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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1964
Page
3
The Labor Department reported a 0.2 percent June rise in living costs while buying power for factory workers jumped 12 to 14 percent over the 1957 59 base. Food prices led the increase, especially fresh fruits and vegetables up 7.1 percent.
A chalk mine near Champagnoise France intensified rescue work after faint tappings suggested nine miners and others may survive. A breakdown of an 80 ton rig slowed drilling an escape shaft, two oil rigs were moved in, and tapping signals kept rescuers hopeful while foreman Andre Martinez emerged as a key figure guiding trapped workers.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk dismissed Len Barry Goldwater’s idea of breaking relations with the Soviet Union to pressure Moscow. He said it would be unrealistic to expect the Kremlin to yield to threats and emphasized U.S. resolve in protecting vital interests. Rusk noted no expected major foreign policy changes despite the campaign and cited consistent postwar U.S. policy with bipartisan support.
The highest statewide reading was 118 degrees in Death Valley California with a low of 39 degrees recorded in Philipsburg Pennsylvania.
Harvel England Ted Hanks struck a six during a cricket match denting his own car parked outside the stadium. The incident underscores the power of the shot and the risks of spectators nearby.
New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner refused a civilian review board urged by Negro leaders including Martin Luther King Jr. He will chair an interim appellate committee with a Black member to investigate police charges, as King criticized Police Chief Murphy.
In Sault Ste. Marie Ontario motel owners accuse 33 National Indian Council of Canada delegates of wild parties and fights after ejecting them from 10 rooms. Delegates returned to find baggage dumped outside. Lawyer Alterta Wattenee calls it a discrimination case and says action will be taken with the Ontario Attorney General.
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