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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1964
Page
1
A columnist rails against fake rhetoric and violence in elections. condemns hate letters and mob tactics. He cites Republican delegates in San Francisco and notes Southern Nevada women delegates as influential in shaping Barry Goldwater's image.
Senator Thomas J. Dodd challenged ABC NBC and CBS executives over TV crime content and the industrys responsibility. He cited violence in shows and questioned war story trends, while ABC Films president defended cooperation with the army. In Washington, Senator Clair Engle died of a brain tumor at 52, as details emerged of his medical decline and fatal fall.
Attorney Edward G. Marshall and chief investigator Jack Ruggles were jailed for contempt after pleading inability to pay $25 fines. They had been subpoenaed in the Andrew Heikkila murder prelim and failed to appear, as defense lawyer George Foley sought July 9 proceedings.
Partly cloudy today with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph and a chance of afternoon thundershowers. Forecast high around 1 and low 32 with noontime humidity about 32 percent. Sunrise is 5 47 and sunset at 7 47.
In New York militants reject a call by major civil rights leaders to postpone demonstrations until after the November election. Leaders including ML King and Mayor Wagner held talks on racial problems at Gracie Mansion as opposition grows, with Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young backing the moratorium.
Ranger 7 sped toward the moon with high precision and will crash into the Sea of Clouds at 6 25 a m PDT. Six television cameras will transmit up to 4000 photos, informing Apollo plans for 1970. Project manager H M Schurmeier says cameras will work and hit near the aiming point.
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