Ex-deputies named in frame in federal drug case
A Las Vegas sheriff office probe targets two former deputies Lake Headley and Namon Witcher after inmate Vern Ray Boley alleged they aided a witness in a federal narcotics trial. The 20 year old admitted he lied to frame a Las Vegan in the Samp son marijuana sale case, implicating perjury by the former officers. Federal authorities will receive the department’s findings as the perjury claim unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Lamb
Trame
Vern Ray Boley
Lake Headley
Namon
Butch) Witcher
Clayton Sampson
Sampson
Atty James Phillips
U.S
Mel Close
Lorin Bunker
Roy Parrish
Sheriff's Department
Bunker
Boley
Cuba Libre and the Cuban Freedom Question
The writer ponders whether Cuba can sustain self government after its revolutions and notes Latin American resentment of US influence. He discusses Cuba’s history with Spain and Russia, US economic ties, and the elusive ideal of freedom in a tumultuous region. Continued discussion appears on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Spain
Republic
AEC Plans Nevada Tests for Space Reactors
Dr Glenn T Seaborg announced at Whittier kickoff ceremonies that the Atomic Energy Commission will conduct a lengthy series of nuclear reactor tests at the Nevada Test Site near Las Vegas within the coming year. The tests, developed since 1961 with NASA, will proceed at a rapid rate during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittier
Calif
Apt
Nevada Test Site
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Seaborg
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Nevada
Las Vegas
Honest Calgary man pays fine with card from San Francisco
A Calgary Canadian with humor and an honest heart sent a card to Las Vegas municipal court along with a $1 check and a parking ticket received Oct. 3. The card showed an aerial view of Albuquerque and a lighthearted message.
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Las Vegas
B. G. Waide
Calgary
Alberta
San Francisco
Alcatraz
Private water district plan proposed by Las Vegas financier
Loren Gibbs proposed last night a private metropolitan water district to source Lake Mead water. In an informal city meeting Gibbs urged the city to decide next week on entering the water business and absorbing Las Vegas Valley Water District, offering a two year Lake Mead pipeline build for about 20 million dollars. Mayor Grayson appointed Reed Whipple and Phil Mirabelli to meet Gibbs to hear the plan. Gibbs argued Las Vegas should center the district as it uses about 90 percent of the water and has the largest tax base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Gibbs
Lake Mead
Salt Lake City
Clark County
Las Vegas Valley
Oran Grayson
Reed Whipple
Phil Mirabelli
Mmeet
Gibbs
Las Vegas
High Altitude A Test Planned Over Johnston Island
The Atomic Energy Commission said a high altitude nuclear shot under one megaton will be staged over Johnston Island in the Pacific next Sunday or Monday. If on schedule, it will be the 30th test in the current Pacific series and the second at high altitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
City Dads Nix Hospital Plan Near Glen Heather
City commissioners rejected a proposed 2.5 million 128 bed hospital near Glen Heather after protests from landowners. Wachter of Phoenix faced opposition from Dr. Hugh Farmer and criticism of his financing after Scottsdale hospital losses. Wachter’s Indio attempt with Lutheran Church also collapsed.
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Glen Heather
H. F Wachter
Phoenix
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Wachter
Hugh Farmer
Scottsdale
Arizona
Clark
Las VegasGets $6 Million Federal Office Building
Sen. Alan Bible announced final approval for a new Las Vegas federal office and courthouse. The project includes $1,113,000 for land acquisition and architectural drawings, with estimated construction costs of $5,885,000. Bible said the centralized building will save taxpayers money amid rapid southern Nevada growth.
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Las Vegas
Alan Bible
Reno
White House
Bible
Kennedy
Nevada
General Services Administration
Annexation Bids Approved Near Tonopah Highway Area
City commissioners approved the annexation of two parcels totaling 420 acres. Boise-Cascade Paper Company sought 400 acres east of the Tonopah Highway and south of Smoke Ranch Road. The paper company recently sold land in Las Vegas and Clark County for a record $6 million to a local financial institution. The action sits opposite a pending zone change petition by the same company, opposed by Thunder Bird township residents over alleged illegality.
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Tonopah Highway
Boise-Cascade Paper Company
Smoke Ranch Road
Las Vegas
Clark County
Thunderbird Township
Cuban Prisoner Release Negotiations Stall
New York attorney James B. Donovan’s bid to secure the release of 1,113 Cuban invasion prisoners stalled last night. Two or three more meetings with Premier Fidel Castro were deemed necessary to advance the talks in Havana.
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Havana
UPTI
New York
James B. Donovan
Fidel Castro
Truman backs national lottery while opposing Nevada style gambling
Former President Harry S. Truman urged a national lottery to help pay the national debt but reiterated opposition to legalized gambling as practiced in Nevada. He spoke at a Sands Hotel press conference and noted Mexico and others use lotteries for government revenue. He denied White House poker games and supported Kennedy's Oxford stance on troops in the Meredith case.
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Harry S. Truman
Nevada
Sands Hotel
Kansas City
Naval Reserve
Truman
American Legion National
Convention Center
Mexico
White House
Key West
Kennedy
Oxford
Miss
Eisenhower
Arkansas
Legion Vote To Wind Up Convention
President Truman will address the Legion in the Rotunda at 11 am with the election set for 12 noon. The ballot seeks a national commander to replace Charles L. Bacon of Kansas City and five national vice commanders plus other officers. Vic Whittlesea of Las Vegas and Reno seeks the vice post for the area. three candidates vie for national commander: Joe Matthews of Fort Worth Texas James E Powers of Macon Georgia and Dan Foley of Wabasha Minnesota. Sam M Fleming, ex president of the American Banking Association, also appears among speakers.
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Truman
Convention Center
Charles L. Bacon
Kasas City
Vic Whittlesea
Las Vegas
Reno
Joe Matthews
Ft. Worth
Tesx
James E. Powers
Macon
Dan Foley
Wabasha
Minn
Sam M. Fleming
American Banking Association
Will
Legionnaires
Vietnam War morale boosts as Shoup speaks at Legion meet
General David M. Shoup, commander of the Marines and Medal of Honor recipient, praised Vietnamese morale and predicted that communist backed brigands will have trouble infiltrating South Vietnam. He spoke at the National Legion convention, noting villagers now aid allied forces to stop raids, a change from a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Viet Nam
David M. Shoup
United States Marine Corps
Shoup
Economy Must Be Strong To Resist Reds Meany
George Meany, president of the AFL CIO, told American Legion delegates that the nation must be militarily and economically strong to counter communism. He warned that a weak economy would validate communist ideology and urged maintaining high employment, production, and a robust national economy as part of national security.
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George Meany
Aflcio
The
American Legion
United States of America
Meany
United States
Comtoruariate
Free World
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