California duo nabbed in Las Vegas kidnap robbery case
Two California men, Bill Sparrow 27 and Charles Leak 28, were arrested by Las Vegas sheriff's detectives after arriving on a plane. They face charges in the kidnapping and robbery of a Los Angeles cabbie and a South Main Street liquor store robbery. Sparrow carried a loaded 38 caliber pistol. both waived extradition to Los Angeles.
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California
Sheriff's
Las Vegas
Ralph Lamb
Bill Theodore Sparrow
Charles Dale Leak
Los Angeles
Lamb
Sparrow
Leak
Glen Simmons
Simmons
Inglewood
Calif
Leake
Thorp challenges Las Vegas blackjack rules clash
Professor Edwin Thorp says new Las Vegas rules would hinder playing strength and would put up little challenge in a proposed high stakes match. Scarne disputes Thorp and Nevada casinos boost blackjack activity following Thorp's published win tips. Learne’s planned match would need backers and Gambling Commission approval before any location like the Sands could host.
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Edwin Thorp
Scarne
Las Vegas
Thorp
State Gambling Commission
Ford Leads Tournament of Champions With 67 In First Round
Doug Ford shot a five under par 67 for a one stroke lead at the Tournament of Champions over a star studded field. Jack Nicklaus was two back with Arnold Palmer Julius Boros Tony Lema Bill Casper and Gary Player among the contenders. Ford played steady golf at Desert Inn Country Club with birdies on holes five eight twelve fifteen and seventeen and posted a front nine two under 34.
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SUN Sports
Doug Ford
Desert Inn Country Club
Ford
Perdido Bay
Fla
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Julius Boros
Tony Lema
Bill Casper
Gary Player
Bob Charles
New
Palmer
Nicklaus
Bill Byrne Seeks County Commission Seat
Henderson mayor for seven years Bill Byrne 57 launches bid for the County Commission representing Henderson Boulder City and North Las Vegas. His past includes a conflict of interest over deeds to city land sold to Henderson Land and Development Co where he is vice president. La Porta elected 1961 may seek reelection.
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Bryne
Henderson
Byrne
Henderson Land and Development Co
Elko County
Boulder City
North Las Vegas
la Porta
Writ seeks access for psychiatrist in murder case
An attorney for Andrew Heikkla filed a writ of mandamus to compel the sheriff to allow a psychiatrist to examine Heikkla, jailed on a murder charge in the Thunderbird Hotel slaying. A hearing before Dist Judge John Sexton was set after the petition named Dr. William O Gorman and cited DA directives.
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Andrew Heikkla
Dist
John Mendoza
Heikkla
John Sexton
Anthony Benedict McGettrick
Thunderbird
Mendoza
Sheriff's Office
William O'Gorman
Jack Ruggles
Ted Marshall
O'Gorman
Ruggles
Heikkln
Dr. O'Gorman
George Foley
Sonic booms puzzle Las Vegas area
Officials traced Wednesday’s Las Vegas sonic boom to a California weather jet from a military base but yesterday’s southwest jolt remains unexplained. Nellis AFB could not identify the second shock wave while FAA at McCarran Field reported no mid morning boom for yesterday. An Atomic Energy Commission spokesman declined to comment on underground testing at the Nevada Test Site.
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Las Vegas
Nellis Air Force Base
Federal Aviation Agency
McCarran Field
FAA
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Test Site
Cannon Seeks Seven Point Plan To Halt Coin Shortage
Sen Howard Cannon urged President Johnson to act on a seven point plan to curb the silver coin shortage. The package calls for mint reopenings at Carson City and San Francisco, a subsidy study for domestic silver mines, and lowering silver content, plus plans to stockpile coinable metals and encourage circulation of hoarded coins.
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Howard Cannon
Johnson
Carson City
San Francisco
Stacher Sentencing Set For August In Tax Evasion Case
Gambling figure Joseph Doc Stacher to be sentenced August 11 in Los Angeles on two counts of evading more than 10 000 in income taxes. He pleaded guilty to the charges and sought to leave the country, aiming for Italy then Israel, amid immigration deportation actions dating to 1953.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Joseph Doc Stacher
Murder Inc
U.S
Nevada
Stephens
Italy
Israel
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