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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1965

Page

4

Parade Winners From Page 1 Include Drill Teams And Floats

Contest results list drill teams Yankee Doodle Dandies first and North Las Vegas Junor Pake second out of state bands Reach Junior Cancer Bend first Pan-American Youth Band second Shades of Golden West and Twinlakes School place as float sections non school floats feature Circus acts plus public safety entries. Grand entry Kit Carson Elementary School wins.

Yankee Doodle Dandies North Las Vegas Junor Pake Thre Long Reach Boulder Citw Police Department Debbie Tate

Church bombing shocks Alabama Negro community

A bomb shattered Pine Grove Methodist Church in Friendship near Anniston, injuring none but breaking walls doors and roof. Investigators pursue clues as state local police and the FBI join in the probe. Local leaders vow to rebuild as civil rights tensions surface after a Ku Klux Klan rally amid calls for justice.

Friendship Ala Apt Anniston Ku Klux Klan Pine Grove Methodist FBI Calhoun the An Niston Star Star Kian Collie LeRoy Wilkins Jr Detroit Viola Linzin Martin Luther King Jr Alabama Wilkins King

McCormack Backs Ban on Poll Tax in Voting Rights Bill

Speaker John W. McCormack declared support for banning poll tax payments as a voting requirement in state and local elections. The move boosts prospects for adding a poll tax repeal to the voting rights bill despite White House opposition. The Senate rejected a southern amendment and a plan to test constitutionality via court action.

Washington UPI John W. McCormack Congress Johnson Senate Nicholas de B. Katzenbach

Rusk to Bid For Commie Peace Talk

Secretary of State Dean Rusk plans to press talks with Soviet leaders on possible peace talks for Vietnam. He will meet with Andrei Gromyko in Vienna during the 10th anniversary of the Austrian state treaty and confer with Prime Minister Harold Wilson in London before departure. Other ministers involved include Michael Stewart and Maurice Couve de Murville, with a four-nation meeting not on the schedule.

London UPI Dean Rusk China Viet Nam Rusk Andrei Gromyko Vienna NATO Council Harold Wilson Gromyko Michael Stewart Maurice Couve de Murville

Johnson names Red China major hurdle to peace drive

President Johnson, during a White House address to the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, warned that Communist China aims to dominate Asia and hinder peace talks in Vietnam. He pledged to stay with South Vietnam and pursue all possible paths to peace while proposing an economic development program for Southeast Asia. The Chinese have criticized and blocked proposals, while Viet Cong forces maintain pressure as diplomacy stalls.

Washington UPI Johnson Thoreday China All Asia Raed Dhinck White House Association of American Editorial Cartoonists Hanoi Peking Johnson Baltimore United States Viet Nam U. S Southeast Asia Russia

Viet Cong Launch Sharp Attacks Near Saigon

Viet Cong forces stepped up guerrilla actions near Saigon with a raid on a textile plant five miles from the capital and an ambush against government troops in the Mekong Delta. A U S Marine was wounded by a VC sniper near Da Nang as fighting continued around Song Be and other areas.

Viet Nam Mekong Saigon U.S U. S da Nang Gov Governmnt Song Be

San Francisco secretary completes month long credit card test

Miss Ann Foley a 25 year old secretary carried no cash for a month while the Bank of America studied credit card usage. She charged nearly 1500 dollars on items from wigs to first class travel and meals. The experiment ends as midnight approaches with her returning to normal duties and paying bills.

San Francisco UPI Ann Foley Miss Foley The Bank of America Los Angeles New York

House committee clears poverty bill with veto limit amend

The House Education and Labor Committee approved Johnson's 1.5 billion war on poverty bill with an amendment stripping state governors of veto power over certain projects. Alabama Governor Wallace vetoed a Birmingham grant, while Texas Governor Connally had earlier rejected a Waco Youth Corps project, signaling political clash on federal aid and state rights.

Washington APT Johnson House Education and Labor Committee House John Brademas D-Ind Alabama George C. Wallace Birmingham Anti-Poverty Agency Wallace Texas John B. Connally Waco

Judge Re-lives Day of Death in Wifes Drowning Case

Superior Judge Thomas Yager testified at a Coast Guard hearing about the day his heiress wife disappeared from the cabin cruiser Care Free during their honeymoon. He described the frantic search, radio failures, and his wife taking seasick pills earlier, with no clear cause given for her fall from the boat.

Wilmington Calif Upid Thomas Yager Coast Guard Yager Eileen Jeffers Yager Ymoon Cmdr Herbert L. Lot Johnson Newport Catalina Eileen Yager Newport Beach

Swedens Neo Nazi Ring Linked to US Klan, Fuehrer Photo

Ex pressen reports the Swedish neo Nazi group is tied to the Ku Klux Klan with an American Fuehrer planning to form a Klan chapter in Sweden. A photo shows an unidentified member in a white KKK costume. The report adds weight to the concern over organized extremist influence.

Stockholm UPI Expressen Fuehrer Sweden

Oklahoma Senate impeaches Supreme Court Justice Johnson

The Oklahoma Senate removed Supreme Court Justice Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson from office after a 32 to 15 vote on two impeachment counts. The charges cited bribes of 7500 and 500 dollars to influence rulings in 1957 and 1958.

Oklahoma City UPI Oklahoma Senate Supreme Court Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson State Senate Johnson House of Representatives

Nation's Weather By UPI Temperature and Precipitation Table

A 24 hour national weather summary by United Press International presents temperature and precipitation figures for a period ending at 4 a.m., compiled by the U.S. Weather Bureau in San Francisco. The table covers major regions and outlines observed highs, lows, and rainfall amounts.

U.S. Weather Bureau San Francisco

Temperatures Hit 97 in Texas and 25 in Michigan

The U.S. Weather Bureau reported the day’s extreme highs and lows for the continental United States. Presidio, Texas reached 97 degrees, while Traverse City, Michigan recorded a low of 25.

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