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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1964
Page
4
The piece reflects on D-Day and wartime memories, showing how telegrams to Gold Star families and grim realities of battle shaped views on heroism. It argues against glory in war, stressing misery, loss, and the need to remember fallen soldiers to curb warmongering.
Leland Griffin McArthur longtime Las Vegas real estate figure died Thursday at Las Vegas Hospital at age 7 funeral services set for Monday at Bunker Brothers Chapel with officiant Mrs Loring Primeaux. He lived on Rockwell Street in Paradise Valley and was a member of the Chamber of Commerce Odd Fellows and the Christian Science Church. Survivors include his widow Nellie G. and two sons William Jr. and Richard.
Public action of the Silver Slipper Casino to satisfy tax liens was postponed to July 1. The Internal Revenue Service shuttered the Strip establishment last month over $70,000 in payroll and cabaret taxes. The auction was slated for June 16 and includes rings furnishings and the casino complex structures.
Stardust Hotel executive vice president Jack Kelly denies any connection to a Sierra Leone casino project amid a United Press International report of a proposed venture in Freetown. The agreement reportedly would give Stardust 50 percent, Sierra Leone 30 percent, and 20 percent to the public with signatories S Jusu and Joseph Vasquez.
A partial readable item notes Scranton participates in an event with cold water conditions. The fragment hints at a cold plunge or swim activity timed after a party event, suggesting a local community or school activity with noted spectators.
Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton formally joined the Republican race for president drawing mixed reactions from Goldwater and Rockefeller allies. Supporters hailed an open convention while Goldwater backers warned the entry could shift delegate momentum ahead of the San Francisco nominating show.
Funeral services for James Loudon 75 a former inspector for the City Building Department will be held at Palm Mortuary. Loudon died Thursday at his home after a brief illness. He was a plumbing inspector for four years and recording secretary for Phombers Local No 28. He had earlier managed union locals in Santa Monica San Luis Obispo Calif and Medford Ore. Survivors include his wife Iner two stepsons two daughters and several grandchildren. Burial will be at Palm Mortuary with Local 525 honorary pallbearers.
The case centers on Crawford who faced dismissal after questioning possible union membership. Atty Gen Harvey Dickerson’s opinion preceded decommissioning of strip guards despite hotel and sheriff's office commissions. NLRB urged Crawford’s rehire with back pay and end to interference, while a later ruling could take six to twelve months to determine hotel bargaining with the union.
Obituaries report the deaths of Edwin das Arthur Blaney 47 in Sunrise Hospital and Joan Sharon Minton 42 in Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with funeral services in Covina and Las Vegas arrangements. Alice Kathleen Donnelly 73 El Monte and Elmer Wesley Getz 84 Las Vegas are noted with services in Bunker Brothers Chapel and burial in Woodlawn. Isaac Allredge Jr 1870 Leh Utah is listed as pending in St George with local mortuary handling. Survivors include multiple spouses children and siblings across California Nevada Utah and Canada.
Rice and grain prices mixed at the Chicago Board of Trade final bell as oats and corn showed little movement while some futures drifted lower. Dealers noted cautious trading amid thin volume and ongoing market uncertainty.
New York stocks finished mixed in moderate trading as prices opened firm then fell and rebounded toward the day’s average. The market showed uneven momentum with no clear breakout and only a subdued late gain.
Rev King was arrested at a motel and pleaded innocent to breach of peace and trespass charges. He faced a $900 bond as he remained in jail to highlight local desegregation efforts amid a broad push for peaceable settlement.
Nevada leaders including Lt Governor and delegates backed Barry Goldwater as the preferred Republican candidate. The six Nevada votes remain pledged to Goldwater until he releases them at the San Francisco convention, while Mitch Shaw noted the delegation’s cautious stance as campaign moves unfold.
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