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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1964
Page
2
Shoppers flock to Barrett Street Antique Supermarket with over 50 dealer stands offering items from 18th century Staffordshire pottery to Louis XV clocks. The warehouse near Selfridge's hosts bargain-hunters six days a week and late at night, attracting curious crowds and busy checkouts.
The article reports on veteran care options with VA paying private hospital costs when VA facilities are unavailable. It notes insufficient demand to keep 20 beds in the area and quotes Raring criticizing those who claim to navigate the law and advocating for legal change through negotiation.
A former mental patient was sought for questioning over a possible threat to assassinate President Johnson as he campaigned in Texas. Ex-convicts Julius Schmidt and Jerry Hoefer, with prior murder sentences, were questioned after a raid on Schmidt’s home uncovered weapons and extremist items. Authorities warned of possible other arrests as they investigated the source of the alleged plan.
Former Nevada State Health and Welfare Director O Callaghan plans a vacation then Washington training with the Office of Economic Opportunity and Shriver. He envisions a regional office site in Phoenix Portland or San Francisco and stresses prevention and local clinics.
The piece lauds Air Force One and the Secret Service during the Las Vegas trip. It praises their dedication, cites a Secret Service agent’s 17 mile push beside the President’s car, and urges voters to support Lyndon Johnson for continued leadership and Air Force One travel.
Washington police records reveal that an aide to President Lyndon Johnson, identified as Jenkins, was taken into custody at 8 35 p m on October 7 for disorderly conduct. A second detainee, Andy Choka, a keeper at the Soldiers Home, was arrested at the same time. The incident prompted Johnson to be more than two hours late to a dinner. Jenkins submitted a written resignation and discussions of the case remained sparse as White House officials noted no prior incidents.
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