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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1965
Page
2
A medley of lines on national identity and accents ends with a promotional note for the Bank of Las Vegas. The piece cites G I benefits debates, a Georgia reference, playful quips about English readers, and a local bank advertisement touting four percent savings and four and a half percent time accounts as a public service to readers.
Multiple listings offer 3 bedroom 2 bath houses for rent with options to buy or rent to own. Prices range from $79 to $159.50 per month with features like refrigeration carpets drapes yard sprinklers and built ins. Call 384 6211 or 642 7244 for details.
A Guam based force of 25 to 30 B52 bombers saturated a Viet Cong stronghold 30 miles north of Saigon with about 500 tons of bombs. The raid’s results were unclear, but concurrent air and ground actions killed over 285 guerrillas and left 28 American deaths in the weekly toll, with 100 wounded and 7 missing or captured. One US plane was downed but the pilot rescued.
Santa Barbara faced a quake scare sparked by mimeographed letters from J Douglas Stewart of Ohio University to nine counties warning civil defense agencies of prophecies by two women. The letters claimed a quake and tidal wave would occur between July 13 and 21 with dates tied to Jeane Dixon and Grace Conrad, but no quakes were reported.
In Athens police fought about 10,000 anti government demonstrators with clubs tear gas and water hoses. A high school student was killed and over 150 police and protesters were injured amid riots against the new government of Premier George Athanassiadis Novas.
In Southern California the construction industry resumes after 34 days of walkout as Local 12 and contractors agree on wage and benefit hikes totaling 1.2544 dollars per hour. A four year pact adds 35.5 cents for three years plus one dollar daily subsistence in three years. About 500 engineers return to work pending signing. another 500 remain on drilling jobs with talks to follow.
Owens and H Streets area trailer park Jubart was ordered closed by the city commission effective August 31 after denying a variance for continued operation. The park is owned by H and P Enterprises Inc and William Clark of Las Vegas had sought to keep it open. In the same meeting, Bonanza Road property owners lost a commercial zoning bid between 9th and 12th Streets while Owens Avenue zoning request between J Street and Highland Drive remained in abeyance.
The Souths first Negro police chief Jesse Meadows aged 66 said he faced threats before resigning to Crawfordville city council Tuesday night. He cited too many people on his back and worried for his safety and his wife. Civil rights activity continued in Bogalusa and Springfield with protests over alleged police brutality.
A 12-year-old boy, Stanley Collins, was admitted to Sunrise Hospital after a 1,250 pound concrete block wall toppled at 1801 N J St. He and companion Michael Raney were walking on the six foot wall when a seven foot section collapsed, injuring the youth.
State witnesses describe Roy Osborn case against him for the fatal shootings of Mrs. Malloy and Mrs. Widdick. Deputy District Attorney Ray Jeffers argues the evidence supports the death penalty while defense counsel Rex Jemison calls a death verdict immoral. District Attorney Ted Marshall counters that jurors are the conscience of the community.
A caustic letter blasts local leaders and business owners for perceived greed and social decay. The writer claims high rates for scarce water, cement jungles replacing shade trees, empty homes, and rapid strikes harming employment. Readers are invited to respond and perhaps persuade the critic to stay.
Mrs. Bessie Johnson an 83 year old overton resident suffered serious head back and hip injuries after being struck by a car driven by H A White as she crossed Main Street near her home and a drug store at 730 pm witnesses said. She was rushed to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital by ambulance.
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