Kennedy Gets Warm Welcome In Las Vegas Visit
About 8 000 Nevadans cheered President John F Kennedy at the Las Vegas Convention Center with a nine clap ovation during his speech. Governor Grant Sawyer praised the President for decisive action while Rep Walter S Baring sent a regret telegram and did not attend. Sawyer recalled Kennedy’s 1960 Nevada Legislature visit and lauded his leadership on domestic and international issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline
Nevada
Jack
Las Vegas Convention Center
Walter S. Baring
Rep. Baring
House
Grant Sawyer
John F. Kennedy
Convention Center
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart Udall
Alan Bible
Howard W. Cannon
Sunfoto
Kennedy Pushes Lake Tahoe Protection At Nevada Talk
During a Nevada stop President Kennedy urged preserving Lake Tahoe shore line as a state park project favored by Gov Sawyer. He praised Senators Bible and Howard amid strong public support and emphasized environmental concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Tahoe Shore Line
Gov
Sawyer
Laud
Alan Bible
Howard
Allard Roen a victim of circumstance in securities case
In Las Vegas, Allard Roen of the Desert Inn pleads guilty to securities violations but is described as a victim of circumstance rather than a criminal. He faced pressure from associates, profited little, and sought to shield his family while Roy Cohn allegedly offered influence for indictments for money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Allard
United States
Roy Cohn
Kennedy greeted by standing room crowd in Las Vegas
About 8,000 residents packed Convention Center to welcome President Kennedy. Rancho High School band played Hail to the Chief and The National Anthem as the audience rose twice. Security lined roped seats and officers watched for trouble while press clicked and cameras flashed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convention Center
Kennedy
Rancho High School
Robbers Hit London Firm For 36400
Gunmen forced entry into LEP Transport Co offices in London East End, tied and gagged six workers, broke into a strong room with pick axes, and looted about 36400 after a five hour raid. They even helped themselves to champagne during the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Royal Mail
LEP Transport Co
East End
Cosa Nostra Executioner To Tell All Testimony
Valachi, a former Cosa Nostra member who turned informer after a death threat from Vito Genovese, is due to resume Senate investigations testimony Tuesday about his firsthand gangland killings. At 61, he is serving life for a prison murder he mistook for a mob execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valachi
Vito Genovese
Senate
Cosa Nostra
Korean Police Crack Commie Spy Ring
South Korean national police announced they cracked a large communist spy ring that sought to infiltrate the new civil government through political contributions. National Police Director Lee led the investigation and reported the breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
UPS
Weather Summary For Today And Yesterdays Highs
Clear weather with gentle winds across the region. Today’s high near 99 degrees and a low around 6. Yesterdays high reached 100 with a low of 6. Noon relative humidity at 12 percent, sunrise at 6 34 and sunset at 6 24.
Black Book as Frankenstein in Nevada Gambling Fight
Editor notes a three part look at Nevada's Black Book that lists figures officials deem harmful to gambling interests. The piece details how state officials fear the list could threaten a large economic sector while pressing to bar noted persons from casinos amid federal probes and organized crime concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lor Ut
Nevada
Reno
Atty
Robert Kennedy
Washington
Kennedy Visits Las Vegas for National Resources Tour Finale
President John F. Kennedy wrapped up a five day national resources tour with a 10 minute speech at the Las Vegas Convention Center. He arrived at McCarran Field after dedicating Whiskeytown Dam near Redding, California and met White House staff and the press in a brisk, choreographed stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Kennedy
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Convention Center
Congress
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Kennedy
White House
Washington Press Corps
McCarran
Bureau of Reclamation
Whiskeytown
Redding
Calif
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bryn Armstrong
SUN
of Wating
Dent
Dale Dorothy
Tae
Peo
Bris
Rubey
Pere Ee Erate
Aaa
Cohn
Police
Secret Service
Law
Commie
National Police
Lee
Frankenstein
Joe McClain
SUN Day
Treasury Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Immigration Service
By Jim Stainaker
Entertainment
Henderson Kas Dies Senbens
Woo Woo
Banjo Man
Woo Woo Stevens
Hotel “Agp
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!