Julie Andrews Leads Mary Poppins to 13 Oscar Noms
Julie Andrews earned the best actress nomination for Mary Poppins as the film led the 37th Academy Awards with 13 nominations. My Fair Lady and Becket tied with 12 nominations. Rex Harrison also nominated for the same role in My Fair Lady. The British dominated race will conclude in April with winners announced.
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Julie Andrews
Hollywood
UPI
England
Audrey Hepburn
Miss Andrews
Walt Disney
Warner Bros
Eliza Doolittle
Miss Hepburn
Rex Harrison
Professor Higgins
Becket
Harrison
Richard Burton
Peter O'Toole
Peter Sellers
Dr. Strangelove
Anthony Quinn
Zorba the Greek
United Press International
Tony (Walton
Debbie Reynolds
Mary
Kim Stanley
Julie An
Las Vegas Then and Now A Look at City Life
A reader letter recalls Las Vegas life circa twenty years ago with notes on city officials entertainers and hotel figures. It highlights Ernie Cragin Reed Whipple Abe Schiller and Pappy Walsh plus Bonanza Airlines crew and Bonanza service.
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Hank Greenspun
Las Vegas
Ernie Cragin
Reed Whipple
Reed
Abe Schiller
el Rancho Vegas
Abe
Flamingo
Jack
Nevada
Biltmore
Walsh
Don Lee
Pappy Walsh
Desert Inn
Bonanza Airlines
Bonanza
Florence Murphy
Bob Harold
Barbara Hall
Dick Hall
Burt Ross
Burt Massie
Ed Converse
Navy
Las Vegas Crime Report Shows Drop in Felonies 1964
Las Vegas police released a 1964 crime report showing 3875 felonies in 1963 and a drop from 4000, withholds for some assault data, while arrests rose across seven categories and stolen property recovered surged over 300 percent. The FBI used the figures in a nationwide analysis.
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Las Vegas
Police Department
Famed Film Comic Stan Laurel Dies
Santa Monica California UPI reports Stan Laurel famed rubber faced and skinny partner of Laurel and Hardy has died in a film comedy era ending.
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Stan Laurel
Santa Monica, Calif
UPI
James Laurel and Hardy
VA hospital in Clark County discussed at hearing
A VA official said arguments for a Clark County VA hospital would be reviewed. Rep. Bar ing noted he had introduced bills for years. He also protested the Reno regional facility closing and warned Nevada veterans would travel up to 1 000 miles to Los Angeles for VA care. The item appears in a Washington hearing report.
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Veterans Administration
Clark County
Joseph H. McNinch
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Washington
Walter S. Baring
D-Nev
Baring
Reno
Nevada
Los Angeles
Windy conditions persist in Las Vegas area today
Winds from the north and northwest are forecast to stay under 20 miles an hour with lighter gusts tonight. Yesterday saw 30 mph gusts diminishing to 15 20 mph after noon, no wind damage reported though several Strip marquees lost letters.
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U.S
McCarran Field
Arson Attacks Hit Black Muslim Mosques Nationwide
UPI reports arsonists seeking revenge for Malcolm X’s assassination set fires at Black Muslim mosques in Harlem New York and San Francisco. Harlem four story headquarters mosque destroyed while San Francisco mosque sustained kerosene damage as police warned of possible further violence.
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New York
UPI
Malcolm X
Harlem
San Francisco
Quiz Clerk In Case Fix Probe Questioned At City Hall
Investigators probed alleged Municipal Court fixes yesterday by questioning court clerk Barbara Maxwell for two hours at city hall. George Ogilvie deputy city attorney and Ben Compton assisted. Maxwell’s attorney George Foley joined later. Sources say the count of fixed cases has reached 25.
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City Hall
Barbara Maxwell
George Ogilvie
Ben Compton
Police Department
Ogilvie
Mullen imposes strict camp policy at Spring Mountain
Acting director Robert E. Mullen invoked a shape up or ship out policy at Spring Mountain Youth Camp after three staff members resigned and one more may follow. He arrived with orders to staff and appointed Robert C. Rockwell as No 2, while awaiting a permanent director.
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Mullen
Spring Mountain Youth Camp
Robert E. Mullen
Dist
William Compton
Richard Little
Hastings, Neb
Robert C. Rockwell
Fear Cassius Next Target in Race War
In Chicago Cassius Clay declaring he will not hide for fear of his life says he is here and if assassins target him they can come and get him. He warns of threats amid race tensions surrounding his championship status.
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Cassius
Chicago
UPI
Cassius Clay
Debbie Reynolds Back In Action At Riviera
Debbie Reynolds returned to the Riviera stage last night after a second absence in a month with substitutes Frank Sinatra and Kaye Stevens filling in during Monday’s show. Reynolds was not hospitalized but faced another timing setback in her latest performance run.
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Debbie
Riviera
Debbie Reynolds
Riviera Hotel
Frank Sinatra
Kaye Stevens
Miss Reynolds
Pearl Bailey
the Riviera
Gin Rummy Tournament Wins Big Postal Round
A temporary restraining order bars Las Vegas postal authorities from interfering with mail related to the International Gin Rummy Tournament. U S District Judge Roger D. Foley ruled gin rummy here is not a lottery and allowed its literature to be mailed. The court noted potential harm to charities and sponsor hotels if mailings were blocked.
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Las Vegas
U.S
Roger D. Foley
United States
U.S. Atty
Robert Linnel
Post Office Department
Albert Freeman
Foley
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Oliver Hardy
Laurel and Hardy
Arthur Stanley Jefferson
Ulverston
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Boulder City
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Milton Berle
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Sane
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Freeman
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Helen Grayco
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