Opinion Sparks Nevada City Notes and Local Quips
A Las Vegas column mixes personal views on politics law enforcement and public life. It comments on Assemblyman McNamee judges lawyers and local officials while critiquing downtown street cleaning hours casino culture and a pending murder case reopening. It also touches on real estate contracts and local eateries with brag of Fremont counter lunch spot and mentions jockey Willie Shoemaker.
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Joe McNamee
Leo Kuykendall
Sonny Liston
Okaye
Floyd Patterson
Patterson
Grayson
Big Brother
Dist
Attv
Ted Marshall
John Mendoza
Fremont
Willie Shoemaker
Stury
Eddie Arcarof
Woman confronts prosecution witness after husband’s theft conviction
In Tom Pursel’s Justice of the Peace Court a wife approached a key witness after her husband was found guilty of theft. She warned the witness not to cross her path, saying she would not let him get up. The remark underscores local tensions and the town’s hard-edged tone.
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Tom Pursel
Justice of the Peace Court
Pursel
Deskin Caught Preparing Cigarette Moment At Fight
At ringside during the Gene Fullmer-Dick Tiger bout chairman James Deskin of the State Athletic Commission was seen lighting a cigarette just before a Muriel cigar commercial. Don Dunphy referenced Deskin as the TV camera moved in for a closeup.
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James Deskin
State Athletic Commission
Don Dunphy
Deskin
Yankees Favored In AL Pennant Odds At 2-5
Bookmakers in town install the New York Yankees as 2-5 favorites to win the American League pennant. Wagering $50 would yield $20 plus tax to Uncle Sam, prompting a skeptical remark about a career fit.
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New York Yankees
Uncle Sam
Enter the Seventh International Gin Rummy Tournament in March
A $100 entry invites players to March 10 through 15 for the Seventh International Gin Rummy Tournament with a top prize potentially exceeding $25,000, aided by a $50 sweepstakes ticket. The piece also mentions wagering $25,000 on Luis Rodriguez to defeat Emile Griffith in an LA title fight, with a world tour as a possible payoff.
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Luis Rodriguez
Emile Griffith
Tests Set To See If Flubber Causes Rash
California health officials announced an investigation into Flubber cases after parents reported mild red rashes in young children who played with the toy. Los Angeles and Long Beach medical officers noted faint rashes but stressed nothing serious and will conduct skin tests to determine if a virus or the material is responsible. Flubber is produced by the Sidney Lee Co. under license from Walt Disney Enterprises.
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Sidney Lee Co
Central Falls, R.I
Walt Disney Enterprises
Twin sisters Threde and Threde Saylor share names
St Louis reports 24yearold twins Threde and Threde Saylor. Public information specialist for the American Red Cross, Threde explains their parents chose similar names to honor their grandmother Threde from Denmark, leading to the nicknames Traylee and Troodee.
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Louis
UPI
Threde
Threde Saylor
American Red Cross
Tray’-lee
Troo’-dee
Denmark
Irish St Patrick Dinner Planned by Las Vegas Friendly Sons
The Las Vegas Friendly Sons of St Patrick announce their fifth annual St Patrick Day dinner Sunday March 17 in the Stardust Hotel International Room. President Paul McDermott leads the gala event with speaker Robert Sullivan dean of law at the University of Montana and tickets available from Ward Wengert at First National Bank of Nevada.
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Las Vegas Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Knights of Columbus
Don
DeVoe
P. Hobart
Bob Appleyard
Charles Horden
Thomas Bellis
Stardust Hotel
Sunfoto
International Room
Paul McDermott
Friendly Sons of
S J. Patrick
Mad” Anthony Wayne
John Barry
George Washington
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F Kennedy
Washington, D.C
St. Patrick's Day
Thomas J. McLaughlin
Harley Harmon
Thomas J. Callahan
Cyril §. Wengert
Ken O'Connell
John J. Lambe
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Robert J. Dwyer
Reno
John F. Cahian
Bernard Cantwell
Raymond F. Culley
Jack Davie
Walter T. Geary
Harold Gorman
A. C. Grant
John F. Kenny
Joseph M. Foley
Thomas A. Foley
Thomas J. McGinty
Michael McLaughlin
Thomas McDonnell
Harry J. McKinnon
Thomas A. Mulroy
Eugene Murphy
Donal Michael O'Callaghan
Thomas J. O'Donnell
Willam O'Gorman
Michael J. O'Shaughnessy
Douglas Ritchie
W. Albert Stewart Jr
Thomas E. Taney
Chesse M. Turner
Jack Walsh
Joseph L. Ward
Randall J. McElhone
Harry Allen
R. Julian Moore
John Mowbray
McDermott
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Ward Wengert
First National Bank of Nevada
Fifth Street
Cuban Refugees Flown to Miami for Return Trip
Eleven passengers from Havana arrived in Miami on a two engine Pan American World Airways flight. Six of the evacuees were Cuban refugees. Officials expect about 100 Cuban Americans to fly in from Havana today as a prisoner ranson aid shipment is prepared for transport to Havana on a four engine aircraft.
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Miami
UPI
Havana
Pan American
Vworld Airways
Ranson
Burleson Seeks Marines to Patrol Washington Streets
Rep Omar Burleson proposes assigning U.S. Marines to patrol the streets of Washington D C until crime abates. He chairs the House administration committee and calls the measure drastic but necessary.
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Washington
UPS
Texas
U.S
Omar Burleson
D-Tex
House Administration Committee
Chafee Signs Rhode Island School Aid Bill
Governor John H. Chafee signed a law providing textbooks and testing aids to private and parochial schools in Rhode Island. The measure is expected to face an immediate constitutional challenge in court.
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Providence
UPD
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
Subway Passengers Stage Brief Revolt on Train
Police were called to help transit officers quell a brief mutiny on a New York subway train during the morning rush. About 3,000 passengers faced mechanical trouble and many refused to evacuate amid mild weather. the train was not emptied and officers restored order.
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New York
UPI
Subway
Dow Jones Edges Higher on Mixed Wall Street Signals
Stock averages show gains with the Dow Jones Industrial Average nearing 672 and the broader market mixed as investors weigh utilities and rails. Trading volume includes Industrials and Rail issues amid cautious sentiment and close tracking from prior sessions.
NY Closine Stocks List and Market Figures Snapshot
A dense catalog of closing stock prices and percentage changes across numerous firms. Companies include Alcoa Alum, American Can, Bethlehem Steel, Pepsi, Colgate, Ford, General Motors, Dow Chemical, Texaco, and Woolworth, with varied gains and losses noted in rough percentages. The list mixes industrials, utilities, banks, and consumer brands, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
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ACE Indus
Kenne Cop
Glass
Sia Alleg
Allied
Macy
Alum Ltd
MGM
Alcoa Alum
Minn M&m
Amn Air Lin
Monsen Ch
Amn Can
Moot Ward
Amn Cyan Sa Motria Inc
Am Motors
Nat Biscuit
Amn Sm
Nat Dairy
Ampex
Anacon Co
NY Central
Armco
Armour Co
Pactic
Avco Corp
Olin Mathia
Bendix
Beth Steel
Pan Amn
Borden Co
Bora Warna Parke Day
Burroughs
Penney JC
Campd Sous
Penna RR
Case
J.t
Pepsi Coin
Cater Trac
Phei Dodge
Celanese Co
Philip Mor
St. Regis
Greynound
Tramsamer
Gulf
UN Pacific 3S'4 Int Bus M 79% Unit Airett 47% Toth Harv
Nickel St OU S
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Las Vegas
South Mall Street
Las Vegs
Nevada
Congress
Allen Klapp Co
Onscago
Detroit
New York
Gan
Janesto
United Presa Iternational
Nevada State Press Association
Associaton
California
Er Gitcuualion
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Norman White
Barbara Chreenspun
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