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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1965
Page
1
Donn Keith Ludvigson age 33 was fatally injured during a heat race on a private racing course south of the Las Vegas Strip as spectators and fellow riders watched in horror.
London: Field marshal Montgomery called General Douglas MacArthur the greatest soldier produced by the United States in the second World War while reviewing his Reminiscences. He praised MacArthur’s return to liberate the Philippines and to shape postwar Japan, saying he never met a more masterful military mind.
U.S. Treasury Secretary C. Douglas Dillon and five top industrial leaders projected a growing economy in 1965 on a TV program. Dillon indicated the federal budget could be held under 100 billion dollars, with stimulus from tax cuts continuing and an anticipated excise tax reduction.
Taylor said in a Newsweek interview that the fight in Vietnam has no quick resolution. He urged perseverance despite pessimism and emphasized the need for a government that is master in its own house and able to implement decisions.
Barbara Davis, 17, Wooster High School senior, gave a 21 question civics test to 51 adults including four teachers and three college students in Reno. Only 5 passed with 70 or more. Scores ranged 33 to 88. A sample question asked for three constitutional requirements to be president. Answers included must be a millionaire and must be male.
Clark County jail confined 254 persons over the weekend, surpassing last week's 235 at the courthouse. Sheriff's deputies cited 32 arrests in the preceding 24 hours ending 8 a.m. yesterday on drunk and disorderly charges, with several other robberies and felonies under investigation.
Three masked bandits armed with pistols and a shotgun raided Maxine's Bar at Charleston and Nellis Birds, forcing owner Gerald Bernard and three patrons to lie on the floor. They escaped with about $130, a customer with $33 in a wallet, and a broken bar area after a possibly accidental shot. Deputies questioned two suspects but may release them for lack of evidence as the case develops.
U S Secret Service agents and sheriffs deputies pursued a $2 million counterfeiting plot in the Las Vegas area. Searches in desert terrain and a cave near the California line yielded no plates or bills. Two suspects, Neil G Buckwald and Marie Buckwald, were in custody with arraignment expected, as investigators planned further talks with U S attorneys.
Mrs. Ethel Kennedy, 36, wife of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, entered Roosevelt Hospital New York to await the ninth child as heavy snow falls. She appeared in good health with husband at 8:25 p.m. and was taken to a private obstetrics room. The eighth child, Patrick, was born in Boston.
Today's high 57 and low 28 with light winds and variable cloudiness. Yesterday reached 55 with a 27 low. Noon humidity at 29 percent. Sunrise at 6 52 and sunset at 4 46.
A 29 year old Las Vegas man, B. B. Crank, was seriously injured while working on a drill rig at the Nevada Test Site. He was struck by a heavy drill apparatus and is listed in fair condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Crank, an employee of the Big Hole Drillers Co., lives at 1932 Cindy Sue Apt C in Las Vegas and was spokesman said to be treated by Atomic Energy Commission personnel.
A major winter storm spread snow sleet and rain from Texas to Maine. Heavy snow advisories covered 17 northeast states while subzero cold persisted in the Northern Plains. Up to 8 inches fell in parts of Connecticut New Jersey and southeast New York causing flight disruptions and power outages across several states.
The Kiwi safety demonstration explosion was postponed again due to insufficient winds. An Atomic Energy Commission spokesman said officials were meeting to decide on rescheduling. The test aims to show a reactor explosion is unlikely to trigger a large-scale disaster, depending on wind for the demonstration devices.
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