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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1966
Page
4
A letter offers practical advice for a two week road trip with two children aged seven and five. It suggests regular short stops at parks or beaches, simple family games, puzzles, drawing and weather charts, and keeping useful supplies handy. Emphasizes planning, privacy, food control, and optional infl ated mattress raft for water play.
The column riffs on political survival in Southern Nevada. It likens foes to necessary job risks, nods to Sundown Wells and a Las Vegas pit boss, and argues any candidate needs few enemies, a stable background, and minimal public scandal to win SUN support. The piece underscores pragmatic, cynical views on local politics and newspaper stance.
Carson City Nevada Game Commission reviews a 94000 package for 17 percent of the Silver Slipper casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip. Richardsons bid 65000 for 118 percent from Dr Louis Friedman. Diamond seeks 1.75 percent from Tom Belsnyder, new totals 15.5 percent. Belsnyder plans to sell 3.4 percent more, cutting his stake to four percent. Roberts and Carmillo of Battle Mountain apply for licenses to run two stable games and three slot machines at the Silver Dollar Bar in Battle Mountain.
Quick police action last night led to the capture of two suspects in an attempted armed robbery of a strip hotel patron as he moved to his room. Police say Carl Cook and Vera Hatfield, 24, of Los Angeles, were arrested after a brief chase following their alleged attempt on Robert Dorn of Utah.
Hundreds of Parker High School pupils rioted in Birmingham drawing rain of rocks bottles and bricks. Police sought cover as officers fired to disperse the crowd while about 200 left after a 114 hour melee before marching downtown to discuss with the mayor.
New York City faced an 11 day transit strike as AFL CIO President George Meany stated the dispute could be settled in a day or so. He commented amid mounting disruption to city life and transportation.
During a Las Vegas Recreation Board meeting two months of debate centered on whether to publish a Convention Center staff salary and job description list. James Kelly pressed for access to the data while George Albright noted it may conflict with state records laws and public access limits.
Four alarm blaze heavily damaged Old St. Marys Church in San Francisco Chinatown. President Sukarno accused the American press of misrepresenting his leadership and ordered expulsion of U S reporters from Indonesia. The White House said it monitors phone traffic as an economy measure, not spying on aides.
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