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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1964
Page
4
Hank Greenspun shares commentary on local affairs and reader mail. The column touches on a thank you pamphlet for Bruce Trent parks director, a criticized Spring Mountain Youth Camp, airport mail delays cited by Robert Evans, and questions about Las Vegas High officials resignations.
A volunteer citizens committee led by Paul Beach and his son Gordon organized an extensive public relations push for a $9.2 million bond election in Las Vegas. The plan prioritizes overall city growth and explains how funds will be spent, while noting that final project completion depends on costs and voter approval.
A long recovery begins as damage tops 850 million dollars. President Johnson orders major disaster aid with emergency shelters and typhoid vaccination efforts. Civil Defense reports 31 dead in Valdez, 11 in Kodiak, 12 in Anchorage, 8 in Seward, 1 in Whittier. Hospitals seek help. water, sanitation, and evacuation challenges loom.
Police say two women were killed around midnight in a car, later found blood splattered and bullet riddled. Suspect Osborne was arrested after returning to a parking garage to retrieve a 1957 club coupe. fingerprints on the car and a 38 caliber revolver tied him to the crime. Osborne denied knowledge, then locked into dialogue after sheriff jurisdiction took over. The victims were shot inside the car and dumped on the desert, with the suspect allegedly driving the car, striking the younger victim on a dirt road during a U turn back toward the main highway.
Clark County residents with ancestors arriving before 1906 have 30 extra days to submit information to the State Centennial Commission. Questionnaires are available from Mrs Royer, Clark County chairman, at 382 4915. The Desert Game Range and Pahranagat Refuge office moved to Vegas Drive and Decatur.
Leslie Fry won the Washoe County Republican chairmanship over Douglas Webb 112 to 90 at the county convention. Fry succeeds Richard Minor and led as county chairman 1956 to 1958. Delegates to the state convention next month were instructed to remain uncommitted in the presidential race.
Ranching mining and game representatives testified at a House subcommittee hearing in White Pine and Lincoln counties in support of a small Great Basin National Park. About a dozen witnesses attended the session led by Rep. Thomas Morris. Morris flew over the area and toured Lehman Caves and said he was impressed with the plan but did not declare support for either size. Testifiers urged a 53 120 acre park while no one supported Udalls 120 360 acre large park.
The public expresses doubt about Saigon resistance to Communist aggression and American guidance. Opinion reflects cautious government policy, memories of Korea and limited warfare shaping views and offering no clear alternative.
The search continued for nine aboard a four engine plane believed to have engine trouble and sunk in the Pacific about 900 miles west of Los Angeles. Authorities dispatched planes and ships after losing radio contact with pilot Harry Baker of Fallon Nevada. A weak distress signal Saturday night raised hopes, but no more signals were received. Coast Guard noted fairly calm seas about 10 miles visibility with winds near 16 knots.
Coast Guard crews and two additional cutters joined eleven search planes after a distress call from a Gibson Girl transmitter from a plane owned by Facilities Management Corp. The SOS from the Honolulu Los Angeles flight proved weak, leaving exact location undetermined amid rough seas as crews pursue a ditching scenario following an engine fire.
Park rangers and Clark County sheriff deputies began a search yesterday morning in Hemenway Harbor at Lake Mead for George Frederick Knoop a 31 year old missing diver. His vehicle was found in Boulder Beach and shoes and a towel were at the water's edge as crews using patrol boats a rescue plane and underwater units comb the area.
KT7AGE at 1000 watts ran a 24 hour clearing station to relay Alaska disaster messages. Eight operators, then more volunteers, handled hundreds of messages routed through Elmendorf Air Base as California hams lagged behind. ARRL-12 code aided public reassurance amid aftershocks and power outages.
The Radio Amateurs Club of Las Vegas used its Thunder Bird Hotel station to relieve Anchorage message traffic. Al Parker operated his home 2,000 watt rig at 6358 Evergreen St guiding Alaska contacts, reporting tidal damage, martial law, limited phones, and water and sewage shortages.
County GOP members voted to send delegates uncommitted to the Lake Tahoe state convention and named Merton Domonoske as county chairman. Washoe Clark Storey and Ormsby counties kept their delegates unpledged, while the Lake Tahoe meeting committed to presidential aspirant Sen. Barry Goldwater.
Watson, recently released from county jail, attempted to force a door and enter via a window at a residence. Williams fired a shotgun, killing Watson as he fled about 27 yards into the front yard. Williams was released and not charged. Watson had blamed Williams for a prior burglary confinement.
An urgent appeal from the Salvation Army seeks clothing and financial aid for earthquake victims. Clothing may be delivered to the Salvation Army office at 10 Stewart St, while financial contributions should be mailed to the Alaska Relief Fund, Post Office Box 1289, Las Vegas.
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