Prisoners Run Open Gambling at Nevada Prison
Warden Jack Fogliani notes gambling serves as outlet as recreation and training are limited. Argosy highlights Nevada's Br ass Nugget casino within the prison with high roller Joe Conforte, now jailed on extortion charges. Fremstad raises morale benefits and cautions gambling wastes time. Continued on Page 2.
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Jack Fogliani
Argosy Magazine
Nevada
U.S
Lee Fremstad
Joe Conforte
Conforte
Washoe
William Baggio
Big Spender
Nevada State Prison
Corona Corona
Socialite Coed Killed in Cave Near Phoenix
A coroner's jury ruled socialite Jane Langdon 21 of Fort Worth Texas died from bullet wounds at a deserted prospectors tunnel about five miles north of Phoenix. Dr Darius Behnan testified a bullet to the head caused death and a second wound could have been fatal. Robert Burns 25 of Phoenix and two others found the body while target shooting. Investigators seek two pieces of luggage and compare a pistol found on Black Canyon Highway.
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Phoenix, Ariz
UPD
Jane Langdon
Fort Worth
Tex
Here
Court of Justice of the Peace
Charles Coppock
Robert J. Burns
Phoenix
Ralph Edmundson
Black Canyon Highway
Ft. Worth
Texas
Ariz
Jack Langdon
Where Stand Memo to Hank in Nevada Sun
A reader critiques the Sun with a note on missing Hank’s column on the front page. The letter suggests topics for coverage from juvenile authorities to welfare, sanitation districts, labor issues, and a tribute dinner for Sen. Cannon. It mentions Rhythmetic Revue dates and references Chris Sheerin of Elke and a hearing on a state employee, urging factfulness and fair defense.
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Hank
Culinary Workers Union
Benny Goffistein
Howard Cannon
Benny
Sen. Cannon
Flamingo Hotel
Las Vegas
Nevada
Chris Sheerin
Elke
China
Boulder City Quake Dims Power and Shakes Homes
A sharp earth tremor hit Boulder City early yesterday, cutting power for 20 minutes, breaking dishes, rattling pictures, and triggering rockslides near the lakeside area. The U S Coastal and Geodetic Survey logged the quake at 2 seconds after 1 30 am and rated it scale six.
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Boulder City
Nevada
Lakeside
U.S. Coastal and Geodetic Survey
Notorious bank robber nabbed in Florida hideout and wife detained
J Edgar Hoover announced the arrest of Jerry Clarence Rush by FBI agents in Bay Harbor Island Florida. His wife Catherine Doolan was taken into custody in a New York City suburb. Authorities linked Rush to a 1962 Perth Amboy New Jersey bank robbery and a 1953 Baltimore police shootout while he was an escapee from Maryland.
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J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Jerry Clarence Rush
Bay Harbor Island
Fla
Catherine Doolan
York City
Rush
Las Vegas
Thomas J. Cox
Jersey City
Catherine “Dousin
Cleveland
Newark
N. J
Baltimore
Maryland State Penitentiary
Floras Ouster Limited to Welfare Post in Assembly
Miss Flora Dungan’s removal from committee duties was announced by Speaker L E Tyson and applies only to her chairmanship of the Assembly Social Welfare Committee. Dungan returned from Las Vegas after meeting Clark County advisers on welfare problems and said major policy changes are needed to solve the child care issues.
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Flora Dungan
L. E. Tyson
Assembly
Miss Dungan
Las Vegas
Banking, Insurance and Corporations
Tyson
Clark
Stripper sues city candidate after Christmas assault
Doris Edna Drexler, known as the Mae West of Texas, sues Paul H. Wehland, an independent city council candidate, for 56500 in a suit alleging Christmas night abuse at his home. Wehland rejects the charges as extortion by a political opponent.
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Dallas
APLD
Doris Edna Drexler
Mae West
Texas
Paul H. Wehland
Bavaria Delays Bidault Asylum Decision Over Gaullist Row
The Bavarian Interior Ministry postpones ruling on whether to grant political asylum to former French premier Georges Bidault, citing unresolved issues with De Gaulle. Bavaria had offered asylum if Bidault ceases anti Gaullist activities.
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Bavaria
de Gaulle
Munich
Germany
UPI
Bavarian
Interior Ministry
Trench
Georges Bidault
Charles de Gaulle
Bidault
Rescued in Yukon After Seven-Week Ordeal
A 42-year-old Californian and an 11-year-old Brooklyn woman survived seven weeks in Yukon cold after a February plane crash. Ralph Flores of San Bruno and Helen Klaben endured hardship living off the land in temperatures reaching 60 degrees below zero until rescued by Indian trappers near Watson Lake.
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Watson Lake
Yukon
UPI
Brooklyn
N.Y
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ralph Flores
San Bruno
Calif
Helen Kiaben
Flores
Whitehorse
Teresa
Calid
Charles
Chuck) Hamilton
Hamilton
Klaben
Ramos Contemplates Retirement After Moore Death
Los Angeles based fighter Alti minio Ramos, shaken by Davey Moore's death from brain injuries after their bout, said he did not know if he would continue boxing. The incident marked a second fatality from a fight involving Ramos as Moore held the featherweight title.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Altiminio
Sugar
Variable Cloudiness With Mild Winds Today
Variable cloudiness with gentle winds. High 74 and low 43. Yesterday’s high 76 and low 46. Noontime humidity at 14 percent. Sunrise at 5 35 and sunset at 5 57.
Nevada bill proposes 1 percent sales tax for counties cities schools
AB-491 introduced in the Nevada Assembly would impose a one per cent sales tax starting July 1 to benefit counties cities and schools. The Education Committee sponsors say it requires no voter approval and R Guild Gray chairs the plan. Estimated revenue is about 10 million, with allocations to counties school districts and cities based on population after a 2 percent state administrative fee.
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Carson City
UPD
Nevada Assembly
Education Committee
R. Guild Gray
Las Vegas
Deadly Botulism Taint Found in Tuna Can
In Berkeley detectives traced a can of spoiled tuna from a Saratoga shelf to Washington Packing Corp of San Francisco. California health officials linked the toxin to deaths of two Detroit women and warned the public after tests confirmed deadly botulism.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
Saratoga
Cali
California Department of Public Health
Washington Packing Corp
San Francisco
Detroit
Malcolm M. Merrill
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Irving Fishman
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