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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1964
Page
1
An independent study for the Nevada State Prison Board says gambling inside the facility should end while rehab remains the goal. The report calls for more staff and facilities, a full-time chaplain, and changes to the prison board.
Clark County High School youths at the ninth annual SUN Youth Forum discuss international affairs with moderator Joe Delaney. They conclude nuclear war feels as inevitable as taxes and death and urge targeted foreign aid through channels like the Peace Corps to aid people directly while boosting economies.
Hall of Fame quarterback Y. A. Tittle is named starter for the New York Giants for the season opener. Coach Tom Landry emphasized confidence in Tittle's passing and leadership as the team prepares for a tough matchup.
The Fair and Recreation Board tabled a proposal to fund NSU athletics citing need for study. Mirabelli touted $20 000 yearly ad support could yield hundreds of thousands in free press. Board wary of opening aid doors. further review pending.
The City Commission sets a public hearing for next Wednesday at 7 30 p m on the forced resignation of ex city manager Verlyn L Fletcher. Fletcher may not attend and the commission has refused to provide written reasons in advance. He has accepted a new post in a Northern California city and starts Monday morning amid a City Hall shake up.
Marshall rehired Deputy District Attorney John Porter after a tense county commission session over a coroner's ordinance. Marshall and Porter cited mutual misunderstanding under pressure, while noting Porter’s excellence as an employee. The ordinance passed but both agreed it fell short of possibilities and promised further talks with the commission.
At a Thunderbird Hotel press conference Dr. Armstrong announced a $22 million request for 1965 67, a 41.8 percent rise over 1963 65. Regents Dr. Juanita Smith Archie Grant and R J Ronzone and Nevada Southern Dean William Carlson attended. The plan cites rising enrollments at Reno and Las Vegas campuses and aims to unify development to reduce duplicate costs.
The Riviera Hotel Las Vegas Musicians Union and Lewis Elias asked Nevada’s State Supreme Court for a rehearing in Benny Short’s band theft case. Short had been awarded 29600 as the court held the union conspired with the hotel to hire his relief band.
Circulation department instructs readers to call 382 3078 before 9 30 a m if a paper is missed for immediate service.
An Air Force pilot from Hamp ton Virginia Capt Robert W Hibarger bailed out of an F100 Super Sabre 15 000 feet up during a routine training mission 40 miles north of here the jet crashed in the desert rescuers airlifted him to Nellis Air Force Base doctors said he was not injured Hibarger was an advanced student pilot attached to the fighter weapons school and was picked up by a helicopter after ejecting.
Mostly sunny today with light variable winds. Forecast high 69 or 690? 32 low. Noontime humidity at 21 percent. Sunrise at 6 40 and sunset at 4 26.
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