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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1965
Page
1
In San Francisco, two night club owners and several showgirls were found not guilty by municipal court juries in raids on the North Beach club district. Gino Del Prete and Carol Doda were among those cleared of lewd conduct and indecent exposure charges. The judges urged juries to follow the law after brief deliberations.
A column quoting Hank Greenspun urges Las Vegas residents to buy locally to protect the economy. It argues spending at home creates jobs, preserves tax revenue for schools and services, and discourages out-of-town car dealers and hotel showroom sales that bypass local taxes and regulations. It cautions against foreign travel for shopping and notes the Sun’s stance against illegitimate merchants.
An all white jury in Hayneville Alabama failed to reach a verdict on Collie Le Roy Wilkins Jr charged with the murder of Mrs Vi ola Liuzzo during the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights march The 12 jurors split 10 to 2 and a mistrial was declared after 19 hours of deliberation Two jurors Billy Cheatham and Don Lee from Fort Deposit Alabama voted for acquittal Cheatham a former White Citizens Council member said he would be acquittal due to disbelief of FBI informant Thomas Rowe Jr testimony.
Sheriff Ralph Lamb ordered county jail inmates to a six day work week for public projects. Five prisoners were assigned to the road department with more to follow as deputies become available for guard duty.
A harsh spring system spawned a third day of tornadoes in the Midwest killing 13 and causing millions in damage. Minneapolis suffered extensive destruction with hundreds of homes damaged in 15 suburbs, 13 bodies recovered and 19 missing. About 100 Shell Lake students escaped injury when a roof collapsed on a grade school. An icy Canadian cold front moved south, colliding with Gulf air to fuel the storms.
A young mother of four, Mrs. Carol Ann Skoglie, had her home wrecked by juveniles in a vandalism spree at 1710 McDaniel St. Donations pour in from city residents, with Mickey Rogers coordinating relief for the distressed family and local businesses pledging assistance with carpet cleaning and furniture. Police described the incident as a severe mess witnessed between 2:50 and 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Labor leader Al Bramiet of Culinary Workers Local 226 accuses the Showboat Hotel of intimidation and non cooperation after a second postponement of a National Labor Relations Board election. The vote, moved to May 14 due to lack of facilities, was set for the Showboat and the Eldorado in Henderson.
The Air Force XB-70 flys at Mach 2 and 1700 mph over Las Vegas causing sonic booms. After a noon flight from Edwards AFB the aircraft reached high speed and altitude before a precautionary landing on Rogers Dry Lake due to buffeting. Pilot Al White and Lt. Col. Fitzhugh Fulton reported the issue en route back to Edwards.
Four men alleged wholesale drug distributors for Clark County were arrested on federal warrants after a three month under cover probe by local police and FBI agents. Ten plainclothes officers seized 260 heroin capsules and about a quarter ounce of uncut heroin.
Nevada GOP chairman George Abbott set to speak at the Nevada Federation of Young Republicans meeting at the Flamingo Hotel and echoed an insider view that Governor Grant Sawyer will not seek a third term. Paul Laxalt, Sawyer’s current lieutenant governor, is considering a 1966 bid while most expect he is the only strong GOP challenger. The governor’s office disputed Abbott’s certainty.
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