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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1964
Page
1
Clay, the famed high school sprinter, will attempt a retake of his induction exam after a temporary setback. Coaches and school officials say the test is crucial for eligibility and future participation in state trials, with updated dates and venues to be announced.
A barrage of conflicting reports from the Las Vegas Sun and the Las Vegas Review-Journal about Secretary Udall’s schedule creates doubt over whether he will attend the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Las Vegas. The piece notes timing clashes and editorial emphasis, with Charles Stoddard slated to appear if Udall is absent.
Nevada Deputy Atty. Gen. Ted Marshall pledged to prosecute any person or agency for illegal wiretapping. He stated there is no immunity for unlawful tapping by any party and sent an advisory letter on Nevada wiretapping statutes to city police and the county sheriff, following alleged intrusions at two Las Vegas hotels.
Henry Cabot Lodge, listed as a write-in from Saigon, surged to the lead in early returns of New Hampshire's Republican presidential primary. Goldwater trailed closely with Rockefeller third as 138 of 302 precincts reported and Lodge held the top spot across 13 cities and 224 towns.
Stewart L Udall cannot speak at the general session as he is dispatched by President Johnson to Venezuela for the installation ceremony of the new president. Sigurd Olson of the National Park Service will read the secretary's speech to the convention.
Donald G. Snyder of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries told the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference that two billion undernourished people lack protein. He warned that only half of the nutritionally adequate food needed is available, and world population growth will worsen the deficit.
An unarmed U S Air Force RB66 reconnaissance jet was shot down by Soviet forces over East Germany during a training mission. Three crewmen reportedly parachuted from the aircraft. their fate remained unknown. The United States protested and urged East German authorities to assist in recovering the crew and wreckage.
Stewart Udall, Interior Secretary, is honored as Conservationist of the Year in Nevada but attends as descendant of Jacob Hamblin the “Apostle on Horseback.” Hamblin pioneered Southern Nevada, Southern Utah, and Arizona, aiding colonization before statehood. Perkins notes Hamblin’s peacemaking with Indians and high regard among both Mormon and Gentile communities.
City Commissioner Phil Mirabelli calls for censure of City Atty Sidney Whitmore over a perceived fizzle in the liquor license inquiry. The move, sparked by the report’s failure to reveal influence peddling or bribes, drew little interest and was not taken up at a special commission meeting.
Atty Gen Harvey Dickerson says Clark County not obligated to pay TB patient care costs and the state must fund indigent patients. He notes possible voluntary county support. State pays up to 17 dollars daily plus drugs. hospital costs cited at 27.50 daily. New wing funded with 350000 from 1961 legislature.
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