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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1965
Page
2
A Sahara meet report describes a volatile golfer who hurled his clubs into a water hazard after a bad stretch. He returned in swimwear, fished out his bag, retrieved items, then left without comment as bets swirled about his fate.
The Gemini 5 crew Cooper and Conrad land on the Lake Champlain after a splashdown and debriefing. They receive congratulations from President Johnson and celebrate on deck as medicals proceed and beards are shaved.
United States steel industry faces a looming strike as talks stall after eight months. Morse Collins and mediator Simkin fly to Washington to brief the President while the Big 10 pause blast furnaces in anticipation. Key sticking points are pay, vacation benefits, contract duration, and retroactivity to May 1.
A long list of named figures including Cannon, Rep Walter Baring, Gov Grant Sawyer, Lt Gov Paul Laxalt, Atty Gen Harvey Dickerson, Mayor Oran Gray, and numerous others such as Seymour Chotiner and Sidney Korshak, appears as part of a broad roster of officials, lawyers, and business leaders. The fragment preserves names across political, legal, and entertainment sectors without context or actions attached.
Police say Dembke approached a patrol car on Fremont Street around 3 a.m. and claimed he had killed a girl in a hotel. He showered and shaved before going to a downtown casino to gamble with money taken from the post office where he worked. He is held without bail on murder suspicion as Miss Sothern’s body is moved to Palm Mortuary.
A 1963 1965 survey shows the public split on violence in Negro demonstrations and riots in Los Angeles and other cities. It measures attitudes toward responsible elements, unemployment, police conduct, and the impact on Negro rights, noting gradual nationwide progress in civil rights despite unrest.
Carpenters locked out by builders last week may return to work following a settlement with contractors amid a carpenters strike. The dispute centered on work stoppages and wage terms as negotiations progressed.
Funeral services for Mrs Caroll C. Lingenfelter age 81 will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Community Church in Boulder City. She died yesterday in a local hospital. She is survived by a niece Mrs Bernice Olson of 604 Avenue F and a sister Mrs Jessie Johnson of Ottawa Illinois. Elder L L Dinwiddle of the Las Vegas Seventh Day Adventist Church will officiate. Interment in Boulder City Cemetery. Palm Mortuary of Henderson handling arrangements.
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