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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1965
Page
2
The column ponders why businessmen wear coats outside air conditioned offices in heat and humidity. It also mentions a young shopper at a meat counter joking about bacon prices, a TV Q and A about Vince Edwards life, desert flash floods warnings, an American Jewish Committee luncheon, and Bank of Las Vegas promotions inviting savers with insured accounts.
Marina Oswald Porter, widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, told Dallas Justice of the Peace W E Richburg that her husband Kenneth Jess Porter threatened to shoot himself and endanger her two children. Porter was arrested and jailed after a warrant was issued following her testimony.
A dense OCR style page shows varied ads and notices from Foster's Shoes to personal services and lost items. Listings include jobs at Continental Distributors, real estate trades, furnished apartments, unfurnished houses, and goods for sale including stove refrigerator and washing machine. Also a lost dog reward notice and a deer rifle for sale.
Washington reports a nationwide plan to boost U S military manpower for Vietnam with a 7 to 10 billion dollar annual cost projection. Sen John C Stennis argues for a 7 to 10 billion yearly budget while Gen Wallace Greene cites possible use of draftees for Marines and renewed Selective Service deferment review.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr toured the fire damaged Watts district as 12 000 National Guard troops edged toward normalcy. Riots left 35 dead and nearly 4 000 arrests for looting and disturbances as police faced sniper fire at a mosque.
The No. 2 XB70A undertook its longest flight to test slow speed factors. Van Shepard piloted with Al White as co-pilot for 1 hour 58 minutes. The six-jet craft reached Mach 1.4 and climbed to 45,000 feet, described as a success by North American Aviation officials.
Tenants in the condemned Juleart Trailer Court face Aug 31 closure after Nevada City Commission rejects extending the deadline. Attorney Bob Fahey seeks more time citing housing search problems while owner S J Puma of H & P Enterprises plans to cut power if tenants remain. Way to September review possible if any tenants stay after closure.
The governor supports a contentious parole law revision amid criticism that it signals soft on crime. He cites personal conviction and a columnist’s urging as motivation, noting a long tenure with the National Governors Conference and a revealing poem found among his papers.
Three members of the Advertising Advisory Committee urge improved cooperation after the Clark County Fair and Recreation Board declined the Baskin Petitti proposals. The full board chose to rehire Melvin and Kelly Reber Agencies for 480000 dollars, rejecting a split budget plan.
The Nevada Supreme Court orders a new trial for Beasley after ruling he should have received a trial transcript of co-defendants Warren Harris and Vase Calvin Valrie. One co-defendant Harris faced dismissal after a hung jury. Valrie was acquitted this year. Beasley’s fingerprint timing evidence was deemed improperly admitted.
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