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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1965
Page
2
In a column about Nevada travel and culture the author highlights Northern Nevada spots Virginia City Tonopah and Goldfield plus Las Vegas progress. The piece contrasts frontier spirit with modern banking, auto tech and changing customs including horse hitching and cowboys using motorcycles. It references Bisbee AZ and the Bank of Las Vegas expanding to eight branches and calls it the Modern bank for the modern West.
Two gunmen Gourday and Colvin surrendered to Nevada authorities after a 24 hour siege at a desert ranch house. They held hostages, disarmed officers, and fired from the property before backing out with police supervision. Federal kidnapping charges were elevated against them as family members were freed.
Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon Thompson refrained from comment while sources say three justices were upset by Marshall's remarks. Beasley had been convicted of murdering William T. Green in 1961 and sentenced to life with no parole before the Supreme Court ordered a new trial due to prejudiced errors.
Los Angeles report says actor George Raft faces a federal probe into his income tax records. His attorney Jerome Weber confirms witnesses will testify before a grand jury while Raft himself has not yet been called. Weber says Raft will cooperate fully with authorities. Federal prosecutor William O Connor expected to lead the Raft case.
Demonstrators opposing U S involvement in Vietnam picketed the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco last night, five were arrested after refusing to leave. General Maxwell Taylor remained calm and retired to his room as police dispersed the crowd. The protest leader called the action unfortunate.
In San Diego Mrs. Nebraska, a mother of four, captured the third event laundering at the 27th annual Mrs. America contest, highlighting her rising status among finalists.
The article highlights Gemini crews threatening Mercury era records with longer orbital flight times and Cooper notching two orbital missions. It notes US lead over the Soviets, plus Conrad and Gordon Cooper’s mission milestones, including visual missile sightings from space and Cooper repairing a reticle during the mission.
Two armed suspects robbed Meadows Market at 3328 E. Charleston Boulevard last night at 10 45. They forced two clerks to lie on the floor for five minutes while taking an undetermined cash amount. Authorities say the bandits used a .45 caliber pistol and a .22 caliber handgun.
The 1947 slaying case involving Mrs. Kooyman and George Gollum resurfaced as officials reported her death in Southern California from liver failure and other ailments while undergoing treatment for acute alcoholism. Her history includes a yacht explosion murder trial and subsequent life events.
Fountain states he would vote the same way again and apologizes for hurt feelings. The session aims to improve communication between the board and the advisory committee with attendees including Robert Baskin and Jack Petitti.
The El Rancho and Last Frontier hotels served as chief social hubs where Jack Walsh and Bill Moore hosted locals. Col Russell at the Apache regaled pedestrians on Fremont Street as Mabel Elwell ran the Last Frontier dining room. Sunday hunts and breakfasts drew Las Vegas professionals after church. The era featured low Western-style buildings before soaring land values reshaped the district.
Harvey Dickerson recalls early Las Vegas life from a Blue Room jail to theHuntridge area. He notes civic changes including a modern jail, homes on Sixth Street, and landmarks like 1400 Cottonwood. He fondly misses a warmer, slower city and memories of friends and local spots.
Las Vegas firefighters prevented a potential explosion by pulling wiring from a burning hot water heater at 1606 Mayfair Circle shortly before 7 p.m. They also responded to two false alarms on H Street and Alexander streets and at 1958 N H Street, blamed on pranks by juveniles while noting all calls require fire truck deployment.
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