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A jet fighter crashed in the desert killing the pilot. Search and rescue teams investigated the scene and authorities began a formal accident inquiry.
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1964
Page
1
Open End TV show on gambling and mafia sparks hindsight reflections
The author recalls a New York trip for David Susskind's Open End discussing gambling and the Mafia in Las Vegas. He credits his wife for sharp insights she refused to voice on air, and laments her absence during commercial breaks as the program unfolds. (Continued on Page 4)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoulda
New York
David Susskind
Mr. Susskind
New York Times
Las Vegas
the Times
Virgil Peterson
Chicago Crime Commission
Dan Sullivan
Miami Crime Commission
Edwyn Silberling
Justice Department
Organized Crime Division
Ed Reid
Ovid Demaris
Susan
Gambler Hit By Tax Lien On Five Million Dollar Case
Local Treasury agents filed a tax lien for 5,786,138 against Irwin Gordon alias Liver Lips Gordon alias Sidney Quasha, a former Las Vegas gambling figure serving a five year federal sentence for failing to register as a gambling syndicate member and for conspiracy to evade federal excise taxes. The lien covers wagering taxes from September to November 1957 and lists Terre Haute Indiana as his address though he was active in Las Vegas. Gordon, 47, along with Phil Share, 60, and six other gamblers, were convicted in Terre Haute in 1959 in a federal gambling violations case involving a multi million dollar nationwide syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Las Vegas
County Recorder's Office
Irwin
Liver Lips) Gordon
Sidney
Irwin Quasha
Gordon
Terre Haute
Ind
Sheriff's
Phil Share
Intervention Ties Arrest in Liquor Probe
City officials were advised by Commissioner Ed Fountain to be cautious before arresting Jesse W. Myers Jr. amid a liquor license probe. Fountain reportedly told Dutton and Police Chief Kuykendall not to proceed without City Commission approval, signaling possible political influence in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse W. Myers, Jr
the Sun
City Hall
Ed Fountain
Leo Kuykendall
Jean Dutton
Fountain
Dutton
Kuykendall
City Commission
Dutten
Navy Pilot Killed As Plane Crashes Near Nellis AFB
A Navy pilot stationed in New Orleans died when his Douglas A4B Skyhawk crashed in the desert about 12 miles north of Nellis Air Force Base at 1 30 p m yesterday. The pilot’s name is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Desert
Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis
Weather Hampers Recovery After Paradise Airlines Crash
Winds and snow hampered search efforts at Genoa Peak where 81 passengers and four crew died when a Paradise Airlines constellation crashed Sunday en route to Lake Tahoe. More than 65 bodies were found in snow drifts near the wreckage as an Air Force helicopter aided four wheel drive trucks moving the dead to a makeshift morgue in a former dance hall. Identification progressed slowly as officials weighed time needed to recover all scattered remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minden
UPI
Genoa Peak
Paradise Airlines
Lake Tahoe
Air Force
George Byers
Douglas County
Jack Ruby opens fire on Oswald in Dallas murder trial
Witnesses testified Ruby shouted that someone had to do it and aimed to kill Oswald despite him being handcuffed. They described Ruby slipping into the jail basement and entering via a ramp while guards were distracted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Ruby
Dallas
UPI
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ruby
Kuby
Melvin M
Shooting Inquest Over Death Of Holmes Heard By Coroner
Chief Deputy Coroner Jeff Cornish presided the two day inquest into the death of 14 year old Donald D Holmes shot by Deputy Roscoe L Bowers after fleeing. About 30 of 40 subpoened witnesses testified as jurors ruled the shooting justifiable homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe L. Bowers
Donald D. Holmes
Bowers
Concord Street
West Las Vegas
Harvey Dendero
Pat J. Fitzgibbons, Jr
Robert L. Pet
Jeff Cornish
Cornish
Holmes
Las Vegas Workers See Pay Boost From Tax Law Change
Federal tax withholding rates fell under the new law signed by President Johnson, giving Las Vegas workers a slight raise. The reduced withholding will appear on their next paychecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Johnson
City Hall Gun Law Draft Draws Full House
A standing room only crowd packed City Hall chambers Wednesday night to hear a controversial gun law proposal. Police officials pushed a measure restricting ownership of pistols and similar weapons, while rifles and shotguns remain excluded. A public hearing is set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall. Copies of the proposal are exhausted but will be reprinted and available by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
City Commission
Commission
Contractors envision Apollo moon voyage plan unveiled
The convention in Con vention Center outlines NASA's moon goal under the Apollo Project. Long notes $1.5 billion in two years to build sites at Michoud near New Orleans Houston and other centers. Moon exploration is aimed to advance natural law knowledge and humanity’s origins by decade’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Convention Center
Earth
Michoud
New Orleans
Manned Space ‘S Craft Center
Houston
Imaginary Picketing At Nevada Test Site
Operating Engineers Local 12 planned an imaginary picket line at the Nevada Test Site where five drilling companies operate without a union contract. Dick Walsh, district representative, said the tactic resumes the union’s effort to pressure contractors during the labor dispute.
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