Bank of Las Vegas Notes and Community Items
District Judge John Sexton is mentioned after a misaddressed letter from Salt Lake City. a change of venue is noted. A Nevada alumni group for Notre Dame forms in Reno, planning a safari to see USC. A Catford priest offers prayers for magistrates after a noise complaint. Sunrise Branch vault teller Jim Bamberger and Marilyn Edwards wed at the Little Chapel of the West. Christmas Club accounts are urged ahead of 1965 gifts.
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Notre Dame University
Nevada
Reno
Rex Bell, Jr
Las Vegas
Mike Hines
Jim Bamberger
Marilyn Edwards
Little Chapel of the West
Bank of Las Vegas
Red China Protests Across Congo Support Rally at Tiananmen
The news agency reports 700000 demonstrators marching in Beijing in support of anti imperialist activity and Congo rebels. Mao made a rare public appearance at the Sunday rally as teachers students and officials joined the marching crowds. Slogans condemned U.S. imperialism and demanded Congo Taiwan Africa Asia and Latin America be freed.
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America
Belgium
Mao Tze-Tung
U.S
Congo
Taiwan
Formosa
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Tienanmen Square
Modern trucks in New York slower than old horses
A McGraw-Hill publication notes Manhattan trucks average six miles per hour, far below the 11 miles per hour of horsedrawn carriages in their day, illustrating how modern tech outpaces horses but slows in dense urban streets.
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New York
UPI
Manhattan
Product Engineering
McGraw-Hill
Chief Cus talow Presents Turkey to Virginia Governor
Richmond Virginia UPI Cus talow head of the Mattaponi tribe presented a ceremonial turkey to the Virginia governor under the pact between the Indians and Capt John Smith dating from early colonial relations preserving a cultural tradition and goodwill gesture.
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Richmond, Va
UPI
Custalow
Virginia
John Smith
Cannon Laxalt recount tightens Clark County lead
In Clark County the recount shows Cannon with 20 votes and Laxalt trailing as 4 challenges arise over ballot defects. Washoe County adds 3 net Cannon votes while Laxalt loses 10. Recounting teams include both parties and observers note partisan challenges and legal scrutiny ahead of a potential supreme court review.
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Cannon
Bill Morse
Gene Matteucci
Clark County
Democratic Central Committee
Reed
Election Board
Laxalt
John
Alvin Wartman
Senate
Ted Marshall
Washoe County
Washoe
State Supreme Court
Reno
Vegan welder dies after oxygen inflow explosion
A 26 year old welder Douglas Alaperet of General Machine Co. was turned into a human torch when oxygen pumped into a well casing exploded. He was 24 feet below the surface near Gowan Avenue and Cheyenne Road and died after being rushed to Southern Nevada Hospital in very critical condition.
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McFarland
Alaperet
Gowan Avenue
Cheyenne Road
Southern Nevada Hospital
County recounts progress across Nevada precincts
Lead still eyed as of 5 p.m. no precincts finished in the county. Elko County recounted 3,000 votes in four of 28 precincts, Storey counted one of four, Pershing four of eight, and White Pine three of 18. Washoe complete in 195 precincts with Cannon gaining three votes.
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Elko County
Storey
Pershing
White Pine
Washoe County
Cannon
Two U.S. Airmen fined for cigar smuggling in France to England
James Lee, 22, and Warren Hutton, 20, stationed in France, were fined 308 dollars each after attempting to smuggle 1,500 cigars into England. They told authorities they aimed to earn some cash as Christmas neared.
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France
James Lee
Warren Hutton
England
Five Beatniks Placed on Probation in Weymouth Court
Five beatniks were placed on probation in Weymouth after appearing in court clean shaven with short hair. Charged with loitering, they were described by the woman judge as decent and employable.
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Weymouth, Eng
UPI
Community notes on city affairs and public sentiment
Readers comment on city manager selection and local politics in Las Vegas. The letter criticizes officials and laments governance while noting public interest in transparency and accountability. Casual anecdotes about youth events, local hospitality, and Christmas countdown accompany civic reflections.
Fire engine collides with truck in Kawasaki accident
A fire engine on a firefighting practice run in Kawasaki Japan collided with a truck. Six firemen were injured in the crash as the engine was on its way to the practice session.
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Kawasaki
Japan
UPD
Sie
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Nev
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London
Red China
D.J. Garden Apts
Desert Inn
Childre Foster's Shoes
No. 3Rd St
Westinghouse Astronuclear Laboratory
McCarran Field
W. A Wilhite
Ivory Tower
Apts
Sherwood ST Preis
Henderson
Oras Dern
Er War
Nescocr
Winston
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston
UPI Telephoto
Lenges
Otto McFarland
Douglas Alaperet
Ellis Ave
General Machine Co
Crest Lane
Dover
Stan Irwin
Casbar Theatre
Louis Prima
Gia Maione
Sambutera
Peter and
Hank E
Vic Garcia
Center St. Henderson
Russel
CL Trutos
Pontiac
Hank Greenspun
Khrushchev
Fletcher and Kuykendall
SUN Youth Forum
Richard Petersen
Boulder City
Air-India
Bombay
Sahara Hotel
Tenshun Dick Chappel
the Riviera Hotel
Lolita
Ruthe D
City Laundry
Sanstone
13Th
Carson
Convention Center Drive
Paradise Road
Flamingo & Audrey Road
Sky Way Plaza
Boulder
Hwy
Mike
North Main
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