Fisherman Leo Huber Found After Lake Mead Incident
A wave of wreckage and buzzards led Lake Viead fishermen to the second missing man, Leo M. Huber of Santee California, found offshore near Gull Island. Huber's body lay face down in orange life gear four to five miles from the initial site as searchers scoured by boat and aircraft for remaining victim N D Simpson of Las Vegas. Authorities fear the third missing man may be buried in sand amid the wreckage.
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Lake Viead
Echo Bay
Verion
Hawthorne
Leo M. Huber
Santee
Calif
Huber
Lake Mead Park Rangers
Can Haws
Lakeside
Gull Island
Ranger
March Afb
N. D. Simpson
Las Vegas
Heliecopter
Nellis Afb
Water-Logged L Wall Threatens Bruce Street Property
A leaking cement block retaining wall between Bruce and 16th Streets in Las Vegas endangered homes on 337 N Bruce and 3296 N 16th. Helen Tennant noticed water at 6:30 a.m. and alerted neighbors and officials. crews arrived by 8 a.m. and the water was shut off at 10 a.m. The 1959 wall passed inspection but remained badly damaged as repairs commenced.
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Las Vegas
Hoover Dam
Bruce and
16Th Streets
Helen Tennant
Bruce St
Walter V. Beketh
16Th St
Water District
Bekethc
Fire Department
Tennant Yard
Ousted Marine Officer Joins Medal of Honor Ceremony
Washington officials said about 250 of 294 living Medal of Honor winners were invited to a White House ceremony. Former Capt Arthur J Jackson of San Jose was discharged over the 1961 Guantanamo Cuban spy incident. his attendance remains unconfirmed.
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Guantanamo Naval Base
William A. Szill
Rural grocer held on murder in crusader slaying near Gadsden
Floyd L. Simpson, 49, was charged with murder in the roadside slaying of civil rights crusader William L. Moore near Gadsden Alabama. State and FBI agents continued investigating with police noting everyone is a suspect and ballistics tied to Simpson's .22 rifle.
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Gadsden
Ala
UPD
Floyd L. Simpson
FBI
Baltimore
William L. Moore
Moore
Mississippi
Etowah
Dewey Olvard
Simpson
War Threatened Over Haiti and Dominican Embassy Crisis
The Dominican Republic accuses Haiti of seizing its embassy in Port au Prince and threatens military action within 24 hours unless troops withdraw. U.S. forces prepare to evacuate about 1500 Americans. OAS holds emergency session as Dominican envoy cites ties with communist nations and alleged plots.
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Washington
UPI
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Caribbean
U. S
Port-Au-Prince
State Department
Council of the Organization of American States
OAS
Arturo Calventi
Poland
Haitian Police Check Vehicles For Terrorists
In Port au Prince police and Duvalier loyal militiamen stopped and searched vehicles for arms and suspected terrorists while the nation remained calm. Army officers linked to earlier violence were reported seeking asylum in Latin American embassies with no clear counts.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
UPI
Francois Duvalier
Latin America
Reno Young Republicans seize control of Nevada convention
Conservative Reno Young Republicans took charge of the YR state convention in Carson City to push through resolutions and elect the top Nevada officer. The meeting occurred Saturday with party figures and delegates present.
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Carson City
UPI
Reno
Nevada
Side Switcher Slattery Hit by Pozzi in Nevada Legislature
In Carson City Republican tensions over party loyalty surfaced at a State Young Republican meeting. Archie Pozzi Jr. criticized Sen James Slattery for crossing party lines to back two reorganization bills aiding Gov Sawyer, hinting at a deal to oust Welfare Director Barbara Coughlan. The Reno group backed seven resolutions and elected Bob Marshall as chair.
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Carson City
UPS
Archie Pozzi Jr
Grant Sawyer
Pozzi
Ormsby County
Young Republican Convention
James Slattery
R-Storey
Senate
Slattery
Sawyer
Barbara Coughlan
Young Republicans
Bob Marshall
Reno
Charles van Camp
Marie Wolf
Armed Yankee troops demonstrate Berlin access rights
The United States sent 700 armed soldiers in 107 Army vehicles along the Berlin Auto bahn to West Germany for three weeks of live firing at Wildflecken Bavaria. Five convoys moved from Berlin starting 4:49 am to 3:45 pm clearing Soviet checkpoints at Marienborn.
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Berlin
UPI
United States
West Germany
Wildflecken
Bavaria
U.S
Marienborn
Fort Worth Tornado Harms Dozens and Causes Damage
A small tornado with winds up to 92 mph and hail hit Fort Worth's stockyard district. Seven people were hospitalized and damage surpassed 1 million dollars. The Weather Bureau reported half an inch of rain in ten minutes as trees were uprooted and streets became rubble.
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Fort Worth
U.S. Weather Bureau
Tornado Rips Nebraska Town
A tornado struck north and west of Auburn Nebraska injuring nine people who were in a car hurled from the road. An Ulmois car carrying a woman and eight children was thrown about a quarter mile off the highway. Communications were down in Auburn Peru Tecumseh and Sterling as state troopers and doctors responded.
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Auburn
Neb
Peru, Tecumseh
Sterling Areas
Second Reno Kidnap Suspect Arrested in California
The second of three Reno residents sought in the torture kidnapping of a Little Rock hospital employee was arrested by FBI agents. Richard Tyler Lane, 31, surrendered to agents in Sacramento, California, after charges were filed alongside Cecile Mae Lane, 26, his wife, and James Burton Ing, 42, in the abortive attempt to reach a hospital room connected to a North Little Rock murder case.
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Reno
Little Rock, Ark
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Roy K. Moore
Little Rock
FBI
Richard Tyler Lane
Sacramento
Calif
Lane
Cecile Mae Lane
James Burton Ing
William Bonds
North
Little Rock Po
Senator urges review of Birdman parole case
U.S. Senator Edward V. Long asks the Federal Parole Board to reexamine Robert Stroud known as Birdman of Alcatraz. Stroud is serving a life term for murder at the U S Medical Center in Springfield Missouri after time at Leavenworth Kansas where he studied birds. Long calls for a fresh thorough review in the interest of all concerned.
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Washington
UPI
Edward V. Long
D-Mo
Federal Parole Board
Robert
Birdman
Alcatraz
Stroud
U.S. Medical Center
Springfield
U.S. Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Sen. Long
Parole Board
Ben-Gurion Flags Readiness as Israel Marks Independence
Premier David Ben-Gurion said Israel’s armed forces are ready and alert to any attack as the country marks 15 years since independence. He warned Arab neighbors still threaten destruction while noting improved international standing since 1948.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
David Ben-Gurion
Ben-Gurion
U.N
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Iohak Ben-Zvi
Weather Summary Noontime Humidity and Temps
Mostly clear skies with gentle winds. Today’s high 77 and low 11. Yesterday’s high 76 and low 16. Noontime humidity 3 percent. Sunrise at 5 50 and sunset at 7 25.
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