Hank Heads Out for Short Vacation
Hank rushed from the office as plans for a short vacation continue. He is expected to return, ending the brief departure.
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1964
Page
1
Youth Camp Chief Resigns Amid Investigation
Perry Dell, director of the Spring Mountain Youth Camp, resigns from his $9 420 yearly post as district judge William P Compton confirms. Dell will remain until a successor is chosen and will help plan the camp program. Investigations by the district attorney and a legislative committee criticized the camp. The Clark County Advisory Committee report was submitted to Judge Compton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McClain
SUN
Spring Mountain
District Attorney's Office
Clark County Advisory Committee
Compton
Denton Possible Opponent for Rep. Baring in Nevada Race
Denton a Clark County Democrat and Denton County commissioner appointed by Gov. Grant Sawyer is tipped as a potential challenger to Rep. Walter Baring. Baring faces at least two Clark County residents in the Democratic primary with Ed Fountain already filed for the seat. Denton, longtime party activist, is a Caliente native with ties to law and public service. He studied at multiple universities and served in the Army from 1943 to 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Grant Sawyer
Walter 5. Baring
Baring
Clark County
Ed Fountain
Caliente
Floyd H. Babe) Denton
Hazel B. Denton
Nevada
Lincoln County
University of Utah
Lafayette College
George Washington University
Washington College of Law
Washington, D.C
Field Artillery
Democrats Choosing Alliances at Nevada State Convention
Las Vegas hosts the Democratic State Convention at the Convention Center as candidates vie for state chairman national committeeman and national committeewoman. War ren Monroe and William Morris are contending for state chair, B Mahlon Brown and Herb Jones for national committeeman, and Virginia Catt Ethel Woodbury Millie Kruse for national committeewoman. Small counties fear Clark dominance and met to back Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Warren
Snowy
Monroe
Elko County
Las
B. Mahlon Brown
Herb Jones
Charles Springer
Virginia Catt
Ethel Woodbury
Millie Kruse
Reno
Austin
Clark
Rain Dampens Las Vegas Amid Dust Storms
Las Vegas received a brief rain as a dusty spell eased with showers in Southern Nevada. The Weather Bureau at McCarran Field logged 0.3 inch of precipitation over Wednesday night and yesterday morning, with scattered showers in the city. The system extended from a wider disturbance bringing snow to Reno and northern areas, and eight inches fell near Mt. Charleston. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warmer weekend highs reaching 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
McCarran Field
Reno
Mt. Charleston
Las Vegas
Nevada Plane Crash Kills 44 Aboard Twin-Prop Airliner
A Reno bound twin engined turbo prop airliner dived from the sky near Danville California and exploded into flames killing all 44 passengers and crew onboard. The UPI report details the fiery crash and confirms total fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Calif
Helldorado Debuts With Kangaroo Kort On Fremont Street
Helldorado opens on Fremont Street with the Kangaroo Kort and lawman Kops at 6 p.m. today and 2 p.m. tomorrow, joined by Stardusters and Las VegasRhythmettes. Tourists risk Helldorado fines without buttons while locals wear them to avoid imprisonment. Federal crash probe follows a San Francisco bound Pacific Air Lines F-27 wreck near Oakland, killing at least one Nevadan and injuring others. Investigators seek addresses of remaining victims. plane carried 39 passengers and 5 crew members plus two FAA employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Street
Stardusters
Las Vegas
Elks
The
Las Vegas Elks
Roger Brander
KBUB
Reno
Federal Aviation Agency
East Bay
Oakland
Winchell Dangles Las Vegas Scenes and Show Biz Notes
Walter Winchell sails through Las Vegas nightlife from downtown ballrooms to the Fremont Hotel with Liberace, Eddie Como, and future plans. He mentions Joe Liberace, Abbe Lane, and a Pat Collins hypnotic tune amid hotel show chatter and a Stardust critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Liberace
Vegas
Abbe Lane
George Liberace
Fremont Sky Room
Eddie Como
Communist Party official counters anti-Communist hysteria
The Southern California district chairman of the Communist Party argued that the American system is the real victim of the anti-Communist hysteria gripping the country, labeling the mood as harmful to civic principles and political rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
California
Communist Party
Audience Reject Placards in Nevada Southern Campus
Dorothy Healey spoke to about 1,400 in a Nevada Southern University gym disputing hate groups and urging clear thinking amid civil rights debate. Veterans protested the Communist speaker with placards as May showers limited entrances and the audience mostly students remained engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada Southern University
Dorothy Healey
Veterans Group
Nuclear explosive price list shown for Plowshare program
A rare Atomic Energy Commission release shows price tags on nuclear devices at the Nevada Test Site. A 10 kiloton device costs about 550000 including arming and detonation, while a two megaton device would cost 600000. The chart compares nuclear and conventional methods for industrial projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Uncle Sam
Atomic Energy Commission
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Player Gamers
By Hank Greenspun
Ralph Denton
Dells
Southern California
Sunfoto
Bryn Armstrong
Democrats
Federal Aviation
San Fran
Cisco
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pacific Air Lines
Stockton
San Francisco
Winchell
Walter Winchell
Dollywood
Louigis
Fremont
Dale Brodie
Tootler
Liberace
George
Como
Pat” Collins
Stardust Hotel
U.S
Larry Raf Sun
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Nevada Southern
Commie
Ciety
Know-Nothing Party
Ann Landers Bridge
Dr. Mother
Dr. Popenoe
Henderson
Ralph Peart
Florence
Carlisle
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