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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1964

Page

2

Parents press director as youth camp runs into trouble

Nearly half of Spring Mountain Youth Camp inmates were represented at a meeting with Police Chief Kuykendall where parents voiced lack of notice and poor communication among camp officials, probation officers, and families. They backed director Richard Little and urged better procedures and psychiatric help.

Spring Mountain Youth Camp Leo Kuykendall Richard Little Kay Kendall Little Kuykendall

President Johnson to Visit Reno and Nevada Campaign Stops

President Johnson planned a Reno appearance on Sunday then trips to Montana and Wyoming for campaign events. A morning notice announced a schedule revision to include a Las Vegas stop. Johnson, familiar with Las Vegas from Senate days, spoke to Democratic leaders in Fly.

Johnson Las Vegas Nevada Senate Fly

Insurance Giants Face Public Backlash and Looming Reform

Hank Greenspun warns that insurance companies wield overwhelming influence in Congress and state legislatures. He argues for public duty and notes abuses in claim settlements, citing a fire loss where four insurers stalled for years to accrue interest. He envisions a coming David to curb the Goliath industry.

Goliath David

United States Recognizes Leif Erikson as Discoverer of America

Washington observers note the UPI report that Leif Erikson is officially celebrated as America’s discoverer in year 1000 during a State Department ceremony led by Secretary of State Dean Rusk. The event marks National Lief Erikson Day with two Norwegian-American youths present.

Viking Leif Erikson America Dean Rusk State Department Lief Erikson President Johnson Leif Eriksons Sarpsborg Norway Moorhead Minn Karl Rolvaag Leif Friksen Rusk Norwegian National HistoricalMuseum

The Man Behind Chinese A-Bomb

A profile of Tsien Hsue-shen tracing his education in Shanghai and California, his wartime rocket and nuclear work, and the 1949 flight to China amid FBI scrutiny. The piece notes intelligence dossiers, suspicions of espionage, and Tsien’s legal protections as a foreign scholar while planning a return to China.

Hsue-shen Tsien Shanghai China South East Theodore von Karmen Tsien California Institute America Washington Hong Kong FBI California Institute of Technology Los Angeles Chou Fn-lai Red China Met Chinese Communist Party All China Automation Society National Nuclear, Rocket, and Space Agency Cleveland

Kidnapping of Yank Officer Tied to Venezuelan Terrorists

Terrorists from the Armed Forces for National Liberation abducted Smolen after releasing Chenault nine days later and transferring him from Caracas. Smolen, a WWII Air Medal recipient with 4,000 flying hours, lived with his wife and four children in suburban Caracas.

Chenault Caracas Smolen Marian Sandra Diane Vicky Michael Choate Armed Forces For National Liberation FALN Alfredo de Stefano de Stefano

Birth of quintuplets in Southern Sumatra reported

Jakarta UPI reports Mrs. Achmad Sundan a 33 year old farmer's wife in Southern Sumatra delivered quintuplets with only the help of a village midwife according to Bintang Timur newspaper.

Suma Bintang Timur

Bride and groom wed after motorcycle crash injuries

In Sileby England Janet Clare married Anthony Smith on Saturday three days after a motorcycle crash left Miss Clare with a leg in a cast and Mr Smith with a broken arm in a sling.

Sileby England UPI Janet Clare Anthony Smith Miss Clare Smith

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