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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1965
Page
2
A Las Vegas Sun column riffing on summer life and local quirks notes vacation phone calls, fashion shots at Casino Branch, a Sinclair Oil sign with missing C, and Jaycee Zoo opening at Tule Springs Park. It also promotes Bank of Las Vegas in seven lines highlighting personal service and tailored banking.
The era’s civil rights momentum falters as white Americans show waning support for Johnson and federal action. Polls indicate only 51 percent back his civil rights stance, down from 58 percent, with Democratic and Republican support slipping. The poll tax question reveals mixed opinions on federal outlawing versus state control, signaling a potential new hurdle in Negro equality efforts.
A 10 PM blast at the Meyer Building shattered windows up to the top floor. Police investigated a bomb hoax at La Salle Street station an hour earlier. A passerby suffered minor cuts from flying glass as authorities warned of a possible bomber on the loose.
A USAF radar picket plane with 19 crewmen ditched in the Atlantic about 100 miles northeast of Nantucket after an engine fire. A commercial jet and two Air Force fighters searched the area as a carrier and a massive rescue effort converged amid dense fog and thunderstorms. No survivors or wreckage were immediately found.
Secretary Rusk described the Asia situation as crucial for a peaceful settlement. He cited Viet Cong attacks despite U S pledges, noted monsoon weather did not stop air strikes, and said Hanoi and Peking rejected overtures. He listed steps toward peace and warned allies about U S assurances.
U S infantry forces of the 2nd Brigade 1st Infantry Division landed at Cam Ranh Bay to guard an ammunition and fuel depot under construction. Peking called the flights a new escalation and warned China would act if North Viet Nam requests.
The July walkouts persist as Painters Decorators and Paperhangers Local 159, led by business agent Keith Hickman, vow no new changes while members stay on site at the Nevada Test Site. Independent Guard Association members near three weeks in their strike against Wackenhut Services Inc. Don Ronnow accuses Wackenhut of sending unilateral negotiation letters and says president Paul Feeney will press Nevada lawmakers for help as security staff from other projects augment test site guards.
U S Attorney Cecil Poole said the federal government will not seek the death penalty for the Oregon ex convicts in the Champion family kidnapping as no one was harmed. California officials expect possible execution under state law for Gray and Bowles due to the wounded Champion and the connections to the California kidnapping.
The article notes that Las Vegas gambling interests faced failures in Mexico and that casinos were closed in 1934 by President Lazaro Cardenas, turning into schools. Salvat, a former PRI treasurer, faced pushback from operators seeking funds for the 1964 PRI campaign while Diaz Ordaz won the presidency and opposed casino gambling.
Anthony Rossi aged 42 will be arraigned in Justice Court Monday on murder allegations. Rossi allegedly shot Anna Jones Roberts in her apartment early Saturday. Rossi claimed the shooting was an accident. Police received the incident report from Rossi, who said the gun was not loaded when the fatal shot occurred.
Pat Collins 75 longtime actor known for Lt Tragg on Perry Mason died Sunday at St John’s Hospital Santa Monica following a prolonged illness. A CBS spokesman said Collins suffered from emphysema for years and costarred with Raymond Burr in the CBS TV series for over eight years.
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