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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1966
Page
1
In Riggins Idaho a single engine Cessna 185 carrying an elk hunting party went down in Crooked Creek Canyon last night. Among the five dead is Robert F Kennedy’s brother in law and four others. The pilot tried a last minute turn but the plane struck the canyon walls.
Senator Kennedy learns of a disaster in Manchester New Hampshire where he was to speak. He cancels weekend events in Vermont and other states to fly to Washington with wife Ethel Kennedy and brother Edward. Victims include George Skakel Jr dean F Markham and Skakel's assistant who served as a White House aide.
UPI reports renewed heavy fighting near the Demilitarized Zone as two U S Marines battalions clash with North Vietnamese forces. About 58 enemy dead, rising casualties in Prairie operations. Air strikes hit fuel dumps as fresh troops move into the Cam Lo area south of the DMZ.
Nostalgic reflection on the FBI's rise as a heroic symbol for youth in the 1930s paralleling frontier figures and astronauts. The piece notes agents facing danger, infiltrating threats, and sacrifices made in defense of democracy, with mentions of Ed Morgan and Leo Kuykendall and references to subversion and public perception.
John Birch Society leader Gene Sandusky denied knowledge of Las Vegas police officers being members of the group. Mayor Grayson warned the JBS would have no place in the LVPD amid segregation accusations. Sandusky claimed hundreds or thousands of members in Las Vegas, says he has seen few. He noted the "Support Your Local Police" program and mentioned screenings of the film Anarchy U. S. A. for police and sheriffs deputies.
The United States sharply expands air power for Vietnam by increasing Thai based warplanes by about 50 percent to roughly 275. Most aircraft fly from five Thai bases on bombing and reconnaissance missions over North Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh trail. More than 30,000 U.S. troops, mainly Air Force, are in Thailand, with operations kept semi secret for diplomatic reasons.
The war in Viet Nam claims its 11th Las Vegas service member, with Marine Pfc Ray Walter Holeman, 19, killed on patrol near Da Nang. He is survived by mother Mrs. Audie Morgan and four brothers, including Lance Corporal Wayne Holeman serving in Viet Nam. Funeral plans are pending.
Mostly clear with scattered clouds this afternoon and gusty winds. Today's high reaches 100 and low 70, with sunrise at 6 31 and sunset at 6 33. Yesterday's high was 101 with a 70 degree low and noontime humidity around 16 percent.
Vegas Transit drivers union Local 881 called off a planned strike hours before it would have started. An undisclosed vote ended the walkout as negotiations stretched twelve hours with Mayor Grayson and national Teamsters officials present.
The Jaycees Clark County Fair climaxes today with the Festival of Nations Pageant at 3 p.m. No admission charged. Day features horse show, Plaza Internationale entertainment, barbershop chorus, 4H dress review, 460 artworks, 50 gem and mineral cases, needlework and baking displays, plus three grand door prizes. Pageant includes dances, rituals, and music from Germany, Greece, Finland, Korea, Italy, Spain, Israel, Mexico, Scotland, and the United States.
A female cashier at a Fremont Street Casino Center Club reports two men snatched 1500 dollars from an open drawer. The alarmed cashier was interrupted while counting money in a semi open booth, prompting a pursuit toward a nearby railroad yard.
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