Slaying Trial Gains Momentum in Nevada Case
In Eighth District Court trial of Strell Eugene Barnes, also known as Candy Barnes, prosecutors present ballistics and police witnesses about the May 18 fatal shooting of 19 year old Tommy Tyree in Las Vegas. Rex Haynes and Clyde Van Voras testify. Walton describes a white shooter but recalls a light skinned Negro. Tyree, a Prescott, Arizona cowboy, died after being shot on West Monroe Avenue near Michael Arms Apartments during a Helldorado Week event.
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Strell
Eugene
Candy Barnes
Alan Jones
Las Vegas
Tommy Tyree
Prescott
Ariz
West Monroe Ave
Clyde VanVoras
Burdette
Tex
Tyree
West Las 3As
Max Haynés
Barnes
Candole Walton
Monroe Ave
Walton
Walton Driveway
DA Johns
Michael Mouliot
H Street
Mouliot
Michael Arms
F St
$25,000 Arts Grant For Nevada State
A federal grant of $25,000 to Nevada supports statewide arts development. The funds, from the National Council on the Arts under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, will establish and organize a state arts council and cover legal and technical assistance for legislation and funding for the fiscal year ending June 1967.
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Nevada
Governor's Advisory Council On the Arts
National Council On the Arts
National Foundation On the Arts and Humanities
Driver Escapes Injury After Out-of-Control Crash
An out-of-control car overturned on Smoke Ranch Road near Clayton Street yesterday. Ledell Stark 1809 Gregory St. Stark, a dishwasher, escaped with minor injuries and was cited for reckless driving after the vehicle slid 108 feet, left the road, rolled, and came to rest on its top, traveling another 117 feet. He was treated at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital and released.
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Smoke Ranch Road
Clayton Street
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Ledell Stark
Gregory St. Stark
Stark
Las Vegas Sun Editor and Publisher Listing Records
The Las Vegas Sun Inc masthead lists executive editor Bryn Armstrong and managing editor Vince Anselmo with staff including city editor Dave Bradley and women's editor Gerry Appleby. It notes officers Ruthie Desk in secretary Ruth Deskin and Barbara Grefa treasurer, entered as second class matter.
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Sundey
Les Vegas Sun, Inc
South Commerce Street
Las Vegas
Nevada
Ruthe Deskin
Owbd Fisher
Bryn Armstrong
Vince Anselmo
Dave Bradley
Gerry Appleby
Jack Davenport
Will Sherwood
Burt Bay
Haney Womack
4. M. Greenspun
Subscription Rates and Payment Terms Notice
The notice states daily single copy price ten cents Sunday twenty cents and carrier delivery two dollars per month. It lists subscription amounts of sixteen fifty and thirty dollars with a misread name Menthe and a note that all mail subscriptions must be paid in advance.
Jail Two Suspects In Room Burglary In Las Vegas
Two Las Vegans were jailed on suspicion of burglary after a hotel guest and security guards chased them from a Strip room. Mariano Pollara and Clarence Ray Porter were captured behind the Thunderbird Raceway. The victim reported a ransacked room but nothing missing.
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Las
NLRB Recommends Reinstatement In LV Food Fair Case
The NLRB trial examiner recommended Las Vegas and Henderson Food Fair stores be found guilty of unfair labor practices for firing three Teamsters Local 631 drivers last March 5. The drivers were dismissed after Food Fair stores began hauling goods from Los Angeles using Certified Grocers trucks, without notifying the union. Reinstatement with back pay was urged.
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National Labor Relations Board
Las Vegas
Henderson
Food Fair
Market Chain
Ricci
Fiery Los Angeles Freeway Crash Injures Minnesota Men
A rear end collision on the Los Angeles freeway ten miles south of Las Vegas yesterday sent two Minnesota men to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with serious head injuries and burns. John Arthur Granquist 26 and Donald Larson 21 of Duluth were in a car struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Nellis airman William Clyde Fisher 19. Fisher and another airman John Hardy 19 were treated for minor injuries. Granquist suffered crushed ribs and internal injuries while Larson had head injuries and burns covering about 35 percent of his body.
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Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Nevada Memorial Hospital
John Arthur Granquist
Donald Larson
Duluth
Nevada
Nellis
William Clyde Fisher
Matches Destroyed in Fort Madison Boxcar Fire
A boxcar on a siding in Fort Madison Iowa carrying matches was destroyed by a recent fire. No injuries reported and the cause is under investigation.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Prelim Hearing Set in Sappphire Bar Murder Case
William DeHaas and Jimmy Sexton face a murder charge for the bludgeon death of Jim Gordon, 64, during a burglary at the Sapphire Bar. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Oct 26 after arraignment began Thursday, with habeas corpus petitions filed and the judge adjourning to Monday morning. DeHaas, a Nevada Southern University student, and Sexton were held Tuesday.
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William Roland DeHaas
Jimmy Allen Sexton
DeHaas
District Court
Justice of the Peace
James Brennan
Jim Gordon
Sapphire Bar
Nellis Blvd
Kellar
John Mowbray
Nevada Southern University
Sexton
San Bernadino
Calif
Chicken Treasure Found in French Hen Gizzard
The Chazelle family in Aurillac France tore down a chicken coop seeking buried treasure and unearthed a Napoleon coin inside the gizzard of a hen prepared for dinner.
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Aurillac
France
UPI
Chazelle
Sinatra Mia Farrow Host Gala for 25th Anniversary
Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow arrive at the Sands Las Vegas to host a black-tie party for Rosalind Russell and Fred Brisson marking their 25th wedding anniversary. Russell and Brisson, chaperoned by Colbert Oberon and spouses, planned a gala with about 50 guests including Grant Stewart and Lawford connections.
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Frank Sinatra
Mia Farrow
Rosalind Russell
Fred Brisson
Miss Russell
Brisson
Roz
Silent Sam
Sinatra
Hollywood
Sands Hotel
Claudette Colbert
Merle Oberon
Singer
Miss Farrow
Massachusetts
Sinatras
Las Vegas
Cary Grant
James Stewart
Dean Martin
Bennett Cerf
Peter Lawford
Kirk Douglas
Arthur Hornblow
William Goetz
Roddy McDowell
Santa Ynez
Solvang
Calif
Hornblow
the Sands
Orders Club Orders to Remove Giveaway Cars
City Manager Art Trelease ordered removal by Monday of giveaway cars from cab stands in front of the Golden Nugget Casino. The Fremont Street cab spaces hosted three giveaway cars Friday morning during a pre Christmas event tied to casino efforts to improve traffic flow.
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Art Trelease
Golden Nugget
Reed Whipple
Fremont Street
Trelease
Buck Blaine
Bible Attending Reno Homecoming for University Event
Senator Alan Bible will arrive in Nevada today to take part in the University of Nevada homecoming activities in Reno. He plans to appear in the homecoming parade dedicate the new football stadium and attend the homecoming game as part of his annual fall roundup in the state.
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Alan Bible
Nevada
University of Nevada
Reno
Taggard Named Planning Director in Clark County
Alfred J. Taggard, 42, was named planning director succeeding Murray Hoyt who shifted to federal aid coordinator. Taggard, chosen from several applicants, will study a new sign ordinance and coordinate engineering projects with county departments, utilities and contractors.
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Murray Hoyt
Commission
Bill Briare
Alfred J. Taggard
Clark County
George Monahan
Taggard
Ning
Briare
George M
Board of County Commissioners
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