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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1964
Page
2
Community urges volunteers for both parties three weeks before the polls. Calls go to Republican HQ at 382 0680 and Democratic HQ at 735 2159. Local political chatter centers on debates at Main and Charleston and a humorous note about a candidate campaign pun.
Conservative spokesmen attacked Labor leaders after weekend polls showed a swing to the opposition ten days before the Oct. 15 general election. Bookmakers priced Labor as favorites, while the London stock market fell as steel shares led declines amid labor nationalization pledges. Prime Minister Douglas-Home misdated the election date during a rally as hecklers pressed the campaign.
Local residents face martial law fears as jurors are urged to indict in drug cases. Six McComb men Gillis Hilton Dunaway Westbrook Womack Gerald Lawrence and Emory Lee are linked to bombings with explosives found on Lee's land. FBI says Lee, a former Army demolition expert, supplied explosives to a bombing group.
West Berlin residents completed a tunnel aiding 57 refugees to escape through Bernaurer Strasse intoWest Berlin as East German guards fired on the tunnel. The incident coincided with East Germany’s 15th anniversary celebrations and sparked conflicting accounts of casualties and weaponry.
Readers recall Hank Greenspun and a stray critic voice as the piece questions city spending on Tule Springs while streets rot. It cites the voice of witnesses on the stand and laments legal delays, adds reflections on advertising and a Kennedy memorial concert, plus a tongue in cheek poem about horse racing chatter.
Laxalt plans a Southern Nevada campaign kickoff tonight at the Eagles Lodge in North Las Vegas. Brown says he did not join Laxalt's team in weeks prior and resignation stems from political integrity. He states no implied Goldwater support and will act according to Laxalt's word.
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