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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1964
Page
1
In a tense Cyprus standoff Greece released a jet squadron to deter Turkish air attacks while Turkey, vowing to resume, shelling and raids continued. Greek and Turkish Cypriots reported heavy casualties and chaotic conditions as UN efforts sought evacuation and restraint.
President Johnson flew from Bergstrom Air Force Base near Austin to Washington to press urgent talks with top officials over the Greek Turkish Cyprus crisis. He had just spent weekend at his ranch and conducted emergency telephone discussions urging Greek Turkish and Cypriot leaders to avert a bloodbath.
Cuban Nationalist Association units raided the freighter Maria Teresa in a pre-dawn blast aimed at sinking it. They captured confidential documents from the Cuban commissar aboard, while Capt. Maximino Chacon insisted no papers were stolen and no sailors were hurt. The CNA said the papers were sent across the border for study.
In Jackson Mississippi three civil rights workers were murdered and authorities intensified the hunt for their executioners. An autopsy by a family doctor suggested one victim was savagely attacked with a blunt instrument or chain. A private autopsy on another body yielded no immediate results. President Johnson said the FBI investigation was progressing and an early break was hoped for.
Weather report notes cloud cover with scattered showers and thunder. Southerly winds around 10 mph. Predicted high near 102 and low around 80. Sunrise at 5 55, sunset at 7 37. Yesterday reached 108 at high and 77 at low with high humidity.
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