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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1964
Page
2
A promotional notice for Bank of Las Vegas announces a grand opening of a new casino branch at MorOcco Motel 2975 Las Vegas Boulevard South. The event runs through August 21 with prizes including Carson City silver dollars for early accounts and free safety deposit boxes. Drawings for four 9 inch Sony transistor TV sets occur August 24–27.
Classified listings show antiques with prices from 290 to 500 dollars and autos including a 1960 MGA MK with condition described as excellent. Also legal notices list a Nellis Air Force Base bid solicitation for Optical Service and estate probate proceedings in Clark County Nevada with dates in August 1944.
A Soviet vehicle was attacked at about 8:35 p.m. as it sped away, taking dents from demonstrators' fists and feet. West Berliners shouted at police following the incident.
Mexico's Diaz Ordaz rejects legalizing casinos to boost tourism. PRI leader Corona del Rosal also says no casino gambling in Mexico. Pro casino push in Acapulco cites tourism gains and hotel occupancy gaps as justification.
At his Pickrick Restaurant in Atlanta Lester Maddox declared he would close the eatery rather than integrate. A heated confrontation with civil rights activists ended with police clearing the scene as Maddox lectured the crowd and pledged to seek jobs for Black and white workers.
In a persuasively charged piece, the author traces how childlike pranks evolve into mob violence, comparing early bonfires of books to Nazi book burnings. The column cites Ed Reid, Lytton Robinson, and Barry Goldwater, warning that evil can migrate and must be stopped before it spreads.
Wayne Thornton replacing Willie Pastrano as Bob Olson’s opponent at Kezar Pavilion on August 28. Thornton, ranked No. 2 light heavyweight, recently defeated Eddie Cotton to rise in the rankings. Pastrano undergoes minor surgery in Miami but plans to respect the contract for a future bout.
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