Halts Atom Testin JFK Raid Yields Dope Loot
A young couple, Joe Bowden and Theresa Bowden, both 22, were arrested after police raided their apartment on Elm Street. Officers reportedly trailed them from several burglaries in the 300 block of West Boston Ave and found a sawed-off rifle marijuana and burglar loot. Det. Sgt. Walter Earp noted the incident.
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Joe Bowden
Theresa
1716
Elm St
West
Boston Ave
Walter Earp
Kennedy orders temporary halt to Nevada underground tests
President Kennedy issued a temporary halt on U S underground atomic testing in Nevada to help U S negotiations with the Soviet Union on a nuclear test ban. He stressed the move is not a long term moratorium and that the U S can resume testing at any time if needed.
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Kennedy
U.S
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
Master Plan of Expansion for Reno and LV Campuses
The University of Nevada board of regents approved a 10 year master plan by Skidmore Owings Merrill costing 55.5 million dollars. The Reno campus would receive 42.7 million and Las Vegas 12.6 million for construction remodeling and land. By 1972 the plan expects 7,000 full time students in Reno and 1,700 in Las Vegas.
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Reno
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Southern Nevada
Clark Solon Proposes Fees to Aid School Finances
Clark County Assemblyman Jake Von Tobel says extra services raise funds for the Clark County School system and cites the bus system as an example, arguing the basic function is teaching the Three R's and reforms may curb nonessential costs. A separate police report notes James Finley, 5, was booked for carrying a concealed weapon after a confrontation in Las Vegas, with officers disarming him following gunfire and arrest attempts.
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Jake von Tobel
Clark County
James Finley
L” St
Wyatt
Oon
Finley
Carport
Las Vegas
Memo to Hank Sparks a Call for Charity and Reflection
A reader letter laments lack of support for an elderly man, J. F. Gray, who faces hunger and needs an oxygen tank. The writer cites long charity giving and asks the community to aid Gray, noting repeated cycles of news and public works over ten years in Las Vegas.
Killer Freeze Ends After Eight Days of Bitter Cold
A historic eight day killer freeze ends with temperatures moderating but new snow storms reach from the Rockies to New York State. More than 200 deaths attributed to the record cold since last weekend, while the Weather Bureau warns relief will be temporary amid ongoing cold waves.
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Rockies
New York State
Weather Bureau
Washington
Larry Evans Defeats 34 Local Challengers in Las Vegas Chess Event
US chess champion Larry Evans held his undisputed title in a Fremont Hotel exhibition in Las Vegas, beating 34 local title seekers. Dr N A Lorusso lasted 50 moves, while Ed Fly Stan Zajac Mrs Lee Painter and Mrs Vi Billings were among rivals noted at the Fremont Horseshoe sites. Evans quickly dispatched 12 opponents in under an hour and completed the event in under 30 moves for his fast opening pace.
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Larry Evans
Las Vegas
Fremont
Evans
N. A. Lorusso
Ed Fly
McCarran
Stan Zajac
Fremont Horseshoe
Lee Painter
Vi Billings
Sahara
Dock Labor Strike Ends
Thousands of longshoremen from Maine to the Gulf returned to work as a 34 day strike ended. The Port of New York, the nation’s largest, saw more than 16 000 stevedores back on duty at dawn as ships and cargo moved again. A few locals in the south Atlantic and Gulf sought local adjustments to the agreement.
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New York
UPS
Maine
Gulf of Mexico
South Atlantic
Gulf
Partly cloudy with north winds across the day
Partly cloudy forecast with north easterly winds 10 to 15 mph. High 56, low 28. Yesterday’s high 57, low 29. Noontime humidity unknown. Sunrise 6 45, sunset 5 02.
Escapee Police Sweep Clark County After Psychiatric Visit
Police and sheriffs comb Clark County for Leroy C. Manning 41 who fled a Charleston Ave psychiatrist office during a psychiatric examination. A 1963 white Ford pickup owned by Southwest Gas Corp. allegedly stolen about the same time was not recovered.
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Clark County
Charleston Ave
Leroy C. Manning
Idle St
William D. O’gorman
Charleston Blvd
Manning
Southwest Gas Corp
Calm Priest Helps Avert Panic After Gas Attack at Church Event
Police report an integrated dinner at a Las Campanas church hall was disrupted when a plastic hand grenade sized gas bomb was hurled into a crowd. About 50 to 75 people were treated and 10 hospitalized as fumes spread. Father Francis J. McGovern urged orderly evacuation from the stage and the incident targets a shiny orange pickup truck fleeing witnesses.
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Las Campanas Hospital
Father McGovern
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Wagner Press Strike Turmoil Pulls NYC To Talks
New York Mayor Robert Wagner intervened in a 50 day newspaper strike, pressing publishers and striking printers to resume bargaining. He held a brief joint session, then separated the sides for sub committee discussions, noting no change in positions yet.
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NEW York
UPI
Robert Wagner
Wagner
Death Toll 7 In B52 Crash
Air Force search teams found five more bodies near the wreckage of a B52 bomber in Greenville Maine bringing the death toll to seven. The crash site lay in a wilderness where temperatures plunged to 25 below zero and snow was five feet deep.
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Greenville
Maine
UPI
Air Force
Strate Fortress
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UPIL
Clark Solon
BY Hank Greenspun
Hank
Bryn Armstrong
Red Cross
Heart Fund
March of Dimes
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J. F. Gray
Cabin 88
North Fifith Street
North
Stuip
the Sun
Europe
Korea
Viet Nam
Killer Freeze
Francis J. McGovern
Larrry Evans
Fremont Hotel
Art Gamlin
Boulder City
Henderson
Landers
Ann
Aa Society
Pat
Collins
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