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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1965
Page
4
The Alliance for Progress marks its fourth anniversary amid growing UPI reports of dissatisfaction from Latin American officials who say the aid program remains over-directed and underfunded.
Theodore Matthew Brechtel, 27, was arrested by federal agents in Chicago on the FBI list of nineteen most wanted criminals. He offered no resistance and was taken without incident on the city’s North Side.
Moscow reports that Air Marshal Sergei Rudenko said Soviet aircraft can parachute missile launching ramps into embattled areas. He did not confirm prior use. Western observers note the method could aid in Vietnam where Sam 2 missiles are suspected in downing two U S warplanes.
Carson City UPI reports the State Gaming Control Board will propose rules to govern metal tokens used by casinos. Tokens must be used only within the issuing club and not exchanged between casinos or circulated publicly. Violations could result in license revocation.
The 1st Cavalry Division began deployment to Vietnam using helicopter mobility the first test of the new konsep. About 2,000 troops sailed from Charleston, with another 2,500 preparing to depart. four more contingents expected to embark in the coming days. It is the first full U.S. division ordered into combat since the Korean War.
In Athens the 25 year old King Constantine faced a deteriorating crisis as a Center Union revolt against ousted Premier George Papandreou faltered. Stefanopoulos and Tsirimakos failed to unite deputies and Papandreou refused a suspended six month premiership, derailing attempts at a quick resolution.
Civil rights leaders pushed for an emergency conference with Mayor Richard J. Daley to address riots across Chicago with over 180 arrests and 85 injuries. The Coordinating Council of Community Organizations said the mayor did not respond to their request while National Guardsmen stood by and police reduced patrols in the West Side trouble zone.
Uncertainty looms as tropical disturbances threaten launch site Cape Kennedy for the eight day orbital mission of astronauts L. Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad. Forecasters say Bermuda area could be at risk while easterly wave nears the planned landing zone though Cape Kennedy weather remains fair for now.
The Soviet Union released the first two photographs of the moon’s far side taken July 30 by the Zond-3 probe. The images show a battered, cratered landscape with many seas and a large eastern continent, far from the sharp detail of U S Ranger shots.
President Johnson, amid racial unrest in Los Angeles, monitors West Coast violence from Texas. He prepares to return to Washington, reviews reports from Califano and California authorities, and emphasizes restoration of order and equal rights with responsibility. Communists and Russian media seize on the crisis for propaganda.
A Chilean air force helicopter rescued 27 survivors from the wrecked cutter Janequeo after a Sunday collision off the Pacific coast 500 miles south of Santiago. Fifty-two crewmen remained dead, part of a peacetime Chilean naval disaster amid violent storms killing 132 and leaving over 50 000 homeless.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey dismissed Arthur M Schlesinger Jr. claims in a new book that John F. Kennedy planned to dismiss Dean Rusk as secretary of state. He said Kennedy never felt that way and called the report harmful and mischievous in a CBS Morning News interview.
In New London Connecticut Moses Nieto age 62 attends a submarine veterans convention where a photo triggers a reunion with his 33 year old daughter whom he hadn't seen since 1936. She learns he is grandfather to six grandchildren and the two reconnect after decades.
President Johnson pushes both sides to resolve the 62 day shipping walkout over crew makeup for automated vessels. Labor Secretary Wirtz to convene union and management talks and develop special procedures with AFL CIO President Meany. Wirtz hopes to report progress by tomorrow. Eight major lines idled by MEBA ARA and MMP. dispute centers on manning between MEBA and AMMI.
Viet Cong forces attacked near Pleiku and Duc Co along Route 19 and targeted Duc Co airstrip, with two U.S. civilians among those harmed. The militants escaped by 9 a.m. and remained at large Monday night, while 3,200 Marines completed equipment landings at Da Nang Chu Lai bases with another 3,200 Marines awaiting disembarkation.
Los Angeles County endures tense nights as seven million residents brace for more trouble after dark. Police and National Guardsmen patrol curfews in Watts and surrounding areas, with roadblocks and gunfire warnings amid 34 deaths and widespread destruction.
Two Las Vegas men, Thomas G. Andrus and Dante T. DeLeon, were arrested in Riverside for a July 24 jewel theft and booked on receiving stolen property. About $10,000 worth of jewelry was recovered. Bail was posted and the suspects were released. Earlier, Calvin Blackmore and two others were tied to the burglary.
In his first U.N. speech since replacing Adlai Stevenson, the United States signals willingness to bow to a majority of U.N. members on peacekeeping funding while preserving the right to block assessments. The speech also pins responsibility for financial delinquency on the Soviets and their supporters, warning of potential consequences.
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