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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1964
Page
1
A nostalgic column laments modern conveniences replacing imagination in children as the author contrasts ice boxes air conditioning and ready made toys with memories of old days. The piece notes simpler play like homemade diving boards log cabin syrup cans and clothespin dolls while warning today’s youth lack ingenuity and make believe.
Prime minister Nguyen Khanh said intelligence reports indicate Chinese troop movements in North Vietnam but offered no size estimates. A U.S. Army officer was wounded in Central Vietnam, hospitalized in non serious condition, marking the 651st American casualty this year with 95 killed. Lt. Gen. John Throckmorton reported two large Viet Cong clashes in northern provinces.
Ankara accepted a UN cease-fire on Cyprus and denied breaking it amid air raids. Turkish officials accused Greek forces of attacking Turkish Cypriot targets and warned that further strikes would be deemed aggression. The dispute centered on the Kokkina port raid and clashes around Polis.
Illinois Attorney General William G. Clark announced the arrest of Harold Saeger alias Col Harold McClintock a 45 year old solicitor for the Disabled American Veterans In a nationwide funds solicitation fraud Saeger allegedly bilked DAV out of about 2 million He was held on 2900 bond in Chicago Saeger operated from an office in the Loop and was linked to two reputed crime figures from Chicago and Detroit The DAV said it would continue normal operations and budget plans as the investigation proceeds
London sources say Britain urged the Soviet Union to stay out of Cyprus as officials pursued a peaceful solution to the crisis in the former crown colony. Lord Carrington reportedly appealed to Soviet Ambassador Soldatov amid reports Makarios asked for Soviet arms. Soldatov gave no clear reply.
Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers over mountain areas. Warm and humid with gentle winds and occasional gusts in the afternoon. Today’s high around 195 and low near 80. Sunrise 5 54, sunset 7 38. Yesterday’s high 105 and low 55. Noontime humidity near 74 percent.
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