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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1964
Page
1
A protest by West Las Vegas ministers demands justice after a youth shooting incident. Rudolph holds a three stroke lead in the golf event as locals voice calls for accountability.
Brief mentions and highlights from New Orleans sports coverage on pages 33 through 36. Key results, matchups, and team notes previewed for readers following local teams and events.
President Johnson says the United States flies a 2000 mile per hour fighter far above any rival craft and opens new civilian and military aviation vistas. He holds a 33 minute news conference asserting peaceful aims, defending civil rights policy, and backing US policies in Southeast Asia and Panama while rebuffing questions on other topics.
In a heated meeting at Second Baptist Church on E and Madison Streets, ministers debated a statement against the shooting of Donald Holmes. Rev J W Wilson drafted the joint note while Rev Donald F Clarke left early accusing peers of fear.
The column notes Hank has not returned to Las Vegas yet and announces a rest day. A memo to Hank is expected tomorrow morning as Ruthe Deskin faces noisy crowds in a leap year event and other items, not necessarily in order.
The Las Vegas Building and Trades Council says the Operating Engineers strike at the Nevada Test Site is confusing and will not sanction it. It cites uncertainty over the purpose and targets of the strike and advises other crafts accordingly.
Dallas jurors questioned for seventh prospective panel as Jack Ruby's murder trial stalls two jurors short of the required twelve. Melvin Belli attacks Dallas as unfit to try the case while seeking to admit a controversial States Rights party publication.
President Johnson spoke on the Bobby Baker case, saying he will not discuss possible political fallout. The matter remains with the Senate Rules Committee which is examining how Baker turned a $19,000 salary into a fortune as Democratic secretary.
Top trial lawyers at the Dunes Hotel urged a congressional investigation into the finances and operations of U S insurance firms. NACCA leader Joe D Fuchsberg announced a bill for the probe while criticizing industry tactics to influence juries and verdicts.
Reno inventor Harry Tiedemann unveils an electronic "21" that shuffles deals records bets and pays out while players insert coins and press a stand or hit. Six gamblers can play simultaneously as the machine reshuffles after each hand with a claimed margin and speed surpassing human dealers in a test setting.
Sawyer told reporters in Carson City that Nevada needs a tougher law to punish racial discrimination though his view is not the majority. He praised the existing non discrimination policy and noted progress while warning that segregation harms tourism and any town that practices it.
Sylvia Porter begins a 12 part series on the tax cut bill passed by Congress last week. She analyzes how the law affects wage earners and businessmen and examines the future income tax outlook.
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