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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1964
Page
1
A memo discusses dealer leadership at a union, potential new top jobs at the Convention Center, and a Sports Director position. It notes public officials gaining salary in small claims court and questions women’s signing within the local dealer community. The piece hints at local figures and moves to page 2 for a case detail.
The Republican platform supports full civil rights law enforcement and Lincoln era rights while Scranton backers push for a stronger stand. It also calls for school prayer flexibility, cuts in federal spending, tax-funding return to states, troop drawdown, reformed foreign aid, recognition of a Cuban exile government, and backing anti Castro guerrillas.
Thousands of whites and Negroes marched through downtown San Francisco on the eve of the Republican national convention to urge rejection of Barry Goldwater as anti civil rights. The crowd moved to city hall for a rally as Gov. Rockefeller's aides said he would speak, with projection of up to 50 000 attendees.
About 300 whites and Negroes fought for three hours in Henderson North Carolina in a riot that ended when police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Lovely Elen Roseman 21 representing South Tahoe-Douglas Rotary Club won Miss Nevada at Hotel Sahara. A comedy monologue secured her lead as she prepares to compete in Miss America in Atlantic City September 7 to 14. Elsewhere racial violence flared with a restaraunt riot near Henderson and incidents in Lake City Florida and Canton Mississippi.
Raynald Fyden, named president of American Federation of Gaming Casino Employees Local 4, claims Tom Hanley runs the group as an errand boy. Fyden, a former Operating Engineers Local 54 member, seeks to rebuild the local while pressing for charter support and legal clarity amid rumors.
Partly cloudy today with gentle winds and possible scattered thunder showers. High around 110 degrees. Low near 84. Sunrise at 5 31 and sunset at 8 00. Yesterday’s high 109 and humidity near 17 percent at noon.
Barry Goldwater appears widely misperceived by voters across foreign and domestic policy. A cross section of Americans shows majorities believe he supports aggressive actions such as dropping atom bombs in Asia and war with Cuba, while they oppose federal civil rights enforcement and other policies he is said to favor.
The Sun presents a six part series by Judy Edsall titled Foreign Newsmen in Las Vegas. The report seeks to clarify why foreign citizens criticize U.S. policies and explores possible solutions to hostility stirred by those views.
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