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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1964
Page
1
In San Francisco GOP Platform Committee members denounced fast draft methods used to prepare the party's basic 1964 campaign document. The clash highlighted tensions over how the party should shape its official platform.
Los Angeles Dodgers coach Leo Durocher testified in Addison County court about courting Rene Morin's daughter Carolyn and gifting her parents. He described gifts to Mr and Mrs Morin to impress them and admitted travels with Mrs Morin to Las Vegas and Beverly Hills. The trial includes Damon Morin’s suit alleging alienation of affections amid a high profile defense.
In San Francisco Henry Cabot Lodge and Michigan Governor George Romney urged the GOP Platform Committee to denounce extremist elements and back a Constitutionally supported civil rights plank. They argued Goldwater’s stance risks alienating moderates and harming the party’s unity ahead of the convention.
A 19 year old Las Vegas man Charles Morris Gregory was arrested fifteen minutes after allegedly robbing the Key Room at 2365 F Bonanza. He fired a 22 caliber pistol into a bottle display and fled with funds after threatening two customers and a guard. Police recovered $165 on him.
Charred debris from a WC135 tanker and an F105 Thunderchief scattered across miles of desert near the Mojave. no survivors reported. Commanding details cited by Capt. John Williams indicate the tanker failed to connect with the fighter during a fuel line maneuver and the collision occurred overhead. A military truck convoy was dispatched from the base to the scene.
Two women, Lucille Rosary and Evelyn Williams, sue Black Muslim leader Elijah Muhammad alleging he may have fathered their children. In court affidavits they say Muhammad warned of possible violent death from fanatic followers if paternity claims were pursued.
Cloudy today with scattered thundershowers. Predicted high 96 and low 75. Sunrise 5 31 a m sunset 8 00 p m. Yesterday high 104 and low 76. Noon relative humidity 7 percent.
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