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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1964
Page
1
A reader recalls a Las Vegas crosswalk death case with a driver charged with a serious violation awaiting trial for ten months. The note highlights grief and demand for resolution while reporting cemetery thefts near Los Angeles and warnings to protect vehicles from grave robbers and a baffled resident questions how to catch a crow in the Ith and 17th streets area.
Teamsters leader Hoffa and six co defendants were convicted of defrauding the Teamster Pension Fund of 95 million in loans and diverting 1.7 million for personal use. Hoffa faces five year terms on four counts to run concurrently plus an eight year sentence from a Chattanooga jury tampering case, with appeals planned.
Police sealed off a half mile square zone in Dixmoor to stop a potential riot by more than 1 000 Black residents after clashes left 57 whites injured. Tear gas and night sticks were deployed as stores in Dixmoor and nearby suburbs were asked to close early. Police blocked access as the area was cordoned.
A roaring fire sparked during fueling damaged Richfield Wholesale Oil Corp facilities at 610 S Main St. Fire fed by gasoline and diesel burned storage areas and a terminal loading depot. Foreman George Evans and Benard Spink described a flash explosion and injuries. Spink, 47, was hospitalized after the blaze.
More than 19 firefighters contained four of five fires scorching over 148000 acres in Central and Northern Nevada. The Boulder Flats blaze near Dunphy, at 51000 acres, remained out of control as crews and aircraft concentrated there. One man killed in a light plane crash near the scene was linked to firefighting operations.
Senate plans a Friday recess for a convention and will reconvene August 31 to tackle foreign aid authorization and appropriation, multiple money bills, and social security. House already finished major legislation and will recess by Friday. Speaker John McCormack quoted.
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies with southerly winds 15 to 5 mph in the afternoon. High near 104 and a low around 79. Yesterday's high was 104 and low 68.
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