Plain John Won’t Let $90 000 Change Him
Dockworker John J. Godfrey of Lyndhurst inherits $908000 from his aunt May Godfrey in Cincinnati estate. He plans to place the funds in a trust for his three children while continuing work at Ace Transportation Corp. The $900k windfall caused publicity and phone calls, prompting a request for an unlisted number as he keeps life unchanged.
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Russia Will Try Soft Moon Landing Today
Two young Las Vegas boys were blamed for a costly house fire six months after a warning from fire officials. John White home at 5204 Carmen saw three rooms and a hall severely damaged when a bedroom match and candy play led to a mid afternoon blaze. The family escaped with a seven month old infant but their schnauzer died from smoke inhalation. Fire Prevention investigator Don Weiss had warned the family earlier after noting youngsters near a vacant home in the same area.
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Virginia City Fourth Ward School revival noted by Nevada Legislature
Executive Editor Bryn Armstrong reports on Nevada Legislature funds aimed at restoring the Fourth Ward School in Virginia City. He recalls childhood scenes such as a red hot stove, garlic cloves on a stove pipe, and boyhood adventures amid mines and ore cars in a town famed for saloons and old stories.
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Helldorado Western Feed Opens At Cashman Field
Helldorado held at Cashman Field features a public barbecue starting 5 p.m. with Elks Club chefs serving beef and trimmings, square dancing by Wild Bill Elliott, a stock show, carnival attractions, and the 1965 Helldorado Whiskerine contest with sixteen Las Vegans competing for beard trophies.
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Downtown Bond Drive Targets Parking Structures
A 5 million city bond issue for two to three downtown parcels and two 400 car parking structures will be pushed by the downtown Committee of 100. The plan received city approval and will appear on the June general election ballots.
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Luna-5 Aims Soft Moon Landing To Overtake US
Moscow reports the Luna-5 space probe will attempt a soft landing on the moon in the Sea of Clouds area. The craft, launched Sunday, is 205000 miles from Earth and 29900 miles from the moon, with systems normal and radio contact maintained. If successful, it would overtake the United States in lunar exploration.
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Latin Air Chiefs Avoid Talk on Dominican Coup Involvement
Air Force chiefs from 14 Latin American nations toured Nellis Air Force Base but declined to discuss U S involvement in Santo Domingo or their nations’ possible roles. Chilean Col Walter Heitmann said his country would assist as an OAS member but did not know the capacity. Maj James Driscoll noted U S military may soon receive help from other armed forces.
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County board offers 600000 for adjacent land
The Clark County Fair and Recreation Board authorized agents to present Mrs. Joe W. Brown with a 600000 offer for 19.56 acres beside the Convention Center. Executive director George Albright said acceptance by Mrs. Brown was unlikely.
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Casualties Mount as U S Viet Battles Rage Near Song Be
American jet bombers pounded retreating enemy forces after they overran Song Be, 75 miles from Saigon. Six Americans killed and 17 wounded. total U S casualties 264 with 136 dead and 128 wounded in Song Be and Hau Nghia Province. A Marine near Da Nang died and four were wounded in Le My village. Weather outlook and maritime details follow.
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Airliner lands after wheel detachments during takeoff
A wheel on American Airlines Flight 98 fell off after takeoff from El Paso with 124 aboard. Capt Ralph L Johnson guided a gear dump and a precautionary landing at El Paso International Airport without injuries. Pilot praised by passengers as investigation continues into narcotics raid details.
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