Notable ROA convention attracts global reservists in Las Vegas
Reserves from around the world gather in Las Vegas to support a national defense policy. Nevada Senator Howard Cannon and Ralph Yarborough of Texas will speak, with other leaders such as Carlisle Runge Lt Gen Joe Kelly and Gen Herbert Powell to be honored.
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Notice of Time of Proving Will for Edith Morgan
In the Eighth Judicial District Court Clark County Nevada No 117915 the matter of the estate of Edith Morgan. Eugene William Morgan filed a document seeking probate and appointment as executor. The hearing is fixed for Friday July 4 1942 at 10 30 AM at the Court House Las Vegas. All interested parties must appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate and executor appointed. Dated June 24 1942. Clerk Ryfn Scott Reed Deputy Clerk. Brown Matteucci Attorneys for Petitioner Las Vegas Nevada Pub June 26 28 July 5 1942.
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Edith Morgan
Eugene William Morgan
Las Vegas
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Freak Pool Accident Involves Las Vegas Mother
Las Vegas housewife Joann Wegkamp, 30, fractured the fifth cervical vertebra in a pool mishap during a Pee Wee Water Orientation class with her son Karl, five. She was kneeling to dive from the pool edge when she recoiled and somersaulted under water, hitting her neck on the bottom.
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Jury to Hear Illegal Drug Case Today
A district court jury convened yesterday will hear arguments this morning on whether 32 year old Bernard Phillip Marback is guilty of illegal possession of narcotics. Marback admitted a narcotics problem but denied owning morphine tablets and a syringe found in his room. Defense witness Alton Ross, a county jail inmate, testified he spent time in the room and left the drugs there. Judge William Compton denied a motion to dismiss the charges after Ross's testimony. Prosecutor Vern Albright leads the case.
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Edward Weinstein
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Alton Ross
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William Compton
Ross
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US Navy ships move from Yokosuka amid Formosa tensions
The USS Coral Sea with escort squadrons sails from Yokosuka along with a destroyer and four support ships. Providence and St Paul cruise nearby as Beijing accuses US imperialism of planning a large scale invasion while Taiwan reports civilians being evacuated from Formosa coastal areas.
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St. Paul
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Peiping
Formosa
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United States
Jury selection continues in murder trial
Jurors continue to be screened for the first degree murder case against 27 year old former Las Vegas officer Jerome Kuk before District Judge George Marshall. The defense seeks insanity and pathological intoxication as defenses while prosecutors prepare for a possible death penalty.
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John Mendoza
Jerome Kuk
Michael Wendell
Steve Bowman
Jerry Bertaison
Boulder City
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Kuk
Mendoza
Graves
World War I pension bill faces House vote heat
The U S House sees growing support for an 11 billion pension measure for WWI veterans billed as unfair to many taxpayers by Veterans Committee chair Olin Teague. Backers say 196 members signed a petition to bypass the committee and force a floor vote.
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Tycoon Gilbert flees to Brazil after multimillion dollar withdrawal
Gilbert 38 vanished from Las Vegas as stock market wavered. He diverted funds from E. L. Bruce Company to pocket about two million before resigning as president and fleeing to Brazil on June 14. A court ordered his estranged wife to refrain from disposing of his assets including paintings valued at 867 784.
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Mansfield Youth Charged With First Degree Murder
Jerr ell R. Howell, 18, of Mansfield, who four months earlier completed a jail term for molesting, was charged with first degree murder in the killings of Jean Bertoch, 9, and Connie Lynn Hurrell, 7. Police say Howell lured the girls from North Lake Park to a secluded creek area and beat them to death last Saturday.
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Ohio
Jerrell R. Howell
Howell
Jean Bertoch
Connie Lynn Hurrell
North Lake Park
Lonely Creek
Vietnam Fighting Echoes Through Desolate Paddies
Soldiers in armored personnel carriers move through the rice paddies at speed as orders crackle over the radio. Bombs explode in a Communist stronghold several miles off while the once crowded area appears deserted and quiet.
Pharmacists threaten wage hike amid continuing strikes
Striking pharmacists held an 8 am union meeting and warned of escalating actions as local stores sign a pact with the union. Wage demands rose to five dollars an hour for pharmacists, with management offering four twenty-five over three years. The dispute began last Thursday with half the pharmacists walking off the job.
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Grant Sawyer
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