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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1965
Page
4
UPI reports at Vandenberg Air Force Base the first space nuclear reactor SNAP-10A will launch to test 500 watt power for spacecraft and trial an ion rocket engine as a precursor to future Jupiter missions.
In Moscow sources report the ideological commission of the Communist Party Central Committee set up by ex Premier Khrushchev has been dissolved by the new Kremlin leadership. The change follows the removal of former propaganda chief Llyichev and signals a shift from Khrushchev era cultural rigidity.
National brief recaps Yorty and James Roosevelt in a high stakes Eight-man non partisan mayoral primary in Los Angeles. Campaigns emphasize statewide party rift as votes near Tuesday primaries.
President Eduardo Frei estimated damage from the powerful quake at about 58 million dollars as authorities report 252 confirmed dead and 27 000 homeless. Rescue teams and a Dutch rescue dog aided efforts at El Cobre while water shortages prompted tankers and purification units for Valparaiso and surrounding towns.
City and county fire units responded to seven calls in 24 hours ending midnight Monday. Incidents included medical resuscitations on Fremont Street and Bonanza Road, a trash can fire causing exterior damage, a car fire with minor mat damage, a vehicle fire started by children with a listed owner, and a false alarm on U S Highway 91 South.
United Press International report presents a 24 hour temperature and precipitation table ending at 4 a m compiled by the U S Weather Bureau in San Francisco.
Anne Bancroft and Marcello Mastroianni won best foreign actress and actor at the 18th British Film Academy awards in London. Peter Sellers led Dr. Strangelove to best British film and best film from any source, with Audrey Hepburn treated as best British actress for Charade. Richard Attenborough won best British actor. Miss Hepburn and others attended the gala at Talk of the Town.
Chinese Premier Chou Enlai arrived in Algiers for talks with President Ahmed Ben Bella to deepen U S Arab tensions. He condemned American policy in Southeast Asia and praised Arab anti Israeli unity while meeting Ben Bella and outlining Afro Asian summit tensions and Soviet exclusion.
The United Steelworkers Union said it wants to negotiate a new wage contract for the aluminum industry, replacing the expiring three year deal due June 1, as bargaining also opens on major demands including wage increases with the steel industry. The steel contract runs to April 30.
President Maurice Yameogo of Upper Volta said cooperation with the United States would be fruitful after a second meeting with Secretary of State Dean Rusk on African affairs and general international problems. He was to discuss regional issues with President Johnson at the White House, and he and his party were hosted at a reception by the Johnsons in Washington.
UPI reports Robert Meyner, head of the tobacco industry's voluntary advertising code, told the Senate Commerce Committee he may bar cigarette plugs from family type television. He noted health claims and athlete endorsements have been filtered and some phrases removed to avoid implying health benefits. He supports warnings on labels while arguing the code already addresses objections driving calls for mandatory warnings.
The Clark County Assembly delegation backed a bill to permit selling Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital in Las Vegas but require a public hearing and voter approval. Proceeds would fund future county hospital construction. County Commissioner Lou LaPorta supported amendments citing hospital limits and traffic issues.
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