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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1964
Page
2
Matt Weinstock of the Los Angeles Times returns from vacation with a Las Vegas themed column about a runaway shopping cart in Manhattan Beach and a humorous note on silver dollars being replaced by chips. Ginger Graham congratulates Sunrise branch manager Palit Woods and staff on a grand opening, inviting visits to Sunrise and six other branches.
A jumble of personal ads and shop blurbs lists furnished one bedroom apartments, local stores, and shoe shop offerings. It includes a Desert Inn Road address, a phone number, and stray lines about beds, pets, and a male wanted note, reflecting an ad page snapshot with unclear context.
A dense local classifieds page lists an accountant position on a temporary basis, various apartment rentals near Twin Lakes, homes and houses for sale, and numerous autos for sale or trade. Offers include a Ford wagon, Cadillac Fleetwood and Impala models, and finance options. Also included are room furnishings, a four bedroom duplex, and miscellaneous sale items.
A reporter tours New York streets exposing how crime thrives in plain sight. He visits a Spanish Harlem funeral parlor used as a numbers front, a Neapolitan restaurant tied to mob activity, and details the Mafia’s killings method known as the hydraulic.
Bowler argued the men were not convicted of second degree murder they agreed to plead guilty as a lesser charge. They made a deal with Mr Baggio to plead guilty and admitted guilt though never formally convicted. Legal questions linger for two involved.
Parole officials contend a Nevada statute was not violated as they faced a test case stemming from State Senator Raggio blocking early paroles. The trio, serving life terms for a Griffis shooting, had parole dates set by the board. Raggio claimed the board and Warden Bogham exceeded authority and released them prematurely. The dispute drew comments from penal officials and figures including Goy and Governor Grant Sawyer as a writ compelled show cause.
A man Robert Farle Spencer 39 his wife Carol 22 and Raymond Leelovee 42 were arrested by FBI agents on 19 counts of violating the Mann Act transporting women from California and Kansas City to Las Vegas for immoral purposes. They were arraigned before Commissioner Angus Riad and released on bail of 4500 for the men and 950 for Mrs Spencer.
The report says no indictments yet and questions why the Biloxi grand jury hesitates to bring murder charges. The Justice Department reportedly pursues federal indictments against nine people for civil rights violations. murder on federal property would be federal offense. The grand jury probe should finish in a few days as Barnett commends the panel for uncovering facts.
The article notes Nevada union organizers push for NLRB certification at the Hacienda casino amid state control arguments. Casino operators dispute federal jurisdiction, while dealers question union support after picketing at the New Frontier. Governor Sawyer planned talks with Sen. Cannon as telegrams reference state tenure rules.
Hank Greenspun recalls a light moment with the President about pickles and dates, while praising John F Kennedy. The piece lauds Kennedy as a magnanimous leader whose life is memorialized by the people he aided rather than by statues in Washington.
A girl in Los Angeles unknown aunt in town says she is left alone at Fantasy Park. She came with parents to Las Vegas for a hearing but authorities found neither parent working. No missing persons report filed. No calls found regarding the child in five days. The girl has not attended school this year.
A congressional watchdog group reports August federal payroll at 2,495,604, up 3,543 from July. The study, by the House Senate committee on reduction of non-essential federal expenditures led by Sen. Harry Byrd, notes the rise in civilian government employment.
Oliver Far g u s on wins visitation rights with Pari-Par-Fe the poodle as per divorce agreement. Jane Ellen Farguson sued for divorce claiming mistreatment. The arrangement allows visits at the poodle and ex wife's convenience.
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