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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1965
Page
4
In Natchez Mississippi a large bomb wired to a car ignition exploded as a Black civil rights figure George Metcalfe started his vehicle. The blast ripped the car apart and hurled debris 200 feet, severely injuring Metcalfe and highlighting ongoing racial violence in the Klan hub.
Gemini 5 crews monitor a tropical storm off northeast South America as weather and orbit plans shape a possible splashdown near Grand Turk Island. Cooper and Conrad report steering rocket issues, minimize fuel cell disruption, and weigh continuing the long mission into Sunday amid a developing cyclone.
A UPI report says English film producer Dennis Lorane and three others face federal indictments for conspiracy in a $378.20 international counterfeit ring. A fifth potential co conspirator, Thomas Roe, was named but not indicted. The case spans multiple cities with alleged meetings and efforts to pass counterfeit federal reserve notes.
Senator Howard Cannon, a Nevada Democrat and Air Force Reserve brigadier general, urged Congress to halt stripping reserve components. He proposed a three step program to lift personnel ceilings to 90 percent, fund intensified training, and upgrade equipment to avoid starving reserves while Viet Nam needs grow.
West Resians Roer, the hay supervisor for the Juvenile Home, has resigned citing lack of job security. Chief Probation Officer Robert F. Mullen announced yesterday the 23-year-old official stepped down for this reason.
Three Nevada inmates escaped from a minimum security unit slipping from a housing barn and crossing a fence on foot after bed checks. Suspects are Wendell Jensen 21 Lynn Foley 19 and Lorin Smith 18 all held on robbery and burglary convictions from Clark County.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told reporters Washington has seen no clear move toward peace from Hanoi. He noted potential for preliminary talks and hinted the United States might pause air attacks if North Vietnam withdraws the 325th Division from the south. Officials cautioned no firm signs of a breakthrough, while privately some see slight hope as Hanoi and Beijing weigh a major decision.
Washington reports President Johnson, delaying his return, enjoys a Texas style birthday party at Johnson City with family and friends. He receives congratulatory messages from Dwight D. Eisenhower and a 100 year old Democrat, while White House aides note his focus on steel talks and space program amid other matters. A telegram from H. H. Cheeley of Iuka, Mississippi, prompts Johnson to send a warm reply while stressing shared purpose and health.
A tropical low with 40 mph winds formed in the Atlantic and neared the Windward Islands. The San Juan Weather Bureau warned Barbados, Grenadine Islands, Dominica, and Martinique to prepare for squalls and possible intensity changes as the system moves west or west-northwest at about 15 mph.
Government mediators pressed USW and 10 major steel producers to avert a nationwide strike set for midnight Tuesday. If no agreement by Sunday, 450,000 USW workers could walk out, idling furnaces and harming the economy.
Deputy U S Attorney General Ramsey Clark leads a federal task force surveying all programs and resources to aid Negro residents in Watts after a brief Sacramento visit with Governor Brown. The effort aims to address deteriorating conditions and housing, health, and employment needs in the area.
In Geneva, Dr Frank W Notesten of the Population Council warned the world’s population will continue to grow over the next 29 years with annual increases between 1 and 3 percent in developing countries. He cited current rates as high as 4 percent in some regions.
Dr. Erich Fromm, at the Annual Governor's Conference on Aging in New York, argues that the label senior citizens hides nothing shameful. He says the psychological approach to old age is same as other life stages, focusing on活活 vitality and utilizing assets of the age group.
United Press International reports Gordon Cooper and Charles (Pete) Conrad growing eager to return to Earth as countdowns near zero. They joked about poems to mark fuel problems that left them drifting in a tumbling craft for days while flight controllers offered jokes of their own.
The crew discussed the tumbling of the capsule and noted stabilizing it as over, while joking about its appeal as a carnival ride. They plotted new exercise routines using elastic cords and walking the spacecraft aisles as rain limited outside activity.
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