Dodgers World Series Hope Brings Dad and Daughter Joy
A Las Vegas father recalls a year of disappointments from Nevada politics to a Dodgers pennant bid. He shares his daughter Janie 12 and her Dodger allegiance as Maury Wills reaches second with no outs in a pivotal ninth inning.
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Brian
Las Vegas High School
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Yankees
Dodgers
Janie
Los Angeles
Rhe
Dodger
Ted
Dick Nixon
Nevada
Las Vegas
Carson City
Nixon
Maury Wills
Fox Bites Boy Amid Rabies Fears In Nevada
A trapped fox suspected rabid bites a boy in Caliente Nevada prompting officials to fear an epidemic. The fox head was sent to Reno for testing as a confirmed rabid fox and four suspected cases were reported locally. Fish and Game officials urged keeping away from wild animals and cautious around pets while authorities assess spread. The outbreak appears linked to Southern California migrants, with further tests planned.
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Caliente
Reno
Wayne Kirch
Nevada Fish and Game Comission
Kirch
Angels Peak
Fish and Game
California
Orbit flight to be televised from Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral reports the eight hour countdown for astronaut Walter Schirra’s six orbit space flight underway. The Siva 7 rocket stands on pad 14 as technicians finalize preparations after weather improved. Schirra, 39, undergoes final checks before an expected liftoff between 8 and 1 am EDT depending on conditions.
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Cape Canaveral
Schirra
Space Agency
Atlantic
Las Vegas
U.S
Cape Janaveral
Pad 14
Siva 7
Soviet Union
City Ordinance Targets Old Political Signs
City officials consider a new ordinance to require losing candidates to remove campaign signs within 15 days after the election. The measure aims to clean up Las Vegas areas with signs from September's primary. City Attorney Sidney Whitmore, who recently lost a statewide race, drafted the proposal.
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Las Vegas
Sidney Whitmore
Nevada
Baring Threatens Suit Over Bircher Accusations in Nevada Race
Rep Walter Baring warned Carlton Adair of possible legal action after Adair alleged Baring aligned with the John Birch Society. Baring denied membership and labeled the charges smear tactics, asserting he remains a constitutional American.
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Baring
Adair
Bircher
Walter Baring
Carlton Adair
John Birch Society
Nevadas
The
Washington
2nd Victim in Shooting Dies
A man and wife who rejected a drink offer two weeks ago are both dead. Thomas Oliver, 55, is jailed on murder charges after Mattie Wilson, 41, died from a bullet lodged in her spine at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Det. Lt Paul Guias and Chief Deputy Coroner M M Bud Bishop said the death was not reported for almost 24 hours. Witnesses place Oliver at the Gilbert Brothers Liquor Store on September 22, where he demanded something after the couple declined the drink.
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Thomas Oliver
Mattie Wilson
Ben Wilson
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Paul Guias
M.m.bud Bishop
Gutlas
Oliver
Burns St
Wilsons
Holland St
Gilbert Brothers
Rejuvenator Case Goes To Jury Today
A nine man, three woman jury will decide the fate of Cora Galenti Smith on four counts of mail fraud in federal court. If convicted she faces five years in prison and a $1000 fine on each count. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meil Close wrapped up his case with a sharp summation and called Dr. Samuel Ayres Jr. to the stand to counter the defendant’s claims of a facial rejuvenation treatment.
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Cora Galenti Smith
Close
Samuel Ayres, Jr
Los Angeles
Volunteers Rally to Raise Half Million for United Fund
More than 100 volunteers from Clark County march through the community to raise about $495,364 for 23 United Fund agencies. Paul McDermott urges that amount as the minimum to sustain agency work in 1963 while teams visit businesses and employees.
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United Fund
United Fund of
Clark County
Paul McDermott
McDermott
R. N. Beatty
LV Conferees to Hear Sen Smathers Tonight
Delegates at the seventh annual Air Traffic Control Association convention hear U S Sen George A Smathers on the program tonight at the Flamingo Hotel. Awards will be presented for Controller of the Year and Facility of the Year during a poolside reception at 6 p m.
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Sen. Smathers
Air Traffic Control Association
Hear
U. S
George A. Smathers
D.fla
ATCA
Najeeb Halaby
Federal Aviation Agency
Flamingo Hotel
Stuart G. Tipton
Air Transport Association
Baquet
PAA
Gambling Loss Uncollectable Through Court
Federal Judge John Ross dismissed a suit by Jack Berman to recover 12000 dollars lost at a Reno casino saying money lost in a casino cannot be recovered in court. Berman named H J Munley Emme Muniey William Miller and Riverside Casino Corp of Reno as defendants. The judge cited Nevada precedents holding such losses nonrecoverable and noted the claim involved allegations of impropriety at the craps table.
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Carson City
UPI
San Francisco
John Ross
Jack Berman
H. J. Munley
Emme Muniey
William Miller
Riverside Casino Corp
Reno
Ross
Nevada
T Bird States 16 Story Hotel Expansion Plan Revealed
Joe Wells, president of Bonanza Hotel Inc, announced a major program to expand the resort. Bonanza bought $2,520,000 in Marion Hicks estate stock and retired $2,920,000 in stock, while the Hicks estate retains an interest in the Algier s Hotel. Lillian Hicks named president of the Algier s. The modernization will add 1,100 rooms, a new pool, several restaurants, a replica Stage Delicatessen, a quarter horse track, two large convention rooms and room upgrades.
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Marion Hicks
Bonanza Hotel, Inc
Wells
Hicks
Max Asnas
Free University Education Debate Shapes Nevada Policy
Legislative notes from Assembly Speaker Chester 5. Christensen argue no state law requires tuition for resident students at the University of Nevada. The text cites Kansas precedent that higher education should be state funded and fees limited to non residents, while announcing a $100 registration and library fee for entering Nevada students this fall.
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Assembly
Chester 5. Christensen
University of Nevada
Nevada
Kansas
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Nellis Air Force Base
T-Bird
Joe Wells
Algiers Hotel
Lillian Hicks
Algiers
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U of N
Kansas Supreme Court
Little
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Kansas Court
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