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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1964
Page
2
A 1964 Labor Day message notes international dates for the holiday and its U S adoption in 1884 1894 with historical credits to Knights of Labor and early state laws. Bank of Las Vegas welcomes workers and invites readers to join tomorrow’s observance and the continuing discussion.
A fragmented prose piece honors Jewish learning and contributions to law science and democracy. It references Haym Salomon Oppenheimer Einstein and others, praising learning, liberty, and philanthropic wartime support while weaving in scattered quotations and anecdotes about Jewish figures and U S history.
Classified snippet advertises personal rental and shopping center details. Mentions 2 bedroom near Sahara, near schools, landscaped, 148 Charlester Builder contact. Notes loan offer and conditions.
Bavarian state police say Anna Kiewn reportedly abducted 10 year old Jennifer Sanders from the home of US Army Spec 5 James Sanders on Friday. The suspect left with the child while authorities launched a search in the vicinity of Burlafingen.
Youths invaded a resort area prompting riot squads to disperse a roaming crowd of 20 men with clubs and ax handles. Stones and cans shattered windows, a youth crashed into a lamppost, and police chased rioters as Warne Nunn oversaw the crackdown. Damage was minor but tourist business suffered.
About two dozen workers from Puerto Rico and Mexico, under 13 week contracts, were left penniless near Edmore Michigan as Miller Pickle Co closed with $277,500 in unpaid wages and $18,500 to cover transport home. Community leaders urged calm while officials sought immediate aid.
President Johnson travels from Andrews AFB to Detroit for a Labor Day rally at Cadillac Square sponsored by Wayne County AFL CIO. He plans a 12 seat Jet Star trip with party funding, noting the event is not a formal campaign kickoff though it advances his political message.
Rev. Booker T. Mayfield pastor of St. John’s Baptist Church in Reno denied soliciting marriages at the county courthouse after being arrested on a marriage steering charge. He said a couple asked for the justice of the peace and a deputy detained him. he claimed 18 years of pastoring and historic ties in Nevada, but did not know if race influenced the arrest.
Barry Goldwater charged that Defense Secretary McNamara closed more bases in four years than Eisenhower did in eight while criticizing the Johnson administration for cutting back the Air Force. The GOP nominee, a reservist major general, warned Vinson’s claim about Warner Robins AFB was unfounded and stressed his commitment to a strong air arm.
In Chicago the shift to motorized travel continues as only two horse drawn vehicle stickers were issued in the first eight months, one fewer than a year ago and far below the 52 000 permits issued in 1908, signaling a changing transport scene.
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