Strip hotel executives push back on Albright claims
Las Vegas hotel leaders say the Las Vegas Convention Center staff bring few conventions to Strip properties. Dunes Hotel official Lee Fisher says 98 percent of events result from hotel efforts and criticizes Bud Albright for overstating center influence. He notes Desmond Kelly handles convention procurement.
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Bud Albright
Convention Center
Las Vegas
Albright
Dunes Hotel
Lee Fisher
Fisher
Desmond Kelly
Convention
Open End on Channel 8 in Las Vegas March 15
David Susskind hosts Open End in Las Vegas to address claims from The Green Felt Jungle by Reid and Demaris. Gov. Grant Sawyer, Gaming Commission members, hotel operators, and Nevada residents were invited to respond to alleged organized crime influence and a broader indictment of Las Vegas.
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David Susskind
Las Vegas
Ed Reid
Ovid Demaris
Grant Sawyer
The
Gaming Commission
Nevada
Patterson Challenges Clay For No Purse World Title Fight
Floyd Patterson offered to fight Cassius Clay for no purse to reclaim the heavyweight title from the Black Muslims. Patterson stated he disagrees with the Black Muslim leadership and would fight anywhere, anytime to win back the crown, signaling his comeback plans in Highland Mills, New York.
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Highland Mills
N.Y
UPL
Floyd Patterson
Cassius Clay
Cassius X
SUN PUBLISHER TO APPEAR ON TV TOMORROW
Hank Greenspun the Sun Publisher will appear on Las Vegas TV tomorrow morning to discuss his Open End debate on The Green Felt Jungle. He will be Morry Zenoff’s guest on Breakfast in Las Vegas on Channel 18 from 7 to 8 AM. The Open End episode airs on Channel 8.
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Hank Greenspun
Las Vegas
David Susskind
Greenspun
Morry Zenoff
Channel 18
Channel 8
Las Vegas Youth Killed in Desert Car Crash
A 19 year old Las Vegas resident Robert Downard died when his car rolled several times on a desert road west of the city while reportedly testing speed. The Nevada Highway Patrol investigated as witnesses described traveling about 35 to 40 mph. Downard lived in Las Vegas three years and worked for a local newspaper. He is survived by his wife Marilyn and their six month old son. Funeral services are pending at Palm Mortuary.
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Ed Reid
Robert D. Downard
S. 16Th St
Nevada Highway Patrol
Downard
Las Vegas
Marilyn
Robert Downard, Jr
Palm Mortuary
Wildlife Federation condemns firearms regulation at annual meeting
The National Wildlife Federation condemned registration and permit rules on firearms, warning of a disarmed citizenry as a step toward dictatorship. The 28th annual meeting at Stardust Auditorium passed 19 resolutions including the firearms stance as speakers urged addressing growing population and rising resource needs.
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National Wildlife Federation
Federation
New York City
Desert plane crash claims three including Bullhead City figures
A Beech Bonanza crashed in the McCullough Mountains foothills near Highway 95 killing Albert S. Smith 75 of San Gabriel California John E. Smith and Madaline C. Kittinger of Bullhead City Arizona. John E. Smith was a millionaire industrialist and aviation enthusiast. Madaline owned Green Valley Motel. deputy dispatch said all aboard died instantly with no witnesses.
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Highway
Clark County Sheriff's
Albert S. Smith
San Gabriel
Calif
John E. Smith
Madaline C. Kittinger
Bullhead City
Ariz
Federal Aviation Agency
McCarran Field
Las Vegas
Jim Powers
KFEF
Needles
the Sun
Powers
Smith
Madaline Kittinger
Green Valley
John
Two Men Given Life Terms in Sinatra Junior Kidnapping
A federal jury convicted Barry Worthington Keenan and Joseph Clyde Amster of kidnapping Frank Sinatra Jr. Keenan and Amster received life sentences and were ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation. John William Irwin was found guilty on five counts and faces up to 75 years if sentences run consecutively.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Frank Sinatra Jr
Barry Worthington Keenan
Joseph Clyde Amster
William East
Springfield
Federal Medical Center
Keenan
Amsler
John William Irwin
Irwin
Expansion of Public Domain Lands Questioned
A statement on recreational lands in the west notes these lands are public domain and calls for decisions on their preparation for current and future demands. The speaker highlights a fundamental question guiding policy for handling these lands.
Rancho High students respond to weapon carry remarks
Six Negro Rancho High School students including two Youth NAACP members reply to a SUN survey on student leaders and weapon carrying. Connie Nichols and Joann Wilton challenge the claim that Negro youth cause trouble, urging unity to bridge racial divides.
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SUN News
Negro Rancho High School
Ron Collins
Rancho High School
SUN
Collins
Dents
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Youth Naacp
Connie Nichols
Rancho
Recover 84th Body At Tahoe
Deputies, hampered by deep snow, recovered the 84th body from Paradise Airlines Flight 3 6 4 wreckage on Genoa Peak. The four engine Constellation carried 84 passengers and four crew on a Salinas to Lake Tahoe fun flight when a snowstorm hit near Tahoe Valley.
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Nev
UPI
Paradise Airlines
Genoa Peak
Salinas
San Jose
Calif
Lake Tahoe
Tahoe Valley
Civil Aeronautics Board
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