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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1964
Page
1
A lengthy essay on a blizzard's impact contrasts with a local cab dispute. It centers on Bill Mirin, his licensed 1962 cab business, and battles with county authorities and labor groups over individual ownership. The piece critiques government power and civic rights amid storms and politics.
The blizzard delivered 60 mph winds and heavy snow, shutting thousands of schools from New Jersey to Buffalo and halting travel nationwide. Drifts up to 120 feet blocked towns from river to Atlantic, with New York City severely disrupted and water supplies strained by contamination. Transportation, aviation, and daily life slowed as the storm intensified, impacting governors, presidents, and travelers alike.
A Strategic Air Command B52 crashed in a snow storm in the Alleghenies near Cumberland Maryland. Maj. Thomas W. McCormick reported that he and four crew members bailed out. no nuclear explosion occurred. Police sealed a 1500 foot crash area while Air Force search teams streamed to the site.
Carson City reports that millions may be siphoned from Nevada gambling winnings and reinvested nationwide. IRS Reno director Dalmon Davis calls it an unsolved problem while noting a 1 percent deviation could amount to millions. 1961 casino gross receipts are given for Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Harrah’s Reno and Las Vegas Strip hotels, with state tax collection efforts and a new reporting form underway.
Union Pacific seeks to combine City of St Louis and City of Los Angeles trains between here and Ogden Utah. An ICC hearing heard longer trains and more stops would add 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours, though 18 hours total. Army and Air Force teams assisted in a separate crash response near Cumberland Maryland.
Gov Grant Sawyer recovered from hepatitis says California Gov Ed Brown's remarks on Tahoe gambling harm bi state park plans. Sawyer plan favors two state approach with a Nevada only option to be presented at the Nevada Legislature special session beginning December 20.
A Las Vegas weather report notes a trace of snow between 10 and 10:30 p.m. over McCarran Field while Angel’s Peak radar shows no snow. The last similar event was March 9, 1962. Eastbound passengers faced delays as blizzards affected air travel practices.
Major A. Riddle president of the Dunes Hotel is in serious condition at Rose De Lima Hospital after a heart attack at his Edgewood Drive home. He was admitted at 5 02 a m and transported by ambulance with oxygen. A Louisville native, he has lived in Las Vegas since 1956 and was connected with Riddle OU Co and a trucking firm in Evansville Indiana.
The Harris survey shows voters cooler to Barry Goldwater than two months ago though he still has overall approval. Personal appeal remains high while voters now rate his positions as the main factor shaping opinions, with conservatives agreeing on seven of nine issues and government spending receiving strongest support.
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