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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1964
Page
1
The page fragment notes sports section reference Giants and Orioles scoring wins with a pointer to see sports pages 9 through 13. The surrounding text discusses Nevada culture and natural beauty, but no clear game details. The item reads as a sports tease with vague results and page direction.
A high ranking Negro Army Reserve officer from Washington DC was killed by a shotgun blast from a car along a foggy highway near Colbert Georgia. President Johnson ordered the FBI to take over the case.
LIMOGES France A gasoline tanker speeding ahead of the Tour de France bicycle race crashed into a crowd along a canal bridge, crushed and drowned spectators, and then plunged into the water. Ten people died and fifteen were injured as residents tried to lynch the driver before officers rescued him. The truck carried gasoline for helicopters overhead. The driver claimed brake failure and witnesses noted the vehicle hit high speed before the wreck.
Addison County jury dismissed a 150000 alienation of affection suit against Leo Durocher, the Los Angeles Dodgers coach, who was accused by Rene Morin of stealing his wife Anne and daughter Carolyn. Morin and family attended, Carolyn Morin grinned as verdict read, judge Nart Di presiding.
Los Angeles police found printing equipment dye paint molds decals dental plaster and other gear in the apartment of 24 year old Paul Skreta arrested June 28 for allegedly passing faked chips in a Strip hotel. Deputies say he cashed 500 of the 3700 in fake chips and tried to buy them back after a cashier grew suspicious. Skreta a Czech national claimed he stole a plane in Prague and crashed it in the Western zone to escape the Communists.
Partly cloudy conditions with gentle winds and a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. High near 106 degrees, low around 74. Noontime humidity 23 percent. Sunrise at 5 32, sunset at 7 59.
SAN FRANCISCO UP I The Republican Platform Committee approved a sharp attack on the Johnson administration accusing Democrats of pursuing Munich like foreign policy and stirring racial strife at home The 12 page indictment criticizes Democratic leaders as federal extremists who have weakened liberty domestically and abroad The broad assault aims to sway voters in the 1964 election year as Goldwater influence shapes the platform.
Governor William W. Scranton of Pennsylvania says he will not concede the Republican nomination to Barry Goldwater and expects to block him on the first ballot at the GOP National Convention. He offered no delegate estimate and dismissed surveys showing Goldwater ahead.
Dwight D. Eisenhower told about 2000 in Clovis New Mexico that it looks like Goldwater may win the Republican nomination. He declined to predict a first ballot victory in San Francisco and praised Henry Cabot Lodge for Viet Nam and the UN. He urged limits on beef imports and noted the domest ic cattle population is high. He defended German leadership in past wars while saying Americans could still prevail.
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