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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1964
Page
1
Recalling the 1934 Las Vegas city directory, memories of Mayor D. Baker and civil engineer C. D. Baker surface. The piece highlights early Southern Nevada figures, a tin survey plaque, and the era’s impact as told by C. D. Baker and local residents.
Ranger 7 speeds toward the moon on a collision course to crash Friday morning. The 86 pound probe will return up to 4 000 close up pictures to guide future U S astronauts and missions. A mid course tweak will be attempted to hit the target with extreme accuracy.
Sen. Barry Goldwater told GOP lawmakers he is ready willing and able to face President Johnson in a TV debate modeled on Kennedy Nixon. Rep. Jack Westland said the plan includes lifting the equal time rule and pursuing heavy national TV exposure.
Rochester lifted the three day curfew after weekend racial violence in the city though City Manager Porter Homer warned injustices to the Negro community cannot be cured overnight. The SLA kept a county liquor ban in effect until 5 p.m. today as a grand jury began hearings on riot participants. National Guardsmen remained stationed near the Negro districts.
Clear today with south easterly winds 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Forecast high 108 and low 78 with sunrise at 5 45 and sunset at 7 48. Yesterday reached a high of 107 with a 78 low and relative humidity near 22 percent at noon.
Dallas lawyers for Jack Ruby filed a bill of exceptions arguing errors in his 35 day trial to save him from the electric chair. They charged star witness Sgt. Patrick T. Dean lied on the stand and said Ruby planned the shooting two days earlier. The filing barely met the court deadline and weighed 300 to 400 pounds due to newspapers entered from a Dallas venue fight.
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