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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1965
Page
4
Far West rivers crest and fall with limited damage as Humboldt County and surrounding areas recover from Christmas floods. Officials report gradual relief with easing weather and continued airlifted aid to stranded communities and livestock.
President Johnson unveils a 49.1 billion defense budget with a slight cut from the previous year and a manpower reduction of 38,000. Air Force loses 38,000 personnel, Army down 20,000, Navy and Marines unchanged.
In New York Judge Irving H. Saypol threatened to jail leaders of the welfare workers strike but postponed ruling to allow service of the three day walkout. He issued a temporary injunction as contorn lies are heard over contempt of court. The walkout disrupts services at 25 welfare clinics affecting about 500000 welfare recipients.
A 11 year old in London reports British teens treat sexual experience as a status symbol. She notes many girls at her grammar school have lost virginity, and that 17 year old boys are often non-virgins. She adds dating couples are expected to have intercourse after about two months.
Campbell County Sheriff George Ratterman told a Newport grand jury that 40 to 50 prostitutes operate from Newport bars each night and blamed the 5 am closing law for encouraging vice. He alleged cafe proprietors share in prostitution money and cited a Cincinnati investigator solicited by prostitutes in a Newport bar.
In Bogalusa Louisiana a six man committee canceled former Arkansas congressman Brooks Hays speech after pressure from the Ku Klux Klan. Mayor Jesse H Cutter Jr urged calm and said officials would enforce laws while noting the public nature of the controversy.
The Salvation Army attacks James Bond in War Cry citing rising crime in England and Wales. It blames Bond novels for sensationalism and violence while noting increased indictable offenses and glamorized fictitious women over real aid needs.
Acid Production SAN JUAN reports Puerto Rican Cement Co plans to boost output from 5.5 million barrels per year to 195 million in two years. The expansion targets increased capacity at its San Juan facility to meet growing demand. Local officials expect job growth and broader regional supply.
Senator Thomas J. Dodd charged a hard core minority is blocking his proposal to ban wide open mail order gun sales. He said most Americans favor tighter controls and named the National Rifle Association and the Treasury Department as supporters of the bill.
Dallas records detailing Jack Ruby’s murder case are boxed and sent to Austin as his Oswald shooting conviction faces an appeal. Oral arguments before the State Court of Criminal Appeals are planned for April with defense attorney Joe Burleson leading efforts.
The TFX now designated as the FISA by the Air Force tested its variable sweep wings in its second flight. General Dynamics reported the aircraft completed an hour and two minutes aloft, with earlier flight 24 days ahead of schedule. The wing design enables slow takeoffs and fast cruise, and the company will receive a government bonus for ahead of schedule performance.
In London an unnamed young man wandered naked down an East End street with a loaf of bread under his arm as police halted traffic. He was taken to a hospital for a mental examination after the incident during the year’s hottest day, when temperatures reached 42 degrees.
Former King Saud of Saudi Arabia flew into Vienna in luxury for medical care and possible exile. Traveling with 20 wives, female attendants, two doctors, and other entourage, the ex-monarch drew attention amid the Austrian capital. In Paris, the United States and NATO allies reported progress toward a common policy to counter Communist penetration in the Congo after a 34 hour NATO Council meeting.
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle scheduled his next semi annual news conference for January 4 to outline French policy for six months. Officials doubt any major diplomatic blows will be struck as in the past.
Oklahoma Republican National Committeeman John W. Tyler requests removal of National Chairman Dean Burch and an ideological GOP restructuring. He wrote a letter to Barry Goldwater on December 22 outlining his views.
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