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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1964
Page
1
Sawyer assesses how being governor has changed him and outlines priorities. He cites gambling control, industrial growth, civil rights, state government reorganization, Lake Tahoe land funding, and keeping Nevada's image. He opposes an income tax but signals a local option tax debate, and hints at a Senate bid.
A deadly incident near Cuba claims nine U S sailors as crews clean up and investigate the blast. Officials report details remain preliminary while tensions rise over the incident.
After a spree of high finance, the Fearless Leader retreats to fishing. The departure hints at a reset or break from public duties as the story notes a shift in focus. No additional details about location or timing are provided.
Navy reports sailors from USS Boxer died after explosions near a restricted edge of the base. The minefield is meant to deter Cuban entrants and is fenced with warning signs. Names listed include Richard Garrett 19 Steven Knight 19 and Arthur Orr 21. witnesses are unavailable.
Mer R. Smith of United Press International, veteran White House correspondent since World War II, won the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for his minute by minute coverage of President Kennedy's assassination. He reported from Dallas after the shooting and filed a first person account for the next day’s papers.
A head on crash near Ukiah, California, leaves three Las Vegas residents and two San Francisco residents dead. In the northbound car Beatrice Pauline Smith 48 Las Vegas and her daughter Andrea Lynn Smith 26 and a three year old grandson died. In the southbound car Maude Matherson 54 and Alice Frances Smith 54 San Francisco died, with Irwin Smith in critical condition and a two year old surviving briefly. The San Francisco car allegedly was in the wrong lane on US 101. The incident was reported by United Press International.
The sheriff's office investigates the Sunday night death of Benjamin Lemke 55 of Skyline Ranch near Blue Diamond. Lemke died at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital from head injuries suffered at the ranch Saturday. Chief Deputy Coroner Jeff Cornish requested the investigation.
A campus protest centers on the May issue of the Highlighter, the Veterans of Foreign Wars publication, with an editorial by Commander Joe Kachulis accusing a tax supported school of providing a forum for scams. Deputies say they will monitor but expect no trouble as university officials defend open inquiry into all political views. Mrs Healey's lecture is part of a series by Confederated Students of Nevada Southern on major political and social issues.
Postmaster Robert Lias says local patrons will see limited impact from federal budget cuts. Parcel deliveries drop from six to five days with no Thursday service this week. Only one window will operate Saturdays. many services end or are limited. Normal five and six day deliveries continue for various classes and routes.
Western governors from 13 states plus Guam and Samoa asked for greater roles and possible veto powers in President Johnsons anti poverty program. Democratic Gov Grant Sawyer of Nevada urged veto authority while Democratic Gov Jack Campbell of New Mexico sought closer cooperation between state legislatures and federal agencies.
Six states and the District of Columbia vote in primaries as Wallace seeks to shake civil rights foes. In Indiana the Democratic presidential primary pits Wallace against Gov. Matthew E. Welsh who faces voter resistance.
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