SKYDIVER CONTINUES AFTER NEAR MISS AT SAWDUST SALOON
The report details a near miss and injuries during a jump near the Sawdust Saloon at 3013 S Highland with Deputy Russ Anderson hospitalized after a parachute failed to deploy. Legg cites high winds hindering patrol and a backward fall while Mickey Diver landed safely as the wind worsened.
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S. Highland
Russ Anderson
Legg
Mickey Diver
Anderson
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
The happiest tourist brags of minimal daily driving
A travel note extols the joy of light driving for tourists. It suggests the happiest traveler is the one who covers the fewest miles in a day, celebrating ease and relaxed sightseeing.
Fatal crash claims seven lives in stalled lane collision
The accident killed seven people including four Mehrbergs with a youngest of 3 and oldest 16, three Grimms with one in service, Pingel father of two, and no Koepkes. Krueger noted a car clock reading 1 18 as the scene remained undiscovered for nearly two hours. The Mehrlberg car carried six victims while Pingel lay partly outside his vehicle.
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Gels
Mehrbergs
Grimms
Pingel
Koepkes
Krueger
Mehrlberg
Negroes defy permit rules in protest march led by Dr King
Police arrested about 150 people as a crowd marched through the town center after being ordered into an alley for parading without permits. The event drew leaders including Rev Samuel Wells and criticized a federal court injunction that barred the protest.
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Chett
Martin Luther King
Washington
Samuel B. Wells
City Hall
U. S
Robert Elliott
Columbus
King
Soviet Push for New Nuclear Tests Sparks Ban Talks
The Soviet Union signals plans for another wind of nuclear tests drawing objections as Khrushchev had pressed for a final series before any test ban. U S officials say the move was anticipated and tied to Russia’s readiness and prior U S experiments.
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U.S
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Russia
United States
Judge remarks on boys in dresses and sentencing scope
In a provocative exchange the judge notes that boys wearing dresses are not sentenced for what they wear beneath them. TJ warns parents to keep dresses on the boys or face jail while Judge Caillavet insists sentences do not cover underwear and declares he sentenced the boys in dresses.
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Gaillavet
Caillavet
Nevada’s 1954 governor race post Bell death stirs bets
As Rex Bell’s sudden death reshapes Nevada politics the Republican field narrows with Oran Gragson seen as a potential challenger. Hank Greenspun of the Las Vegas Sun toys with a bid to press the issues and expose state governance amid a shifting party balance.
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Rex Bell
Bell
Oran Gragson
Las Vegas
Grant Sawyer
Gragson
Grayson
Clark County
Las Vegas Sun
Hank Greenspun
Greenspun
Sawyer
Israel
Nevada
Hank
Jack Dempsey
Stock theft ring linked to Apalachin convention arrests
A Newark FBI sweep nabbed Milton Parness 44 Scotch Plains NJ Gladstone and John Lombardozzi 36 Brooklyn and Martinelli 48 Jersey City along with Tallman and Dodge in a case tied to a $12 million stolen stock plot that began as a joke. The scheme involved smuggling stocks under clothing with an undercover buyer and culminated in four arrests across New York and New Jersey.
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New York
Milton Parness
Scotch Plains
N.J
Newark
Gladstone
John Lombardozzi
Brooklyn
Carmine Lombardozzi
Martinelli
Lombardozzi
FBI
Frank S. Hogan
Tallman
Dodge
Tallmann
Hogan
Joseph George Martinelli
Jersey City
N. J
Fight Cancer With A Check And A Checkoff
A campaign pushes philanthropy through donations and payroll checkoffs to fund cancer research. Officials urge residents to contribute via workplace giving and annual gifts, highlighting benefits to treatment programs and patient support.
Foundations and Philanthropy Under Fire in Patman Speech
Patman charged foundations as big business using tax rules to serve ends beyond public intent. He cited 1960 foundation income over 1.0 billion for 522 foundations and 87 billion across 1951–60, with 78 failing to file IRS reports and several Ford family linked groups resisting subpoenas. He warned foundations may influence stock markets and dodge capital gains taxes.
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Congress
Patman
Foundations
IRS
Ford
Venus Venus Probe Flight Planned Amid Transmitter Glitch
The Mariner 1 mission aims to study Venus with its electronic eyes despite an errant transmitter signal. The launch window runs 4 44 to 6 38 am EDT to best use Earth position for thrust and trajectory. The 466 pound capsule will relay data as it flies 140 days to within 10 000 miles of Venus, with a second Mariner and a Soviet Venus probe slated soon.
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Earth
Mariner
Venus
Mariner 1
Russia
Run-Down Ranch Adverts Mixed Pet and Livestock Sale
Listings show ponies, horses, rabbits ducks and pigeons for sale at a rural market near 119 N. 3rd St. Pointers include a mare Arab-Thoroughbred, a western riding horse for experienced riders, and other equine and poultry offerings with contact phones 7a-6776 and 6878-0776.
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Celient Western
Breene
Opbowite Mini Galt
India Chinese clash reported near Chipchak Valley
India and China issued conflicting claims after two border incidents. An Indian guard was grazed by a bullet but reached his post. a patrol near Panggong Lake faced Chinese fire from about 1000 yards. China accused India of intrusion and attacking a frontier post, while India said the post remained under attack.
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Fnst
Panggong Lake
New China
New Delhi
Chipchak
Sinkiang
China
India
Bar Robbery Ends With Suspects Fleeing After Assault
A bartender and a waitress report two men robbed a bar then ordered Williams to lie on the floor. One man assaulted Williams again for not moving quickly enough before tearing a telephone from the wall and fleeing. deputies cited poor descriptions due to nervous victims and darkness. Williams sustained minor facial and head cuts.
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Sheriff's Office
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