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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1964
Page
2
A humorous column highlights a bank loan for a tiger named Tinker Bell and a Los Angeles bank robbery as double header crime. It notes quotes on time and interest and celebrates the Bank of Las Vegas Christmas Club as a stress relief for holiday budgeting.
Roosevelt, age nearing 57, pays tribute to late actor Bill Bendix who died after a long acting career. Bendix, formerly a New Jersey grocer and Broadway stage star turned film actor, later did TV guest spots and toured with Never Too Late. Roosevelt also discusses political eligibility and local governance concerns.
Classified note seeks a male pholsterer for port orfyhme isle work. Contact phone numbers 384-2092 or 725-9262 for details.
Mayor Grayson said there was no discussion of a package deal or two for one twin ouster plan during a closed commission meeting hours before Fletcher and Kurkendall resigned. Fountain denied any deal, citing morale problems and no link to the resignations. A public hearing in City Hall at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow will address Fletcher’s charges leading to his dismissal.
The court set June 21 next year as the final date to file proofs of claim while creditors seek at least 2.265 million to cover secured debts. Debtors report real estate value at 4.208 million with total assets near 4.785 million and hope to preserve about 2 million equity in the Silver Slipper, as negotiations continue ahead of a January sale plan.
New York police arrested James Machen 27 on narcotics charges after tracing Harold McGinn 22 to an apartment. Officers entered and found Machen on a divan smoking a filtered cigarette. He quipped about avoiding lung cancer while admitting to a reefer.
The Western Pacific ruling in 1952 held no fireman was required on a single passenger car pulled by a diesel engine. The decision notes steam freight trains still require firemen. A railroad spokesman said the change would affect 43 firemen, with partial reassignments by service length.
Dwight Strong of the New England Citizens Crime Commission urged J. Edgar Hoover to resign as FBI director. He said Hoover has served well but should retire now due to diminishing effectiveness, criticizing the President's decision to reappoint him past the 70 year retirement rule.
Citizens pack the city clerk office petitions after the resignations of Fletcher manager and former Police Chief Kuykendall. A Wednesday hearing in the mayor's office will focus on the firings with many residents expected to attend and potential clashes over charges and answers.
A British parson repeatedly breathed out altar candles causing flames after an inflamed gas buildup from a duodenal ulcer. Surgeon Stephen Power reports in the British Medical Journal that an operation resolved the issue and allowed the parson to perform his duties more decorously.
A discussion compares money on a student versus teacher basis and Nevada Plan aid. The panel calls for equitable funding, broader athletic offerings, increased sportsmanship, and stronger academic competition to evenly weigh scholastic and athletic emphasis across schools.
The Supreme Court upheld the public accommodations law in three test cases. Justices declared Congress broad power to apply the act to motels and restaurants, rejecting constitutional limits and urging voluntary compliance. NAACP leaders hailed the ruling while a hotel owner warned of unwanted social consequences. The federal court ruling in Atlanta had already found the statute valid and required the motel to accept Black patrons.
Republican solons criticise reorganization value as questionable and push for strict review of current tax sources. They oppose deficit spending and back Nevada as a sound state while offering no program details. Observers note possible opposition to gambling taxes as Gov. Sawyer leans with a committee on delaying increases. Senate caucus omits minority leader and committee plans for the upcoming session.
German youths outside the Bayerischer Hof Hotel tossed stink bombs as Congo Premier Tshombe spoke inside. The group titled itself the action group of international solidarity and distributed leaflets denouncing Tshombe as a murderer.
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