Inter national Gin Rummy Tourney Opens in Las Vegas
Registration underway for the sixth annual tournament with 850 to 1200 players expected to enter for 31000 in prizes. The four day event starts at the Las Vegas Convention Center and ends Tuesday. Al Freeman notes strong turnout and increasing female participation, with a 5 to 1 male to female ratio so far. The first prize is 10000, last year won by Gene McGregor of Austin, Texas, who also earned 9656 in sweepstakes. The Cardcutta jackpot funded by ticket sales was drawn last night to benefit winners after the final round. Alfred Sheinwold, noted gin rummy authority and syndicated writer, is featured.
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Austin
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Alfred Sheinwold
Las Vegas
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Atlanta
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Harry Kay
A. Dunlop
Don Goldfarb
Larry Mushkin
Sunfoto
First Time Players Boost In Tourney Entries
Freeman said sixty percent of advance registrations would be playing this competition for the first time while about ninety percent of the rest had competed at least twice before. The entrants include comedian on the roster.
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Freeman
Entertainer Couples Lead International Entries in Contest
Freeman announced 27 entries from Canada 26 from Mexico and 76 from the Beverly Club in Los Angeles for a contest. The audience included Peek St Zeppe Marx and his wife Mrs Spike Jones Ronald W Wagoner Pacific division manager for United Press International in San Francisco and Hal Wood UPT's Pacific division sports editor. Continued on Page 2.
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Ronald W. Wagoner
United Press International
San Francisco
Hal Wood
UPT
Freeman
Canada
Mexico
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Los Ange
Vegas Budget Soars To Record High
Las Vegas officials announced the tentative 1932 63 local budget exceeds the current budget by nearly a million dollars. City Manager W L Fletcher said the budget calls for 7 436 468 versus 6 467 610. Finance director Hal Laird released figures including non property tax receipts 3 903 402 and estimated opening balance 1 051 499 80 with property tax needs 2 492 318 31. The plan awaits county and Nevada Tax Commission approval and may drop if Sanitation District No 1 increases 187 cents, potentially trimming about 336 600. Property valuation is set at 180 602 776 with a tax rate of 1.38 per 100.
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W.L. Fletcher
City Hall
Hal Laird
Nevada Tax Commission
Sanitation District No. 1
Tornadic storm hits southern Nevada causing damage and outages
A severe storm with tornadic winds, rain and snow swept southern Nevada yesterday. Buildings were damaged and power lines fell while traffic stalled. Atomic Energy Commission work at Yucca Flats and Mercury briefly slowed, with Las Vegas officials saying no real work stoppage occurred.
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Yucca Flats
Mercury
Las Vegas
Editors Contemplate Bomb Scare Coverage
A columnist reflects on a panel debate about how to report a high school bomb scare. Panels include a psychologist, a doctor, a priest, and a student, weighing whether front page exposure harms or protects the community. Deadline pressure and student welfare drive the final careful decision.
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Builder accused of 1 million bribe in testimony case
Wealthy builder Hal B. Hayes was accused in court yesterday of offering a $1 million bribe to obtain false testimony in his multimillion dollar suit against Continental Casualty Co. Eldon MacPharii, attorney for Continental Casualty, made the accusation. Superior Judge Lloyd S. Nix said the matter would be referred to the district attorney's office for investigation.
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Los Angeles
Hal B. Hayes
Continental Casualty Co
Eldon MacPharii
Continental Casualty
Lloyd S. Nix
District Attorney’s Office
Air Force C130 Crash Kills Fifteen in Normandy Wood
Fifteen American airmen died when a U.S. Air Force C130 crashed in a Normandy wood during a paratroop drop drill. The incident was confirmed by the Air Force last night.
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France
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WWII bomber crash at Maison Blanche kills four Americans
A converted B25 World War II bomber piloted by an American crew crashed at Maison Blanche Airport last night. All four aboard were killed: Edward Craig Miller age 40, John Arnold Carter age 33, William John Walsh age 279, and Lloyd.
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UPIT
Maison Blanche
Edward Craig Miller
John Arnold Carter
William John Walsh
Lloyd
Winter Storm Clobbers East Seaboard
A fast moving winter storm shoved across the Appalachians hitting Virginia and northern Georgia with school closing snow. It left four foot drifts in the Great Smokies and aimed a heavy snow belt along the inland Atlantic Seaboard. The system also lashed the Midwest with nine inches in Iowa and Nebraska and two to six inches across the lower Great Lakes.
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Great Lakes
Jurists Battle It Out Over Juvenile Traffic Jurisdiction
Nevada judges clash as District Judge David Zenoff seeks to move teenage traffic violators from Municipal Court to the juvenile system under Mike Callaghan, chief deputy juvenile probation officer, a fight likely to hinge on legislative action.
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David Zenoff
Mike Callaghan
Zenoff
Readers Find SUN Course Simple Fun Learn A Language Letter
A reader writes to thank the SUN for the Learn A Language opportunity. The letter notes satisfaction after receiving their Learn A Language records and expresses happiness with the course.
Polio Battle Continues on LV Tomorrow
Clark County fights polio with 30,000 more Sabin oral vaccine doses to be given in Las Vegas Convention Center Gold Room tomorrow. Freddie Swartz, publicity chairman for the immunization drive, notes the event is sponsored by the Clark County Medical Association and the Las Vegas Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Clark County
Las Vegas Convention Center
Freddie Swartz
Clark County Medical Association
Las Vegas
Cahlan Seeks County Commissioner Seat in Southern Nevada
A. E. Cahlan, former Review-Journal editor and manager, filed his declaration of candidacy for county commissioner on the Democratic ticket. He aims to address Southern Nevada water shortages and growth concerns, and he was born in Reno.
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Nevada
A. E. Cahlan
Harley Harmon
Cahlan
Review-Journal
Reno
Violins File $10,000 Theft suit over instrument loss
Jeanette and Mischa Violin filed a civil action in county court seeking 10000 for a violin allegedly stolen from a Strip hotel lobby on March 29 1961. They accuse Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. of failing to pay the policy amount.
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Mischa
J. B. Guadagnin
Firemen's Fund Insurance Co
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