Too Late to Classify Prompts Mix of Local Odds and Ads
A scrambled Las Vegas style column mixes a London truckers tale of planning to join the French foreign Legion with grand opening notes for Pioneer Title Insurance in Las Vegas, bank promotions, sale ads, and misc notices. It blends filler items about a windward island, watermelons, and various classified listings.
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French Foreign Legion
United Press
London
the Legion
Los Angeles
The
Legion
City of Angels
Las Vegas
Harold Vandesforde
Pioneer Title Insurance Co
South Fourth St
Paul Laxalt
Johnson weighs troop decisions as Viet Nam crisis deepens
In Saigon and Washington officials push for bigger US troop commitments. Johnson faces Cabinet and military briefings while Moyers notes ongoing deliberations. Dirksen hints at possible adjournment delays if the crisis stretches into summer. Rusk warns the nation faces a dangerous, difficult crisis with no certainty of quick resolutions.
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Saigon
Johnson
Defense
Branch
The
Armed Services
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
Moyers
White House
Congress
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Senate
Dean Rusk
Boys Nation
Elwell Hotel Sold to Pioneer Club Interests
The Elwell Hotel in Las Vegas, once 88 rooms over three stories and expanded to 117 rooms in 1954, sells after five decades under the Elwell family. Owner William Elwell Jr. died in 1963 and his widow Mabel inherited his share. Pioneer Club officials say no casino plans exist for the hotel.
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Elwell
Las Vegas
William Elwell Sr
William Elwell Jr
Norma Aplegrove
Doris Brown
William Elwell
Mabel
Pioneer Club
Jansen
Albert Fink
Avis Jansen
Cop Killer in Baltimore Strikes Twice
Police say 45 year old Cooper opened fire from a 32 caliber pistol at patrolman Robert H Kuhn as he checked a car on North Avenue in West Baltimore. Kuhn, married with a baby due in December, died after a sequence of seven shots. Cooper’s nephew William Cooper sat in the car during the ambush. A fireman witness described a rapid volley after an initial pause. Dr Charles Petty cited a lethal combination of bullet and head injuries plus heart disease.
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Charles Petty
Baltimore City
Kuhn
North Avenue
West Baltimore
Cooper
William Cooper
Carlos A. Downs
Glen Burnie
Downs
Plot to Overthrow Soviet Power Told in Moscow Trial
Yuri Konstantinov unmasked the teacher Brooke who faced three judges in a Moscow makeshift courtroom. Tass reported Brooke admitted to NTS assignments and coding Soviet citizen addresses while British and US officials were accused of aiding NTS in a case potentially yielding up to seven years.
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Yuri Konstantinov
Moscow
Brooke
Central House of Art Workers
Tass
NTS
Soviet Union
United States
U S Jets Bomb Bridge Near China in Vietnam Skirmishes
U S jets bomb a bridge 42 miles from China as ground clashes flare near Phu Bai and Bien Hoa. Marines repel Viet Cong probes wounding one guerrilla. seven suspects captured after village sweep near Phu Bai. Government forces report 26 enemy killed 350 miles northeast of Saigon with light U S casualties.
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U.S
China
Phu Bai Air Base
Phu Bai
U. S
Bien Hoa
Saigon
Bank Robbery Suspect Ends Manhunt Death by Own Action
The bank robbery suspect Edmonston died by his own action ending a nationwide manhunt. He had arrived in Las Vegas July 10 and was tied to the July 9 Alexandria National Bank robbery and a March 1 Old Dominion Bank heist in Arlington. FBI and police pursued him for four other robberies. A concurrent hotel incident involving Miss Lange and dancer Laurie Cressel complicated early investigations.
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Edmonston
Miss Lange
Las Vegas
U. S
FBI
Alexandria National Bank
Old Dominion Bank
Arlington
Laurie Cressel
Welcome Newcomers to Las Vegas Says Sun Editorial
The Sun welcomes Mr. and Mrs. Chantry to Las Vegas praising hospitality as essential to tourism and growth. It urges locals to be friendly to visitors, noting transient attitudes harm a town that prospers when people make it their home. The piece recalls a 20th century view of Las Vegas as a warm, talkative community where newcomers belong up front.
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Chantrys
Las Vegas
The
SUN
Mrs. Chantry
Braces Seven-Strikeout Streak Tied by Lemaster Willhite
Lefties Denny Lemaster and Nick Willhite each tied an American Association record by striking out seven in a row during the 1962 season. Lemaster pitched for Louisville while Willhite pitched for Omaha.
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Denver
UPI
Denny Lemaster
Milwaukee Braves
Nick Willhite
Washington Senators
Lemaster
Louisville
Willhite
Omaha
Yardage Mark Set by Eagles Star Tim Brown
Tim Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles set a career yardage record with 2 306 combined net yards in 1962 and broke it in 1963 with 2 428 yards in the NFL season.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Tim Brown
Philadelphia Eagles
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