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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1965
Page
4
New York report says Sybil Burton, aged 35, agreed to give up a $1 million alimony settlement in exchange for marrying a musician. The former actress wed the musician in a private ceremony in New York.
UPI reports Britain imposed a surprise 6700 dollar per hour charge on the Early Bird ground-station relay used by U S, British and European TV. COMSAT owners suspended use as spokesmen addressed the move. Separate items note shipping strikes, a liver transplant pig trial, Eisenhower on nuclear risk, storm systems, a California crash toll, and a rapid celebrity wedding in New York City.
Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart rejected a bid to raise U S aggression in Viet Nam at the United Nations Security Council. MP William Warbey had urged including Viet Nam in the council agenda after visiting North Viet Nam. The Danube threatened floods endangering parts of Austria and Hungary, with 16590 people at risk in south Hungary. A London businessman offered a 700 man British volunteer battalion to fight in Viet Nam but said he faced government delays.
The UPI notes the highest temperature reported to the U.S. Weather Bureau Monday, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, was 108 degrees at Presidio Texas. The lowest reading was 31 degrees at Pellston Michigan.
A Soviet military pilot piloted a Bell UH-1D helicopter at Le Bourget, taking a spin in the familiar free airspace. The event followed a pattern of mutual exchanges with American crews, reflecting closer contacts at the Paris show.
In London, Lady Churchill, widow of Sir Winston Churchill, takes her seat in the House of Lords as Baroness Spencer-Churchill of Chartwell. Queen Elizabeth II created the title after Churchill's death, acknowledging her years of insight from marriage to the famed statesman.
Jackson police arrested more than 300 whites and Blacks during a march on the state Capitol to protest a special session to overhaul voting laws. About 20 others were jailed attempting to set up picket lines. Governor Johnson urged lawmakers to consider voter reform while condemning federal measures.
The Senate approved a two year foreign aid bill totaling 3.24 billion dollars per year in economic and military help with a 68 to 20 vote. Final passage came after a week of debate and last minute amendments. The measure returns to the House which has a one year 3.37 billion dollar bill.
Dominican rebels clash with Brazilian troops of the Inter-American Peace Force in a one square mile sector around the National Palace. The exchange marks one of seven cease fire violations in a 24 hour period. no casualties reported. Rebel leader Francisco Caamano Deno attends a funeral Mass marking the 6th anniversary of the failed Cuban invasion.
A 68 year old scientist Gilbert Hagerman was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 500 dollars by Federal Judge Carl Weinmann after he fired at a large bomber carrying an atomic bomb near Dayton Ohio. The judge said it was extremely fortunate a serious catastrophe was averted.
Barry Goldwater is forming a new political group to unify non-splintered conservatives and counter ADA. The Free Society Association may name Goldwater honorary chairman with Karl Mundt supporting a moderate conservative home, while Ray Bliss opposes the idea.
Declassified State Department papers released reveal Japan sought a peaceful settlement about a year before surrender. Sweden relayed the overture, which Britain and the United States were told would require unconditional terms. Swedish contact Bagge reported Tokyo discussed peace with anxiety as German collapse loomed.
Mao Tze-tung said China is preparing its third and fourth nuclear tests and has no plans to send volunteers to Vietnam. Kyodo News Service reported the disclosure following a meeting with Indonesian Speaker Arudji Kardawinata in Hangzhou.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told foreign students in a trans Atlantic talk that he believes world opinion is not broadly opposed to U.S. Vietnam policy. He stated there is no majority opposing the administration's course.
Interior Department reports Nevada summer water outlook remains good with runoff above median in the West and near capacity filling of reservoirs as snowmelt progresses. Dry patch reservoir contents up 165 percent of last year and 200 percent of average. Bridgeport down to 43 percent of last year and 72 percent of average. Lake Tahoe up to 146 percent of last year and 126 percent of average. Ground water levels continue to fall near Las Vegas the northern and eastern regions.
Ocean scientist Dr. James H. Wakelin Jr. urged a national ocean program within ten years to study and exploit the seas. He proposed a presidential advisory commission to coordinate government, industry, and academia for living labs and military and economic uses at ocean depths.
U.S. District Judge John W. Oliver named J. Whitfield Moody to represent Duane Earl Pope, 22, who faces charges of killing three people and wounding a fourth during a June 4 bank robbery in Big Springs Nebraska. Pope had previously declined counsel and will be tried in Nebraska unless he hires another lawyer or is moved.
Soviet factory managers will gain sweeping controls over their plants including drawing up plans hiring and firing labor granting raises and reinvesting profits They will be responsible for product quality and sales as part of a broad economic streamlining plan to be discussed at a Central Committee plenum likely between mid July and early September Leaders Brezhnev and Kosygin expected to address the meeting with recommendations for reforms to boost productivity and living standards
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