Jimmy the Greek top odds fellow reveals betting on politics
An excerpt from Jimmy the Greek Snyder’s book outlines his famous 1948 Dewey Truman bet. He describes gathering female voters to test moustache appeal and recounts traveling from Steubenville to New York to place bets with odds up to 17 to 1 as Truman won.
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Jimmy
Carson City
NEVAD
Snyder
Harry S. Truman
Spirit
St. Louis
Steubenville
New York
Big Apple
Harold Salvey
Florida
Lindy
Harold
Weather Summary With Heat Wave Continues
Dry conditions persist with southerly winds 20 to 30 mph and higher gusts through Thursday. Highs reach 100 on Tuesday and 95 on Wednesday with lows around 79 and 75. humidity around 46 percent and 19 percent respectively. Sunrise at 5:46 a.m. and sunset at 7:48 p.m.
OAS sanctions on Cuba end as 16 nations back action
In a one day meeting in San Jose Costa Rica the United States and 15 Latin American nations voted to end the 1964 OAS Cuba sanctions. The Mexican resolution allows each member to set its own Cuba relations signaling a possible normalization. Chile Uruguay Paraguay opposed. Brazil Nicaragua abstained.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
UPI
United States
Latin America
Cuba
Organization of American States
OAS
U.S
William S. Mailliard
Henry A. Kissinger
Houston
Kissinger
Ford Administration
Argentina
Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
el Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Panama
Peru
Dominican Republic
Trinidad-Tobago
Venezuela
Chile
Uruguay
Paraguay
Brazil
Nicaragua
Republic of Cuba
Washington, D.C
Remembrances of Ed Fountain and the Birth of KLAS-TV
The text recalls Ed Fountain and his neighbors across a long town history, their close ties and the start of Southern Nevada television. It notes his work with Benjamin Sharp and Frontier Radio, the Flamingo Hotel PR era in 1947, and the launch of KLAS-TV as a pivotal local press milestone within a community narrative.
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Rube Jolley
Oran Grayson
Bud Albright
Nevada
Klas-Tv
Ben Sharp
Frontier Radio
Flamingo Hotel
The
Flamingo
Governor Undergoes Leg Surgery in Reno Hospital
Governor Mike O Callaghan had a one hour minor operation to remove a benign growth from the stump of his amputated leg at the Veterans Hospital in Reno and returned to the Governor's Mansion to continue work. He will be laid up until a new artificial limb is fitted, about two weeks, and will return to the hospital for a check by Dr Laurence McClish.
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Carson City
UPS
Mike O'Callaghan
O’callaghan
Veterans Hospital
Reno
Laurence McClish
Korea
Fountain Entombed In Las Vegas Obituary
Friends and relatives of former Las Vegas City Commissioner Ed Fountain attended funeral services at First Presbyterian Church on West Charleston. Fountain, 64, owned the Las Vegas Toyota agency bearing his name and helped build Boulder Dam and Grand Coulee Dam. He helped found the Clark County Fair and Recreation Board which financed the future convention center. Born June 11, 1911 in Butler Georgia, he was active in local lodges and Rotary, with entombment at Palm Mausoleum.
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Mary
Holy Name
A&p
Jimmy
Fountain
Las Vegas
Ed Fountain
First Presbyterian Church
Mark Koehler
Gov
Grant
West Charleston
Toyota Agency
Boulder
Hoover) Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
Washington
Clark County Fair and Recreation Board
Convention Center
Butler, Ga
Oasis Masonic Lodge
Zelzah Shrine Temple
Las Vegas Elks Lodge
Palm Mausoleum
Dredging Las Vegas Wash Triggers Health Warning
University of Nevada at Las Vegas biology experts warned dredging Las Vegas Wash after the July flood could surface disease carrying organisms. Sam Egdorf and John Baker urged the Wash Development Committee to monitor water quality to prevent pollutant spread during flood control dredging. The count of pathogens rose in Las Vegas Bay after the city sewage plant failure and remains a concern. The committee moved to require pathogen counts during dredging.
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Biology
University of Nevada At
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Wash
Sam Egdorf
John Baker
Department of Public Works
Baker
Las Vegas Bay
City
Wash Development Committee
Cannon opposes broad deregulation of natural gas
Senator Howard Cannon predicts Nevada gas bills could rise by about 50 percent if deregulation extends to all producers. He backs consumer protection and warns that removing controls could trigger inflation, saying voters did not elect him to raise utility costs fivefold. He aims to exempt only small producers from controls.
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Washington
UPI
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Nevada
Cannon
Shawna Seeks Camp Fund Help from Community
Parents of Shawna in ninth grade appeal for donations to the SUN Summer Camp Fund in Las Vegas Nevada. Foster parents describe Shawna’s need and gratefulness while noting limited resources. Donations, tax deductible, support camp access for Shawna and other needy children.
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Shawna
SUN Summer Camp Fund
South Highland
Las Vegas
Nevada
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Big Daddy
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Benny Siegel
Heck
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Boulder City
Joe McClain
Edita Perez
Paul Price
Crossword
Showtime Editorial
Society
Henderson
Ann Landers
Johannes Steel
Dr. Thosteson
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