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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1964
Page
2
A celebratory six day opening of the Bank of Las Vegas Casino Branch at 2975 Las Vegas Boulevard South invites the public to meet President E. Parry Thomas and Vice President Charles Neville. Prizes include Carson City silver dollars transistor TV sets and a year's rent on a safety deposit, with drawings August 24–27 and new accounts boosted by a variety of incentives.
General officers tour easide resort near Saigon report a lull in Viet Cong activity after a US strike on North Vietnamese gunboats. South Vietnamese reconnaissance troops repelled a Viet Cong attack 360 miles north of Saigon, while promotions elevate Tran Thien Khiem to major general as defenses minister.
Public notice of storage lien sale lists Lot 05454 for $546.25 to be sold August 3 1944 at 2810 South Highland Drive. Classified items include autos, trucks, houses for sale, furniture and misc offers with contact numbers and locations in Las Vegas area. Transcribed fragment also mentions Vietnam War era statements by Khanh and regional diplomatic notes with Australia and Indonesia.
In Raimund near Bessemer a racial knife fight left Bennie C. Gates dead from three stab wounds and four others wounded. Deputies sealed Raimund as authorities weighed charges while the coroner called the incident justifiable homicide. Separate nationwide notes report on civil rights workers autopsies and a Virginia appeals court admonishing demonstrators.
A communist paper in Moscow reports that Soviet Latvian youths wear crucifixes as a trend. It names Rudita Berzin, a factory worker, who wears a crucifix saying it is in vogue. The Riga Soviet Latvia newspaper accuses the symbol of pagan fire origins and criticizes the trend.
Premier Ismet Inonu told the United Nations Security Council that Turkish jets would continue reconnaissance over Cyprus but would not attack unless fighting resumes. Turkey accepted the cease-fire on condition that Greek Cypriots withdraw from villages captured near the Turkish Cypriots in the Kokkina area and accept a return to the pre last Wednesday situation, with U N peacekeeping forces allowed into evacuated zones to protect Turkish Cypriots.
An arraignment was set for today as Clark stated Saeger used the title colonel fraudulently after serving as a Navy warrant officer. Saeger, authorized by the DAV to solicit gifts and handle sales, allegedly cheated the organization of its share. The case, under investigation, cites possible missing funds and properties from about $20 million in DAV transactions, with suit seeking accounting and recovery in Cook County circuit court.
Two year old Michael Hyde ran toward an ice cream truck after hearing bells but was hit in the street by an unseen driver. He died at the scene, clutching the coin meant for a treat. Authorities reported the accident in Sutton-at-Hone, England.
Artist Louise Stone warns about children wading and near boat edges at Lake Mead without supervision. She urges parents to use life jackets, arguing a small price buys protection for kids. The letter also notes politics and sports pitches risking voter reactions if overly long.
The International Council of Bnai Brith reports Jews are increasingly excluded from jobs and higher education in the Soviet Union due to quota practices. The statement, issued by Label A Katz and Dove Schary, coincides with a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on a resolution condemning religious minority persecution in the USSR.
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