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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1966
Page
4
Teleconomy overcharges cited by Strip hotels and City Hall prompt PSC hearings in Las Vegas. Clark County School District seeks separate hearing for a $16 000 cutoff charge and claims service was not reasonably adequate. Petroni aims to avoid mixing cases with other complaints. hearings likely after November elections.
A strong earthquake struck Peru with peak ground shaking felt for about 45 seconds and extended to Buenos Aires report of two hours. Emergency relief teams deployed as burial of victims began and communications restored feared to raise toll. Paramonga mill damage, 700 mile sea path destruction, Callao waves. Rodriguez destroyer sent aid. Lima streets filled after tremor.
LBJ argues that all mankind demands equality and independence, rejecting "camp followers" in a speech prepared for his Pago Pago stop. Gov. H Rex Lee led a small welcoming party as Johnson and Mrs. Johnson departed quietly amid security concerns over expanding the trip.
U S forces brace as monsoon rains begin along the Vietnam border. The South sees a surge of Viet Cong terror including a train mine, mortar attack, and attacks on Saigon streets. U S Marines press reconnaissance despite heavy rain and reduced air power.
Dissidents in Saigon protest perceived northern favoritism and military dominance. Economy minister Au Troung Thanh warns Ky of resignation if the conflict persists, with six others signaling similar moves. Ky negotiates behind the scenes while firing Health Minister Nguyen Ba Kha as a peace gesture.
Sebastian S. Kresge founder of the S. S. Kresge Co died near Mountainhome Pennsylvania at 99. He had been in failing health since July and stepped down as chairman, becoming the oldest U.S. company chairman at that time.
Congress moved toward adjournment by approving a two-year $6.1 billion authorization for elementary and secondary school aid and demonstration city bills. The accord removes a major hurdle to recess, with adjournment possible by Thursday or at latest Saturday.
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction under Taft-Hartley to end a strike by 6,120 workers at General Electric Evendale plant near Cincinnati. The action, requested by President Johnson, halted the walkout affecting jet engines for the F4 Phantom used in Vietnam.
Elizabeth Arden, founder of a global cosmetics empire, died in Lenox Hill Hospital after a heart seizure. She had long controlled her businesses across the United States Canada South America and Europe with products once sold as far as Lhasa Tibet. She rose from a grocer's daughter to a world renowned beauty leader.
The Supreme Court blocked the merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads pending a full review. The delay covers the largest and third largest lines as protests from rival railroads and others are considered. Arguments are set for January 9, with protests from six railroads eight communities and a political candidate cited.
The House blocked President Johnson's move to expand trade with European Communist nations. In a 167 to 121 vote, lawmakers added a provision to the year’s final spending bill prohibiting use of export-import bank funds to finance or assist any U S sales to any Communist bloc country.
President Johnson arrives in Pago Pago to a Polynesian welcome with drums dances and kava toasts as preparations for his first visit to American Samoa unfold. A holiday is proclaimed as crowds cheer during the first leg of a 17 day tour en route to the Manila summit.
Las Vegas officials weigh city takeover and lease options after a prolonged bus strike. Thirteen privately owned buses were red-lined for safety before a sale last year. Union drivers seek parity with Vegas Transit benefits as talks falter. Cab drivers report higher fares and strong morale with 17,500 convention-goers due in town.
In Lower Manhattan an explosion at 6 E 22nd St in a five alarm fire destroyed a building and buried twelve firefighters. Mayor Lindsay called it the worst tragedy in fire department history as 400 volunteers joined about 250 firefighters in the search amid smoke.
The Central News Agency reports a Nationalist Chinese naval commando unit sank two Communist gunboats and damaged two others in an ambush off the China mainland last weekend. The Defense Ministry confirmed the report but gave no details. The operation is described as anti Communist but not government sponsored.
A Swedish Academy source said Samuel Joseph Agnon of Israel, 78, would receive the 1966 Nobel Prize for Literature. The official announcement was due Thursday, though Agnon said he had heard nothing and Academy members were unavailable.
Informants said the Soviet Union did not secure united support from its allies in rejecting China's cultural upheaval known as the cultural revolution, despite efforts to obtain a unified stance. The report notes Moscow's disappointment and ongoing diplomatic strain within the bloc.
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