Legion Parade Draws Vast Veterans Rally on Las Vegas Strip
About 15 000 veterans from three wars paraded along Las Vegas Boulevard for five hours. National Commander Charles L Bacon reviewed units as Gen Walter C Sweeney led parade marshals including Nevada figures Senator Alan Bible Governor Grant Sawyer and Mayor Oran Grayson. The crowd included World War I Wow II and Korea veterans from many states and foreign nations.
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Clark Avenue
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Eral
Walter C. Sweeney
Tactical Air Command
Langley Air Force Base
Virginia
Nevada
Alan Bible
Howard Cannon
Walter Baring
Grant Sawyer
Las Vegas
Oran Grayson
Las Ve
Nevada Las Vegas Parade Sees Heat Prostration and Heart Attack
The Las Vegas parade reports 17 people treated for heat prostration among delegates and visitors. One Tucson resident, Lewis Zerbey, suffered a heart attack while watching the procession along Las Vegas Boulevard South and Clark Avenue. The parade started at Las Gass Avenue at 11 am and the Nevada unit finished near 3 pm, with California sending the most bands and Vermont the fewest.
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Lewis Zerbey
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Clark Avenue
Letter of thanks from Bulusan Sorsogon students and Soroptimist Club
A long note from Consol of Ban Rogue Elem School in Bulusan Sorsogon expresses joy at receiving pencils and second hand books from the Soroptimist Club of Las Vegas. The letter thanks Las Vegas volunteers and details help from Nevada Southern, an Air Force group, a California freight line, and others. The children praise the books and say the arrival sparked happiness among many rural pupils.
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Northernalifornia
Good Hearted
FBI recaptures bail-jumping shooter Pauline Van Dam in Detroit
FBI agents arrested Pauline Van Dam in Detroit after a cross country chase for missing a Las Vegas assault with intent to kill charge. The 31 year old has repeatedly defied court appearances and bail totaling 25 000. Las Vegas officials said she and Christine Kloepfel were linked to a downtown casino shooting.
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Pauline van Dam
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Las Vegas
Dean Elson
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William Embry
Christine Kloepfel
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Labor Riots and Killings Reported in Novocherkassk
UPI reports large scale public disturbances in Novocherkassk, an industrial city in the Soviet Union, with unconfirmed killed counts ranging from several dozen to several hundred after price hikes on June. State Department notes disturbances but provides no full comment.
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Washington
Upip
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Soviet Union
Novocherkassk
Rostov
Russia
State Department
Embezzle Charge Denied by Four Pleas in Los Angeles
Four men including a Las Vegas resident pleaded innocent to embezzling over 47000 dollars from Teamster Local 224 in Los Angeles. Judge William M Byrne set a federal trial date after hearing the pleas yesterday.
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Lafayette
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William J. Conway
Las Vegas
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Obermeyer
Feigtey
Los Angeles
Suntfoto
Mike Gordon
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William M Byrne
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Congressman Dies in Plane Crash Near Eureka California
UPI reports the bodies of Rep. Clem Miller D Calif and two others found in the light plane wreckage 30 miles east of Eureka. Pilot George Head and his 12 year old son Ronald also died. Miller disappeared while campaigning for reelection from Santa Rosa to Crescent City.
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Humboldt County Sheriff's Office
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Crescent City
Les Pierce
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Hoover to Keynote at 11th American Legion Convention
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover will deliver the opening keynote at the 11th annual American Legion convention. Atty General Robert Kennedy and National Commander Charlies Bacon’s dinner for distinguished guests are set for Flamingo Hotel at 7 pm. About 6 000 delegates attend the session at the Convention Center starting 9 am with Father Keating delivering the invocation. Governor delivers welcome remarks.
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Las Vegas
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FBI
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Hadgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investgation
National Convention of the American Legion
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Charlies Bacon
Flamingo Hotel
Hoover
Robert G. Keating
Connecticut
Arson Charge Prepared Against NSW Divorcee
A 25 year old divorcee Mrs Donna Wadsworth was arrested as an arson suspect in a vacant house fire at 3006 Emmons Ave. Neighbors saw curtains blazing and helped prevent major damage. Police found burnt matches and expect to present charges to the district attorney today.
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Donna Wadsworth
E. Carey Ave
Emmons Ave
Officials Study Stock Sale Law
Reconvening this afternoon the county commissioners hear the second reading of a little blue sky law requiring stock and securities salesmen to be licensed and investigated by the county. Prepared by Dist Atty John Mendoza the ordinance falls short of many controls on fraudulent stock sales flooding the area. State legislation curbing spurious sales is expected next session and Commissioner Art Olsen argues the ordinance would register investigate and license salesmen.
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Stae Legislatire
Art Olsen
Cannon rejects Nellis layoff reports
Sen. Howard Cannon dispels rumors of about 100 civilian layoffs at Nellis Air Force Base. He says reorganizational plans are not expected to reduce civilian positions and he has assurances from Gen. Walter Sweeney that current civilian workers will keep their jobs.
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Howard Cannon
Wine Empress and Subjects Face Court over Vagrancy
A group of six followers of Lettie Mae Puller known as the Silver Queen of a Charleston wine jungle appeared before Justice of the Peace Myron Leavitt on drunkenness and vagrancy charges. Puller did not show, citing illness, and will attend today. Several others pleaded guilty or were fined, with one woman jailed two days. Deputies raided the Nellis and Charleston area after car-burglary reports and sought to arrest remaining members.
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Ralph Roger Itskin
Jack LaMarr
Frances Jenkins Roseries
Charles Barr
Marion Gail Coler
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