New Year Cheer From Amesi Chorus of Friends
A playful Amesi column continues with a long list of local names and households offering blessings for the new year. The writer thanks Fountain, Goffstein, Bayley, Schivo, Seidlitz, Shootevy, Entratter, Gottleib, Huck Taylor, the Tommy Armours, Pierce, Fernie Rothkopf, the Walshes, Catt, and many others including the Nassaners and Haves. The tone is festive and communal as they pledge joy and progress for all, and promise more names and cheer in tomorrow’s arrival.
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Ben Goffstein
Tody Bayley
Frank Schivo
Ernie Seidlitz
Alex Shootevy
Jack Entratter
Dunes
Jake Gottleib
Huck Taylor
Tommy Armours
John Pierce
Pat
Fernie Rothkopf
Walshes
Virginia
Charles Catt
Nassaners
Haves
Rev Johnson
Flock
Safety council cites alcohol in holiday traffic deaths
The safety council reports alcohol factors in about a third of traffic deaths during the holiday period. In the 178 hour non holiday span at this time year about 360 people die in road crashes. The worst New Year’s Day on record was 474 deaths last year. The early holiday crash at Brighton, Michigan killed four Detroit teens in a two car collision Friday.
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the Safety Council
Brighton
Mich
Detroit
Stardust
Fred Moreno
Yellow Cab
Las Ve
Snow slopes open at Boyce Park. park official injured
The opening of ski slopes at Boyce Park in Pittsburgh is marked by an accident when ski director James J. Ryan, 32, was struck by a snapping air hose from a snow making machine, losing four teeth and sustaining a fractured jaw. Shortly after, Boy Scouts in loin cloth staged a snow dance in a bid to bring down more snow.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Boyce Park
James J. Ryan
Ryan
Study group cites abuses of family doctor service
The London LLP study group from the General Practitioners' Association reports widespread abuse of the family doctor system. It highlights an elderly woman who asked her doctor to cut her toenails due to lacking scissors at home.
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London
LLP
General Practitioners’ Association
Salt River Flood Swamps Phoenix After Record Runoff
Floodwaters from the Salt River surged through Phoenix and surrounding cities, prompting mass evacuations in South Phoenix Tempe Mesa and Scottsdale. Gov. Samme declared an emergency and ordered National Guard deployment as Sky Harbor halted most flights and power lines collapsed along the east side.
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Mea
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Ies
St'shanks
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National Guard
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Maricopa
U.S. pushes peace as Hanoi talks loom in 1960s recalls
U S officials insist peace efforts are not surrendering to Communists. Johnson envoys weave diplomacy in Europe Asia and North America with Harriman visiting Yugoslavia India and Paris as Goldberg meets de Gaulle and Pearson learns of Washington plans while Humphrey seeks Manila support for South Vietnam.
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Arthur Goldberg
U U.S
United Nations
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Goldberg
de Gaulle
Johnson
London
Harold Wilson
Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
U.S
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Philinppine
Ferdand
E. Marcos
South Viet Nam
Silver Nugget Lawyers Await Pickets Decision
The Silver Nugget in North Las Vegas seeks an immediate NLRB election among gaming employees to determine bargaining representation. Chicago firm argues at most four employees belong to AF GCE and that certification requires 51 percent approval.
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National Labor Relations Board
Biggest government theft ever tied to Charleston yard
The Charleston Naval Shipyard theft allegedly totaling 25 million dollars is described as the largest government property haul, with 26 men indicted by a special grand jury for a ring operating from 1959 to late 1964. FBI has recovered about 75 thousand dollars in stolen material.
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Charleston, D.C
UPI
Charleston Naval Shipyard
FBI
No Major Violence Vegas Cab War Quieted
The Vegas taxi dispute between Yellow Cab and unions cooled after widespread strikes. An injunction limited activity at Stardust and Union Pacific Depot with arrests of two union drivers on assault charges. Yellow held exclusive depot service as security tightened and permits restricted.
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Pat Carver
Yellow Cab Co
Judge Sexton
Yellow Cab
Union Pacific
Lyle Maydale
Julian Wilson
Yellow
Funeral Services Set For John J. Baccus
Funeral services for Las Vegas gambler John J. Baccus will be held Monday afternoon at Palm Mortuary. The 52 year old Horseshoe Casino executive died of a heart attack at his home on Bromley Street. Baccus served with Binion for decades, a World War II veteran and SMU football alumnus. He is survived by three sons and two grandsons, all of Las Vegas. Pallbearers include Ben Binion and Frank Hoffman. Burial follows at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Teamsters
Thomas
Yellow
Bill Campbell
Checker
John J. Baccus
Palm Mortuary
Baccus
Horseshoe Hotel
Bromley St
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Ben
John Jr
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Gregory
Darrell
David
Ben Binion
Frank Hoffman
Earlark
Sam Pocras
Paul Einstein
Bobby Bordges
Woodlawn
Sho
Police constable breaks rules greeting wife promoted to sergeant
Geoffrey Matthews, a Leicester police constable, plans to greet his wife with Hello dear when on duty, despite new rules. He objects that he cannot say good morning sergeant to his wife, noting the change in rank.
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Leicester
Eng
UPI
Geoffrey Matthews
Bird, Escaped Inmate, Captured in Telephone Booth
James Bird, 25, an Indiana State Prison escapee who fled a Michigan City hospital last week, was captured Wednesday in a telephone booth. He ended the call with the remark that his captor had been found.
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Salem, Ind
UPI
James Bird
Indiana
Michigan City
Bird
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