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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1964
Page
2
Classified items include seven personality notes, help wanted for men and women at Westinghouse Nuclear Laboratory, and a real estate listing advertising a four bedroom, three bath home. Contact numbers provided and open house details.
A dense notice page shows multiple housing ads including redecorated homes with four bedrooms and profit prompts, various furnished and unfurnished houses, apartments for rent, mobile homes, and a legal notice. It lists prices, down payments, and contact numbers like 642.7770 and 878-2049, plus a Nevada court summons in the final section.
NewYork Mayor Wagner endorsed U S Kennedy for the Senate after years of debate over neutrality. Wagner cited Kennedy’s civil rights leadership and urged broad Republican and Democratic backing while noting Kennedy’s ties to New York and Virginia residence factors.
Two suspects described as a couple robbed Ricos Lounge at 1415 E Charleston Blvd at about 6 45 am They ordered a beer and then forced everyone to the restroom after one pulled a stocking over his head and produced a blue steel automatic They escaped with about $200 from the cash register.
Viet Red Ambush killed four Americans with small arms fire while 60 government troops were wounded in Kien Hoa Province. The attack occurred near Phu Tuc after retaking a Vietnamese outpost, with about two battalions of Viet Cong involved. In Hue and Saigon, students protested Khanh regime after rallies denouncing his leadership and demanding civilian power.
Sen Barry Goldwater endorsed a bill to raise Social Security cash benefits by five percent for about 10 million seniors, while opposing the Johnson administration's plan to fund health care for the elderly through higher taxes. He warned Medicare would burden the system and pledged no support for adding new burdens. The clash focuses on health care for 18 million Americans 65 and older as King-Anderson riders hang over the Social Security measure ahead of a Senate vote after the August recess.
Senator Goldwater said the nations missile problems are serious and he is probing reported third stage defects in the Air Force Minuteman. He spoke at the Capitol amid remarks on Social Security and Medicare and cited an audit of President Johnsons finances.
The piece recalls Hank Greenspun and George Jessor discussing U S protection for foreign visitors amid Beatlemania in Las Vegas. It notes the Beatles drew crowds at the Sahara and raises questions about American youth taste, foreign influence, and potential security needs for public figures including Goldwater.
Denton contests Baring’s campaign talks saying he should return to Washington to advocate for Dill and Nevada’s livestock industry rather than stay on a campaign vacation. He urges Baring to discuss issues and not be lured into opposing a nonrunning candidate.
Police report a hold up at 3 55 a m at Rudy Moss service station and a similar attempt at 3 58 a m the next morning Carlton Brookshire of Sacramento California was arrested and charged with robbery.
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