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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1964
Page
1
The note castigates civil rights commentary and humor about Barry Goldwater, warning readers to read twice and accusing a writer of selfishness. A quirky postscript about Ruthe and a phony signature follows as the writer jokes about authenticity and patriotism amid a Las Vegas burglary roundup.
Gov Rockefeller arrived to survey riot damage and confer with police and National Guard leaders as Rochester imposes an 8:30 p m to 6 a m weekday curfew and 8 p m to 7 a m weekend curfews. A county liquor ban extends to Tuesday at 5 p m while 755 arrests prompt court arraignments across three rooms.
Police Commissioner Murphy ordered increased security as Harlem returns to unrest after four days of quiet. Black leaders press for more Negro police in the area. Teamsters Local 816 bans whiskey shipments to Harlem and Bedford Stuyvesant amid looting and clashes. A Molotov attack in Bed-Stuy injures James Collins, a Del Ray Bar patron, with three white-owned businesses damaged.
James R. Hoffa and Teamsters officials argued the union pension fund lost no money amid questioned loans. Hoffa’s lawyers reviewed multi million dollar loans as jurors weighed 17 hours of deliberation across 441 ballots, leading to a conspiracy and fraud verdict against Hoffa and six others.
Police traced the corpse theft of 14 year old Theresa Koertgen from Haben Funeral Chapel to an Evanston alley where she was found after a funeral. Two youths were questioned and released as investigators probe motives and leads.
Administration officials announced about 5,000 more U S military personnel would be sent to South Vietnam over the next months to bolster the war against Communist forces. The move followed the rejection of a Soviet proposal to reconvene the Geneva Conference on Laos.
A convention of the National Exchange Club with more than 2000 delegates opened in the Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas. National President Jefferson D Dickey spoke as mayor Oran Grayson Ed gar Pollard and Floyd Davis welcomed attendees. Bill Veeck delivered an off the cuff talk on his baseball career and humor.
Partly cloudy conditions with a few showers in the vicinity this afternoon and evening. Gentle winds with gusts in shower areas and lower humidity. High 100 and low 75 degrees. Noontime humidity 42 percent. Sunrise 5 44 set at 7 49.
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