Christmas Getting Expensive Folks
On the fifth to twelfth days of Christmas the costs escalate for gifts and performers. A pet shop notes prices for birds and swans, while unions quote wages for maids and musicians. By day twelve the tally reaches about 1,782.21 with various voiced quotes from retailers and guilds.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Justice Department
Los Angeles
Japan
Knotts Berry Farm
Las Vegas
Musicians Union Local 369
Jack Foy
Foy
American Guild of Variety Artists
Conforte Loss: Appeals Court Upholds Tax Evasion Sentence
The U S Court of Appeals refused to overturn Joe Conforte's three year federal prison term for income tax evasion. The ruling, upholding a District Court decision, held his June 1963 guilty plea valid and not induced by a promised light sentence.
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San Francisco
UPI
U. S. Court of Appeals
Nevada
Joe Conforte
Conforte
Carson City
Christmas Greetings From the SUN Staff
The SUN shares holiday wishes to Major Riddle Jack Entratter and families at the Dunes Sands Sahara Nevada Corp and Del Webb. It thanks bankers, lawmen, governors, and readers, hopes for a long joyous season, and extends Christmas and New Year greetings to Nevada’s people and friends.
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Jack
Sands
SUN Youth Forum
Daryl
Michele
Mickey
Jerry
Dorothy
Andrea
Joan
Garwood van
Pussy Cat
Eddie Gambaranas
Rob Kaltenborn
Milton
Debbie
Sheila Prell
A.A. Mecollum
Sahara-Nevada Corp
Lake Tahoe
del E. Webb
Benny Binions
Robinson
Leo
Doris Kuykendall
Leo Kuykendall
Artemus Ham, Sr
Mel Moss
Parry Thomas
Bob Fielding
Don Bates
Harvey Sewell
Reno
Gov
Grant
Bette
Gail Sawyer
Nevada
Flooding In West Claims 22 Dead As Floods Worsen
A three day Far West flood killed 22 across Oregon California Idaho and Nevada and stranded thousands. Rescue efforts continued with Coast Guard crew missing after a California mission while President Johnson declared the region a disaster area and weather officials predicted calmer days ahead.
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San Francisco
UPI
Johnson
Oregon
California
Weather Bureau
Eel
Humboldt County
Pepperwood
Idaho
Nevada
Coast Guard
Quiet Christmas in Las Vegas Amid Holiday Shutdowns
Nevada updates report limited mail service and closed offices as Christmas spreads. Essential work stops at the Nevada Test Site with normal return Monday. Police expect a quiet day, New Year’s Eve may differ. Schools Banks churches follow holiday schedules. A disaster order signed in Texas excludes Idaho flood zones but may expand.
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The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Test Site
Nevada Highway Patrol
Las Vegas
Nevada Southern University
Banks
Nellis Air Force Base
Air Force
Griffith Methodist Church
Christ Church Episcopal
Christ Lutheran Church
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church
St. James’ Catholic Church
St Christopher's Catholic Church
St. Anne's Catholic Church
Guardian Angel Shrine
Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Idaho
Confession Visit Ends With Church Cash Box Theft
Augusto Santos 26 asked a priest at Vera Cruz church in Aveiro to receive confession and communion then broke open the church cash box and stole 200 escudos, about 8 dollars.
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Aveiro
Portugal
UPI
Augusto Santos
Vera Cruz
Death by own action probes scuffle at Main Liquor Store
A customer struck Irron Buck Hector, 51, of Stockton, Calif., over the head with a bottle after he demanded money at gunpoint. Hector was treated for head lacerations and booked as an armed robbery suspect. Nevada reports six nonfatal early-evening accidents. Wind and drifting sand closed the Los Angeles Highway at Yermo briefly before reopening.
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Las Vegas Blvd
Irron Buck Hector
Stockton
Calif
Hector
Southern Nevada Memorial
Nevada Highway Patrol
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Yermo
California Highway Patrol
Terror Bomb Kills Yanks in Viet Nam
An explosion at Bien Hoa Air Base near Saigon killed U S troops and wounded others amid a widening rift between the United States and South Vietnamese leadership. General Westmoreland had just returned to Saigon, and fifteen injured Americans were moved to his guest house.
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Viet Nam
Bien Hoa Air Base
Saigon
United States
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
South Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Truckee River Up Again But Reno Believed Okay
Unusually heavy mountain rain caused extensive damage across the Reno and Douglas County areas. An 11 year old boy drowned trying to rescue his dog in the mud and floodwaters. Highway closures and power outages strained utilities as residents reinforced barriers and awaited assessment of damages.
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Truckee River
Reno
Robert Osborne
Business Opportunity Ad Seeks Reliable Partner
Classified notice offers a partner for an established furniture, appliance and carpet business near the Strip. Earn $200+ weekly with small capital. experience needed and good reliability. Respond to Box 8487 Los ges Sun. Inquiries to 1401 Se 2nd Apt. A Phone 344.7210.
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Losges Sun
Apt. A
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Dunes Hotel
Major Riddle
Norma
West Claims
Jaf Manning Jay
Strip Union
Nguyen Khanh
Douglas County
Lake Tahoe Basin
Sawyer
U. S. 395
Carson River
U. S. 95
Spooner
City Laundry
Arrage Stove
Sanitone Cleaners
13Th
Carson
Convention Center Drive
Paradise Road
Flamingo
Audrey Road
Sky Way Plaza
Bovider Hwy
Lee
You
Marion, Betty
Jean
Chissy
Mabe
Abe
Foster’ S
Fersonnel
Facts Forum
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RADIO
Central Telephone Company
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