Band Stealing Suit Stays Judgment In Favor Of Benny Short
Nevada Supreme Court Justice William Thompson stayed the $29,680 judgment in Benny Short’s favor until January 15 1965 after Riviera Hotel Las Vegas and Musicians Union deposited checks totaling about $31 000. They must seek relief from the U S Supreme Court by January 15 or risk cash deposits going to Short and his attorney Morton Galane. The ruling follows the hotel and union appeal after the November 24 1964 file date for the Nevada Supreme Court decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thompson
Nevada Supreme Court
Benny Short
Clark County
Riviera
Thompson
Hotel and Union
U. S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Short
Morton Galane
Hotel Riviera, Inc
Musicians’ Protective Union Local 369
of M
Las Vegas
Justice Thompson
United States Supreme Court
Seasonal gaming lag seen in Las Vegas unemployment
Nevada Employment Security Dept official L N Schoppe notes unemployment is not much higher than typical seasonal lag. Closures of Castaways New Frontier and a California Club picket line contribute little. construction and service trades keep unemployment high. Weekly compensation is 37.50 with 5 per dependent, up to 57.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
L. N. Schoppe
Nevada Employment Security Dept
Schoppe
New Frontier
California Club
Nevada
Clark County health food course moves venues and times
Clark County District Health Department relocates its food handler training from New Frontier to Hacienda Corral Room with Monday sessions January 11 to February 1 and from February 8 at the Convention Center room 14 until further notice. Classes run 9 to 1, 2 to 4, and 7 to 9. A divorce panel at John C. Fremont Junior High is tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Ravenholt
Clark County District Health Department
New Frontier
Hacienda Hotel Corral
Convention Center
P.m
John C. Fremont
Selma Orleans
Clark County Association For Mental Health
United Fund
Florence Fields
William Compton
Melvin Pekrus
Jacob Orleans
Don Winne
Robert Petroni
Lawyer Attends Hearing in CAB Case for Bonanza Flights
City Atty Sidney Whitmore left Las Vegas for Washington DC to testify at a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing in support of Bonanza Airlines permanent certif ication of nonstop flights to Los Angeles. The firm has operated on temporary certs for five years while about 10 daily flights are involved. Whitmore also plans to stop in Des Moines to pursue information on alleged Municipal Court case fixing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Whitmore
Las Vegas
Washington, D. C
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bonanza Airlines
Los Angeles
Whitmore
Des Moines
Iowa
Local Pharmacist Dies After Jump On California Freeway
Bailey Ammons a 58 year old local pharmacist died in a self inflicted crash after leaping from a taxi into the path of a truck on a Barstow California freeway. He lived at 597 Burton Street and had been in poor health recently. Funeral arrangements are pending with Palm Mortuary.
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Bailey Ammons
Barstow
Calif
Ammons
Burton St
California
F. C. Crisler
Nebraska
Loma Linda Hospital
Henderson
San Bernadino
George Crisler
Palm Mortuary
Why Charleston Underpass White Line Issue Persists
Frank Yarusso asks why the triple white line under the Charleston Main Street bridge remains unrepaired. City officials blame the State Highway Department which says the stripes arose during lane widening and that removing lines may worsen confusion for motorists.
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Charleston
Main Street
Frank Yarusso
Charleston Heights
State Highway Department
Nevada Briefs Highlight Budget, Bracero Outlook, Patrol School
Assemblyman Swackhamer voices satisfaction with a lean budget as Governor Sawyer prepares a bare bones plan. Nevada says Bracero program elimination affects little due to scarce prior use. Patrolman training school set to start in February with a 20-officer capacity. Bureau of Reclamation opens Reno office for the Pacific Northwest Southwest Intertie project costing about 700 million dollars. Reno city council moves to lower cigarette purchase age to 18 to align with state law.
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Carson City
UPI
William Swackhamer
Battle Mountain
Grant Sawyer
Swackhamer
UPS
Robert Stenovich
State Personnel Department
Nevada
Reno
CPI
Bureau of Reclamation
Oregon Border
Hoover Dam
Gottlieb Elected VP of Boys' Clubs Professional Association
Martin Gottlieb executive director of the Boys' Clubs of Clark County was elected vice-president of the Boys' Clubs of America Professional Association during a conference in San Diego. A graduate of Arizona State University and NYU, he has led clubs in Phoenix Milwaukee Bristol Conn and McKees Rocks Pa since January 1964 and holds active community roles including Optimist Club and the National Recreation Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Gottlieb
Boys’ Clubs of
Clark County
New Club For Boys Opens in North Las Vegas
Clark County starts its first Boys Club in a temporary prefab building at Webster Street and Carey Avenue to serve about 600 youths. Four anonymous citizens funded the project with a $10,000 bank note, and 300 members are already enrolled with a waiting list. membership will reopen later this month and again once the permanent facility is ready to serve up to 2,000 boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Las Vegas
Webster St
Carey Ave
Martin Gottlieb
Boys’ Clubs
Gottlieb
City Board Clears Light Agenda for New Year Meeting
The city commission opens a quiet session at 6 p m with routine zoning liquor transfer and street project items. A revived ambulance license fight involving Ernest H Moore and the PSC is anticipated, with no decision on a new city manager or assistant tonight and several carry over issues slated for later discussions.
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Oran Grayson
Ernest H. Moore
AA Ambulance Co
Public Service Commission
Moore
Sidney Whitmore
Whitmore
State Attorney General
Mercy Ambulance Service
Bud” Bishop
Twin Lakes
Las Vegas
Suspected forger detained after doctor image fails
A 49 year old Indianapolis man, Jesse Paul Shuman, was arrested on Highway 91 South by a deputy sheriff after a forged credit card tied to Dr Wilson Cook raised suspicion. He faced fugitive checks charges from California and other states and carried credit and driver’s licenses in the name Harold E Young of Akron Ohio. Police said Shuman is wanted in several states for forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Jesse Paul Shuman
Indianapolis
Ind
Shuman
Highway 91
Wilson Cook
Harold E. Young
Akron
Ohio
City May Resume Twin Lakes Deal
The City Commission may reopen talks with Twin Lakes owner Lloyd St John to set a price for the resort, based on a city appraisal valuing the 40 acre parcel at 720000. Debate centers on public park use and potential trade for Tule Springs land amid mixed public opinion.
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City
Twin Lakes
Twin Lakes Resort
Oran Grayson
Lloyd St. John
Commission
St. John
Tonopah Highway
Tule Springs
Grant Stay To Morford
Nevada Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for Lester F.E. Morford III, 21, who was to die in the gas chamber Friday. Morford's attorneys have until March 10 to file three legal maneuvers to seek reversal of the death sentence. The 1963 verdict found him guilty of first degree murder for the August 1962 shooting of Jack Foster and the kidnapping of Foster’s wife after abducting them from a Reno motel. Morford, an itinerant farm worker from Santa Rosa, admitted the crimes and was previously upheld on appeal.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Supreme Court
Lester FE. Morford III
Morford
Jack Foster
Medford
Ore
Santa Rosa
Calif
Foster
Reno
Lake Tahoe
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LAS Vegas Sun
Vegas Briefs
Saints and Sinners
Dunes Hotel
the Dunes
al Kirschner
Bert Leavitt Insurance Agency
Nevada Highway
Boulder City
the Sun
Dept. Q
Las Veges Sun
S. Commerce St
Bracero
William E. Schultz
State Employment Service
Martin Gottlieb Boys Club
Doctor
Grant
SUN
John Smero
Wood Newspaper Machine Corp
Otto Martin
Mee
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