St Patrick’s social scene and blarney lore in Las Vegas
A humorous sketch describes St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Las Vegas with the Friendly Sons of St Patrix. It extols social rituals, Blarney lore, and local figures like Judge John Mowbray Monsignor Lambe and Judge Roger Foley, noting Bill Woodburn of Reno as a key presser of Irish spirit.
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Ould Sod
Sons of St. Patrix
Las Vegas
Stardust
Kingdom of
Great Britain
Elizabeth
Blarney
Emerald Isle
John Mowbray
Klarney
John J. Lambe
Roger Foley
Nevada
Queen Elizabeth
Bill Woodburn
Reno
Blarney Castle
North Las Vegas man arrested in 1962 Fort Hall case
John Dee Larsen was arrested at 1201 E Williams Ave after Idaho sheriff notified local authorities of a potential link to the knife slaying of Vickie Jo Quinn. The body was found on the Fort Hall Reservation April 21 1962, a week after the slaying. Larsen claimed the knife with initials RDB was a gift from his wife.
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John Dee Larsen
Richard Butcher
North Las Vegas
Mike Hughes
Larsen
E. Williams Ave
H. E. Parker
Bannock County
Idaho
Vickie Jo Quinn
Parker
Richard Burt
Pocatello High School
Quinn
Fort Hall Indian Reservation
Butcher
Hughes
Burt
Pocatello
Publisher Defends Las Vegas in TV rebuttal
SUN publisher H M Greenspun refutes Ed Reid and Ovid Demaris book The Green Felt Jungle on KLAS TV Channel 8 alleging racketeers control Las Vegas. He defends the gambling industry and Las Vegas while state officials decline to respond, saying the mob does not control everyone including Greenspun and his paper.
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SUN
Hank Greenspun
Ed Reid
Reid
Greenspun
Las Vegas
Ovid Demairis
Ken Jones
Markc Susskind
Telvision
Sancanight
H. M. Greenspun
Ovid Demaris
California
Klas TV
Channel 8
Demaris
Fremont Hotel owner noncommittal on Baker probe hearing
Ed Levinson, Fremont Hotel owner and Serv-A Corp. stockholder, appeared noncommittal about discussions with an IRS special agent on the Bobby Baker tax case. A Washington subpoena ordered Levinson to produce documents related to Serv-A Corp. for years 1958 to 1961. IRS could not provide details.
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Fremont
Ed Levinson
Internal Revenue Service
Baker
IRS
Washington
Levinson
Robert
Bobby) Baker
Serv-A Corp
the Sun
West Coast brush fires drive evacuations near Los Angeles
Two massive brush fires raged through foothill suburbs north and west of Los Angeles, driven by 65 to 70 mph winds. Officials reported 16 houses destroyed with values from 40 000 to 150 000, while unofficial counts ranged higher. Firefighters feared the blazes could merge as nearly 1 000 firefighters battled the flames and residents fled Glendale Burbank Eagle Rock Pasadena and La Canada. Unknown casualties were possible as authorities investigated heart attack links to the crisis.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Tnderdry Foothills
Glendale
Pasadena
Bel Air
Here
Burbank
Eagle Rock
la Canada
Paper money debate rocks western pockets and slots
Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon and Mint Director Eva Adams told the House Appropriations Committee that silver dollars minted since 1935 are depleted to 28 million and urged a 675000 supplemental appropriation for 50 million more. Western members balked while eastern leaders questioned the cost and silver content.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
House Appropriations Committee
Dillon
Cain
Mint
Eva Adams
Subcommittee
J. Vaughan Gary
D-Va
John KR. Pillion
R-N.y
Gary
Pillion
Dillion
Walter S. Baring
Nevada
James F. Battin
Montana
Montanan
Billings
Mont
Howard W. Cannon
Silvio O. Conte
Massachusetts
House
Senate
Cannon
Boston
NFL Welcomes Hornung and Karras Return
Paul Hornung returns to the NFL spotlight alongside Joe Karras as both rejoin the league. The feature highlights their careers, impact, and renewed roles in the game.
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NFL
Paul Hornung
Karras
Wind Fanned Blaze Strikes Showboat Roof
A two alarm fire damaged the roof of a 48 room Showboat building at 2800 E Fremont St. Wind gusts near 40 mph hampered crews as they pumped over 100000 gallons of water for about 45 minutes to control the blaze discovered by Dell Conyers. Six rooms were occupied and all guests were evacuated.
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Fremont St
Jerry D. Miller
Dell Conyers
Coen
Conyers
Miller
Horse Kicks Woman to Death at Blue Diamond Ranch
Nancy Corley, 21, of Blue Diamond, was kicked by a horse at Bonnie Springs Ranch Sunday around 4 pm. She died early Monday after surgery and blood transfusions totaling 35 pints, the result of a ruptured spleen.
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Blue Diamond
Nancy Corley
Sam Corley
Bonnie Springs
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Colleen
Dublin
North Vegan
Vegas
Hank
Ann Landers
Boulder City
Paul Price
Ralph Peart Society
Sundial
Svivia Porter
Jack “Jive
Schafer
Hudson
Roger
Benita Jade
Bruce & Boyd
Sally Korby
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