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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1964
Page
4
Hank Greenspun recounts public mourning from Friday to Monday after Kennedy’s assassination. Mrs Kennedy saluted as the flag draped casket passed, and the piece recalls Kennedy’s unspoken Dallas speech and enduring call for world peace. The Sun offers the volume Four Days to readers.
James Francis Schuyler, original stockholder and part-owner of the Thunderbird Hotel, died Wednesday of a heart attack. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Palm Chapel with the Masonic Lodge officiating. entombment will follow in Palm Mausoleum. He was born in Oscaloosa Iowa in 1903 and moved to Las Vegas in 1942 to partner with Marion Hicks. He helped build the Thunderbird Hotel in 1948 and remained with it after Hicks’ 1961 death. He was active in the Masonic Lodge Shrine Club and the Lions Club 49ers. He lived at 1913 Bracken with his widow Helen and daughter Lynn.
Charles Eugene Hayter, 32, is expected to be arraigned today in Justice Court on a murder charge in the stabbing death of Neil Troyer, 30, an unemployed accountant. Detective Sgt. Mike Winger said Hayter would appear before Justice of the Peace Tom Purser.
The City Commission weighs a multi million dollar bond package with about 40 projects including parks sanitation streets and a new city hall. Proposals show 13 ballot items and a tentative $20.7 million total with potential reductions by trimming drainage or off street parking.
The Nevada Society for Crippled Children holds a semi annual meeting at the Elks Club at 12 30 p m with a program by Mrs Blanche Huffaker of the Easter Seal treatment center and county health officer Otto Ravenholt as speaker. Mrs Lenore Jordan outlines plans for a March fund drive. Public invited.
Chamber of Commerce members plan further protests against state appraisals in downtown Las Vegas. Walter Casey urged members to object to the assessments calling them unrealistic. The Clark County Equalization board resumes hearings January 15 as critics cite inequities in the Main Street area appraisals under Glenn Frey of the State Tax Commission.
A continuance to Jan 15 was granted at a preliminary hearing for Horace Tucker 64 charged with murder in the Oct 7 death of Omer Evans 4 found shot at Tucker's North Las Vegas home 1900 Glider St. Ballistic tests on the weapon were not completed per Tucker's attorney Harry Claiborne.
Claude Dick Worthen 72 born March 1 1891 in St George died recently and funeral services were set for 1 p m at the 8th Ward Chapel LDS in St George Utah. He lived in Las Vegas since 11 and worked as a bricklayer before retiring. He leaves four sons Wayne Cecil L D and Larry all of Las Vegas two daughters Violet de Sherlin and Gertrude Ence, a sister Louise Goff of St George 22 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Joan Martha Conselino died Monday en route to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Her body will be taken to Hollywood Florida for final rites and burial.
Voters express mixed views on Congress as the education bill stalls with 1 positive, 7 passing some good bills, 6 making progress, 1 blocking bad measures, and 2 calling it average. Respondents blame Southern Democratic committee chairmen for delays.
Public holds Kennedy program as Congress delayed major legislation while criticism falls on Southern Democrats and GOP blame rises. Obituaries note William B. De Long and Neil Edward Troyer dying at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with services and survivors listed. Marguerite Gammon funeral Mass follows at Our Lady of Las Vegas Church.
Herbert Quinn leads a set of investments in Las Vegas including Charles Winder expanding a Little Casino footprint, David Hawthorne restructuring Automatic Amusements, and a group including Herbert Bomar and Lloyd Pitzer funding the Las Vegas Bowl. Irwin Biderman would retain 5 percent for services as the gaming board meets January 20 with final action by the parent commission the next day.
Businessman and Bob Moore of Boulder City argue that Union Pacific aims to cut trains 9 and 10 to reduce passengers and income. Locomotive officials warn adding cars to trains 103 and 1064 raises safety risks and passenger discomfort due to longer braking times and more slack. Conductor, fireman and dining car workers corroborate seats being reserved and service deterioration amid the dispute.
Sutro and Co notes mixed close with Binatone and Sierra Pacific Power showing gains while SCE and USG rise. many tickers show modest moves and overall market activity appears uneven across sectors. notable percentages include UAL 47 and USG 86 amid broader session volatility.
Dandolas testified he met Ryan in 1951 and that Ryan promised installments totaling 135000 over ten years. He said only 26000 was paid and described repeated promises, while prosecutors pursued an extortion conspiracy charged May 1, 1963, with witnesses including Kogan and Del Monico.
New York metal prices show Copper at 31.00 delivered with 31,000 pounds in New York. Tin at 134.12. Quicksilver at 295.00. Zinc prime western at 18.00. Manganese 99.9 percent purity at 325-44 per hundredweight. Tungsten powder 9 percent minimum at 2.74 per pound. Volume notes include St Louis shipments of 15,000 pounds and similar items.
Chicago Board of Trade see wheat prices slip at the close while a commission house triggers a soybean rally. Wheat ends down around one half to one percent as corn fluctuates and oats fall, soybeans largely steady to higher.
Markets at a glance show moderate activity with stocks uneven and Midwest shares up slightly. Government and U.S. bonds hold steady amid quiet trading. London markets mix, cotton futures mixed.
In New York the market rose for a seventh straight session aided by strong economic data and favorable dividend moves. The Standard & Poor's index and the Dow hit new all time records as trading stayed heavy on the upswing. The tobacco sector nonetheless stayed in the green despite critics linking cigarettes to rising lung cancer rates.
A 33 year old Las Vegas man Joe Allen Payne pleaded not guilty to a robbery count in a fatal stabbing and remains to enter a murder plea. He is to appear before Dist. Judge David Zenoff on January 17 to enter a plea on the murder count. The incident happened in front of a Western Union office and involved Kuk Jin Roe 24 and Kum Ja Roe. Payne is represented by Tad Porter and a timing issue was set for trial March 30 for the robbery count.
An attorney for the Dunes hotel officials said he would appeal a district court decision that found no intent to defraud by former gubernatorial candidate M. D. Close in a $75,000 suit. The case stemmed from claims to 150 feet of Highway 91 South frontage tied to land bought for the hotel golf course and range.
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