Nick the Greek a legendary Las Vegas gambler remembered
The piece reflects on Nick the Greek as a man of boundless energy and swift mind likened to a computer. It recounts his gambling exploits from a 1947 Flamingo game with Gus Greenbaum, his philanthropy funding degrees for students, and his philosophy that gambling and risk are human traits linked to progress. The author frames Las Vegas as epitomizing his life and questions whether gambling can coexist with constructive society.
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Las Vegas
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Flamingo
Gus Greenbaum
Greece
South America
United States
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Earth
Rudyard Kipling
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Federal court orders full desegregation in seven systems
A U S fifth circuit panel ordered seven Louisiana and Alabama districts to desegregate classrooms facilities faculties and staff by 1967 68. The decision targets Caddo Bossier Jackson Claiborne parishes Jefferson County Alabama and the cities of Fairfield and Bessemer Alabama. It sets a broad standard for future plans and demands immediate integration of all school operations and upgrading formerly Negro schools to white school levels or closure of unupgradable facilities unless new construction ignores desegregation. The ruling references HEW guidelines and ties federal aid to compliance with the civil rights act of 1964.
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U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Caddo
Bossier
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Claiborne
Louisiana
Jefferson County
Ala
Fairfield
Bessemer
Minor Wisdom
New Orleans
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Winter Storm Across U S Triggers Floods and Fatalities
A frost packed system dumped heavy rain and snow from coast to coast. Flooding closed the Brooklyn Queens Expressway and power outages followed a Christmas Eve snow melt in the Middle Atlantic. Death toll rose with 36 lives lost across New York Vermont Wisconsin Ohio Minnesota Illinois Iowa Indiana South Dakota Missouri.
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Tucson
Ariz
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New York
Vermont
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Atlantic
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R.I
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Hartford
Connecticut
New York City
Brooklyn-Queens
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Wisconsin
Ohio
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Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
South Dakota
Missouri
Penalty for Poverty Highlights Spending Gaps
The Catholic Digest reports rich families with aftertax income of 54 000 spend 24.7 percent on food and 16.5 percent on transportation while poorer families with 15 000 plus income devote 19.2 percent to food and 14.1 percent to transportation. Housing consumes nearly 30 percent of income across levels.
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Catholic Digest
Daley to Seek Fourth Term As Chicago Mayor
Chicago political boss Richard Daley announces plans to run for a fourth term, accepting Democratic support amid racial tensions and civil rights protests. Potential opponent is Republican ally John L. Warner, a wealthy Chicago industrialist who secured GOP backing. Daley cites family matters but remains a dominant machine figure as the spring election approaches.
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UPI
Richard’ Ju Whley
Chicago
Daley
Big City
John L. Warner
Classified Ads Briefs for Rentals and Autos
Furnished bedroom house trailer for rent at $75 monthly. Phone 737-2826. Mixed misc item reddish brown European wig offered. Call after 6 PM at 642-354. 56 Chevrolet Bel Air auto for sale with good body and chrome wheels. Call 870-4720 anytime.
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