Stand By Hank Greenspun
An obituary tribute to Gordon Hunsaker longtime Las Vegas Catholic Youth Organization director and recreation official who later worked in Coronado California. The piece recalls his community service and a near fatal medical episode with Last Rites administered by Father Slattery as he faced a grave health crisis. The narrative weaves personal history with reflections on his life and influence.
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Las
Treca
Father Slattery
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Coronado
Vegas Shaker Blasts Trigger Seismic Confusion
The AEC reported two explosions near Las Vegas with one low yield and one intermediate blast from 20 kilotons to one megaton. Downtown structures trembled for about 15 minutes and residents felt seasick sensations while initial quake readings suggested a natural quake. Dr. Charles Richter noted the difficulty in distinguishing underground blasts from earthquakes on seismographs.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Charles Richter
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Calif
Richter
Coast Guard Rescues German Seaman Alive at Sea
A German seaman was rescued by the U S Coast Guard after 15 hours adrift in the Atlantic amid heavy seas. The operation occurred off the U S coast and demonstrated rescue crews rapid response and endurance at sea.
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New York
UPI
U.S. Coast Guard
Atlantic Ocean
Auto Crash in Nevada Kills Four
Four people died and two were injured in a crash 20 miles west of Winnemucca on U S Highway 40 involving two cars and a truck. Victims were George Ames and his wife Lillian of Emmett Idaho and Leonard Hecht and his wife Janet of Brooklyn New York.
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Winnemucca
API
Here
George Ames
Lillian
Emmett
Idaho
Leonard Hecht
Janet
Brooklyn
N.Y
The
Nevada Highway Patrol
Ames
Hecht Auto
Ex Husband and Wife Die in Brentwood Blast
Police describe a bizarre Brentwood homicide and explosion. Pedro Montana 35 and Georgia 38 died in the blast that tore through their home. Henry H. White 45, ex husband of Mrs Montano, was found dead inside. A .38 pistol and packed suitcases were recovered from the scene. Authorities say Mrs Montano apparently shot White the night before the blast and then killed her husband before attempting to flee.
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James Lehman
Air Force T
Pedro Montana
Georgia
Montana
Montano
Lehmen
California Senator Clair Engle Suffering Brain Tumor
Sacramento report cites Gov. Brown aide Jack Burley saying Sen. Clair Engle of California has an inoperable malignant brain tumor. Engle is a patient at the U S Naval Hospital in Bethesda after brain surgery to address a circulatory difficulty.
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Sacramento
UPI
Jack Burley
Edmund G. Brown
Washington
Clair Engle
California
Engle
U.S. Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Burley
Hoffa Threatens National Pickets to Press Union Contracts
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa denounced Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy and warned delegates of nationwide pickets if needed. He declared no more local contracts and set a goal of national agreements. The move followed orders to 16,000 trucking firms for new talks covering 450,000 members as contracts near February 1.
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Chicago
UPI
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Teamster
Hoffa
Central Conference of Teamsters
United States
Bobby Kennedy
Teamsters’ General Executive Board
Westminster man convicted of grand theft over fake gold bricks
Thayer of Westminster Colorado was found guilty on one count of grand theft and ordered to return Oct 1 for probation hearing and sentencing. Victims listed include A M Root Albany Oregon James W Plummer Hayward California Edward D Sparks Modesto California and James R Johnson Sacramento California who agreed to buy "gold" sight unseen. Root testified during the trial.
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Thayer
Westminster
Colo
Robert Clifton
A. M. Root
Albany
Ore
James W. Plummer
Hayward
Calif
Edward D. Sparks
Modesto
James R. Johnson
Sacramento
Root
Castro regime rejects guarantees on future invasions
London said Fidel Castro's government has not met Britain's demand to release 19 Cuban refugees kidnapped from a British Caribbean island. The Havana regime also refused to guarantee it will refrain from similar invasions of British waters and territory.
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London
UPI
Fidel Castro
Britain
Foreign Office
Havana
Flames Eat at Hospital
Fire forced 65 patients from Mercy Hospital rooms as roof sections collapsed in the east wing. Surgeons continued operations at the opposite end with no injuries or panic reported during the partial evacuation.
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Chicago
UPI
Mercy Hospital
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Thunder Potential
Partly cloudy today with possible thundershowers. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. High near 100 and low around 72. Yesterday’s high 98 and low 79. Noon relative humidity at 21 percent. Sunrise 6:22, sunset 6:50.
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