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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1964
Page
3
In Quang Tri province a Communist guerrilla force infiltrated a fortified village and captured a government civil guard platoon without resistance. Separately a three day operation killed 28 Viet Cong and captured 6, while another drive near Saigon cleared a major base with unspecified casualties.
The Lotted Press International table shows national high and low readings for a four hour period ending at 4 a.m. The data, prepared by the U S Weather Bureau in San Francisco, lists temperature and precipitation figures across major stations.
The United Press interned weather summary reports the day’s extremes: a high of 115 degrees in Palm Springs Thermal and Imperial in California, with a low of 3 degrees at Peliston Michigan. The data excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton urged Ohio Republicans to back Barry Goldwater at the national convention, calling Goldwater a reactionary and praising Taft’s conservative legacy. He pressed fiscal prudence and criticized anti-government rhetoric while noting Rhodes as the party’s first ballot choice.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev toured Oxelösund and Graengsborg works in Sweden and urged continued steel deliveries for pipeline projects. He noted Sweden's capacity to supply high grade Gameter pipe and hinted at further purchases while confirming his atheist stance and praising profitable Swedish firms.
Reports from Vientiane indicate strong Communist units massing near Muong Sue to strike the town guarding the road to the vital Vientiane Luang Prabang highway. Laos government says fighting has intensified with air raids and casualties reported, including multiple US aircraft involved near Ban Ban and Xieng Khouang areas.
The Senate repealed the 1 percent federal excise tax on jewelry furs toilet articles and luggage under 80 dollars. The move would cost the Treasury about 195 million in revenue and could drop to 45 million if a proposal to switch to a manufacturers tax is adopted. The vote was 18 to 8 and discontinued to prevent reversal.
Washington reports say Congress moved to restore funding in the foreign aid program after a proposal to cut billions was challenged. Key lawmakers, including Rep. Passman and Rep. Mahon, clashed over reductions while officers vowed to fight for the restoration and larger policy aims.
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