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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1965
Page
4
SUN staff presents a year end recap of 1964 events in Southern Nevada, covering major stories and smaller happenings as they unfolded throughout the year.
January testimony in the Johnny Marshall case claims Ray Ryan cheated Nick Dandelas of $500,000 while Marshall faces extortion charges. Police chief Kuykendall and officers face racial prejudice accusations, and Smiley is acquitted with Del Monico and Marshall’s lawyers seeking acquittal.
The Las Vegas City Commission debated February liquor licenses and ordered a probe into alleged payoffs and bribery attempts in license issuing. A jury acquitted Marilyn Mington of killing her husband in Henderson. Also, 16 year old Donald Holmes died after a sheriff's deputy shot him in Vegas Heights during a pursuit.
An apparent plan to rob three Las Vegas banks simultaneously was partially successful as holdup men took $6,000 from the Bank of Las Vegas at West Charleston and Decatur Boulevards. Hank Greenspun blasted the book Green Felt Jungle on David Susskind's Open End show, calling it irresponsible.
The Sun editors name the Bonanza crash that killed 29 aboard as the top story, with the Verlyn Fletcher and Leo Kuykendall resignations second. Other items include the Nellis jet crash, Marshall escapades, Johnson visit, casino unionization, and Las Vegas bond votes.
May Jack Nicklaus captured the Tour nament of Champions at the Desert Inn Country Club for the second consecutive year. Clark County voters approved a 37 million school bond to fund expansion and construction as the district has grown from 20 000 to 54 000 students in under eight years. County Commissioner Ralph Denton announced plans to challenge Rep Walter S Baring for Nevada's lone congressional seat. A fire at Albert M Lewis Wholesale Grocery Co caused 1.5 million damage destroying food and shells, worsened by water shortages. Capt Eugene J Devlin of the Thunderbirds was killed at the San Francisco air show. The Nevada Gaming Commission revoked the Silver Slipper license. An F 105 Thunderbird crashed near North Las Vegas, killing five. Lt Raynor L Herbert sacrificed to avoid Lincoln Elementary School. Neighbors Betty LaDane Terri Derwent Lowry and Laur Lee Lowry killed. Inside details on Lake Mead and Glen Canyon water levels emerged as US Interior cuts Colorado River water by ten percent. El Dorado began with Hannah Crew of Las Vegas High as rodeo queen. Five hundred fifty Teamsters ordered back to Nevada Test Site after a restraining order halted picketing. Dennis Cabell of Western High signed a major league bonus with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
A Las Vegas roundup reports union disputes at hotels on the Strip, a $38,077 casino stickup in Southern Nevada, NLRA charges against Reynolds Electric, and a federal threat tied to Roy Cohn. Local races shift as three-term Commissioner Fountain leaves the Nevada seat race. The Sun unveils a new press, while county officials spar over marriage fee reform. Wind damage prompts county cleanup and a large land dispute with North Las Vegas.
Nevada capped 1964 with a booming economy and centennial celebrations while suffering deadly plane crashes and rising highway fatalities. Howard Cannon edged Pawl Laxalt by 48 votes for the U S Senate, Lyndon Johnson won the presidency, and Walter Baring secured a seventh term as Nevada’s sole House member. The legislature convened for education aid and land purchases, and a record 22 million tourists visited, boosting employment to a July high of 173,700.
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