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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1965

Page

8

Birthday greetings honor LBJ on Texas ranch visit

President Johnson in excellent health, plans a 57th birthday at the LBJ Ranch in Texas. White House physician Rear Adm. Burkeley says the President is a normally healthy man with no illness since January and maintains a careful diet, weight around 200 pounds.

Washington UPD Johnson Texas LBI Ranch White House Has George Burkley Burkley UPT Tres Bethesda Naval Hospital Barkley

Johnson Signs Bill for 3.25 Billion to Aid American Cities

President Johnson signed the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1985 authorizing 3.25 billion dollars over five years to fund public works grants development centers and loans for private business ventures in distressed areas. He framed the effort as a new era of opportunity to revive struggling towns and water systems and create jobs.

Washington UPI Johnson White House Iast Iistate

Disarmament Talks Hit Dead End in Geneva

In Geneva Soviet diplomat Tsarapkin blamed West Germany for stalled progress at the disarmament talks. He warned Moscow would not accept Western moves toward a MIF under NATO and insisted German reunification linked to bargaining. The United States pressed a nuclear non proliferation treaty and Tsarapkin planned a formal reply next Tuesday.

Geneva UPI Soviet Union West Germany Tsarapkin United States Kremlin

Cambridge Elders Impose Town Meeting Attendance Rule

In Cambridge Massachusetts the town elders decree that every person must attend the monthly town meeting within 30 minutes of the bell or face a fine. The measure reflects strict civic participation expectations in early colonial governance.

Cambridge Mass

Third American Jailed by Commies

Communist police in East Berlin arrested an American tourist three months ago, making him the third American in Communist captivity. Identified as William Wynne Lovett of San Francisco, he was involved in a May traffic accident in East Berlin in which a German was hurt. Western officials also named Benjamin F Whitehill of Tulsa Oklahoma and John Thwaites as Britons arrested August 1. A third American, John Van Alrena of Milton Junction Wisconsin, was sentenced to eight years in January for allegedly aiding refugees.

Berlin UPI East Berlin William Wynt Lovett San Franeiscn Benjamin F. Whitehill TH Tulsa Oklo John Thwaites John van Alrena Milton Junction Wis

Rocket X15 Reaches 3409 MPH Over Southwest Tests

Air Force Maj. Robert Rushworth piloted the X15 to 3409 miles per hour and 240000 feet in a 10 minute flight over California and Nevada. Objective included boundary layer measurements and earth observation using a rear mounted sensor to gauge color intensity.

AIR Force BASF Calif Robert Rushworth California Nevada Boundare Laver Dirine China Rsi Delmer Nevota XIS Research

Bon Voyage For Liner United States Sails Amid Strike

The superliner United States departed New York yesterday for Europe as the first strikebound US passenger liner to serve an American port since the Gulf Coast walkout began June 4. Nine hundred passengers, many anxious after a two month wait, sailed from the Hudson River pier at noon aboard the world’s fastest liner.

New York UPT United States Europe Hudson River

New York Post Delays Computer Cutoff in Union Row

The New York Post cancels its Model 1420 computer lease amid a dispute with the printers union Local Six of the International Typographical Union. Publisher Dorothy Schiff says publication was halted for one day last June as talks continue over perforated tape use. Other NYC papers reached agreements with the union, while the Post negotiates directly after the 1963 strike.

NEW York UPT The New York Post Dorothy Schiff Post Bertram A. Powers Local Six International Typographical Union Schiff the Post New York City Publishers Association Local

Izvestia Warns of Gambling Fever in Britain

Izvestia front page paints British craving for one armed bandits as a deadly social infection. It cites Britain’s gambling rise, ruinous losses, and electronic “bowels” draining players’ pay, while accusing authorities of impotence against gambling bosses importing machines from the United States.

Moscow UPI Izvestia Britain United States

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