Nevada Gambling Probe Opens Grand Jury Investigation
The Thomasville Times Enterprise reports a federal grand jury in Las Vegas begins hearings into alleged casino skimming profits and tax evasion. State officials and gamblers are to testify. investigators seek to determine if casinos reported full income amid FBI eavesdropping and undercover casino counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gambling Capital
an_ Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Joseph Ward
FBI
Chicago
Cleveland
Miami
J. Edgar Hoover
Nevada
Las Vegas Strip
IRS
Gaming Control Board
Parent Gaming Commission
Smokey Bear learns about fires in NBC special
AP Television-Radio writer Cynthia Lowery covers NBCs Ballad of Smokey the Bear a tale of his traumatic cubhood told in child terms with humor and songs. The piece notes the program as a potential annual classic and compares it to other holiday specials while analyzing CBSs The Garry Moore Show cancellation and upcoming replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Smokey the Bear
NBC
CBS
the Moore Show
Milton Berle
Jean Arthur
Drunks Spoiling Red Revolution in Saigon Report
In Saigon North Vietnam fears alcohol abuse weakens the communist drive. Radio Hanoi says Ho Chi Minh signed an October 27 decree cracking down on moonshiners and alcoholics to aid socialism and the anti U.S. struggle for national salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Light Bulb The Enemy In Iron Curtain Jail
John Van Altena recounts 17 months in East German prison after a Berlin wall escape attempt. He describes daily interrogations, constant guards, solitary confinement, and a tormenting light that activated every ten minutes. He was jailed after attempting to help a mother and child cross the wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
John van Altena
van Aitena
University of Wisconsin
East Germany
Berlin Wall
van Altena
Milton Junction
Airlines
West Berlin
Daat Berlin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert M. Shaw
WAG Vegab
Nev
NeVida Gamblers
State Gaming Agency
Thomasville Times-Enterprise
Ward
Underworld
Gaming Board
Edward A. Olsen
Olsen
Ulate
Goodyear Service Store
N. Broad St
Dial
Amvets
Featuring
Tommy Tillman
AL Dixon
Coats
H-I-S
West
SERPA
Carrhart
Marlboro County
Pendleton
H-I-S & Carrhart
McGregor
Serra
Fl Dixon
S. Broad St
Rita Dominguez
Cuba
Miami International Airport
Cube
Radio and Television
Smokey Bear
By Cynthia Lowery
Garry Moore
Smothers Brothers
Moore
Hiwa
Legion of Decency
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Denver, Colo
Alan Swallow
20Th Century-Fox
Aaron Rosenberg
Hove Acton
Kid Rodello
EF. Jackson
Grady County
N. Broad
Cairo
Kelvinator
American Motors
Singletary Tire
Bfgoodrich? Service, Inc
N. Madison St
Iron Curtain
God
Christian
St. Thomas Episcopal
Remington Ave
Betwee Crawford & Dawson
Charles L. Winters, JR
the University of the South
Suwanee, Tenn
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Thomasville
Georgia
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!