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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1966

Page

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Johnson to Attend Manila Talks on Viet Nam Conflict

President Johnson is expected to announce plans to attend a Manila conference starting October 8 with leaders from six Asian countries. The meeting aims to discuss Viet Nam, possible measures to pressure North Vietnam, and to address economic and political stability in the region with attendees from South Viet Nam, South Korea, Australia, Thailand, and New Zealand.

Washington UPI Johnson Manila Viet Nam South Viet Nam South Korea Australia Thailand New Zealand

Hanoi Power Grows in North Viet Nam War Effort

Soviet aid to Hanoi's air force has doubled its MIG21 fleet as a new 800 man Soviet advisory mission joins weapons and training, while Red China provides small arms and road building equipment. Official counts place North Viet Nam at 3,500 air personnel with MIG21s, MIG15/17s, and light bombers, though pilot shortages limit expansion. Separately, Sheriff Lamb denounced the John Birch Society over screening and training film in a Las Vegas department setting.

London UPI Russia North Viet Nam Hanoi North Viet Nam Fightr Red China Institute of Strategic Studies

Frontier hotel project spurs Las Vegas hotel revival

Hank Greenspun notes the ground breaking for Maury Friedman’s Frontier hotel in Las Vegas with a $20 million project promising lavish amenities and the planned restoration of The Last Frontier Village beside the hotel. He recalls past milestones and honors at Nellis Air Force Base and praises local fashion show attendees while reflecting on coffee prices.

Art Hank Kovell Jim Seagrave The Last Frontier Randy McElhone Nellis Air Force Base Randy

Savage Battle Erupts Again In Viet Nam No Man's Land

U S and allied forces report renewed heavy fighting along the Demilitarized Zone in Viet Nam. Marines and South Korean units press three thrusts near Quang Ngai and Dong Ha. 56 Communists killed on Monday. Air and naval strikes hit anti aircraft sites and storage facilities in North Viet Nam and around Hanoi. South Vietnamese troops advance into the Mekong delta’s rice bowl area amid ongoing clashes.

Viet No Man's Land Saigon Vps Viet Nam U.S Quang Ngai Dong Ha U. S Demilitarized Zone Dang Ha Air Force Navy South Korea

Recall drive looms as Las Vegas merchants oppose parking ban

Downtown merchants threaten recall of City Commissioners Reed Whipple and Ed Fountain if the Fre mont street parking ban takes effect Oct 5. A group of 84 new signers says over 90 percent of retailers between Main and Sixth supported the petitions. Some signers consider leaving the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce as directors backed removals. The dispute centers on night parking removal impacting heavy December business.

Las Vegas Reed Whipple Ed Fountain Main Sixth Street Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Chamber H. R Doc’’ Knoller Bootery Fremont Street

I Would Not Have Believed It See Where Page Two

A brief line hints at a follow up location on page two with possible continuation of a surprising item. Readers are urged to check the other page for the full story. The note implies a cross reference within the same issue.

Rainier battles Onassis for Monte Carlo control

Monaco reports a high stake clash as Prince Rainier and Princess Grace face Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis over control of Societe des Bains de Mer. Onassis sells 650,000 shares valued around 40 million dollars. Rainier seeks funds to counter, aiming to modernize Monte Carlo while Onassis resists changes.

Rainier Princess Grace Onassis Societe Des Bains de Mer Monte Carlo Hotel de Paris Principality

Grand Jury Mafia Probe Hindered by Bomb Threat

A telephoned bomb threat interrupted a grand jury session in New York investigating 13 top mob figures nabbed in a recent Little Apocalypse raid. Queens DA Nat Hentel evacuated the fifth floor of the Queens County Criminal Court after a caller claimed a bomb targeted the jurors. No device was found after a floor-wide sweep.

New York UPI Queens Dist. Atty Nat H. Hentel Queens County Criminal Court Hentel

Weather Outlook With Warm Sun and Bright Winds

Variable high cloudiness gives way to sun with summery 10 to 20 mph winds. Today’s high reaches 90 and low 65. Sunrise is 5 31, sunset 5 32. Yesterday’s high 91, low 69. Noontime humidity at 15 percent.

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