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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1965
Page
1
The Sparks Nugget unveils the world's first paper dollar slot machine, taking one dollar bills with a flat slot and no pay trays. A counter records winnings, with a $100 jackpot and a photoelectric cell rejecting larger, counterfeit, and foreign bills.
In Los Angeles, Mayor Samuel W. Yorty and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr clash over police policy after a night of violence and firebombs. Yorty labels the unrest an attack by Negroes on whites and refuses to oust Police Chief Parker. Governor Brown defends peacemaking, forms a blue ribbon panel led by John A. McCone to study causes and prevent recurrence as threats of bombings and arson surge.
Judge David Zenoff and Secretary Stewart Udall highlight Job Corps Conservation Centers as a national effort to train 16 to 22 year olds in work study and living in a 24 hour program. Nevada shared two workers Joe Gardner and Nathy Shir a who contributed as consultants across centers from Wor worri ng Ark to near Ray.
Governor Grant Sawyer urged residents to reject purveyors of hate fueling rumors in Southern Nevada. He cited no basis for current rumors in Clark County after talks with District Attorney Ted Marshall and police chiefs, stressing there is no organized threat to state tranquility and that the main danger lies in the rumors themselves.
US Marines reported a costly victory near Chu Lai with about 550 Viet Cong killed and over 1,000 wounded as they cleared a 2,000-strong guerrilla force. Regulations withheld exact US casualties, marking the Marines' toughest combat since Korea and drawing Okinawa comparisons.
Tony Detwiler a 5 year old diabetic may owe his life to a railroad engineer and curious policemen after his car overturned beneath a railroad overpass on the nearly abandoned High way 41 alternate about 22 miles from Las Vegas. He was trapped for seven hours and fifteen minutes before Highway Patrol officers found him at 7 15 p.m.
Reds pitcher Maloney blanked the Chicago Cubs in a dominant no hitter. The game highlighted strong defense and timely hits as Cincinnati secured a rare shutout victory.
Two of five major cab companies in the area sign new labor agreements including a pension plan. A union official says the drivers will take installment steps as terms are approved.
Weather notes show a hot day with 100 high and 7 low. Whittlesea Blue Cab and Are Cab Company sign two year pact led by Teamster Richard Thomas to end the strike. About 85 cabs will operate plus 200 courtesy cars. wage and health benefits rise with a pension plan starting Aug 1 1966.
Cap Kennedy reports the Gemini mission launch postponed to 10 am due to electrical overload and other problems. Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad were set for an eight day earth orbit, with underground fire cutting communications between the pad and ground control.
City commission adopts Ordinance 1190 to curb distress merchandise sales and regulate pawn shops and liquor and gaming licensees. The measure tightens minors’ access to intoxicants, relaxes some prior controls, and removes a mandatory penalty clause after debate among commissioners.
Federal officials approve a 1.6 million grant for a Clark County School District junior high near Nellin Air Force Base at Carey Avenue and Betty Lane. Announcement by Senator Alan Bible Howard Cannon and Rep. Walter Baring cites impact aid legislation aiding schools with federal employees’ families.
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