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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1965

Page

4

Greece’s Papandreou presses King over election demand

Ousted Prime Minister George Papandreou warned King Constantine that reinstatement or new elections are essential to avoid a worsening crisis and a challenge to the monarchy. Demonstrations surged as police blocked routes to Parliament and the Royal Palace amid the political standoff.

Athens UPI George Papandreou Kine Constantine Papandreou Ascenisead Royal Greece

Night of Terror in Los Angeles Riots Injures Reporter

United Press International correspondent Nicholas Beck describes a chaotic riot scene ten miles south of downtown Los Angeles where police withdrew and rioters beat him. He details being struck in the forehead, glasses shattered, as a mob attacked the lone white reporter before a bystander intervened.

UPI Nick Beck Los Angeles UPT Nicholas Beck United Press International Angeles

Union hearing in Vegas cites firing over craps table abuse

The NLRB case features Billy Cox and four coworkers alleged fired for subordination and discrimination at a Showboat craps table. Testimony includes a claimed death threat by Tammy Muss and a March 1984 union meeting at Mrs. Cox’s home as marital tensions surface during the proceedings.

Cox Tammy Muss

Funeral price code urged for full disclosure nationwide

National Selected Morticran Society proposes a code requiring funeral directors to reveal all charges and offer low cost options. Albert Lineberry of Greensboro says the plan, sent to Esther Peterson and FTC, aims to empower consumers with price transparency and advance planning while ensuring fair dealings. Funeral packages could start around 150 to 190 dollars, with broader guidelines to help buyers within their means.

Albert S. Lineberry Greensboro Johnson Esther Peterson Federal Trade Commission

House Approves $3.2 Billion Poverty Aid Plan

Congress advances a $3.2 billion package aimed at raising living standards in impoverished areas. Funds would support public works, low income develop ment zones, private loans, and multi state development regions similar to Appalachia. A conference will reconcile House and Senate versions.

Washington UPI House Johnson Appalachia Senate House Senate

Protestors Halt Train Bound for South Viet Nam

Police used riot equipment to clear about 200 demonstrators from a rail path as a troop train carried soldiers to Vietnam. Two protesters were arrested and three people were slightly injured amidst ongoing antiwar protests near Berkeley and Oakland.

South Viet Nam

King Withdraws Selma Voting Rights Suit

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr withdrew a civil rights suit against Dallas County officials in Selma Alabama, filed last February to force access for demonstrations at voter registrar offices. The move followed assignment of federal registrars to King’s SCLC.

Birmingham Ala UPI Martin Luther King Jr Dallas County Selma Kine Southern Christian Leadership Conference SCLC U. S Daniel Ho Thomas Mobile Wilson Baker Baker Dallas County Board of Voter James Bevel King Johnson Revel Savannah Lineal National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Justice Department Tones County Miss Clarence Mitchell NAACP Washington Bureau

Senate backs bill to end state right to work limits

The Senate Labor Subcommittee approved 7 to 1 a measure to repeal Taft Hartley Section 14 B, nullifying state right to work laws. If enacted, the bill would permit union shop clauses in contracts requiring employee membership within 30 days, with dissent by Sen. Paull Fannin and a present vote by Sen. Winston Prouty.

Washington UPI Senate House Paull. Fannin R-Ariz. An Senate Labor and Public Works Committee

Se U K Wind Delays 3600-Mile Sea Crossing By Manry

Southeast winds off Falmouth England slowed Cleveland Plain Dealer man Robert Manry on the 3600 mile Atlantic voyage aboard the Tinkerbelle. Hazy weather kept RAF planes from spotting him and thunderstorm threats lingered as he nears the Azores.

Falmouth England Cleveland Robert Maury Atlantic Tinkerbelle Royal Air Force RAF Manry Cleveland Plain Dealer

Auschwitz war crimes trial ends hearings in Frankfurt

The Auschwitz trial, West Germany's longest, concluded its hearings in Frankfurt. Chief Judge Hans Hofmeyer set verdicts for next Thursday after final pleas from seven of twenty defendants accused in the deaths of 4.5 million at the Polish death camp.

Frankfurt Germany UPI Hans Hofmeyer

Death Ship Survival Testifies in Ramirez Case

Elwin testified that he saw Ramirez fire shots that killed the captain and four others aboard the death ship Sev. Ramirez faces five counts of murder and piracy in a U S hearing before Commissioner Swan with translation delays and a continued session schedule into Tuesday afternoon.

Rburvwaise Elwin Ramirez U. S Edward P. Swan Swan van Negretti

Federal examiners doubled to handle Negro voter registrations in South

The Civil Service Commission said examiners in nine hard core counties rose from 18 to about 36 as federal registration began. Two days produced 8,000 registrations, boosting Negro participation by 165 percent amid alleged intimidation in Mississippi.

Wilson M. Mathews Civil Service Commission Justice Department

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