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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1964
Page
1
The Sun outlines how a $37 million bond would fund 20 elementary schools at about 625000 each five junior highs at 1750000 each and 134 extra classrooms. It notes costs per square foot for recent Clark County buildings and claims new designs save space and long term maintenance.
A story blends a sports figure's rising fame with a fatal ballpark escalator accident in Baltimore. A 14 year old girl, Annette Constantine, dies and 45 other teens are injured as a barricaded escalator at Baltimore Memorial Stadium fails during a Baltimore Cleveland game.
Las Vegas gambler Benjamin F. Smith and the Las Vegas Club offered $100,000 to back a challenge against two blackjack experts. Prof Edwin Thorp of New Mexico declined Scarne’s terms as too favorable, while Smith proposed matches with Scarne or Thorp under old or new Las Vegas rules with specific betting limits.
Jack Nicklaus shot a 65 to race to seven under par and a 206 total after three rounds at the Tournament of Champions, placing him three strokes ahead of Juan Rodriguez who led earlier and remains in second at Desert Inn Country Club.
Robed Ku Klux Klansmen paraded in Jacksonville amid rain while racial picketing continued in Nashville and protests and political moves unfolded in Georgia and Washington. An integration leader in Chester paused a protest due to outsiders interference as civil rights debates stretched in Congress.
In Texas Democratic Senate primary Gordon McLendon leads liberal Sen. Ralph Yarborough early as 1.5 million voters cast ballots. Gov. Connally tops Don Yarborough as Goldwater dominates the Republican straw poll with Goldwater leading and write-ins noted.
Denver reports Colorado will sue Interior Secretary Stewart Udall if he does not withdraw his plan to release water from Glen Canyon Dam. The state argues the move harms Colorado water rights and seeks a court ruling this month to block the releases.
Gov John Love warned in a policy document that the dispute over Glen Canyon releases may be taken to court if needed. Sen Edwin Johnson accused Udall of public lawbreaking for ordering releases from Lake Powell to sustain Lake Mead. Johnson said Udall violated the law by directing the Glen Canyon release for Hoover Dam power head.
The column by Victor Riesel on page 18 notes a looming rail crisis following a near strike and credits President Lyndon B. Johnson with halting a previous threat within 90 minutes. It warns of a fresh, serious problem emerging after round-the-clock negotiations and presidential prodding.
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