anti guidelines law. It set a hearing on whether a blanket desegregation order covering Alabama schools should be issued. Negro attorney Fred Gray argued Wallace violated a 1964 injunction by passing the law nullifying federal school desegregation guidelines.
United Nations report states Congo Foreign Minister Justin Bomboko accuses mercenaries from several European nations, led by France, of massing in Portuguese Angola to back Moise Tshombe. Portugal denies the claim while Portugal accuses Congo of inciting attacks on its Kinshasa embassy.
UPI reports three prominent U S politicians Kennedy Reagan and Rockefeller are featured as dolls by My Doll Inc in Mount Vernon N Y describing them as idolized figures among doll lovers. In Atlanta Howard Callaway launched his Georgia gubernatorial bid before about 40 000 supporters accusing Gov Carl Sanders administration of mis administration and public trust violations.
An airliner with 43 passengers including 18 American tourists struck a camel on takeoff from Luxor airport in upper Egypt. The incident was reported by UPI and followed by other brief world notes from UPI bureaus.
At Pier 5 near Fishermen's Wharf San Francisco a three alarm fire tore through a new pier under construction causing a massive smoke plume. The blaze started when a welder's torch touched tar and spread among pilings. Fireboats Navy divers 150 firefighters and 26 trucks fought the flames as authorities evacuated the area. No ships were damaged and nearby buildings were saved.
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