Leibling Praises SUN Reports From Las Vegas and London
In a New Yorker January feature, A J Leibling cites SUN Las Vegas reporting and coverage from The London Observer and Wall Street Journal during the New York strike. He highlights SUN stories on the ministerial association weddings, alternate jurors in a murder case, and a dynamite clad robbery suspect nabbed in Las Vegas.
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A. J. Leibling
New Yorker
New York
Las Vegas Sun
The
London Observer
Wall Street Journal
Leibling
Vegas
17 Year Old Traced From Dallas Arrested Here
FBI agents arrested 17 year old William W Cecil of Corpus Christi Texas in a downtown hotel after tracing him from Dallas. He is accused of taking 30 000 in endorsed checks from a Republic National Bank of Dallas guard during a Dec 31 robbery. Cecil had travelled to Dallas, Fort Worth and Las Vegas before ending up in this city. A federal warrant was issued Jan 8. Cecil appeared before U S Commissioner A G Brad with bond set at 25000.
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Texas
FBI
Dallas
Dean W. Elson
William W Cecil
Corpus Christi Texas
Elson
Cecil
Corpus Cristi
Republic National Bank F
Castro Calls Latin Revolt to Drive Change in Americas
Fidel Castro urged Latin American peoples to rise up and unleash mass mobilization to achieve national goals. He contrasted Algeria and South Vietnam with Cuba and claimed experts in statistics matter less than experts in revolution the art of sending masses to battle.
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Havana
IUPI
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Algiers
South
Viet Nam
Cuba
Castro
All America Women’s Congress
Inside the Jail Drumbeat and Public Smog Warnings
The author denies jail time but warns of prison dynamics like a single inmate starting a disruptive chain reaction. He recalls discussing smog concerns with officials after a hotel incident and notes ongoing efforts to alert authorities. Page continued.
Johnson urges rural electrification push for Nevada area
Vice President Lyndon Johnson told about 8,000 delegates at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association convention that Amargosa Valley in Nevada illustrates the need to expand government sponsored rural electrification. He urged marshaling resources to maintain American leadership and outlined the program’s future role.
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Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Las Vegas
U.S
Mike Gordon
Amargosa
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn
America
Western High Closes Again By Cold Rooms
Western High School closed for a second day due to faulty heating systems. Clark County School District officials cited mechanical failure pipes and power outages as causes while maintenance staff investigate.
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Western High
Clark County
The
SUN
Western High School
Stanley Phillips
Secret Thor Agena Satellite Launched from Vandenberg
The Air Force announced a new secret satellite launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base using a Thor Agena booster. The description noted only that the mission involved a secret satellite, possibly from the Discoverer series, with no further details released.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Upi
Air Force
Pacific Missile Range
Mediator Fails to End Test Site Labor Woes
A federal mediator at the Nevada Test Site held talks with representatives from the Atomic Energy Commission Reynolds Electrical and Engineering and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 357 as separate sessions were planned. Despite hopes for an equitable solution, pessimism lingered about an early resolution as Reynolds and surrounding parties continued their tug of war.
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Nevada
John Fenton
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Atomic Energy Commission
Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co, Inc
International Brotherload of Electrical Workers
Local 357
Governor Joins Battle Against Graze Fee Hike
Governor Grant Sawyer backed western ranchers and sheepmen opposing a proposed rise in grazing fees on federal land. He warned the fee change would push cattle and sheep operations off marginal federal land reserves, reducing production and Nevada’s revenue. He urged the Senate public lands subcommittee to consider the economic impact on the state’s livestock industry.
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Reno
UPL
Grant Sawyer
Federal Land Reserve
Senate Public Lands
Nevada
Helso
Department of Interior
Chicago Fire Takes Four Lives
A South Side blaze killed four people including two young sisters Diana Schacht 3 and Patricia 11 and two women Anna Masek 60 and Helen Schelhamer 57. All died from smoke inhalation with bodies recovered in the third floor washroom and other apartment areas. Diana had been staying with Mrs Masek while Mrs Schacht was at a hospital for childbirth.
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Chicago
UPI
South Side
Diana Schacht
Patricia
Anna Masek
Helen Schelhamer
Diana
Mrs. Masek
Mrs. Schacht
Canyon Victim Details Sought
Sheriff's deputies probe the death of 60 year old Ray Gottbeut whose body was found near Red Rock Canyon. Investigators ask Clark County residents with any background information to come forward. Page 2 continues.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Jane
Red Rock Canyon
Clark County
Ray Robert Gottebuet
Judge Orders Dockmen To Unload Banana Ships
Upland U S District Judge Frank B Ellis ordered five ILA banana handling locals to honor an unsigned contract and unload ships despite a strike. A hearing was set for 9 36 a m CST as union lawyers seek a stay from the Fifth Circuit.
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New Orleans
UPLD
U.S
Frank B. Ellis
International Longshoremen’s Association
Gulfport
Miss
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Ellis
Seymour Waldman
New York
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
ILA General Cargo
ILA
Maine
Khrushchev Eases West Pressure on German Peace Talks
In a two hour East Berlin speech Khrushchev urged no Western disarmament deal before Berlin and Germany are settled. He avoided new ultimatums while noting the U S possesses about 40 000 hydrogen bombs and warheads and the Soviet Union has enough.
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UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
West
Communist Party
East Berlin
Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Union
Soviet
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