16 Feb 1965
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1965
Page
1
Officials and residents discussed how to care for about 25 children at Child Haven 310 N Ninth St, recovering from a respiratory illness that began Saturday, focusing on practical steps to manage the community's neglected and abandoned youngsters.
County officials three judges and welfare board members held a two hour meeting about understaffed Child Haven facilities. They pressed for urgent food medical care clothing and safety measures plus housing for future and current needs. Updike defended his administration while Zenoff urged bringing back Mike O Callaghan.
Hank Greenspun urges overhaul of child welfare rules as readers offer homes and supplies for Child Haven. He condemns delays, calls for hospital access and psychiatric care, and attacks price control bills seeking 6 percent minimum markup. He recommends postcards to the Clark County Assembly Delegation opposing Assembly Bill 293.
Nat King Cole, a show business legend and recording star, died at 5:30 a.m. after a malignant left lung tumor led to last weeks surgery. He entered St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica last December for tests and lung removal. no prognosis was given. His wife Maria was present.
US State Department reported Chinese plans to test a second nuclear device very shortly. Washington said appropriate officers were reviewing the report and offered no further comment.
A third blaze in recent months consumed the interior of Bain's Women's Apparel, located on the Fremont Street block, as dark smoke poured from the three story Delkin Building. Las Vegas firefighters, arriving after 8 p.m., breached storefronts and fought the flames from the roof, with smoke filling the interior and flames spilling into the street.
A long investigation culminates in a case tying a performer to a major show bust after decades in the industry. Authorities linked the suspect to the scheme, detailing several arrests and ongoing proceedings as the case unfolds.
Nevada Assembly debates a uniform annexation bill by James Gibson to curb rapid territorial grabs by Southern Nevada cities. The measure requires formal notices in newspapers or on city hall doors, 10 day protest periods, and certified mail to property owners before council votes.
Friends and fellow performers in Las Vegas mourn Nat King Cole at age 47 after cancer surgery. Sands producer Jack Entratter recalls booking Cole into the Copa Room in New York in 1943 and later in Las Vegas, where Cole performed 18 times at the Sands. Entratter hails Cole as a gentleman and recalls a memorable night when Cole performed despite laryngitis by playing his own records live.
In Carson City, civil rights spokesmen pressed for an expanded bill covering housing, public accommodations, and employment. The Assembly Judiciary Committee heard the proposals and promised careful consideration. William Deutsch criticized Gov. Sawyer’s plan as too similar to the federal act, while Earl White urged action on housing discrimination.
CARSON CITY UPI The State Gaming Control Board will defer action on the Tallyho Hotel Las Vegas gambling request until a special meeting at 9 a.m. The board will forward its recommendation to the State Gaming Commission which meets at 10 a.m. Eighteen partners seek 27 table games 100 slot machines and an $800000 investment. The Tallyho delay follows two months of financing inquiry.
The forecast calls for a mostly clear day with light to gentle winds. Today’s high around 55 and low near 30, yesterday’s high 52 and low 40, noontime humidity at 16 percent, sunrise at 6 27 and sunset at 5 23.
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