Subdivider Becker wins permit compromise for Las Vegas well
State Engineer Ed Muth approves Becker drilling permit after Becker agrees to settle with Las Vegas Valley Water District within about 30 days. Drilling for a 900 foot well off Rainbow Blvd near Charleston Heights to begin today. Becker says four to five wells may be needed in 18 months to serve western city growth.
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F. A. Becker
Ed Muth
Rainbow Blvd
Becker
Charleston Heights
Muth
Las Vegas Valley Water District
City Commission
Water District
Oran Gragson
Grayson
Charleston Heights Water Co
Tropicana Names J.K. Houssels Sr. President and CEO
J.K. Houssels Sr Las Vegas hotel executive and attorney was elected president of Hotel Tropicana by the board. The board also elevated him to chairman and chief executive officer after a three year presidency. He has long been a key Las Vegas figure, previously leading the El Cortez and Showboat hotels and serving as a deputy district attorney.
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J.K. Houssels, Sr
Las Vegas
Hotel
Tropicana
Houssels
Ellen Clark
West Point
Stanford University
Houssels, Sr
el Cortez
Nevada dentists pressed by tough exam rules and limited licenses
In Las Vegas a small cadre of doctors controls access to practice while Nevada exam boards reportedly flunk out many candidates. The piece argues excessive licensing creates shortages for laymen and patients, noting three dentists per Clark County resident and slow access for urgent care.
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Clark County
Nevada
Ex-gambler Cohen to surrender for 15 year tax evasion term
Ex gambler Mickey Cohen denied a Supreme Court hearing on his tax evasion conviction will surrender today to begin a 15 year sentence. Attorney A L Wirin called the ruling the last door to freedom. Sam Frank LoCigno ordered to stand trial for the third time for the shooting of Jack Whalen. San Francisco narcotics case involves more than a million dollars in worth.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
U.S. Supreme Court
A. L Wirin
High Court
Cohen
Sam Frank LoCigno
Jack
Whalen
San Francisco
All-Out War On Crime Begun Here
Police Chief Leo Kuykendall announces a city wide red alert as detectives intensify a crackdown on armed robberies. Officers mobilize every unit after a $600 Blaine's Food Basket holdup and shooting. arrests in Las Vegas and Mississippi hint at progress but more suspects remain at large.
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the Sun
Blaine
East
Charleston
Kuykendall
Las Vegas
Mississippi
Clark County
One-Man Cross-Country Crime Suspect Apprehended
North Las Vegas police arrested 21-year-old Lawrence J. Marcia of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, an FBI fugitive described as armed and dangerous. He admitted burglaries and thefts totaling at least six burglaries and sixteen thefts, plus two stolen vehicles driven across state lines between Minneapolis Minnesota Los Angeles and Las Vegas. A companion arrested with Marcia is likely to be released as an innocent.
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Las Vegas
Pennsylvania
FBI
NLV
Nick Janise
Lawrence J. Marcia
Pittsurgh
Minneapolis
Mtan
Los Angeles
Janise
Malrola
X-15 Reaches Record Altitude Over Edwards AFB
Test pilot Joe Walker piloted the X-15 to an altitude reported as 256000 feet, about 484 miles, in a historic high for winged aircraft. A data tracking foulup led to initial misreporting before NASA corrected the figure and prepared formal submission to the National Aeronautics Association.
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Edwards Air Force, Base
Calif
UPI
Joe Walker
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
James Love
National Aeronautics Association
Deadly Midwest tornado outbreak leaves several dead
A tornado swarm ripped through Illinois and Indiana injuring 113 and killing at least seven. In Rantoul a supermarket roof collapsed killing three and injuring women. Springfield schoolboy Gary Keller died. Chanute Air Force Base reported 14 injuries. Principal John Cauitt praised for sheltering 375 pupils.
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Rantoul
Ill
Springfield
Illinois
Indiana
Mississippi River
Ilinois
Michigan
Ohio
Toul
Chanute Air Force Base
Air Force
Washington
Chicago
South Side
Chanute
Gary Keller
John Cauitt
Los Angeles Bus Strike Set for Tomorrow
Bus and streetcar operators for the Metropolitan Authority plan a strike at midnight, potentially halting mass transit for 750,000 riders in Los Angeles and surrounding counties. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen called the walkout after rejecting a contract offering a 22 cent hourly raise.
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UPS
Metropolitan Transit Authority
San Bernardino
Orange
Riverside
Brotherhood of Railroad
Judge Drops Charges Against Trio In Nevada Club Case
Judge William P. Camp dismissed charges against Michael C. Catrone Stanley Wagner and Robert W Pearson who faced counts of attempting to obtain money under false pretenses in connection with a $25 000 keno ticket at the Nevada Club on January 2 1961 The Nevada Gaming Control Board will review its decision following the dismissal and testimony from key witnesses including Frank Ciriana a Log Cabin bartender who was jailed for contempt after a confrontation with court officials.
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Nevada Club
Sarcey Ben Anieageee
Tae
John Trict
William P. Camp
Michael C. Catrone
Stanley Wagner
Robert W. Pearson
Mendoza
Frank Ciriana
Go Western Theme Planned for Helldorado Luncheon
The Helldorado and Rodeo kickoff luncheon at Hotel Thunderbird today outlines a Go Western theme for the May 17 to May 20 festival. Elk's Lodge officials will present plans for the four day celebration led by Dr. Robert Robinson and Austin Bowler, with about 300 service club representatives in attendance.
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Austin Bowler
Robert Robinson
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