during which he is struck by a rock thrown from an angry white mob. The Caesars Palace hotel and casino opens in Las Vegas. August 6 Braniff Flight 250 crashes in Falls City, Nebraska, killing all 42 on board. René Barrientos takes office as the President of Bolivia. The Salazar Bridge (later the 25 de Abril Bridge) opens in Lisbon, Portugal. August 10 An East German court sentences Günter Laudahn to life imprisonment for spying for the United States. Lunar Orbiter 1, the first U.S. spacecraft to orbit the moon, is launched. August 11 Indonesia and Malaysia issue a joint peace declaration, formally ending the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation which began in 1963. The Beatles hold a press conference in Chicago, during which John Lennon apologizes for his "more popular than Jesus" remark, saying, "I didn't mean it as a lousy anti-religious thing." August 12 – Massacre of Braybrook Street: Harry Roberts, John Duddy and Jack Witney shoot dead 3 plainclothes policemen in London; they are later sentenced to life imprisonment. August 15 – Syrian and Israeli troops clash over Lake Kinneret (also known as the Sea of Galilee) for 3 hours. August 17 – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Republic begin negotiations in Kuwait to end the war in Yemen. August 18 – Vietnam War – Battle of Long Tan: D Company, 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, meets and defeats a Viet Cong force estimated to be four times larger, in Phuoc Tuy Province, Republic of Vietnam. August 19 – The 6.8 Varto earthquake affects the town of Varto in eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing at least 2,394–3,000 and injuring at least 1,420. August 21 – Seven men are sentenced to death in Egypt for anti-Nasser agitation. August 22 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is established. The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC), predecessor of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), is formed. August 26 – The first battle of the South African Air Force and the South African Police with PLAN, the armed wing of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), takes place at Ongulumbashe during Operation Blue Wildebeest, triggering the South African Border War which continues until 1989. August 29 – The Beatles end their U.S. tour with a concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. It is their last performance as a live touring band. August 30