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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1965
Page
4
The County School Board approved a 1.19 million cut to the 1965-66 budget due to lower projected student enrollment and tax delays. The district will shed 63 teachers and trim multiple divisions while continuing plans for new schools and land purchase for future sites.
A Cuban defector Juanita Castro testified to the House Un American Activities Committee accusing Fidel Castro of persecuting Negroes and oppressing religion while praising U S actions in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic She said most Cubans oppose the regime and that churches have been turned into warehouses and priests exiled The coroner awaits autopsy results in a separate report on 3 year old Derrick Burch who died after a head bump while bathing with siblings in a foster home in the 1505 Ryan Street area.
Ambassador Maxwell Taylor warned Congress of hard fighting ahead as Communists press a planned offensive in Vietnam. He said no formal declaration of war is needed, while Saigon shuffles government lines as Phan Huy Quat's cabinet faces a military-backed caretaker path.
Sources say President Johnson will release 37 million dollars of surplus commodities to Egypt under the aid program expiring June 30. The move does not guarantee future U A R aid beyond June 1 as Egyptian officials seek continued support. The action aims to avert a food shortage and may influence Afro Asian conference discussions chaired by Nasser.
Pravda warns the Vietnam fighting could spread if U S troops retreat from the south and pledges aid to North Vietnam. Michael Chaplin draws criticism in Paris for a casual TV appearance while China calls the U S in a blind alley over Vietnam and cites Taylor’s talks with Johnson.
Mrs. John F. Kennedy has again declined an invitation to visit the White House for a day long Festival of Arts, remaining away since President Kennedy’s assassination and continuing her trend of using the White House as a cultural showcase.
City police arrested 19 year old Gerald Lee Linebarger for investigation of obtaining property under false pretenses. He allegedly contacted auto supply firms to order merchandise with fake purchase orders and had clerks set items for will call to pick up later.
Lynda Bird Johnson faced reporters while visiting Globe and Fort Apache, slang remark about press freedom, then rode with Secret Service to a motel near Globe. The party planned to explore a 50 year old Indian pueblo, delaying departure until mid morning.
Civil rights demonstrators blocked a busy lakefront street intersection in Chicago, with police arresting more than 275 in Grant Park and outside City Hall. Notables James Farmer and Dek Gregory faced removal, while NAACP leaders Sydney Finley and Albert Raby were also detained amid police-ordered lane restrictions.
Federal and state officers found a cache of explosives and a combat obstacle course in suburban Virginia operated by the Minutemen. Three dozen sticks of dynamite and caps were buried near a warfare training area five miles from Woodbridge. FBI agents led the search with Virginia authorities. demolition teams removed and destroyed the dynamite.
Municipal Judge Walter Richards ruled that a motorist cited for entering an intersection on a confusing signal system faced the issue of electric lights and an officer. He recommended using either signals or the officer but not both. The defendant claimed confusion and entered on a green light, and the judge levied the minimum $2 fine.
The Senate approved a 200 million across the board reduction in a 3.44 billion foreign aid authorization. Morse led the drive for deeper cuts, winning a 40 35 vote, while Church failed 43 38 to trim 115 million from military aid. Fulbright opposed Morse and defended the bill.
Malaysian Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman said Indonesia’s crush Malaysia campaign may fail due to economic woes. He cited intelligence that Indonesia’s economy has hit rock bottom and noted Malaysia’s strong purchasing power could help. Rahman suggested confrontation may end as Malaysia withstands military diplomatic and economic pressures.
UPI reports Mariner 4 has under five weeks to reach a 5 600 mile Mars pass on July 14. The 57 pound probe will photograph the planet and study its atmosphere magnetic field and radiation belts as it travels from Cape Kennedy toward Mars. A 1964 Russian Zond 2 mission aims for a closer Mars approach on August 6.
Justice Department lawyers explore drafting a federal civil rights murder bill but have no plan to submit it yet. The House Judiciary Committee under Edwin Willis weighs Klan probe facts and witness cooperation as pressures grow for federal action in racially charged killings.
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