Weather, lawsuits, and office workouts in Las Vegas
Las Vegas readers get a mix of weather notes and local color. A self represented plaintiff worries about court access amid attorney shortages while Judge Foley's bowling tales amuse the staff. The column introduces Jack LaLanne's desk exercises for office workers and recalls Truman and Pendergast in Nevada lore.
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Judge Foley Sr
Las Vegas
Judge Foley
Otto Underhill
Foley
Jack la Lanne
SUN
Meredith Lawyers Demand Prison for Mississippi Governor
Meredith lawyers press the Fifth Circuit to imprison Gov. Ross Barnett and Lt. Gov. Paul Johnson for blocking Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi. The court reconvenes to hear contempt charges as Constance Baker Motley requests maximum punishment.
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James Meredith
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Paul Johnson
Meredith
University of Misssissippi
Barnett
Johnson
Constance Baker Motley
Coast Guard Arrests PT Raider Crew
Six Cuban refugees in a PT boat attacked a Cuban patrol boat off Cuba's northern coast. They were brought to Key West for questioning, escorted by the Coast Guard, and met by immigration, customs, and FBI agents. The raid reportedly left a Castro patrol boat sunk in offshore waters.
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Key West
Fla
Upi
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Immigration and Customs
FBI
Ca Sal
Cuba
Britain
Hometown Welcomes Astronaut Schirra in New Jersey
Oradell New Jersey greets astronaut Wally Schirra returning home for a quiet hero’s welcome. Webb to present the Distinguished Service Award for his near flawless six orbits on Oct 3 as Schirra tours his boyhood town with a two day visit.
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Oradell
N. J
UPI
Wally Schirra
America
Schirra
Space Agency
James Webb
Newark Airport
New York City
Sehirra
Fred
Police Yet To Find Escaped Tiger Woman Winnie Judd
Phoenix authorities continued a wide search for Winnie Ruth Judd known as the Tiger Woman after she escaped from the Arizona State Mental Hospital six days earlier. Judd, 57, had been committed in 1932 for insanity after a trunk shipment of two roommates’ bodies, and this marks at least seven escapes since 1932.
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Phoenix
Ariz
UPI
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona State Mental Hospital
Flemish Demonstrators Clash With Walloons in Brussels Riot
Riotous street fighting breaks out as 150000 Flemish protesters march for equal rights in Brussels. Mounted gendarmes charge rioters injuring many, including a man who lost an eye. a bomb wounded four. Several arrests occur as clashes erupt along a three mile route around the Stock Exchange.
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Brussels
UPI
Stock Exchange
Soviets denounce US in sugar cargo seizure case
Moscow alleged the United States condoned unlawful actions in a sugar cargo seizure. Soviet officials criticized what they called politically motivated steps and blamed U.S. authorities for interfering with trade.
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U.S
Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
Child Born Alive After Mom's Death in Highway Crash
In Berlin New Hampshire a seven pound fifteen ounce baby girl was born alive nearly thirty minutes after her mother died in a highway accident. Dr Leandre Beaudoin, the coroner in surgery, said the infant’s heart beat at birth but she initially did not breathe and then began to breathe.
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Berlin
N.H
UPI
Leandre Beaudoin
Beaudoin
West Coast Deluge Battles Enduring Cleanup
Western states continued mopping up after a weekend storm system that soaked regions from California to Idaho. The three day typhoon spawned twin centers dumping up to 21 inches in some areas, with San Francisco reporting a historic October record six inches. The World Series game at Candlestick Park was postponed for a third day as rainfall battered the region. Sacramento measured 3.15 inches in 24 hours, Reno 1.49 inches, Boise 0.57 inches, and a broad low pressure system stretched from Idaho to Colorado.
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United Press International
Reno
New
Indianapolis
Ind
West Coast
San Francisco Calif
Candlestick Park
Sacramento
Calif
San Francisco
Weather Bureau
Idaho
Oregon
Plains
Utah
Nevada
Colorado
Boise
World Series Action Today Seems Likely
World Series action appears likely with teams preparing for a decisive game. Star players are set to lead efforts as managers finalize lineups and strategies ahead of first pitch.
Woman Found Dead in Vegas Motel Rejuvenation Center
Las Vegas deputies hunt for a second woman after Willa Carlos an estate dealer is found dead in a motel bed with a reddened face and evidence of a narcotic overdose. authorities await autopsy results and chemical analysis of a rejuvenation formula to guide the inquiry.
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Sheriff's
Willa Carlos
Las Vegas _al
Adlai Reports Western Hemisphere Cuba Threat Seen
United Nations Ambassador Adlai Stevenson told President Kennedy that Latin American representatives recognize the Cuban threat. He said his brief meeting with Kennedy also covered the Congo situation and that there are reassuring signs of improvement overall.
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New York
UPI
Kennedy
United Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson
Cuba
Stevenson
U.N
Congo
Tropical depression near Bahamas may become storm
A squally area in the southeastern Bahamas showed signs of developing into the season's fifth tropical storm, with the tropical depression centered about 550 miles east-southeast of Miami. Preparations were underway in Havana for a hero's welcome for Algerian Premier Ahmed Ben Bella who arrives tomorrow, and he was to meet with President Kennedy today.
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Miami
UPS
Bahamas
Havana
UPL
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Kennedy
Dust Storm Warns Nevada Drivers On I-15 Route
Nevada highway patrol warns of dangerous driving conditions as a dust storm continues across Southern Nevada. Dust reduces visibility between Las Vegas and Barstow with winds 40 to 45 mph in exposed areas and gusts up to 60 mph. One Boulder Highway crash injures six as officials urge caution and avoid towing trailers on highways.
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Nevada
Las Vegas
Barstow
Calif Jon
Los Angeles Highway
Boulder
Henderson
McCarran Field
Vegas-Bound Plane Missing Ends Search After Flight Delay
A two state search began for a missing Cessna 310 with one passenger. The plane, MN5456A, departed Adin California near the Oregon border before noon and was due at McCarran Las Vegas between 3 and 4 p.m. The pilot last name Sheen was en route to Palm Springs.
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Las Vegas
Adin
Calif
Oregon
McCarran
Sheen
Palm Springs
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