Helldorado Parade Opens with 117 Entries in Las Vegas
Southern Nevada youths lead the Youngtimers Parade at 4 p.m. with 117 entries under Helldorado chair Keith Ashworth. Grand marshal K. O. Knudson, a longtime Clark County educator, to ride at the head with his grandchildren. Floats include Revolutionary and Golden West topics and visiting bands from Torrance California. Boots and Beauty Parade follows Saturday with 17 bands from California and Arizona and about 17 floats competing for trophies.
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Nevada
Helldorado
Keith Ashworth
K. 0. Knudson
Las Vegas
Clark County
Ashworth
James Cashman Jr
Calfornia
Wnste
Arizona
Helldorado memories and the Las Vegas carnival spirit
The piece recalls Las Vegas circa 1935 as Helldorado drew townsfolk in western costumes with street dancing and long conversations on Fremont Street. It notes the community celebration fading over time due to costs and shifting entertainment, while highlighting the enduring Youngtimers Parade and the memory of octagonal hand stands on the courthouse square.
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Las Vegas
Fremont Street
Soviet Luna 5 rocket fails soft moon landing
The Soviet Union reached the moon with Luna-5 but did not achieve a true soft landing. Tass News Agency said the flight yielded information for a future soft landing system while observers viewed the statement as indicating a failed controlled landing. The craft struck the Sea of Clouds area five minutes early.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Tass
Nine Vegans Whiskerino Champions at Las Vegas Fiks Event
The Las Vegas Fiks crowned whiskerita champions at the Whiskerino Contest held at Cashman Field drawing about 3000 attendees for an Helidorado carnival and Western barbecue. William F. Sweikert won longest beard with other winners named for reddest beard blackest whitest salt and pepper shaggiest fanciest and best all around beard. Hall Stokes earned Elk officer with the best crop of chin curls.
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R. R. Gagnon
George Koontz
R. F. Pate
J. Farr Cunningham
James J. Lewis
Norman Woodall
James Crinite
Hall Stokes
Cabbie Mirin Wins Conditional Taxi Permit in Clark County
William Mirin, operator of Strip Cab Co., won a conditional state permit to operate in Clark County after years of legal battles with the Nevada Public Service Commission. Mirin fought PSC actions since 1952, rebuilding his case with self-written briefs and injunctions while facing arrests for operating without a county license. He must show insurance and a PSC approved rate schedule within 30 days.
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William Mirin
Clark County
Nevada Public Service Commission
PSC
Mirin
Teamsters Union
Blue Cabs Restored to Streets by Federal Judge
U S District Judge Roger Foley ordered Whittlesea Blue Cab Co to reinstate 126 drivers and staff immediately. The owner must bring cabs back this week after locking out Teamsters locals 881 and 631 on January 14 during arbitration over contract violations. The 1963 contract ties cab numbers to driver daily meter totals above 34 dollars, which Foley rejected as flooding the streets.
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U. S. Dist
Roger Foley
Whittlesea Blue Cab Co
Victor F. Whittlesea
Whittlesea
Teamsters
Foley
Las Vegas License Battle Fuels New Bar Emergence
Two Las Vegas businessmen face a city deadline after a dormant liquor license for Ernie’s Bar prompts a legal workaround. The bar sits on Tonopah Highway in a backlot structure, amid address number mix ups and a 1964 license invalidation. The city’s new ordinance requires active use within one year or automatic revocation, shaping the fate of the unnamed tavern.
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Las Vegas
Tonopah Highway
Commission
Five Clark County Casinos Challenge NLRB Voting
Five casino clubs filed a U S District Court suit Wednesday seeking a temporary injunction to halt NLRB elections set for Friday at Showboat Casino and Henderson's Florado Club. The El Dorado Showboat Fl Cortez Phil Long California New Pioneer clubs named and NLRB officials named as defendants.
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Clark County
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Showboat Casino
Henderson
Fl Dorado Club
U. S. District Court
NELRB
el Dorado
Fl Cortez Hotel
Phil Long
California Club
New Pioneer Club
Battle-Ready GIs Beat Up Force in Viet Nam
UPI reports combat-ready U.S. Marines and Army paratroopers landed in South Vietnam to bolster American fighting in the Communist besieged country to about 45 000 men.
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Saigon
UPI
South
Viet Nam
Late News In Brief From Vietnam And San Francisco Fires
In Moscow officials warned Russian weapons may soon target U S planes over Vietnam. A four alarm San Francisco fire raged downtown as air war reports described F105 jets piercing heavy flak to strike targets in North Vietnam. Marines and SeaBees landed at Chu Lai to establish a new airfield as paratroopers joined in Saigon with the 173rd Airborne Brigade.
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Henry Shapiro
Soviet Union
Moscow
U. S
Viet Nam
San Francisco
U.S. Air Force
Third Marine Division
Chu Lai
Saigon
Iwo Jima
Weather Forecast Summary for Today
Duty partly cloudy with widely scattered showers and southerly winds 13 to 18 mph. High near 85 and low around 0. Yesterday’s high was 88 and low 35. Noon relative humidity 20 percent. Sunrise at 5 37, sunset at 7 38.
Corned Beef Ham Pastrami Roast Beef Month Menu
A brief lunch special listing corned beef ham pastrami and roast beef offerings available Friday from 11 am to 2 pm with a served meal option.
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Wild Bill) Sweikert
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