Friday the 13th holds little fear for Las Vegas casinos
Sun staff writer reports that pit bosses and staff at The Mint Golden Gate Las Vegas Club and others view Friday, December 13, 1963 as just another business day. They cite 24 hour operations, tourist influx, and no calendar concerns while noting superstition remains among players but rarely affects play.
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Wealthy Geneva official linked to UN work and history
The author notes extended stay in Geneva visiting Milton Siegel an official at the World Health Organization. Siegel supports charitable work and UN agencies, contrasting with a century‑old reference to the Black Death in Brooklyn and a fragmentary continuation about cholera.
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Indicted San Francisco betting figure Cohen held in Vegas
Les Cohen 60 once known as San Fraacisco betting commissioner was indicted by a federal grand jury on nine counts for taking telephone bets from San Francisco on sporting events. He was arrested in Las Vegas where he runs the Saratoga Race Sports book. Bail set at 5000. Each count carries up to two years and 10000 dollars fines.
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Car crash victim from Lexington dies in hospital
Succumbs Fred Scott, 52, of Lexington Missouri, after a 3 am collision with a parked tractor-trailer. He died Thursday afternoon at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Passenger Nathaniel Gurley, 41, remains in critical condition at the same hospital.
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World Briefs Report Hostage Protest and Global Updates
Tin miners in La Paz demand the release of three jailed activists and call for mass anti-government demonstrations despite a 48 hour government ultimatum. In Washington President Johnson orders a broad spending review with department replies due by 6 p.m. today. Paris reports Indonesia may seek Soviet weapons if Western arms embargoes bite, and Mrs. John F. Kennedy will observe a year of mourning. Madrid says Argentina requests Spain extradite former leader Juan Peron.
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Faith Is a Star series profiles on public figures
The Sun launches an exclusive religion series titled Faith Is a Star revealing private beliefs of Nelson Rockefeller George Romney Adlai Stevenson Drew Pearson and others. Roland Gammon compiled the book form material and John Glenn provides today's piece on page 15 as America’s first astronaut.
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Theodor Heuss Dies at 79 in Stuttgart Home
Former West German President Theodor Heuss died yesterday at his Stuttgart home. His son confirmed the death. Heuss was 79 years old and a key political figure in postwar Germany.
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Where To Draw The Line To Draw The Line By Ken Bouton
City commissioners plan a resolution defining conflict of interest for outside city employment. City Atty Sidney Whitmore faces a tough task drawing the line between part time work and private business. Reactions vary from skepticism to defiance as employers weigh enforcement prospects.
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FBI raids in San Fernando Valley probe for ransom
Federal agents roamed a four block radius of an abandoned San Fernando home seeking clues in a $240,000 kidnapping case. Officers carted possible evidence, took fingerprints and footprints, while disguises were seen and witnesses questioned. Agents offered no comment on progress or identities involved.
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Clear Day With Light Winds In Town
The forecast calls for clear skies and gentle winds with a high near 50 degrees and a low around 25. Yesterday's high reached 45 and low 24, noontime humidity at 20 percent.
Wanted Tsec Frank Skelly Arrested for Sinatra Visit
James Skelly also known as Joseph Church and Gregory Masterson walked into Harrah's Club at Stateline Lake Tahoe early Wednesday asking to see Frank Sinatra. He wore a Marine style uniform and carried a pistol, bullets, and a hunting knife. FBI found a small caliber rifle in his Mercedes with Colorado plate and held him for investigation.
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