Everest Climber Return After Record May Ascent
An American mountaineering team returns to Katmandu after a ten day expedition that completed a May 2 double assault marking a new record on Mount Everest. Norman Dyhrenfurth leads the party from Santa Monica with members Jerstad Bishop Unsoeld and Hornbein among those treated for frostbite. Breitenbach is listed as dead after an ice fall incident.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Luther G. Jerstad
Eugene
Ore
Henry E. Stebbins
U. S
William F. Unsoeld
Corvallis
Barry C. Bishop
Washington, D. C
Mt. Everest
Jerstad
Thomas F. Hornbein
San Diego
Calif
James W. Whittaker
Redmond
Wash
Nawang Combu
John E. Breitenbach
Jackson
Wyo
Khumbu
Zincamex Zinc Refinery Rises in Saltillo Mexico
A private Zincamex zinc and sulfuric acid refinery is rising in Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico. The project costs about 14 million dollars and aims to produce 30 000 tons of zinc and 60 000 tons of sulfuric acid annually. Production is set to begin in 1964 with expected Mexico savings of 24 million dollars yearly by reducing imports. Belgian firm Sybetra aided financing for the project.
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SUN
Saltillo
Mexico
Coahuila
Texas
Zincamex
United States
Sybetra
Zincarex
Indians to receive 314 million for Nevada programs in 1964
Senator Alan Bible announced 3,463,461 dollars earmarked for Nevada Indian activities in fiscal 1964. The largest item is 1,300,000 for education and welfare services across Indian colonies with breakdowns for educational assistance, welfare, and adult training.
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Washington
Nevada
Alan Bible
Bible
House
Senate
Nevada Democrat
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Public Health Service
Owyhee
Reno
Sparks
Carson City
Lovelock
Dresslerville
Yerington
Youths Charged After Water Balloon Incident in Bloomington
Seven youths faced charges of disturbing the peace after throwing water filled balloons at Police Magistrate Al Grabs and his wife in Bloomington Illinois yesterday. The incident disrupted a public area as officers arrived to calm the scene and take statements from witnesses.
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Bloomington, Ill
UPI
al Grabs
Faulkner Endorses Integration in 1956 Letter
The University of Alabama student newspaper published a previously unpublished letter from William Faulkner reacting to February 1956 rioting over Eunice Lucy’s admission. Faulkner urged Southern students to abolish segregation voluntarily and proposed an interstate student leaders’ confederation to promote decency and rationality, warning that many segregationists fear change.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala
UPT
University of Alabama
Sunday
William Faulkner
Faulkner
David Kirk
Autherine Lucy
Kirk
Color Appliances Gain Popularity in Postwar Homes
New York report notes that about one third of refrigerators and one fifth of ranges washers and dryers are now sold in color. Yellow and copper lead the trend as white fades from the market per National Furniture Review.
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New York
UPI
National Furniture Review
Nevada voters urged to act on income tax crisis
The column argues against a Nevada income tax, warning it would hurt every resident and delay relief. It urges turnout next Tuesday, claiming a small group could decide the measure, and urges readers to vote and persuade others.
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Nevada
Clark County
Washoe
Storey
Churchill
Notable Names List of Local Figures Collected
A roster of individuals including Paul Laxalt Ray Culley E. Parry Thomas Dr. Guild Grey Dr. Charles West James Gibson Bob Broadbent Reed Whippie Lou LaPorta Jake Von Tube Dick Ronzone Sam Boyd Leland Newcomer Dan Reed James Kelly Marge Phillips Bernard Posin Walt R. Martin Dr. Juanita White Mrs. Harvey Dondero Toy Gregory Jr. Frank Young Dr. Claire Woodbury and others appears as a compiled citizen directory.
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Paul Laxalt
Ray Culley
E. Parry Thomas
Guild Grey
Charles West
James Gibson
Bob Broadbent
Reed Whippie
Lou LaPorta
Jake von Tube
Dick Ronzone
James Kelly
Marge Phillips
Bernard Posin
Walt R. Martin
Juanita White
Harvey Dondero Toy Gregory, Jr
Frank Young
Claire Woodbury
E. Thayer Bigelow
Bob Griffith
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Yank Mountain Climbers
David W. Holloway
B. J
Bud’ Swanson
Nevada Land and Mortgage Co
Ed Freitas
Louis E. Ward
Holloway
Institutional Mortgage Co
Los Angeles
Sonny King
Margaret Ann
Ernie Marian
Merry King
Ernie Stewart
Oxford, Miss
the Dunes
Jones
RADIO
KVEG
Corral
Peart Wiser
Ea Rem
Walt Casey
Sam Boyd Leland
Dan Reed
Julian Moore
James Gay
Archie Grant
Ben Goldfstein
Jelinda Tiberti
Jim Costello, Jr
Oran Grayson Jerome D. Mack
M. M. Sweeney
A. M. Smith
Herb Stout Harley Harmon
H. M. Jones
Gov
Grant Sawyer Harold Corbin
Jim Orr
Eugene Francey
Jack Stevens
John MacDonald
Paul McDermott
Jack Melvin
Frank Kerestesi
Robb Johnson
Harry Allen C. Burt Oliver
Philip Mirabelli Ed
Capt
Alfred Sayd
J. Dee Goodman
Jack Walsh
Clayton Titus
Don Christensen
C. O. Cannon
William Carlson
Alex Gold
Ande Beggerie
Walt Schull
Norman White
Ed Tabor
Max Hurst
Milt Kray
Mike Gold
Ted Oberfelder
Bill Wright
Bob Brown
James Klefftin
Adam Yacenda
Ed Phillips
Bob Shehtanian
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