Why bigotry harms children and society today
An opinion piece condemns racial discrimination and its impact on youth, recounting Las Vegas hotel incidents and a Nellis Air Base episode. The author argues that white prejudice harms future generations and urges a moral awakening, citing Abraham Lincoln as a beacon. He contends only widespread change can end indignities faced by Black Americans.
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Las Vegas
Nellis
Korea
US Air Force
Abraham Lincoln
Private Investigators Testify in Tucker Hearing
defense witnesses assert a bullet hole in the Tucker living room could not be fired from left of the divan or from a left chair. Horace G. Tucker, 64, former mayor of North Las Vegas, faces murder charges in the Oct. 7 shooting of Omer Evans, 41, whose body was found on the divan.
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Horace G. Tucker
Tucker
Las Vegas
Omer Evans
Glenn E
Bud) Bodell
Earl Stanley Gardner
Glider St
Bodell
Harry Claiborne
Earl Grippentrog
Henry Masley
Claiborne
Duplicate Report Okayed by Judge
An ex city ofreapers went into the second day of his embezzlement trial before Dist. Judge William Compton. The state sought to admit a duplicate bank deposit report for February 1962 after a missing original left witnesses unable to produce it. The case involves Joe Shepp, 37, a former collector for the Las Vegas Review Journal who allegedly took 450 dollars from the deposit bag before checks were added to cover the shortfall.
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William Compton
Joe Shepp
Herman Fisher
William Freedman
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Shepp
Evi
Dence
Fisher
James W. Cox
Compton
Cox
Review-Journal
Naional Bank of Nevada
Third
Fremont Streets
Man Released to New Mexico on Extradition Warrant
Donnie Cleveland Birdwell, 32, wanted on a felony manslaughter charge, was released to New Mexico authorities at an extradition hearing yesterday. He had fled the Albuquerque Veterans Hospital where he was held after a Feb 12 1959 crash that killed two people and faced charges of manslaughter drunken driving and reckless driving. Birdwell had been arrested on a misdemeanor drunk driving charge in November and was briefly freed in December due to a legal mixup before the extradition warrant arrived.
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Donnie Cleveland Birdwell
New Mexico
Birdwell
Albuquerque Veterans Hospital
Vegas Meat Firm Operator Testifies on Auto Loan to Del Monico
In Los Angeles a Las Vegas meat company owner testified he loaned a car to Charles Del Monico as part of a conspiracy case involving Johnny Marshall and Allen Smiley. Prosecutors allege the trio sought 60 000 from Palm Springs oilman Ray Ryan, with flight records and witness testimony tying them to Las Vegas and Palm Springs.
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UPI
Las Vegas
Irving Divine
New York Meat and Provisions Co
Charles del Monico
Miami Beach
Divine
Chicago
Johnny Marshall
Marshall Caifano
Marshall
del Monico
Allen Smiley
Bugsy Siegel
Palm Springs
Robert W. Harper
Erawan Gardens
Smiley
Harper
Lyle Johnston
Krawan Gardens
Raymyan
Johnston
Eddie King
Don the
Felix Anthony Alderiso
Blankenship
Sheridan
Ryan
Wilderness Debate Highlights Tension Over Land Use
The article reports conflicting views on wilderness definition with business leaders urging economic access while naturalists warn of overdevelopment. Quotes include Mrs. Arthur Hull and Philip R. Bradley debating co existence with nature and the role of mining in legislation. Congressman Baring notes Nevada's federal land share and promises thorough review before any compromise bill.
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Hull
Rep
Baring
Nevada
Grant Sawyer
Sawyer
Riddle Doing Very Well After Hospital Stay
Dunes Hotel president Major A. Riddle, 57, is reported recovering from a generally run-down condition at Rose de Lima hospital after an ambulance transfer from his Las Vegas home. He is not believed to have had a heart attack and may return to work in a few days.
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A. Riddle
Dunes Hotel
Rose de Lima Hospital
Joseph L. Fink
Fink
Rose de Lima
the Dunes
Obituaries list five people and two burial sites
The notice lists Isaac Newman 21 of Tallulah burial at Oakwood Cemetery with services at Harris Funeral Home. Starley Edward Nye 65 of Spokane and Las Vegas burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Clara Floripa Gallegos 37 Henderson burial at Woodlawn. Everett Hale Southern 60 St George Utah burial at Spillsbury. Dan Lacey Cordova 74 Boulder City burial at Boulder City Cemetery. Included are birthplaces birthdates and survivors.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Bunker Brothers Mortuary
Harris Funeral Home
Tallulah
Oakwood
Mr. Newman
Balzar Ave
Sears-Roebuck
Henry Newman
Mary Lee Turner
Ruth Hicks
Las Vegas
Naomi Crabtree
Clara Floripa Gallegos
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Henderson
Woodlawn
Dike
Colo
Sarah Gallegos
Jose Gallegos
Westenberg
Joe Martinez
Theresa Gallegos
Isabell Valdez
Pheosa Springs
Joe
Marion
New York
Everett Hale Southern
Spillsbury Mortuary
St. George
Utah
Southern
Florence
Dan Lacey Cordova
Boulder City Hospital
Boulder City
William Belknap
New Mexico
Cordova
Joseph Earl Powell, JR
Bunker Brothers
Mary Ernestine Renfre
Piggot, Ark
Esther P. Burton
Ernestine Copeland
el Paso
Tex
Grain futures close mixed on Chicago boards
Wheat slipped about 1 percent while corn and soybeans moved little or higher amid a meager session. Oats edged up but remained near unchanged as traders weighed cautious demand and supply signals on the Chicago mercantile exchange.
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Chicago
Yesvereau
Speangee
Handy and Harmon quote silver at 129.2 cents an ounce
New York markets report Handy and Harmon quoted silver at 129.2 cents per fine ounce on Monday. The price reflects steady demand and market conditions as traders monitor supply and inflation signals.
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New York
UPI
Handy and
Harmon
Florida land deal ties Baker to Smathers and Peek
Senate investigators scrutinize Baker's Florida venture with Sen. George Smathers amid testimony about a related land deal. Milton Haupt, a former IRS expert, testified Baker earned about $4,000 yearly from the venture with Smathers and Peek, while Smathers cited limited shares and modest returns.
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Hancock
Levinson
Sigelbaum
Torres
Baker
Fred Black
Washington
North American Aviation, Inc
Oklahoma
Melpar
Tucker
Senate
Florida
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Smathers
Scott S. Peek
Milton L. Haupt
Internal Revenue
Castro Influence Claimed (Continued from Page)
Violence fueled riots in Panama City as Maj. Angel Arauz denied arrests reported by Vance. In clashes last Thursday through Sunday, 21 killed and 463 wounded, including four American deaths. OAS peace team postponed departure to Washington, while Panamanian U.S. pact terms were outlined at the Panama Hilton to curb unrest. The agreement allows joint patrols and flag flying within U.S. jurisdiction, without altering permanent boundaries.
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Angel Arauz
Vance
Arauz
National Guard
Cuba
Panama
Organization of American States
OAS
Washington
Fabian Velarde
Panama Hilton
United States
U.S
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