Death of Jazz Trombonist Jack Teagarden in New Orleans
Jazz great Jack Teagarden was found dead in a New Orleans motel at age 38. An autopsy cited pneumonia and a liver condition likely cirrhosis as causes. Teagarden rose in the 1920s with Benny Pollack's Orchestra and later Paul Whiteman's, pioneering trombone and vocal blues swing.
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Teagarden Brothers Familiar On Strip
Jack Teagarden performed at the Flamingo Hotel lounge in the late 1950s and visited his brother Charles Teagarden, a Las Vegas resident who often plays at the Silver Slipper. Charles, formerly with the Louis Armstrong All-Stars, lived at 1823 Pinto Lane. Funeral services are planned in Los Angeles Monday or Tuesday.
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Jazz trombonist Jack Teagarden found dead in hotel room
The 1905-born musician was found in his New Orleans room, underdressed with a beer bottle nearby and an opener in hand. Police say he likely died hours earlier after a Tuesday night engagement near the Dream Room. Teagarden, famed for Basin Street Blues and Beale Street Blues, leaves a wife, mother, and several siblings.
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Crisis Looms Over Panama Canal Talks and Diplomats
Panama faces a potential collapse of a U S Panama agreement on resuming relations amid claims of expulsions and a push to negotiate a new canal treaty The dispute centers on whether Washington will negotiate or merely discuss the treaty with Panama and follows last week’s deadly riots.
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Galileo Solis
New Telephone Directories For Southern Nevada
Central Telephone Co plans distribution of over 90000 new telephone directories in Southern Nevada. Subscribers must wait until 12:01 AM Sunday for number changes. The directory introduces an interlocking alphabetical section for Las Vegas North Las Vegas Henderson and Boulder City with separate Jean Goodsprings Mt Charleston and Moapa Valley sections. A new 737 exchange will go into service tomorrow.
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Las Vegas Doctor Loses Zoning Bid on West Charleston Office
Dr. Dennis G. Campton failed to secure PR zoning for a West Charleston Boulevard residence to become an office after the Las Vegas City Commission denied his request by unanimous vote. The case followed ties and referrals, with protests from nearby property owners cited and another PR zoning approval granted further east on Charleston.
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Ex Nazi Guard Reveals Auschwitz Killing Role in Trial
Hans Stark a 42 year old former Gestapo guard testified in West Germany's wartime crimes trial about firing on inmates at Auschwitz and witnessing mass gassing. He said shooting was preferable to gas, stated he killed four or five prisoners, and recalled the grisly routine at Barracks 11.
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William Walsh Martin Dies in Las Vegas
William Walsh Martin age 60 died Wednesday at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. The body will be accompanied by Bunker Brothers Mortuary to Brister Funeral Home in Meridian Texas for final rites and burial. He lived in Las Vegas for 20 years at 621 North 4th Street and was born February 15 1903 in Glenrose Texas. He is survived by a sister.
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Funeral rites for Sarah Bodell in Inglewood
Funeral services for Sarah Ann Bodell 89 mother of Las Vegas officer Glenn Bodell will be at 3 p.m. in Bunker Brothers chapel with Berkeley Bunker officiating. Burial at Inglewood Cemetery California follows. She died Thursday at her home 5737 El Dorado Street Murray Utah born May 15 1874 and member of the Women’s Benefit Association. Survived by son Men Bodell of Las Vegas.
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Woodlawn
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David Charles
Jean Lenore
Ruth Elizabeth
Las Vegas
Sarah Ann Bodell
Glenn E. Bodell
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Inglewood
Calif
Arrest Ruling Awaited in Las Vegas Embezzlement Trial
The trial of 37 year old ex police officer Joseph Henry Shepp, charged with embezzling about $450 from the Las Vegas Review Journal on February 20, 1962, was continued to Monday while defense claims the arrest was illegal and the search warrant invalid. Detective Bob Burgess testified to surrounding arrest details.
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Asst. Dist. Atty
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Bob Burgess
San Francisco Weather Bureau 24 Hour Temp and Precip Table
United Press International reports a 24 hour weather table compiled by the U S Weather Bureau in San Francisco ending at 4 am yesterday. The record outlines temperatures and precipitation across monitored stations. The data reflects conditions during the overnight period with figures for highs lows and rainfall amounts.
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Coldest and Warmest Readouts Across Lower 48 States
UPI reports the coldest reading was 12 below zero at Craig Colorado while the warmest reached 67 degrees in Miami. Other cities show a range with Milwaukee at 31 and Minneapolis at 30 as California and Los Angeles logged varied temperatures.
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