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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1964
Page
4
The column extols mothers before a Mother's Day dedication to Edgar Allan Poe. It contrasts mothers’ frugality, tenderness, and devotion with sharp discipline, noting their influence on children, fathers, and households, and ends with a seasonal tribute and greetings.
Whitmore was instructed to give the matter further study and to prepare a report detailing findings and recommendations for the cable video issue. The directive specifies additional analysis and a formal submission following the review.
Police seek a slender young suspect after a narcotics holdup at Sav-On Drugs 4363 W Charleston Blvd. The thief, armed with a 45 caliber pistol, forced a clerk to lie on the floor and escaped with morphine and dilaudid valued in the thousands.
About 400000 Panamanian voters faced a presidential ballot as tensions over the canal zone dispute with the United States loomed. National guardsmen stood alert for possible violence while international observers watched closely.
Mount Clemens Michigan Gov George Romney reports damage from Friday's killer tornado along the Anchor Bay waterfront could reach eight million dollars. He says losses are mainly to homes and private property and there is no basis for declaring the area a national disaster. Published from disaster headquarters remarks during a meeting with state and federal officials.
Clark leaders failed to unite for Delaney receiving 219 Clark votes and 16 from Washoe, as the convention neared the end of the state gathering. Nevada senators predicted fall victories, with Sen. Howard Cannon pledging the party serves all people and denouncing Republican slogans and character attacks.
Sen. Inouye attacked GOP record on unemployment and social programs while praising Democratic proposals to create four million jobs. Nevada officials recalled historic voting rights issues as the state convention unfolded amid internal party splits and debates on national committeeman race.
Sens. Carl Hayden and Barry Goldwater urged immediate construction of the Bridge Canyon and Marble Canyon dams to fund a regional development plan for the Pacific Southwest. They backed fast authorizations for the Central Arizona Project and rejected subordinating Arizona water needs to California. They stressed the Colorado River has enough water for regional use if waste and over-irrigation are curbed.
FBI identified the owner of a six shot 357 revolver found at the Danville crash scene. James said Frank had many Reno trips by car and was a devout churchgoer with a rosary. Memorial service planned. investigators suspect a passenger shot both pilots.
An F-105 Thunderchief from the Thunderbirds crashed during an aerial show at Hamilton Air Force Base north of San Francisco. The disintegration occurred in the air. the pilot’s identity was not released. The jet was part of a four-plane team based at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas.
City faces renewed dispute over liquor licenses as a new Hilltop Tavern permit could push total licenses beyond the ceiling set by the ordinance. Commissioner Reed Whipple opposes granting the license, viewing it as a transfer out of the special district. Whipple and Ed Fountain helped craft the ordinance, while Fountain and Mayor Oran Grayson acknowledge potential conflicts in approving actions.
Delegates in Washoe County caucus show split support among Delaney and Jones for national committeeman. Some vow not to back Delaney, citing last Friday’s events and a persistent three-way division. Matteucci warns Clark county still seeks unity while small counties push for a new balance in convention leadership.
As the 1964 Nevada Democratic party convention opened a civil rights clash erupted over representation on the rules committee. Clark County delegates pressed for non white names while tensions rose over minutes and loyalties and Delaney emerged as Clark County’s formal candidate after withdrawals.
Deputies investigated the death of a young man whose body was found Saturday in his hotel room on the Strip. The victim, about 21, a New York area resident, was unidentified pending kin notification. venom identification noted on his body.
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