Space age fantasies loom in post Sputnik era
A column reflecting on education and teacher salaries contrasts with space age visions. It recalls Alan Shepard and Russian astronauts exploring the moon and Mars era, warning of powerful new technologies and weaponry while noting Sputnik’s surprise to a mostly illiterate society.
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Hank
Alan Shepard Jr
Jonnenn
Virgil Grissom
Solar
Mars
Earth
Russia
United States
Twin earthquakes in southern Italy kill and injure many
The tremors near Naples and Ravello killed at least eight and injured scores, sending thousands fleeing. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Caroline were reportedly uninjured at a Ravello villa.
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Italy
Ravelio
Jacqueline Kennedy
Caroline
Ravello
Gulf of Salerno
Quexke
Kennedy
Court curbs rendering plant plans in Fast Las Vegas
District Judge George Marshall ordered a new planning commission hearing on a zone variance for a rendering plant proposed by the Stai rease Company of Salt Lake City. Residents protested the project on Boulder Highway. $40,000 had been spent to ready the building before objections escalated.
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Planning Commission
Las Vegas
Nédering Piam Docs
Trym@muracurt
Commg
Stairease Company
Salt Lake City
Louis Wiener
We Plant
Boulder Highway
Police hold suspect in Las Vegas gun death
A Las Vegas man was shot dead in his car at Monroe and PD Street. Five shots from a .38 revolver struck Freddie Jefferson and his female companion narrowly escaped, as Ver Lewhorn, a Tropicana valet, turned himself in within an hour. Police escort Lewhorn to headquarters for homicide inquiry.
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Monroe
Freddie Jefferson
Lewhorn
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Jefferson
Mon
Hank Greenspun for Governor Headquarters Promotes Gear
Hank Greenspun for Governor sets up at 72 Las Vegas Boulevard North offering buttons badges souvenirs signs lawn bumper stickers and coffee. Visit for campaign gear and yard signs in various colors.
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Hank
Las Vegas Boulevard
Princess Margaret Said to Be Expecting Second Baby
London Daily Mirror reports Princess Margaret is pregnant with her second child. An official announcement is expected soon, though sources remain undisclosed. She turned 32 on Monday and celebrated at Abbeyleix House in Ireland with her husband Lord Snowden.
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Lon Con Daily Mirror
Margaret
John Griffin
Abbeyleix House
Ireland
Lord Snowden
Abbeyleix
Snowden
Lady de Vesei
Johnson to Visit Middle East on Kennedy Sendoff
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson will depart from the White House by helicopter after a 3 30 p.m. farewell to begin a tour of five Middle East countries. The trip, officially to spread goodwill and assure American support, follows a ceremonial sendoff by President Kennedy.
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Washington
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Middle East
Johnson
White House
Nixon Brown Feud Flare Over Planned Debates
Los Angeles sources report a heated exchange in the California governor race as Richard Nixon accuses Edmund G Brown of dodging a face to face debate. Brown counters that negotiations failed because Nixon seeks to dictate format and demands a strong control panel.
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Los Angeles
UPT
Richard M. Nixon
Edmund G. Brown
Nixon
Brown
Kennedy
Kennedy launches probe into Teamsters pension fund
A federal grand jury in Chicago opens an August session to investigate the 180 million Hollas Teamsters pension funds in Central States division. Probes in multiple cities focus on loans to resort hotels and Las Vegas casinos, with possible mail fraud wire fraud and conspiracy cited as potential charges.
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UPT
Robert F. Kennedy
James K. Hollas
Grand Jury
Washigton
Los Angeles
Teamsters
Pension Fund
Las Vegas
Ionaries. Smith
Vegas May Get Children's Home
Carson City Nevada the State Welfare Board ordered a study of the need for a Nevada Children's Home branch in Las Vegas to serve Clark County youths. Superintendent Joan Aberasturi noted more wards come from Las Vegas and remaining there could aid family reunifications. report due at September meeting.
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UPI
State Welfare Board
Nevada
Children’s Home
Las Vegas
Clark County
Childrens Home
Joan Aberasturi
Bcats
Aberasturi
US ambulance enters Berlin Wall area to aid refugees
Berlin officials report the United States sent an Army ambulance to Checkpoint Charlie to reach refugees shot by East German guards. The move, agreed by the three western powers and Mayor Brandt, aims to provide medical aid across the border and avoids further incidents at the wall.
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United States
Berlin Wall
East Berlin
Wily Brandt
U.S
Checkpoint Charlie
U.S Centre
Alsa
Wall
Viet Cong Guerrillas Hit Hard in Coastal South Vietnam
Government reports say South Vietnamese paratroopers killed more than 200 Viet Cong guerrillas in a major seven day campaign. The battle centered along a canal bank about 13 miles northwest of a coastal town. Local authorities describe it as the largest engagement so far in the operation.
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South Viet Nam
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