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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1965
Page
2
A text describes woodchopping where competitors balance logs with bare feet and chop between the legs, a weight lifting contest where a lifter moved heavy steel cylinders in under ten minutes, and a goat-skin drinking game. It ends with humorous political quips about Basques and governance.
A cluttered page lists personals, apartments, mobile homes, musical instruments, mining equipment, and autos for sale. Entries include a Las Vegas Boulevard area phone line, a blue Lustre carpet cleaner ad, and a Cadillac Seville for sale with air conditioning and low miles.
UPI reports Acting Chief Justice Gordon Thompson said the Nevada Supreme Court will not pursue disciplinary action after Clark County District Attorney Edward Marshall admitted issuing a press release denouncing the Beasley murder conviction reversal. The court may still decide on further steps.
Obituary recounts Wilbur Clark rise from a San Diego Knickerbocker bell boy to a famed Las Vegas impresario. He built the Monte Carlo Club and Desert Inn, sponsored boxing talent, and planned Crest Hotels. Clark funded wartime drives and owned racehorses before his death.
Amid heavy fighting 450 guerrillas attacked four government positions along a 12 mile stretch southwest to 15 miles northwest of Saigon. Viet Cong bodies found near Chu Lai point to major earlier Marine victory. U S forces report 90 000 troops in Viet Nam with 2 000 new arrivals. Maj Gen Thieu rejects talks now insisting on North Viet Nam troop withdrawal before negotiations.
Detectives raided a junior Apalachin gangland convention at a Brooklyn motel arresting six Cosa Nostra connected members after a brief clash. Among those charged were Carmine Lombardozzi 52 and Phillip Arcuri 36 with felonious assault, and Marie Napolitano 25 tied to the scuffle. Local officers pursued identification and detained participants at the Golden Gate Motor Inn in Sheepshead Bay.
Clerks at the marriage license bureau handled a surge as five clerks and two deputies assisted a wave of young couples rushing to beat the midnight deadline. Judge Brennan performed 67 private ceremonies in his office while couples from California Arizona Chicago Missouri Minnesota Nevada sought licenses to avoid the draft.
A man in blue jeans and sneakers faced a tough time entering the St Regis Hotel lobby in New York before revealing himself as Sidney Lumet the director of The Group who was filming a scene inside the hostelry.
Fashion notes from New York discuss Paris hair trends with curling styles making a comeback. Helen Curtis Industries cites Alexandre declaring curls back over six months ago as salons report renewed interest in framed, not shaggy, hairstyles. Syracuse and Michigan State renew grid series in 1973 and 1974 after 21 years.
Richard Thomas of Teamsters Local S81 says he has not been served with a restraining order against courtesy cars from Las Vegas streets but will comply if ordered. He warns removal would harm the transportation system as Whittlesea Blue Cab and Ace Cab cannot handle all demand. Drivers have been on strike for over a month and the Public Service Commission cites drivers for operating public transport without a certificate.
The article notes Carpenters will vote on a contract Monday night amid industry tensions. The Southern Nevada Ready Mix Association, with four rock and gravel firms, faced shutdown due to ongoing labor disputes affecting negotiations represented by Federated Employers, Inc.
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