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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1964
Page
2
Riot spreads from a police station confrontation into a full scale outbreak as looters target liquor and grocery stores. Police use tear gas and hoses, arresting over 80. Public transit halted, debris covers streets, and witnesses describe scenes of fury and fear in the Nassau Street area.
A reminiscent fragment lists Las Vegas residents and figures from early city directories. It notes Hank Greenspun among judges and mentions people such as Archie Grant, Dr. Clair Woodbury, Harold Stocker, Vernon Bunker, Wendell Bunker, Cal Cory, Artemus Ham, Alta Ham, Art Ham Jr., Robert Kaltenborn, and Zora Grant. The piece references local publications, businesses, and a 1950s era social fabric with addresses, roles, and affiliations.
Police detained Epton and aide Conrad Lynn after a large Harlem gathering disrupted Lenox Avenue. Police, helicopter, and 100 tactical officers kept order as Epton was charged with disorderly conduct. Separately 13 Nationalist pickets protested at police HQ with anti Communist placards.
Cash sales of U S Savings Bonds in the state totaled 466 422 for June Clark County Savings Bonds Chairman H L Manente announced Of the June total 184 052 worth of bonds were sold in the County For the first six months of 1964 Savings Bonds sales in the state amounted to 3 719 523
Firefighters battled a grass and brush blaze near Barstow as winds pushed flames across the Barstow Freeway. Three dwellings and 10 outbuildings burned, with extensive damage to power, phone lines, and railroad right of way. One firefighter suffered second degree burns. the fire was 85 percent contained along 55 miles.
Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz urged passage of a bill to require double pay for overtime, arguing the 40 hour work week should not be the default goal. He said a 48 hour week should not be the general rule. He noted overtime increases could reduce hours and create jobs, and that moonlighting would likely remain largely unchanged.
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