Las Vegas’s early days and defiant freewheeling spirit
In the 1930s Las Vegas grew from a desert outpost into a budding town marked by a spit in the eye attitude. Prohibition era bars like Liberty's Last Stand on Stewart Street exemplified defiance as crowds queued for cigars and the city’s booming building era began with Boulder Dam. River Joe loomed as a legendary local character while the sparse police force kept pace with rapid growth and a surge of workers at Block 16.
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Stewart Street
South Main
Las Vegas
Block 16
Boulder Dam
Black Canyon
Striking Test Site Carpenters Defy Back to Work Order
Nevada Test Site carpenters reject a back to work order issued by the international union their local business agent and the Department of Labor after three days of labor strife. Ben Collins of the national union flew to Las Vegas to address the rebellion as James Banner denounced threats and confirmed turning matter over to the international. The strike followed alleged violations of a contract between Reynolds Electric and the Carpenters Union.
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Department of Labor
Vital Defense Site
Atomic Energy Commission
Reynolds Electric Company
Carpenters Union
Ben Collins
The
National Union
Las Vegas
James Banner
Banner
SUN
International
Sec
Congress Hands Kennedy Easy Rules Victory
The Democratic majority in the 88th Congress opened with a smooth House rules victory for President Kennedy, clearing a path for the administration's controversial legislative program.
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Kennedy
Washington
UPT
88Th Congress
Land Gift to University Promises 41 Acres Over Three Years
A $90,000 land gift to the University of Nevada southern regional division will be transferred in three equal yearly deeds. The 41 acre Salt Lake Highway tract may be sold as received, with proceeds earmarked to economics studies and related programs. The transaction was announced by Regent Archie Grant and ex Regent Bill Elwell with negotiators J. L. Block and Cliff Roop. The arrangement includes conditions on use and sale. The White House cited the President’s gratification over results in a separate matter.
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Archie Grant
Bill Elwell
Salt Lake Highway
White House
House
Rules Committee
Sam Rayburn
Howard W. Smith
Dva
Keane
Official Warns Parents About Local Drugs Near School
Dr Gibson warns that potent drugs have been found near the school in an alley. Parents are urged to check their children’s clothing from the past two days and contact the family physician and health department if any pills liquids or capsules are found.
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Gibson
Counterspy Film Producer Boris Morros Dies
Boris Morros a Russian born film producer who gained fame with Parade of the Wooden Soldiers and later became a counterspy who reportedly duped the Kremlin died of cancer at Beth Israel Hospital New York Tuesday reported by UPI He produced Carnegie Hall and co produced the Gina Lollobrigida breakthrough film
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UPI
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Hollywood
Kremlin
Morros
Carnegie Hall
Gina Lollobrigida
Beth Israel Hospital
Kennedy Kuznetsov Pressing Cuban Berlin Talks
President Kennedy and Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov held an hour long meeting in a cordial atmosphere to discuss settlement of the Cuban crisis and other Cold War issues including Berlin. White House said the talk was arranged by the United States and described as a courtesy call.
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UPI
Kennedy
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Berlin
White House
United States
Pierre Salinger
Fires Sweep Empire State Building In New York
A series of fires devastated the Empire State Building, forcing thousands to evacuate as flames and thick smoke erupted from a shaft housing steam pipes and electrical conduits. Fire crews battled the blaze for hours, with the first section controlled after four hours and the extent of damage still uncertain.
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New York
UPI
Empire State Building
Manhattan
Joseph McNerney
Linda Christian Seeks Divorce From Edmund Purdom
Hollywood actress Linda Christian plans to divorce Edmund Purdom after less than a year of marriage. The couple wed March 24 in Mexico City amid romance rumors. Christian, 34, previously Tyrone Power’s widow and mother of two, said she filed for an action in Mexico seeking an annulment.
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Hollywood
UPT
Linda Christian
Edmund Purdom
Miss Christian
Purdom
Mexico City
Tyrone Power
Mexico
Tot Drowns in Diaper Bucket
Seven month old Shawny Tuckness died after accidentally drowning in a diaper bucket in a bathroom. Her mother Virginia found her and rescue crews failed to revive the infant. death recorded at 10 38 a m. Dennis R and Virginia Tuckness of 1580 Isabella are the child’s parents.
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Shawny Tuckness
Dennis R Tuckness
Isabella
Virginia
Tuckness
Mercy Ambulance
Nightmare Told In Kidnap Trial
On the second day of a Federal Court trial, Arlene Van Note testified about a kidnapping and rape by Bobby Ray Watts known as dack the Stripper. She described threats and fear during the October incident from a bar in South Gate to Las Vegas, with potential death penalty implications if convicted.
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Arlene van Note
Dack
Watts
van Note
South Gate
Calif
Las Vegas
California
Water Agency Plan Sparks Political Debate in Clark County
A proposed Southern Nevada Water Agency drew sharp opposition from Las Vegas Valley Water District officials led by Grant Stewart who called it a big fat political football. Leonard Fayle as president and Maurice Gedance condemned the move as a power consolidation while Luce plans to resign. The plan favors appointed directors over elected ones and hinges on legislature action.
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Las Vegas Valley
Leonard Fayle
The
Water District
Stewart
Jim Olm
North
Las Vegas
Louis Pico
Southern Nevada Water Agency
Maurice Gedance
Water Dist
Hugh Shamberger
Weather forecast for today with clouds and showers
Partly cloudy to day with possible showers. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. High around 48 and low near 30. Yesterday’s high 53 and low 26. Noontime humidity 34 percent. Sunrise 6 51, sunset 4 43.
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