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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1964
Page
1
The article notes unusually active primary day turnout as voters confront a year defined by a clear line between conservatism and liberal moderation. It suggests races from national to local offices will draw out participation because people feel the stakes are high and the electorate is motivated to vote against extremes.
The Nevada House contest pits Ralph Denton a progressive Democrat against Walter Baring whose rhetoric derides educated voters as subversive. Denton seeks sanity in national image while Baring sonorously campaigns on a polarized platform, with fluoride conspiracy claims highlighted as evidence of extremism.
Los Angeles reports Republican nominee Barry Goldwater shifts planned travel to Washington to vote on the Medicare bill amid a Senate clash with President Johnson. He will fly to Phoenix then to Washington for key votes, then return to Prescott for his campaign opening.
A 17-year-old testified in a quavering voice that he saw two Ku Klux Klan members with sawed off shotguns near a gasoline station at 5 am July 1. He said they warned him to mind his business and joked about the crime before the shooting of Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn on a rural Georgia road returning from Ft. Benning training.
U S Senator Howard S Cannon holds a strong early lead for re election in Nevada as contenders Harry Claiborne William Gal and James F McMillan trail in early returns. Rep Walter S Baring leads over Ralph Denton with Denton strong in Clark precincts but countywide support unclear.
A majority of local unions including the Southern Nevada Building Trades and Central Labor Council honored a Culinary Union picket at the Nevada Test Site gate near Mercury against Reynolds Electric and Engineering. Teamsters Local 631 said they had not received official strike sanction and would not honor the line, while other unions like Operating Engineers Local 12 did honor the picket.
The forecast calls for clear weather today with south westerly winds at 13 to 18 mph. Daytime high around 54, low near 8, yesterday’s high was 88 and low 5. Noontime humidity about 22 percent. Sunrise at 6 12, sunset at 7 0.
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