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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1964

Page

3

Khrushchev Promises New Deal Aims to Beat U.S. Economy

Premier Nikita Khrushchev told 1,443 Supreme Soviet delegates in Moscow that the Soviet Union will win without fail in its economic struggle with the United States. He outlined reforms to raise wages, pensions for farmers, better consumer goods, and incentives affecting 18 million workers, and cited GNP progress to 65 percent of the U.S. level.

Nikita S. Khrushchev Soviet Union United States Khrushchev Supreme Soviet Parliament Kremlin Hall China Russia America

Lightning 2 Fire Swath Threatens Chico Resort

A 6000 acre brush fire nicknamed Lightning Number Two threatened the Richard son Springs resort near Chico. State Forestry trucks were deployed at night to protect structures as 300 firefighters battled the blaze. The fire started in Butte Creek Canyon and spread toward ridges around the resort, one of several fires sparked by weekend lightning in the Sacramento Valley and Sierra. Another blaze near Latrobe in El Dorado County burned out of control, while a 100 acre fire near Paskenta in Tehama County was contained Sunday.

Richardson Springs Chico State Division of Forestry Sacramento Valley Sierra Butte County Butte Creek Canyon Latrobe el Dorado County Paskenta Tehama County

UAW Demands Stock Purchase Plan From GM

The United Auto Workers pressed GM to institute a stock purchase plan for 340000 hourly workers. Leonard Woodcock said funds now going to the SUB fund would be redirected to a stock pool once SUB is maxed. He called the prior presentation lacking realism.

Detroit UPS United Auto Workers Union General Motors Leonard Woodcock UAW GM Department

Two Negro Churches Destroyed by Fire

Two Negro churches near Natchez Mississippi were destroyed by predawn fires. Sheriff Odell Anders said Jerusalem Baptist Church and Bethel Methodist Church near Kingston were ablaze as investigators from local and state offices began looking into arson.

Natchez, Miss UPI Adams County Odell Anders Jerusalem Baptist Church Bethel Methodist Church Natchez

Ambush Biggest Red Reaps Heavy Viet Nam Losses

The Vietnamese war toll climbs with 60 government troops killed 65 missing and 129 wounded after a two day Viet Cong ambush near Vinh Choe 120 miles southwest of Saigon. An American adviser was wounded by a mine near Binh Duong and a Skyraider crash landed at Bien Hoa with no injuries.

South Viet Namese Vinh Cheo Viet Nam VPI Saigon Binh Duong ALE ‘Skyraider Bien Hoa

Vietnamese Guerrilla Attacks Surge In Mekong Outpost Fight

A Saigon military spokesman said Communist guerrillas increased attacks by about fifty percent last week and seized 570 weapons from government forces, the largest weekly loss this year. The fiercest fighting centered on Vinh Cheo in Chuong Thien province where the village burned as reinforcements reached the outpost.

Saigon Vinh Cheo Mekong Chuong Thien

Johnson McNamara discuss defense budget and space pledge

President Johnson conferred with Robert McNamara on military spending and the next federal budget. He signed a 5.2 billion measure to start this year's civilian space program and stayed at the desk as Republicans led in San Francisco.

Washington UPI Johnson Robert McNamara San Francisco McNamara Pentagon George F. Reedy White House Lemuel Penn Georgia

European papers critique Goldwater at GOP convention

European newspapers sharply criticized Senator Barry Goldwater at the San Francisco Republican convention. Reporters said his nomination would split the GOP, with London Daily Herald correspondent James Cameron calling him "the man who could blow up the world" and labeling his right wing views as extreme, backward, and ignorant.

London UPI Sen Barry Goldwater Goldwater San Francisco James Cameron London Daily Herald Cameron

Nation's Weather Temperature and Precipitation Table

The 24 hour period ending 4 a.m. PST, prepared by the U S Weather Bureau at San Francisco, presents nationwide temperature readings and precipitation amounts. It lists high and low temperatures across regions and notes rainfall intensity in key areas, reflecting regional meteorological conditions.

U.S. Weather Bureau San Francisco

Morse Urges $467 Million Cut in Foreign Aid Funds

Sen Wayne Morse criticizes the administration foreign aid program as stagnant unproductive and misrepresented and calls for a 467 million dollar reduction. The dissent highlights trouble ahead as Senate prepares to debate the annual aid bill after the GOP convention.

Washington UPI Wayne Morse D-Ore Morse Senate Congress Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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