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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1965
Page
2
Pioneer Tithe Insurance Company to open a new $1.5 million office building on South Tier Street in Las Vegas. The project marks a skyline shift as hotels and offices rise, with Berold Wandesforde, PTI president, overseeing progress amid the city’s growth.
A funeral service is held for Stevenson with dignitaries including the President and First Lady expected at the state service. The procession and crowd line the church as mourners pass by, with government officials and family gathered in the Jesse Fell Room.
A contested stretch of Highway 15 near Bien Hoa and Vung Tau saw Viet Cong activity and U S air strikes as Defense Secretary McNamara toured Da Nang and Che La outpost and the carrier Independence. He met with Lt Gen Walt and Brig Gen Nguyen Chan Hohi while observing Viet Nam frontline operations.
Mrs. Arlene Rivera found the house at 613 N. G Street in Las Vegas looted of plumbing fixtures. The hot water heater sinks and other fittings were removed and the bathtub had also been disturbed, police said.
Scientists unveiled Mars images showing a crater like pockmark about 12 miles wide and a V shaped feature on the red planet. They noted a hare shaped cloud band possibly 530 miles high and withheld speculation on the true nature of the features from the first three closed circuit lectures.
A car carrying Brewster and three other Negroes was fired upon after leaving a service station. Brewster said he had not taken part in civil rights activities. A $20,000 reward was posted for information leading to arrests. Two Negro churches burned at Greensboro, Alabama, as civil rights disputes continue.
South Viet Nam premier Ky called for additional American or Allied troops to man front lines to allow Vietnamese forces to reorganize behind them. In a CBS interview in Saigon as Defense Secretary McNamara toured Viet Nam, Ky said air power aided but could not win the war and that talks with Westmoreland and others are ongoing on troop needs.
A Molotov cocktail was thrown under the new car of television personality Ron Terry in Skokie, marking the second arson attack on his vehicle and the seventh bombing in the Chicago area in under two weeks. The convertible belonged to Terry and was registered to his wife Lillian.
The piece notes shifts in opinion among Republicans and independents toward President Johnson's Vietnam stance. It cites Goldwater voters and former Johnson supporters, showing mixed reactions from 1964 allies and new backing from some GOP moderates while civil rights and domestic programs remain debated.
Bnai B’rith Sawyer will address the joint opening banquet along with Bnai B’rith International President Dr William A Wexler and Mrs Arthur Rosenbluth International president for the women’s order The convention agenda includes reports from Hillel the Anti Defamation League the A Z A youth group community service veterans affairs adult Jewish education Israel Program and related programs Dr Harold Weisberg of Brandeis University will be principal speaker Tuesday on The Overriding Major Problems of Contemporary American Jewish Life.
Local 12 officials Jim Arnold and James Sailor Ryan represent the Las Vegas Construction and Building Trades Council. Sen Cannon, visiting over the weekend, hopes all possibilities for settlement will be explored. Keith Hickman of Local 1538 says a meeting with Painting and Decorating Contractors of America is scheduled Monday, first talks since the July 9 walkout. Carpenters Local 1780 plans to present the latest contractor proposal to members early this week with little hope of acceptance.
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