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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1964
Page
4
A visitor recalls the Casino de Paris and a Dunes performance where Major Riddie faced a hospital stay after a faulty electronic device disrupted a show. The writer praises the show’s scale and impact while advising a slower pace and caution around airplanes and politics.
A Midwestern farmer, Collins, recalls drought hardship in the 1930s and a chilling proposal from his employer to kill neighbor Robert Wilcox for a $1000 payment. He says he discussed the plot but refused to act, noting Wilcox's debts and limited interaction with him before the murder. The account precedes tomorrow's interview segment.
Las Vegas Review Journal executives Fred Smith and James Cox testified as police recounted the pursuit of Joe Shepp, a former collector charged with pilfering 450 dollars from Southwest Publishing. Burgess described following Shepp from bank to court and stopping to search before a patrol car stop.
Nellie Crites, 7, of Newnes, killed when her car skidded and plunged off U S 50 one mile west of Kybun in Dorado County. A Sur Velsey carpenter faces 10 to 15 years for the fetal shooting of William J Sever, 47, in Twin Falls Idaho. Weshoe Dist Court Judge Grant J Bowen sentenced James Richard Bender, 34, to Nevada State Prison after pleading guilty to shooting Sever last October during a bar argument. Bender fled but was captured hours later by Nevada highway patrol at a roadblock.
Justice of the Peace Tom Pure will hear state arguments and Homer G Tucker's defense lawyer Berry Claiborne in a preliminary hearing regarding a murder charge. The case centers on the October 7, 1963 shooting at 2963 Glider Street and involves private investigators, ballistics experts, and disputed murder weapon details.
U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy flew toward Tokyo for urgent talks with Indonesian President Sukarno to help prevent the Southeast Asian dispute over Malaysia from escalating into war, as President Johnson seeks a diplomatic path.
Truckers reject Teamster terms and threaten a nationwide strike while Goldwater hits Rockefeller era promises. Estes conviction upheld as he faces an eight year term. A New York committee of newspapermen forms to probe the Oswald case after a Dallas killing links to Kennedy era events.
A garbled report notes authorities weighing whether a debt and fee arrangement at a hospital breach official duties. It mentions the district attorney and a state department, with no clear timeline or definitive outcome given.
Local shorts reduce buying as prices on grains ease on the Chicago Board of Trade with minor declines in corn and soybeans and soybeans showing slight gains. Market activity reflects mixed signals across corn, wheat, and oats as traders watch ongoing demand and supply factors.
New York stocks opened in a volatile session and closed narrowly in the heaviest trading since late November after the Kennedy assassination. Volume reached 6,750,000 shares, with 532 declines and 488 advances among 1,315 issues. Dow Jones industrials rose 0.22 to 1747.1, and the S&P 500 gained 0.28 to 76.64 as utilities and rails moved differently amidst scarce major news.
Reports say talks under OAS auspices progressed toward a settlement after weeks of unrest. Panamanian President Chiari aims to negotiate a new zone treaty with the United States to resolve long standing canal rights issues while U S officials caution and seek further discussions. Public reaction in Latin America mixed as Panamanians weigh the terms and future relations with the United States.
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