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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1963
Page
1
Hank Greenspun notes Las Vegas growth outpaces planning and questions the impact on beauty and comfort. He recalls New Haven and warns of unchecked development, including a proposed mammoth federal building on Fifth Street and the land sale raising school funding concerns. The GSA plans to buy the Fifth Street School site, prompting public questions.
Nevada ranchers denounce Interior Secretary Stewart Udall after his public speech promoting recreation over farming on public lands. Peter Marble of the Nevada Cattle Association scorned the address calling it an unprecedented indictment of 30 years of BLM grazing management delivered before 3,000 American National Cattlemen’s Association delegates.
A P3A Orion patrol plane carrying Lt Cmdr John R. Hart and crew disappeared after a routine patrol from Patuxent River. Search efforts 300 miles off Maryland found wreckage with no survivors. one body recovered as Coast Guard and Navy vessels continued wreckage and body recovery operations.
Seven Clark County assemblymen and one Esmeralda official sponsor a bill to remove the county assessor post and have assessors appointed by the Nevada Tax Commission. Assembly Bill 45 lists Clark County Democrats Tom Godbey James Gibson M M Bishop Vernon Bunker L E Tyson Flora Dungan William Ames and Republican Bryan Hafen Mesquite as sponsors.
An industry specialist at the American Cattlemen’s Association conference forecast a grazing fee rise to 30 cents per head per month on federal lands. He urged a land condition based differential to favor lands with ample water and established infrastructure, highlighting Nevada’s ongoing water and road projects as a potential beneficiary.
Carson City lawmakers discuss cutting kindergarten programs to save costs. Leland Newcomer asserts instruction matters and warns against removing early education if budgets force program eliminations. Chester Christensen defends keeping kindergartens as education momentum.
Carson City lawmakers defend a bill to consolidate the Legislative Counsel Bureau and Statute Revision Commission. They say the measure seeks a coordinated program for legal and research services, not to oust J. E. Springmeyer. Springmeyer stresses support for the bill with no targeting of individuals.
Burglars broke into a West Babyview New York residence and took over five thousand dollars hidden in a feed sack. They later learned the victim had additional emergency funds totaling seventeen thousand dollars. Las Vegas Sun Classified line promotes used articles for sale with contact number 385 3111.
Santa Monica doctors performed a 96 minute operation on Bing Crosby to remove a stone from his right kidney at St Johns Hospital. The 58 year old was listed in excellent condition and expected to remain in hospital about seven days. The procedure started at 6 30 pm and ended around 8 06 pm the hospital said.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia urged the firing of Budget Director Kermit Gordon claiming his stance on deficit financing and a balanced budget is flawed. Byrd cited past removals of two directors and criticized Bell who heads the foreign aid program as wasteful.
Karl Frey, a 62 year old former major hotel figure in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, was fined 10000 dollars and sentenced to 270 days in county jail for operating a high priced call girl ring at the Park Wilshire Hotel. He was convicted on five pandering counts and one conspiracy count by a jury of nine women and three men. He is not connected to the hotel now and received five years probation.
A cloudy day brings light rain and southerly winds of 15 to 25 mph. High near 69 and low around 50. Yesterday's high 64 and low 34. Noontime humidity 42 percent. Sunrise at 6 43 and sunset at 5 01.
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