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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1965
Page
2
A local Las Vegas piece highlights the Bank of Las Vegas with eight Clark County branches offering 4 percent on regular accounts and 4.4 percent on special time savings. The text weaves in community notes and school plays, but the financial promotion remains prominent.
The AEC declined to comment on reports that Britain will test nuclear devices in the United States to perfect warheads for Polaris missiles and for four new nuclear powered submarines. An AEC spokesman said there is no statement and future operations are not discussed.
A Nevada summons directs G Willian Coulthard to answer a complaint served with the papers within 29 days. The case, filed by Davey Tree Surge Co Ltd, seeks court relief amid a broader set of notices and financial disclosures featuring company balances and assets across California and Nevada.
The governor, a former district attorney, defends a parole bill amid criticism in Southern Nevada. He cites that of 54 prisoners paroled in six years, only 11 were from Clark County and most returned for minor infractions not new crimes. He argues parolees did not drive local crime and notes state costs for wanted offenders. The governor blames a 1964 Supreme Court ruling for requiring minimum sentences before parole.
Clark County School District approves a $390 million preliminary budget for 1965-66 based on a 62,201 student population with an average $497 per pupil expense. The plan hinges on Nevada Legislature approving a new school finance plan and warns of contingencies if the Peabody Formula remains. Also, Rancho High School expulsions related to a January incident were reversed for three boys.
Police report a series of minor accidents as a rainstorm hit Las Vegas. A fourth collision at 2 37 p m involved Sylvia Boehler 32 of 1155 Sierra Vista Ave crashing into Seidell and Miller cars. Earlier a five car pileup at the same spot caused no injuries. Myrtle Page 61 of Pahrump drove into a power pole on Industrial Road cutting power to a large area for about two hours.
UPI reports teen singing star Carol Connors has secured a top role in Red Line 7000 directed by Howard Hawks. The casting marks a notable film break for the young performer as production advances.
The trial scene features Dr. Clarke disputing aorta wound timelines and death estimates as prosecutors and defense repeat transcripts. Det. Varga prepares further testimony after detailing Tucker home findings, including a recovered weapon and shell evidence at 1900 Glider Street.
The executive committee of the National Governors Conference approved in Las Vegas a resolution endorsing universal voting rights. Gov. Edward Breathitt of Kentucky introduced the measure, which passed unanimously, with Govs. Grant Sawyer Tim Babcock Henry Bellman in attendance and proxies from Scranton and Romney. The text condemns racial barriers to voting and asserts governors must prevent any citizen from being excluded from the ballot. Sawyer backed demonstrations as American rights but warned they must not threaten order or others' rights. The committee plans to refine the agenda for its Minneapolis meeting, ahead of the conference to be held in late July in Minneapolis.
The piece contrasts Selma voting rights struggles with campus unrest at a major university. It lauds President Kerr for defending academic freedom and condemns student protests that desecrate heritage while praising scholars who faced persecution for truth. The writer calls attention to the moral decline of today’s youth.
A civil rights killing in Selma ends in death of Rev. Reed after a street beating during protests linked to MLK's march. President Johnson and Attorney General Ketzenbach express sympathy as federal charges loom against Selma suspects and demonstrators rally nationwide.
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