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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1966
Page
6
Nevada voters go to the polls today in a tight governor race that tests a tradition of term limits. Governor Sawyer battles challengers Charles Springer of Reno and Ted Marshall amid criticism from former allies and concerns over governance.
The report lists state death tallies for the holiday period with New York and Michigan at 32 and 30 respectively, Pennsylvania 25, Illinois and town totals 2, Alaska and New Hampshire with no fatalities. A gasoline stove fire killed three children in Michigan and injured siblings as a family traveled on U S 10 near Saginaw. A National Safety Council spokesman said deaths were about 10 percent above the 1965 Labor Day pace. the weekend could set a fourth holiday record this year after New Year 564, Memorial Day 542, and Fourth of July 576 deaths.
Reports describe Canton guards conducting night raids and house searches, with an arm cache of espionage gear found. In Peking Red Guards clash with country youths, while Nevada races unfold with Laxalt a front runner and a broad slate for lieutenant governor and other statewide offices.
Senate Republican Leader Dirksen doubts he can back any open housing provision in the administration civil rights bill. The chamber returns at noon to vote with a filibuster likely to stall progress. Javits predicts Dirksen may be persuaded to accept some compromise, though Dirksen remains unconvinced and questions the housing section’s acceptability.
Papeete Tahiti France will detonate three nuclear devices in four test series this month under Gen Jean Thiry of the Pacific Nuclear Experimental Center. One device may be the most powerful yet and President de Gaulle plans to witness the first test on September 10 from the command ship De Grasse about 25 nautical miles away. Thiry said one device will use thermonuclear material.
Mary Jane Stone from Pittsburg Texas won the national rolling pin match at the Allegheny County Fair by throwing 10544 feet. Ruth Hawker, mother of two, reached 85 feet in a highlight event, while Stone also claimed the Texas state title with a 13314 foot throw. Hawker quipped about the audience’s remarks as Stone celebrated victory.
National briefs report a Texas Labor Day march for farm workers ends at the state Capitol with Gov. Connally absent. President Johnson in Detroit ties Viet Nam troop withdrawal to an end of aggression, while addressing crowds and noting NATO unity and potential European redeployment. The day includes Byrd’s coma, a yacht fire off Fort Bragg, and public service proposals.
U S airmen report four aircraft shot down as Hanoi targets blaze. An F105 went down 15 miles west of Dong Hoi. the pilot ejected and was rescued within an hour by a Jolly Green Giant helicopter. Thunderchiefs and Phantoms struck Nguyen Khe oil depot 10 miles north of Hanoi. nine secondary explosions followed a fierce fire.
Las Vegas investigators report Marilyn Maines, 20, traveled from Tulsa with Cafaro, a casino dealer, to meet him on the Strip where she later died. Maines’ body was found along Blue Diamond Road near I 15 after an apparent 36 hour gap. Detectives seek toxicology results to determine cause, with possible drug overdose suspected.
A retired military officer was critically injured when his car overturned on U S 93 466 in Arizona about ten miles east of Boulder Dam. He was rushed to Boulder City Hospital then transferred to Nellis Air Force Base Hospital.
Grayson plans conferences with the bus company and union officials as a strike threat grows. Vegas transit drivers backed a three year pact with a delay clause tying signing to a parallel rent a car contract settlement. The pact included a wage rise to 3.45 and a three week vacation after eight years plus a new pension plan.
Typhoon Cora's winds rose to 138 mph as it drifted toward the Chinese mainland from the area between Taiwan and the Ryukyus, according to the Provincial Weather Bureau. President Tito calls for a top to bottom party reorganization in Yugoslavia as authorities push reforms. A Japanese pacifist attempted harakiri outside the U S Naval Base at Yokosuka in protest of the Seadragon's port call.
Tropical storm Greta weakened to 40 mph with disorganized circulation, delaying Project Stormfury’s seed plan. Forecasters expect possible reintensification, but the storm remains far offshore and not a land threat.
In Noumea Charles de Gaulle said France would not permit American or foreign mining firms to exploit nickel on New Caledonia. He invoked national interests and noted Le Nickel's monopoly while urging continued development and autonomy talks with local leaders. The UPI report highlights tensions over foreign investment and island self-government amid De Gaulle's world tour.
In Atlantic City fifty contestants pledge to speak to no man without a chaperone for a week as part of the Miss America pageant opening. Each contestant receives a chaperone, rules limit topics, and violations lead to disqualification.
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