Churchill Gets Weaker as Death Looms for Churchill
London reports say Sir Winston Churchill, 99, remains in a coma and a little weaker tonight as his life ebbs away. Lord Moran said Churchill was sleeping peacefully with little change in his condition. A crowd gathered outside Hyde Park as the statesman’s health drew cautious, near-term prognosis headlines.
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London
UPI
Winston Churchill
Lord Moran
Churchill
Winston
Moran
Henley
Hyde Park
England
Sir Winston
Churchill Home
Las Vegas SUN Fire Remembered Aftermath and Rebuild
Hank Greenspun recounts the Las Vegas SUN fire of November 20 1963 and the public reaction in the November 21 issue. Citizens officials and staff express loss hope and faith as the paper moves to a new plant and resumes operations with the motto So good morning The SUN staff is back at work.
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Las Vegas
J. Maher Weller
the Sun
Horatio
Paul Price
John F. Kennedy
Highland
SUN
Organization Scramble in Legislature
Democratic control expands in Nevada as William Swackhamer and B Mahlon Brown are eyed for top posts in the 1965 Legislature. An independent party switch helps Democrats reach 9-8 in the Senate while Repubs plot leadership bids. Gov Sawyer prepares a lean 114 million budget and a light tax stance as reapportionment and civil rights issues loom.
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Battle Mountain
Assembly
B. Mahlon Brown
Las Vegas
Senate
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Grant Sawyer
Sawyer
Brown
Tonopah
Emerson Titlow
Wichita Jet Tanker Crash Devastates Pratt Street Homes
A Boeing air force jet tanker crashed in Wichita sinking into homes on the 2000 block of Pratt Street near Wichita State University. At least 29 people were killed including 10 children, with 15 injured. The 707 style tanker burned furiously as fire crews battled 14 degree weather for two hours.
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UPI
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UPS
Kans
Major casino license sales eyed as gaming board acts
Stripped deals may clear for final action next by gaming authorities. Thunderbird Hotel to be sold to Consolidated Casinos Corp for about 10 million with temporary operating approval. Tropicana Hotel also near sale to Horvath led group for 10 million. Key players include A A McCollum Alex Shoofey and Buckeye Corp stake holders.
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Consolidated Casinos Corp
Tropicana
Eastern Financial Group
George and
Ernest Horvath
Horvath Brothers
Buckeye Corp
Hotel Conquistador, Inc
Tropicana Hotel and Casino
Ben Jaffee
Buckeye
Charles H. Penneys
Samuel F. Rubin
J. K. Houssels
J. K. Houssels, Jr
Five Airmen Injured After Fatal Highway Crash Near Las Vegas
Six Indian Springs AFB airmen were en route to Las Vegas when their car lost control and flipped near the Lee Canyon turnoff on Highway 95. Airman 3C James L. Malone, 21, from Fort Worth, was killed. Five others were hospitalized with injuries. two victims were identified as Airman 1C George L. Brown, 36, and Airman 2C Joseph Goodrich, 19. Investigators reported the car traveled about 500 feet after leaving the highway at high speed.
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Nellis Air Force Base
Lee Canyon
Highway 95
Nevada Highway Patrol
James L. Malone
Fort Worth
Tex
Indian Springs Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Robert Everett
Pete Zadra
George L. Brown
Joseph Goodrich
Idaho May Bar Gambling in Legislature
Idaho lawmakers are set to introduce three anti gambling bills in the House. Rep. Carl Burt says one repeals pari mutuel horse racing, another would amend the constitution to outlaw games of chance, and a second would allow pari mutuel betting only if authorized by the legislature.
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UPI
Idaho
Carl Burt
Ada
House
Burt
Housewife Enters Race for Las Vegas City Commission
Miriam Kirschner a Las Vegas housewife and civic volunteer runs on a platform of equal representation for women and a pledge to remove conflicts of interest. She says the average resident deserves a voice on the commission and cites crime and poverty as urgent problems to be addressed.
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City Commission
Miriam Kirschner
Erage
Commission
Kirschner
Phil
Weather Summary for Today and Yesterday
Patchy sun and variable cloudiness with gentle winds. Forecast high 70 and low 43, following yesterday’s 68 and 42. Noontime humidity 31 percent. Sunrise at 6 50. Sunset at 4 52.
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