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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1964
Page
1
Amid a wave of violence, Rochester and surrounding towns faced a multi-hour riot. Police used tear gas and hoses as 211 state troopers intervened, injuring 98 people and arresting 85. Looting and property damage spanned a 10-block Negro neighborhood along Joseph Avenue.
A Communist leader seeking to rally supporters on a Harlem street corner was arrested yesterday in defiance of New York City police officials. Hundreds of onlookers, mostly Negro residents, watched as the planned demonstration fizzled and the crowd dispersed.
Firefighters exhausted after five days on the brush and timber fire near San Bernardino said winds eased and lines may hold. About 1500 firefighters fought the blaze in the San Bernardino National Forest with support from aircraft and heavy equipment as acreage was revised downward from earlier estimates.
Scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers with southwest winds around 15 mph and stronger near showers. Predicted high 105 and low 80. yesterday's high 104. Noontime humidity low. sunrise 5 43, sunset 7 51.
The jury in the James R. Hoffa $25 million trial failed to reach a verdict for the second day. Eight women and four men deliberated over seven hours in the U.S. District Court before being excused at 4:45 p.m. They will return at 9:30 a.m. today to resume deliberations.
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