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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1964
Page
1
Mayor Robert F. Wagner urged an end to four nights of racial violence in New York. He warned mob rule would not be tolerated and tied law and order to civil rights progress, saying perpetrators would be handed to the courts. He addressed police brutality charges and noted the civilian review board proposal by leaders.
A three judge panel ruled the civil rights act constitutional as applied to the Pickrick Restaurant run by Lester Maddox and the Heart of Atlanta Motel operated by Moreton Rolleston Jr. Both targets were given Aug 11 to desegregate while appeals proceed to the Supreme Court. The ruling focused on temporary injunctions and the public accommodation aspect under interstate commerce.
Rescue workers dug through mud after a cloudburst caused a street cave in. Georgetown University student Hugh M. O’Neil perished trying to save Claudia Shidler, a 10 year old girl, while patrolman Ronald D. Rotruck died in the same bid. The child’s mother Velma Shidler and neighbor Janet Lewis were pulled from danger as O’Neil and Rotruck returned to the hole to aid others. A passer-by reported O’Neil arrived with a rope and headed into the collapse.
A special three judge federal panel ruled Samuel Sheppard may stay free while the state appeals a district court order releasing him. He must post a new bond within three days and the Sixth Circuit will decide if a new trial is needed or if he will continue serving his sentence. The district court had ruled his 1954 Cleveland murder trial violated his rights.
Weather today will be clear, warm and humid with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. High near 105 and low around 82. Sunrise at 5 40, sunset at 7 54. Yesterday reached 106 with a low of 82 and noontime humidity at 16 percent.
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