News of the Day: 1965

Friday, Oct. 20, 2000 | 9:21 a.m.

Jan. 30 World Salutes Winnie

Story: The nation he served for so long and so well yesterday gave Sir Winston Churchill the most majestic state funeral ever accorded an Englishman.

The free world sent its kings and queens and its presidents and premiers as a token of gratitude for a debt it can never fully repay.

Feb. 16: Nat King Cole Victim of Cancer

Story: Cancer yesterday took the life of velvet-voiced Nat King Cole, an Alabama-born Negro whose unique singing style and gentle personality made him one of the entertainment world's greatest stars.

Feb. 22: Assassins Slay Malcolm X at Followers' Rally

Story: Malcolm X, bearded Negro advocate of violence against the whites in the civil rights struggle, was assassinated yesterday in a hail of gunfire while making a speech to his followers.

Police blamed the assassination on the Black Muslims, a militant organization which ousted Malcolm X recently, only to have him set up his Black Nationalist organization and launch a recruiting drive to woo Black Muslims as members.

May 4: Rocking Chair Policy Won't Stop Reds -- LBJ

Story: The first U.S. Army combat troops sent to Vietnam arrived Monday to guard two vital air bases as carrier-based Navy planes hit North Vietnam with four bombing raids.

Eight planes took part in the raids against Communist trucks and railway cars. It was only the second attack on North Vietnam since Friday.

June 4: Strolls Across U.S. In 20-Minute Venture Into Space's Unknown

Story: Shouting "This is fun," astronaut Edward H. White "walked" in space across the United States Thursday in a 20-minute feat of daring and hijinks that swept him laughing into history with his Gemini twin, James McDivitt.

Aug. 15: 21 Have Died in Four Violent Days

Story: The National Guard teamed with police last night in a sweeping display of force to take a major step toward crushing a four-day Negro revolt in Los Angeles.

A curfew imposed at 8 p.m. cleared the streets of the ravaged area, although snipers fired on Guardsmen from rooftops.

Aug. 28: It Was Just a Big Madhouse at the County's Marriage Bureau

Story: Relative calm settled over the marriage license bureau at the Clark County courthouse yesterday after scores of young poeple, some coming from as far as Chicago and Minnesota, laid siege to it Thursday night in hopes of escaping the draft.

If reports circulating in the sheriff's detective bureau are true, there was a minor rush for local brides from those who couldn't bring their own on the part of some out-of-town deferment seekers.