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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1964
Page
4
A 1964 column alleges insurance firms threaten arbitration to stall settlements after a fire. It claims companies delay paying hundreds of thousands, totaling high interest losses and expanding wealth for insurers. The piece condemns insurers and congressional negligence while criticizing appraisal tactics.
A Washington, D.C. police official John T. Higdon, 45, was shot and killed in a bar incident in Jacksonville Beach. Witnesses say Higdon and Northwestern University instructor Richard R. Frederick were with local officer Gil Lineberry when gunman William James Smith, 38, fled with a hostage woman and was himself shot. Lineberry was wounded in the ear and expected to recover. The trio had been in town to survey police techniques and train supervisors.
Caplin describes a broad IRS crackdown led by Vernon Acree targeting tax bribery and false deductions in New York. The piece notes 23 cases of lawyers and accountants soliciting client bribes, a 1963 Supreme Court ruling enabling wiretap use, rising arrests, and disciplinary actions across the service.
Governor Rockefeller and wife Happy welcomed a baby boy after a labor in Manhattan. The birth, reported by the New York Post, follows marriages and separations within the Rockefeller family, with no impact on his political campaign. The governor stayed by Happy’s side at the hospital and praised the healthy delivery.
Harrah's Tahoe opened a new addition yesterday and claims it is the world’s largest casino. The expansion sits along Highway 50 near the Nevada California line with a canopy on the California side and a bordered gap marking the state boundary.
The Thunderbird Hotel faces a labor dispute with Teamster local 881 amid leadership uncertainty. Pickets blocked entry while guards moved passengers to the picketed hotel. A spokesman ruled out recognition until NLRB action. Joe Wells called the strike outlaw and unsanctioned.
Skeleton identified as Blochberger with death dated December 1951. Fragments knapsack glasses and notes found by soldiers Darwin Shilling and John Hill near the Colorado River across from Bullhead City indicate he hiked to a remote desert spot and was dying. No survivors reported. sheriff closed prior vehicle disappearance theory.
Electricians carpenters and musicians won pay raises in new contracts in Reno effective tomorrow. Electricians get 25 cents to reach 5.50 an hour. journeyman weekly 220 for 40 hours. Carpenters' two year pact adds 25 cents now, 15 January 1, 20 June 1 next year, and 10 cents January 1, 1966. Musicians in motel casino top classes gain a 12 dollar weekly rise to 177 dollars.
Dr Sherman O Wirt 58 of San Francisco and Mrs Helen Calani 44 Corte Madera appeared before Storey County Justice of the Peace Edward Colletti and were ordered held without bail for a June 4 preliminary hearing in the fatal shooting of local contractor Richard Chilotti 59 last Saturday night at his home. Authorities said the pair were seen in his company the same day.
Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths neared 200 as of 9:30 p.m. Saturday, with the National Safety Council noting totals lagging behind initial projections. California led with 17 deaths, while Virginia reported a catastrophic indoor fire killing six children in Midlothian.
A North Las Vegas woman, Marion Brandenbrug, 1833 Stanford, sustained fractures after being struck by a pickup on Highway 91 north of Cheyenne Boulevard. Seth Batt of Salt Lake City, Utah, was the driver. Brandenbrug’s condition was described as serious and may require surgery. In a second weekend incident, Delmar Connin, 34, of 94 View Manor in Las Vegas, escaped serious injury when her car ran off Highway 93-95 near East Las Vegas and hit an embankment.
A car speeding on its way to the Second Street bridge missed the turn and plunged into the Truckee River. Police divers recovered the body. The vehicle was registered to P. Dees of Sparks. It was Nevada’s first Memorial Day weekend death and the sixth traffic fatality of the year. Four deaths occurred during the 1963 Memorial weekend.
North Las Vegas residents watched a parade of horsemen and cars as protesters carried a sign declaring they want to stay country boys. Police managed traffic with no incidents, while Sunrise Manor Township spokesmen said they have the necessary majority to block the annexation. A public hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. tomorrow in the city hall council chambers.
Funeral services are planned for Ben H Paley a 79 year old former Horseshoe Hotel floorman died Thursday in Las Vegas with burial in Palm Mausoleum. Survivors include wife Frances and son Jack. Also, memorial services for Mere dith Irene Wade who died Friday will be held at Palm Mortuary with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Wade born February 20 1934 in Colby Kansas resided in Las Vegas with husband Gale and several children and siblings.
Tens of thousands filed past the eternal flame at Arlington for President Kennedy’s grave while wreaths and flags marked military graves nationwide. Senators attended services at Ridge, New Hampshire. Restland Memorial Park in Dallas held its Ave of Flags march. Parades marked memorials in San Francisco and New York City. A lifeguard opened Atlantic City season with a Miss Mermaid ceremony as Hillsdale canceled due to guard patrols amid a wire plant strike.
Barry Goldwater assailed Nelson Rockefeller as false about GOP support during a California primary campaign. He cited a neutral stance by Rockefeller backers and attacked past officials, while Rockefeller rushed home for his newborn son. Goldwater urged strong family values as a bulwark against communism.
President Johnson in a UT address urged national unity to end obstruction and paralysis and called for broad consensus. He pledged to expand educational opportunities and promote higher education for every capable young American as part of the nation’s response to population and knowledge growth.
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