19 Sep 1964
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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1964
Page
1
An opinion piece discusses Beatle popularity and the haircut craze. It notes Beatle styles fall out of favor with British authorities and ranks them third in youth appeal while praising their musical ability. The essay reflects on butch haircuts, their practicality, and personal style, citing Mayor Oran Grayson as an example.
The Nevada Gaming Commission plans an emergency afternoon meeting in Las Vegas to act on Thunderbird Hotel sale to Sahara Nevada Corp a Del E Webb subsidiary. Sahara Nevada already controls Sahara Mint and Lucky casinos. Announcement confirms sale with estimated price around 10 million and includes Consolidated Casinos Corp lease through Thunderbird Inc.
Milton Prell resigns as chairman of the Sahara board and will be replaced by L. C. Jacobson. Prell helped develop the Strip and led the Sahara, Mint, and Lucky Casinos. his stock holdings and future plans remain unclear. no sale filing with the Nevada Gaming Commission has occurred.
UPI reports renewed naval skirmish yesterday off the Vietnamese coast between American forces and Communist units. No American casualties or damage were reported. Defense Secretary McNamara confirmed an incident occurred in the Gulf of Tonkin, six hours after initial word.
Defense Secretary McNamara disclosed two hitherto secret U S anti satellite systems. one became operational in 1963 the other this year. The systems could destroy hostile satellites and form a lethal one two punch for space warfare. He canceled a Chicago speech amid Tonkin incident coverage.
Representatives of the Teamsters Union and Southern California wholesale grocery firms returned to bargaining but signaled a stalemate after hours of talks. Federal mediators eyed progress while noting the five day strike lockout began at midnight last Sunday when Teamsters struck the Certified Grocers of California Ltd.
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