Army Sergeant Defects to East Germany Amid Border Crossings
A U S Army sergeant James Carl Moore of the 3rd Armored Division allegedly defected to East Germany, seeking political asylum per ADN. Two East German border guards fled to the West in dense fog near Bad Hersfeld, while U S authorities verify the report.
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UPD
ADN
James Carl Moore
3Rd Armored Division
East Germany
Heidelberg
Bad Hersfeld
Moore
34Rd Batallion
Gelnhausen
Frankfurt
West Germany
Krefield
Ex convict pleads guilty in doctor pistol whipping case
Ex convict Leo Mancinas of Los Angeles pleaded guilty to grand larceny in connection with the pistol whipping of Dr. Alexander Coblantz at his office on 717 Las Vegas Blvd. The plea came during jury selection for a robbery trial. Mancinas faces sentence by Dist. Judge John Sexton on December 19. A co defendant, Estelle Eugene Allen, is jailed in San Quentin for burglary in the Los Angeles area.
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John Sexton
Leo Mancinas
Los Angeles
Sexton
Mancinas
Estelle Eugene Allen
Alexander Coblantz
Las Vegas Blvd
N. Allen
San Quentin
Washoe Theater Hall Plan Moves Ahead in Reno
Washoe County Fair and Recreation Board approves completion of the arena south of town and proceeds with a downtown theater convention hall. The group adds alternates to base bid totaling 2.88 million plus equipment and asks the county to convey the state building for use as a convention hall to be under construction within a year.
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Reno
UPL
Washoe County Fair and Recreation Board
Stoke Inc
Triangle
Kietzke Lane
South Virginia St
Chanukah Festival Observed Amid Public Debates On Crime
The article contrasts California leaders backing a gun purchase law with Nevada figures Gov. Grant Sawyer and Atty. Gen. Harvey Dickerson. It notes Chanukah candles lit worldwide marking an eight day festival and recounts the Maccabean story and the miracle of the oil. Potato pancakes and gift exchanges are part of the celebration.
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Grant Sawyer
Harvey Dickerson
California
California leaders push stricter gun controls after JFK killing
Gov Edmund Brown calls for harder handgun restrictions and licensing of gun owners. Atty Gen Stanley Mosk weighs state legislation to curb gun access amid NRA opposition and debate over protecting public safety versus gun rights.
Public Support for Gun Purchase Checks Divides Opinion
The text argues for mandatory law enforcement clearance before handgun purchases to prevent firearms from reaching criminals and inebriated buyers. It notes broad public support but acknowledges some opposition.
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Uncle Charlie
NRA claims on gun registration stir in newspaper column
In a Los Angeles Times outdoor editor Lupi Saldana column, the National Rifle Association is quoted arguing that firearm registration enables authorities to seize guns, while proponents say registration only tracks ownership. The writer challenges the idea and advocates a law requiring buyers to clear background checks.
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Lupi Saldana
Los Angeles Times
National Rifle Association
Hemingway's Unpublished Works Stored in Bank Safe
Mary Hemingway reveals Ernest Hemingway hid about 50 pounds of unpublished manuscripts in bank vaults before his death. She cites plans for a Caribbean set novel, short stories, a travel book, safari notes, and poetry. Scribner's Sons announced A Moveable Feast for publication next May 5.
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New York
UPI
Ernest Hemingway
Mary
Ernest
Cuba
Caribbean
Hemingway
Charles Scribner's Sons, Publishers
Paris
Clark County Board to Review Intercom Upgrade and New School Site
The Clark County School District Board of Trustees will discuss replacing the Las Vegas High School intercom system with room phones at a projected cost of 14,800 dollars and the sale of a 20 acre junior high site at Wyoming Street and Walnut Road for 98,000 dollars.
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Las Vegas
Clark County
Wyoming Street
Walnut Road
Funeral services for Elsie Marshall
Funeral services for Elsie Marshall who died Monday at Las Vegas Hospital will be at 10 am Thursday in the Logan Dale Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints with burial in Overton Cemetery. She lived in Logandale where she was a restaurant cashier. Born September 18 1912 in Littlefield Arizona she is survived by son David Logandale daughter Linda Lyon New Mexico two brothers Robert and Louis Reber Arizona three sisters Evelyn Madelin Boulder City Tina Pickett Henderson and Ella Pouton Moapa Valley.
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Elsie Marshall
Las Vegas Hospital
Logandale Church
Aurant Cashier
Littlefield
Ariz
David
Logandale
Linda Lyon
New Mexico
Robert
Louis Reber
Arizona
Evelyn Madelin
Boulder City
Tina Pickett
Henderson
Ella Pouton
Moapa Valley
Laser beams may cut branches from trees in future
A UPI report from Laser Lumber New York says branches could be trimmed by aimed ground level laser beams. The American Forest Products Industries notes the device would aid lumbering and pruning of orchard and lawn trees.
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New York
UPI
Forest Products Industries
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