Nevada Boxing Commission rejects Clay Liston title bid
The Nevada Boxing Commission turned down promoters bid to stage the Cassius Clay Sonny Liston heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas. Executive Secretary James Deskin praised the decision saying it prevented a bad precedent and noted talk of a Clay Floyd Patterson bout if Clay faces Patterson next.
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World Boxing Association
Sunset Lounge Reopens After Commission Action
The City Commission ordered a 30 day suspension of the Sundowner Bar liquor license for selling to minors and lifted a prior suspension on the Sunset Lounge granting immediate reopening. Sunset Lounge owner William Schardein praised the decision and said he would resume business within hours, while the Sundowner suspension would be challenged in court.
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Vegas Love Triangle jury ponders murder suspect fate
In Las Vegas a jury weighs murder charges against a suspect tied to a chaotic love triangle. Prosecutors allege motive and premeditation while defense argues ambiguity and lack of direct evidence. Jurors deliberate after closing arguments in the high profile case.
Johnson murder trial jurors begin deliberations in Las Vegas case
An evenly split jury of six men and six women starts deliberations in the Ty son C. Johnson murder case. Johnson, a power company lineman, is charged with killing his wife Frances and her office boyfriend Richard Miller after an exchange at a Washington Avenue Tonopah Highway intersection. A defense witness noted Johnson had threatened Miller but did not intend to kill Frances. The judge and attorneys prepared jury instructions before final arguments as Johnson spoke privately with his 12 year old son Allan.
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Johnson
Harry Claiborne
Dep. Dist. Attys
Ray Jeffers
Rennie Ashleman
Allan
Miller
Charlie Marie Brooks
North Las Vegas
Dramatic Rescue at Red Rock Swim Club
An eight year old Oregon boy, Douglas Thompson, visiting Las Vegas, nearly drowned after a bellyflop at Red Rock Swim Club. Lifeguards and Jillene Leavitt, a Western High School junior, performed mouth to mouth and artificial respiration before he was rushed to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.
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Western High School
Bert Leavitt
Civil Air Patrol searches for missing Cessna 172
Civil Air Patrol pilots and planes from San Diego Los Angeles and Las Vegas searched for a missing Cessna 172 that vanished between Fullerton California and Las Vegas Nevada after a Saturday afternoon takeoff from Fullerton. Pilot Robert Bowman 32 of Buena Park and three passengers were on board. authorities withheld passenger names.
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Los Angeles
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Buena Park
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Two Killed in One Car Rollover on I-15 Near Apex Interchange
Nevada Highway Patrol reports at least two persons killed in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 15 near the Apex Interchange late Wednesday night. Victims' names and precise details were unavailable as the SUN went to press.
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Tornadoes Rampage Across Nine States Killing Lineman
Violent storms and tornadoes struck the Midwest on Palm Sunday, injuring at least 24 people and causing heavy damage. An Indiana lineman, Linder J. McVicker, 34, died after a 30 foot fall while repairing damage. Structures including a parochial school in Rosemont and a Baptist home for the aged in Ironton were damaged. Chicago O'Hare saw roof losses and shattered windows, with three people hurt by glass. The outbreak affected Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio.
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Goldilocks Falls Vegas With Butch Haircut
An 18 year old boy pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to disorderly conduct and was ordered to have his blond hair shaved as a condition of release. He claimed only $2 cash and a bus ticket to San Diego, and the judge instructed him to cut his hair in jail before leaving on the next bus.
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Thomas Lee Grundy
San Diego
Walter Richards
Las Vegas leader Nathan Mack dies after stroke
Nathan Mack 74 longtime Bank of Las Vegas chairman and city builder dies in Los Angeles after a stroke. Survived by son Jerome and daughter in law Joyce with grandchildren Barbara Karen and Marilyn. Funeral in Los Angeles with rabbi and cantor officiating.
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Barbara
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S. Sixth St
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Jeanette Slavitt
Jenny Mack
Austria
City of Hope
Heart Fund
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No Strike Vote Yet. ALPA Sees Possible Issues
Three ALPA officers told the SUN that no strike vote has been taken on any issue with Bonanza Air Lines. They said a strike could be possible if BAL refuses a home protection clause in talks to shield pilots’ homes if the company moves from Las Vegas to Phoenix. The statement clarifies individual opinions and notes mediation will continue as the contract, expired April 1, is unsettled.
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U S Air Strikes Hit North and South Vietnam
United States aircraft pound Communist targets across Vietnam damaging radar oil tanks and railroad cars. Reports cite new Soviet missile sites near Hanoi. One U S enlisted man killed one wounded and one missing in the south. 900 Australian troops sail for Vietnam aboard the carrier Sydney. Naval planes bombed Vinh yard and three camouflaged PT boats in the Song Ba River. More than 80 strikes hit Viet Cong positions in the south with at least 14 guerrillas killed.
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South China Sea
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Song Ba River
South
Weather Outlook With Sunny Skies and Gentle Winds
Some cloudiness but generally sunny with gentle winds. Today's predicted high 85 and low 0. Yesterday's high 81 and low 40. Noontime relative humidity 21 percent. Sunrise at 3.97 and sunset at 7.49.
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