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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1966
Page
1
A U S Navy doctor and an explosives expert removed a live 60 mm mortar round from a Vietnamese soldier in Da Nang during a 25 minute emergency surgery. The round pierced the shoulder and ribcage but the patient remained in good shape after the extraction.
Hurricane Inez with a Caribbean death toll surpassing 1,300 spread flooding from Cuba toward Southern Florida. Reports from Haitian President Duvalier cite over 1,000 killed in Haiti and Port au Prince losses as hospitals collapse.
A Las Vegas Sun reprint of Brig. Gen. Boyd Hubbard Jr. USAF (Ret.) suggesting a limited bombing pause in North Viet Nam to pressure a policy change. He argues the United States should halt air attacks for about 30 days with restored operations upon evidence of continued North Vietnamese aggression.
Virginia City Governor Grant Sawyer, facing a tough race for a third term, warned yesterday there is a very good chance he may lose. He framed the contest as uncertain and emphasized the underdog role.
Gubernatorial hopeful Paul Laxalt, after a sore throat, toured Northern Nevada with a case he calls obstructionism. He cited actions against a cabaret tax and highway deals as examples. Governor Sawyer dismissed the charges as political junk, while Sen. Howard Cannon pledged support for Sawyer and Democrats.
Variable cloudiness with a few light showers possible in the afternoon. Gentle winds. Today's high near 90 and low 65. Sunrise 6 36, sunset 6 23. Noontime humidity about 46 percent. Yesterday's high 87 and low 65.
U S Air Force jets swept three Communist supply centers just north of the Demilitarized Zone, attacking with napalm in a rapid strike. The action aimed to disrupt Communist logistical buildup and hinder offshore supply lines.
The Sun previews a three part series by Bob Jackson of the Los Angeles Times on gun laws. It argues gun shops number about 120000 and exams, licenses, and waiting periods vary or are absent. It notes divisions over stricter controls and mentions a kidnapping case tied to gun access as context.
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