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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1965

Page

4

Magna Carta Anniversary Marked In London Ceremonies

Britain observed seven percent years since King John sealed the Magna Carta with a ceremonial event at the royal courts of justice. Runnymede hosts the national Memorial to Kennedy while jurists from the United States and others attended.

London John Runnymede Thames Britain Royal Courts of Justice Kennedy United States United Nations UPI U.N

Johnson will attend Judge Russell funeral in Winder Ga

President Johnson flies to Winder Georgia to attend the 2 p.m. funeral for Judge Robert Russell a longtime friend and nephew of Senator Richard Russell. Russell died Monday at Bethesda Naval Hospital reportedly due to cancer.

Washington UPI Johnson Winder Robert Russell Russell Richard Russell D-Ga Bethesda Naval Hospital White House George Reedy Georgia Court of Appeals

Weather by UPI: 24 Hour Temp and Rainfall National Summary

United Press International reports a 24 hour weather summary prepared by the U S Weather Bureau in San Francisco detailing temperatures and precipitation across the nation ending at 4 am local time.

United Press International U.S. Weather Bureau San Francisco

Weather highs and lows across the United States

The highest temperature reported to the U S Weather Bureau Tuesday excluding Alaska and Hawaii was 110 at Presidio Texas. The lowest reading was 30 at Marquette County Airport Michigan.

New York

Johnson and Congress hail strong economy progress

President Johnson and Democratic leaders praised a robust economy with record employment and wages, noting labor figures such as the average factory wage at 107.50 a week. They voiced confidence in a cabinet level Department of Urban Affairs and Housing and discussed Viet Nam amid calls for public emphasis on the economy.

John McCormack Johnson McCormack Senate Mike Mansfield Mansfield Wall Street Congress Department of Urban Affairs and Housing House McMormack

Gina Lollobrigida Denied Nude Scene Charge In Rome

Italian star Gina Lollobrigida testified in Rome on a preliminary hearing over charges of outraging public morals tied to a scene in The Dolls. She claimed she wore flesh colored tights, not nude, and offered to show the judge the original script. If convicted she could face 3 months to 3 years in prison and a fine of at least 8 000 lire.

la Lollo Monica Vitti Mauro Bolognini Miss Lollobripida Viterbo Italy Miss Lollobrigida Big Palace of Justice Tiber

Meany Calls for $2 Hour Federal Minimum Wage

AFL-CIO President George Meany told a House Labor subcommittee that any wage below $2 an hour amounts to "legisted poverty." He cited the current $1.25 rate yielding about $290 yearly for a 40 hour week and urged support for administration labor proposals.

Washington API Afl-Cio George Meeny Cougress Meany House Labor Subcommittee Afl-C O Ler Andrew J. "Biemiller Johnson Recency Congress

France Pushes New Plans in Common Market Farm Talks

Brussels dispatch reports France offered new proposals to the five common market partners to break the farm policy financing deadlock. Ministers from Germany Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg debated behind closed doors with no immediate verdict. A compromise might emerge at the June 28 session potentially paving a path to a European political unity summit.

Brussels France Germany Italy Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg

West Berlin border killing shocks city

Doebler Hermann 42 was killed by East German border guards after his boat neared the eastern shore of a canal near West Berlin. His fiancée Elke Maertens 21 was seriously wounded as shots fired from a guard tower ended the boat’s escape into West Berlin waters. Mayor Willie Brandt called the act cold blooded murder and U.S. commander Maj. Gen. John F. Franklin Jr. denounced it as a deep moral outrage.

Santo Domingo UPI Conde Street Duarte Avenue U.S Ozama River Amfierican Organization of American States OAS Padre Billini Berlin Doebler West Berlin Canal West Berth Elke Maertens Fonce

Chicago Sit-Down Sparks Mass Arrests at Busy Intersection

Civil rights demonstrators staged a sit-down at State and Madison Streets the Loop area as crowds marched from Grant Park toward city hall. Police arrested more than 50 at the scene, with leaders signaling broader protests to pressure Mayor Daley and oust school superintendent Willis.

Chicago UPI State and Madison Streets Grant Park City Hall State Street Robert Lucas The Congress On Racial Equality CORE Dick Gregory Albert Raby Raby Richard J. Daley Willis

Catholic Archbishop Will Be Named Today

Washington UPI reports a new Roman Catholic archbishop for Chicago will be announced at 8:45 a.m. The appointment will succeed the late Cardinal Meyer who died of cancer on April 9. Five leading candidates are Leo Binz Ernest Primeau Theodore Hesburgh John J Wright and Charles H Helmsing.

Washington UPI Chicago Egidio Vagnozzi United States Albert Cardinal Meyer America Cardinal Meyer Leo Binz St. Paul Ernest Primeau Manchester N.H Theodore Hesburgh Notre Dame University John J. Wright Pittsburgh Charles H. Helmsing Kansas City

Miss Marchers Jailed in Jackson Demonstration

In Jackson Mississippi police dispersed a civil rights protest at the state capitol arresting 184 marchers there and 19 on the sidewalk. Overall 203 demonstrators were jailed during two days of actions by the Freedom Democratic Party amid federal court and NAACP actions.

Jackson, Miss Federal Jackson Ber Freedom Democratic Party FDP Sesson Federal Building New Orleans U. S. 5Th Crcuit Court of Appeals NAACP Mississippi Appeals Court

Fear Danube Floods Hit Five Nations

The rain swollen Danube River spread death and destruction through five countries of Europe and threatened two more. Large riverside areas of Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary were inundated in eastern Europe's worst flooding in a decade. Heavy rains lifted flood levels in western Austria and snow melt in the Alps could worsen conditions in coming weeks.

Vienna Austria Czechoslovakia Hungary Europe Alpine

Ameri cans use far more water than six pints daily

Boston report says average American home consumes about 150 gallons of water daily, far beyond the six pints a person can survive on, according to the Massachusetts Audubon Society.

Boston UPI Masssachusetts Audubon Society

Titan-3C poised for maiden flight from Cape Kennedy

The Titan-3C, a three-pronged Air Force rocket, will launch Thursday to place a 21,000-pound satellite into a 115 mile high orbit. It uses two solid-fueled boosters and a three-stage liquid core to deliver 2.4 million pounds of thrust. The Army plans a 25,000-pound MOL mission within three years pending approval.

Air Force United States Russia Manned Orbiting Laboratory MOL Defense Department

Fullbright Urges Negotiated Viet Nam Settlement

Senator J William Fulbright says a bloody jungle or U S withdrawal will not end the war in Viet Nam He calls for a negotiated settlement with major concessions from both sides and commends President Johnson for pursuing a negotiation without pre conditions The remarks come after talks with Johnson and stress determination to end the conflict promptly through diplomacy

Washington UPI J. William Fulbright D-Ark U.S Viet Nam Senate Foreign Relations Committee Johnson Senate United States

Hold Off Seaman Strike Deadlock Extends 24 Hours

The Masters, Mates and Pilots Association announced 24 hours notice before any strike and told its 10,000 members to stay at work. The move extends the contract deadline with major shipping lines for at least one more day amid a threatened coastwide labor showdown.

New York UPI Masters, Mates and Pilots Association MMPA

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