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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1964
Page
2
A light tale from The Rett storytellers at the Fourth Street branch recounts a drinker who calls his wife for a ride after leaving a bar. The humorous scene ends with a misheard cue about a WALK sign, framed as a quirky local anecdote. The piece notes a North Las Vegas reader Sherry Bell's poem for October. A Sunrise branch promo invites visitors with coffee, pastries, and prizes, highlighting a grand prize drawing and new-account offers.
Classified ad fragment describes compact apartment units at a shopping center with multiple phone numbers and pricing. It also mentions furnished rooms, cheap used furniture, and real estate investment notes with trust deeds. Various contact numbers and locations are included but unclear.
Two miles above the Santa Barbara Mission a blaze destroyed 15 homes in Montecito, many valued at 350000 and 100000 dollars. Residents evacuated while heavy equipment moved in to save structures and animals sought refuge from the flames as forest crews used a new fire scanner computer fed with data to guide displacement decisions and firefighting techniques.
Poitiers police intercepted a ransom note allegedly from The Leader demanding 210 900 dollars in francs for the return of three kidnapped children, ages 5 6, from a university town in west central France. Parents are not wealthy and officials investigate hoax possibility.
UPI reports that a large alligator killed during the flood at the Chen De Dam yielded a bracelete bracelet rings and other jewelry items from humans likely swallowed during the floodwaters authorities say the discovery underscores the danger of debris in rising waters.
A fragment from a London dispatch notes a Chicago passenger named Mr Clarence traveling by air to Britain. The report mentions his brown-shelled tote and unclear details of the journey as it progresses toward England.
Wells and Golfstein announce the Four Queens project on Fremont Street a hotel with eight stores and sixteen dining outlets. One portion opens next July with high design aims and strong local backing. The partners express satisfaction and optimism for the enterprise.
The Senate approved a mildly worded sense of Congress urging patience on reapportionment for up to six months while Congress finishes its year. The vote, 94 to 38, backed by liberals, aims to avert a clash with the Supreme Court after June 18 ruling, though the measure is nonbinding and not binding on courts.
The article details a burglary at a three bedroom home near Tropicana Golf course where valuables including mink fur, gold jewelry, and costume pieces were stolen. Mrs. Apcar and Miss Renaud reported losses. insurance covered furs but not gold jewelry. Suspects possibly fled toward Kovall Lane. a private alarm system was installed later that day.
Washington says Bobby Baker will testify on charges of a 1960 campaign fund kickback tied to Matthew McCloskey and Don Reynolds. The Senate Rules Committee seeks to probe construction records on the D C stadium as cost overruns rise to about 3 million dollars. Baker earlier invoked the Fifth Amendment refusing to answer questions.
Senate investigators will file a report next Wednesday on Billie Sol Estes and the Cotton program. Chairman John L. McClellan says the report is "a pretty good report" but he will not reveal if it critical of the Agriculture Department. Estes built a West Texas financial empire that collapsed amid fraud charges and a federal fraud conviction appeal.
Five large wildfires stretch across the region east of Ukiah and into Napa Sonoma counties. Hanley Fire scorches 45 000 acres near Mount St Helena threatening Santa Rosa while Mt George fire runs along Napa area and Nun's Valley blaze covers 10 500 acres north of Sonoma. Mill Creek fire near Healdsburg grows to 2 acres. Petrolia fire expands over 10 000 acres with bulldozer lines around 20 percent of the perimeter.
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