Firefighters Sell SUN for Charity in Las Vegas
Southern Nevada firemen collect charitable funds during the seventh annual Firemen’s Las Vegas SUN No Change Day. About 300 volunteers from Clark County, North Las Vegas, and Las Vegas Fire Department sell newspapers at intersections to fund a Christmas basket campaign and other Good Fellows activities. Proceeds provide a full holiday turkey dinner and groceries for needy families, with readers urged to refuse change and say Merry Christmas keep the change. Fireman Curtis Freeman notes inflation strains the effort.
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Bombing Raids Avoid Hanoi. U.S. Denies Civilian Hits
UPI reports American jet bombers struck North Vietnam but did not hit Hanoi. Washington says damage to Hanoi may stem from anti aircraft fire and artillery. A Saigon briefing claims all ordnance landed in military targets and none reached the city.
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Walt Disney Dies at 65 in Hollywood
World mourns as Walt Disney founder of Disneyland and iconic characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck dies in Burbank at St Joseph Hospital after lung surgery. Flags lower nationwide. Disney earned 29 Oscars among numerous honors. Separate report notes green atmospheric glow from Tonopah Test Range rockets over Nevada.
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Nick the Greek Gambler Bets Big After Atomic Blast
In Las Vegas at four am after a nuclear test, Nick Dandelas the famed Nick the Greek loses $90,000 then $120,000 in a Flamingo hotel craps game. Crowds converge as the enigmatic figure bowls through huge wagers while a curious woman asks, Who is Nick the Greek.
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Lamb Wins Battle to Head Powerful Senate Committee
Carson City Nevada UPI says Sen. Floyd Lamb of Las Vegas won the fight to lead the Senate Finance Committee for the 1967 legislature. Democrats chose Sep. B. Mahley Brown as majority leader and president pro tempore in private session. Gibson supporters hinted at possible cross party coalitions, while Republicans debated tax plans amid a split over new taxes.
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Nevada Senate reapportionment assigns six Republicans four Democrats to four year terms
In Carson City the reapportioned Nevada Senate allocated four year terms to six Republicans and four Democrats while seven Democrats and three Republicans drew two year terms under a Democrat controlled chamber. Secretary Koontz oversaw the sealed envelope drawing to stagger terms and preserve experienced lawmakers. Clark County drew both four year terms, with Democrats taking the pair of two year seats.
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Skim Probe Hears From Desert Inn Owner and Riviera VP
Ruby Kolod largest Desert Inn stockholder and Charles J. Harrison Riviera Hotel vice president testified before a federal grand jury probing possible skimmed casino money. They spent under five minutes with jurors amid questions on counting room cash handling and tax dodging risks. The panel has heard 54 witnesses over seven meetings since the probe began last month.
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Weather snapshot for today with mild temperatures
Mostly sunny with gentle winds. Today's high 62 and low 35. Sunrise at 6 45 and sunset at 4 28. Yesterday's high 60 and low 35. Noontime relative humidity 27 percent.
Kennedy signed 1962 order over eavesdropping devices
The Justice Department confirmed Robert F Kennedy signed a 1962 order regarding electronic bugging by federal investigators but refused to state its exact nature. Sources differ whether it barred certain techniques or aimed to expand use, with no official details provided.
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