Memo to Hank: Las Vegas grows and old ties fade in time
A Vegas column recalls community nostalgia as the city swells beyond expectations. Anecdotes include a DUI time payment story, a $2,000 coin bet, a neighborhood feud in Happy Valley, and praise for old fashioned service at Bob's Shell Service. Readers are urged to reflect on modern conveniences and city life.
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France Rejects Big 3 A Ban Big Earthquake Rocks City
TEHRAN Iran UPI reports a strong earthquake hit the Iranian village of Gagum yesterday. Authorities from the Iranian Red Lion Red Cross provided the update as the region faces damage and disruption.
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Death City Victim Hunt Continuing
Rescue crews with sound equipment worked to locate survivors trapped in Skopje after a devastating earthquake. About 100 had been rescued, with government plans to rebuild the Macedonian capital underway. No casualty figures or area communications were available at once. The quake followed an earlier massive event that authorities warned could spawn further tremors.
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De Gaulle Rejects Moscow Ban Plans Delays Western Ties
President Charles de Gaulle rejected the three power Moscow nuclear test ban and dismissed Khrushchev's non aggression pact. He invited the United States Britain and the Soviet Union to a yearend conference on nuclear disarmament while signaling continued alliance with the United States and possible talks with President Kennedy in Washington next year.
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Ambush in DMZ Kills Two U S Soldiers During Patrol
In the demilitarized zone an ambush by seven North Koreans killed two soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division and wounded one. The attackers reportedly fled north with an M 14 rifle and a 45 pistol. about 100 spent 9 mm cartridges were recovered. UN command attributes the raid to North Korean forces.
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Mercury Stock Won't Go On US Market
Nevada Representative Walter Baring said the Atomic Energy Commission will not sell 50,000 flasks of surplus mercury from the stockpile. The AEC faced opposition from the mining industry fearing market flooding and business closures.
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Denies Boston as HQ for $1 Million Bookie Syndicate
State public safety Commissioner Frank S. Giles doubts a $1 million nationwide bookie syndicate has headquarters in Boston. He says surveillance of gaming activities and prior information contradict the claim and he questions the report discussed on WBZ radio.
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Argentine couple flee East Berlin in daring car escape
Norbert Konrad and his fiancee Helga escaped from East to West Berlin using a car dash through a steel barrier after cushioning the trunk with sofa cushions and a marble tabletop for protection. Helga hopes to marry once safe. Konrad had traveled to Berlin in 1962 to see the wall.
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Fear air attack and civil rights clashes ripple across regions
A Danville minister Rev L W Chase was arrested at 4 am for inducing minors to violate anti demonstration law amid alleged police raid on his home. Reports from New Delhi say Chinese border activity persists with talk of possible renewed action. Bombay papers warn of massed Chinese planes near the McMahon Line. In New York Civil Rights protests led to 39 arrests for disorderly conduct at sites including a white only library. a clash at a construction site and a barricade outside Mayor Wagner's office followed.
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Prosecution Ends Case In Sex Trial
Ward's defense counsel pleaded not guilty to the vice charges at his trial. James Burge argued Ward was immoral but not criminal, noting he sought youth but denying culpability. Prosecutor Mervyn Griffith Jones prepared to resume rebuttal as the court adjourned.
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Weather Update With Heat and Wind Outlook
Continued clear skies with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. High near 106 and a low around 76. Yesterday’s peak 105 and low 80. Noontime humidity at 3 percent. Sunrise at 5 46, sunset at 7 48.
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