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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1964
Page
16
At 7 a.m. Saturday Mrs. John Washington smelled smoke from a back bedroom where 10 children slept. Neighbors fought the blaze with a garden hose but heat and glass doors thwarted effort. No one was hurt. the west side of the house bore the brunt as the family saved a couch chair table TV set and kitchen items while everything else was destroyed.
A Las Vegas couple and their 10 children were forced from their home at 1900 Hassel after a fire damaged clothing and possessions. The fire department aided in saving belongings, but damaged items included a burned box spring and charred chest drawers. By 10 p.m. Saturday the Washingtons were staying in a nearby house at 2025.
District Attorney William Raggio reported to Attorney General Harvey Dickerson that the Washoe County case involving an inmate who criticized the state prison was mishandled. Dickerson said information should have gone to the state prison board, not to the press. Neighbors aided a Burned Briar Root home family with clothing, beds, and curtains, as Mrs. Washington and her children faced housing loss with ongoing repairs and gratitude for community support.
United Fund volunteers aim to exceed their 525184 goal for 1964 during a Victory Dinner at the Stardust Hotel tonight at 6 30. Sen Barry Goldwater will visit Las Vegas tomorrow arriving at McCarran Field at 1135 and delivering a speech at 1150 with thousands expected in attendance. Key Nevada Republicans and campaign leaders attend as Plaudits go to major gifts and employee divisions while Gov Grant Sawyer is the dinner speaker.
A letter to the Sun asks why the city approves numerous commercial zoning applications and then fails to ensure development. It explains resolutions of intent suspend if land isn’t used, with extensions from six months to two years, aimed at curbing speculative zoning.
William A. Prezant son of Mr and Mrs Sam Prezant named president of USC freshman class. A political science major he worked for Democratic candidates and attended the Atlantic City national convention as a page. He is a Bishop Gorman High School graduate with father at Hotel Tropicana.
An Airman Grimes B. Beck Jr. of Richmond Virginia 20 died in a U S 395 crash near Stead Air Force Base Nevada. Officials identify the victim as the year’s 176th Nevada traffic fatality. The report also notes a Walker River water agreement signing progress and state agency leadership changes.
A working model of Hoover Dam travels for Nevada's centennial parade in Carson City after touring 18 major cities. Built by Jack Albright and his brother Bud, the model is mounted on a 50 foot trailer and described as complete except it does not generate power. About 750 000 people have seen the Fair Board exhibit and over 35 000 are expected to view the parades in the state capital celebration.
Two incumbents Bishop and Herr headline eight Democrats in the race for Nevada Assembly District 2. Bishop, seeking a second term, and Herr, aiming for a fourth term, are Las Vegas residents active in local business and party affairs. Republican Donald Clark also runs, with six more Republicans and Democrats named in additional candidacies.
County Clerk Mrs Helen Reed reports 2698 absentee ballot requests for the November 3 general election with about 1000 already cast at the election HQ on South Highland Avenue. Requests must be received by 7 p.m. election day to be counted. Reed plans deputy clerks as election boards to count mail ballots, expecting at least 12 boards.
Dan Crockett a 53 year old Redondo Beach California man remained in fair condition at Southern Nevada Hospital after being struck by a car Monday near the Hacienda Hotel on Las Vegas Boulevard South. He suffered a fractured leg.
Nevada news recounts October 1864 campaign heat with Copperheads and Unionists clashing over decorum. A Wells Fargo building balcony displayed Lincoln’s portrait inverted as the parade passed, prompting a crowd to demand reversal and a warning shot by Thomas Peasley. Today’s Star notes a modern comparison.
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