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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1965

Page

2

Unions Seek 2 Million Plus in Gaming Suit Across Casinos

The article details a federal case where unions seek punitive damages tripled to over 2 million dollars against several casinos. It notes countersuits, questions of federal jurisdiction over gaming, and ongoing NLRB actions affecting recognition at multiple gaming properties. Tom Hanley leads the union with long-time attorney Albert Dreyer involved.

Babcock and Sutton Albert Dreyer Tom Hanley California National Labor Relations Board Hanley Atty Harvey Dickerson Dickerson NLRB

Retired Colonel Ernest Dies at March Air Base Hospital

Retired Army Lt. Col. Charles E. Ernest, 57, died yesterday at March Air Force Base Hospital Riverside California after a coronary. He served as Bureau of Reclamation guide at Hoover Dam and was a World War II and Korean War veteran with multiple honors. Survivors include his widow Frankie son Kenneth Turnbaugh daughter Mrs Charles Manning and granddaughter Carol Manning. arrangements are pending at Palm Mortuary.

Charles E. Ernest March Air Force Base Hospital Riverside Calif Springfield Ohio University of Hawaii Army Air Corps Okinawa Post Field Fort Sill Oklo Lawson Field Fort Benning Carol Manning Palm Mortuary

Apartments Furnished and Unfurnished Downtown

Downtown apartments listed for furnished unit with one bedroom and off street parking at 712 N Ninth. Unfurnished home with fenced yard porch within walking distance to downtown at 135 dollars monthly. Call 382-9250 for details and inquiries.

Southard Services Planned for William Southard Sr

Funeral services for William Wilson Southard Sr father of William Southard Jr of Universal Match Corp are set for 11 a.m. today at Palm Mortuary. Rev Walter Hanne will officiate. He was born May 10 1890 in Washington DC and died here Thursday. He was a Civil engineer and World War I veteran residing at 1016 Griffith Ave Las Vegas. Survived by widow Etta B a son William W Jr a daughter Mrs Margaret L Griswold and two grandsons Scott and James. Entombment in Palm Mausoleum.

William Wilson Southard William Southard Universal Match Corp Palm Mortuary Walter Hanne First Presbyterian Church Southard Washington, D.C Griffith Ave

Australian slot artists seek London big win after Monte Carlo win

Three Sydney men Cecil McKenzie George Clampett and Keither Jennings nicknamed the jackpot hungry trio plan a London trip hoping for a major win. They claimed a Sydney jackpot around 200000 using a slot technique provoking casino officials in Monte Carlo who called the move irregular. The men had earlier played in Las Vegas.

Nice France UPI Monte Carlo London

Churchill gravely ill as world follows his health

Sir Winston Churchill suffered a serious stroke like illness at age shouldered by age and circulatory weakening doctors warned of possible coma. World leaders including Harold Wilson Queen Elizabeth and Charles de Gaulle expressed concern as police cleared Hyde Park for the night and families and aides monitored updates.

Hyde Park Gate Churchill Winston Sir Winston Mary Christopher Soames Sarah Rome London Randolph Churchill Harold Wilson Churchill House Lady Churchill Queen Elizabeth Queen Victoria Tass

Blue Cab Walkout Shuts Whittlesea Service In Third Day

A strike of 125 members of Teamsters Local 881 against Whittlesea Blue Cab Co enters its third day with no settlement. Management issued no comment while other cab firms increased vehicles on the street. The company says it has not breached contracts and remains shut down as dispatchers and garagemen stay away.

Teamsters Local 881 Whittlesea Blue Cab Co Whittlesea Perry Hamet Whittlesea Blue Cab Dick Thomas Hammett

Mapes Scion Found Dead In Hotel

The Mapes Hotel in Reno reports the death of Robinson Mapes, a Yale and Columbia-educated artist and former teacher. Coroner Henry Turkel says the death was due to a head blow around midnight. he lived at the hotel about four years and was described as quiet. His father saw him outside the hotel Thursday afternoon jovial.

Robinson Yale Columbia Mapes Reno Columbia Teachers College New York

Justice of the Peace urges striking off wartime offense

London magistrates journal reports the Justice of the Peace urges removing the offense of being a suspected person loitering with intent to commit a felony, enacted during the Napoleonic wars. The plea aims to simplify legal definitions and reduce outdated penalties.

London UPI Magistrate Judges the Justice of the Peace

Canyon Hearing Concludes

Flagstaff witnesses estimate about 25 percent of arriving passengers are visitors bound for the Grand Canyon. Bonanza argues for service linking Phoenix and Salt Lake City with potential all weather access via a near rim airport. Frontier cites eastern tourist potential while Bonanza stresses West Coast connections and Southern California traffic. Vince Bordalon of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce testifies on demand for a Vegas Grand Canyon route and Bonanza’s ability to supply it.

Flagstaff Ariz Mitchell and Coe Grand Canyon Bonanza Phoenix Salt Lake City Utah Valle Canyon National Park Service

Independent TV hires ex-con Colin Holder as crime consultant

London based independent network signs Colin Holder aged 27 who served three years for armed robbery as a crime consultant for a new detective series at seventy dollars weekly drawing attention to his past in crime and media projects.

London UPI Britain Independent Colin Holder

Warrant Issued for Doctor in Abortion Case

Dr. George V. H. Kleifgen faced a warrant charging abortion and conspiracy in a 16 year old’s case dated about Dec 19 1964. Police said a $1000 bond in Las Vegas Justice Court led to confusion as the doctor was not arrested at his Sahara Avenue office. Barbara Hofert, 30, was arrested Jan 7 on similar charges and released on $1000 bond.

Planning Commission Don J. Saylor George V. H. Kleifgen Kleifgen Las Vegas Justice Court Justice of the Peace Jim Brennan the Sun Sahara Brennan Atty John Manzonie Las Vegas Barbara Jean Hofert Comstock

Rainbow in the East After the SUN Fire

Hank Greenspun recalls the SUN newsroom fire on Main Street Charleston and the ruined building that marked a painful dawn for a paper and its people. He and colleagues reflect on bravery, loss, and resolve to fight back with a SUN in every future edition.

Hank Europe

Bandleader Richer Receives Court Award Totals 31869.33

Bandleader Benny Short collected two checks totaling 31869.33 from the Riviera Hotel and Musicians Protective Union after a court order. The district judge’s order arrived at 5 08 p m and the defendant failed to appeal by the 5 p m deadline. The suit claims piracy of his band on March 1 1961 and the checks were held pending possible appeal.

Benny Short Morton Galane The Riviera Short Musicians Union Lewis Elias

Assassin Slays Prime Minister in Burundi After Government Formation

Assailant shot Prime Minister Pierre Ngendandumwe in the back in Bujumbura. The murder followed his new government formation and plans for a tougher line against Communist Chinese operations in Burundi. A Tutsi refugee from Rwanda was suspected of the killing.

Washington UPI Burundi Pierre Ngendandumwe Ngendandumwe Rwanda

Uninvited Guest Disrupts Rural Women Meeting

A naked man interrupted a Union of Rural Women meeting in Gasselt Holland to fulfill a drunken bet in a saloon. Police arrested him on indecent exposure charges.

Gasselt Holland UPI Union of Rural Women

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