Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 8

BAND OUND A SOUR NOTE IN HAWTHORNE New United Protest ired to Cannon Jet Shown Women Launch serv Parks Project Man Held As Suspect In Shooting Park Meters four tons of PAUL LEACH voters in the time of the present Thief Loots Gas Station behalf of a 120 unit an attendant NEVADA GAMBLING State Board Digs Deep the Vir of as a Reno Gets BIGGER TODAY'S MENU The 00000 HOTEL in Downtown Ren fji I LUNCHEON the the inclined to favor it what I know this only also per sales said from Costello detailed of the leache'd a optimistic the Abbott of his did purpose water alloca Califor was placbd be council by Councilman Clearing skies are forecast for the Reno area today according to the Weather Bureau Temperatures are expected to range from a low of 25 degrees to a high of 44 compared to low of 10 and high of 44 S' Chilly temperatures were the rule across the state yesterday with Elko reporting a low of minus 15 Ely minus 14 and Winnemucca minus 1 Warmest reporting station was Las Vegas which had a high of 46 degrees has ordered a total cost and it mother now is critical list al she still is battling in in one leg De Groot was also said con will The Reno City Council Mon day agreed that local residents who have not paid their sewer license fees recently will be giv en a chance to explain at 7 :30 pm eb 10 More than 900 such residents owe the 'city Lake Tahoe from Utah only a few were said by Book no medical or surgi Gazette Journal Carson City Bureau Atty Gen Harvey Dickerson has suggested that representa tion at the Washoe County po litical conventions of both Dem ocrats and Republicans be one delegate for every 50 registeredvoters in each of the present precincts as of the time of the mass meetings The two' parties found them selves unable to comply with the law on selection of dele gates for 1964 because of re districting of wards in Reno au Two Sparks men suffered mi nor injuries Sunday when their car struck a cable stretched across a driveway entry on Lemmon Valley Drive in Lem mon Valley north of Reno Rex Barker 38 530 Em erson Way and Larry Parent 30 same address suffered cuts when the cable smashed the windshield Parents the passen ger was thrown from the ve hicle Officers said Barker ap parently lost control of the car No citations were issued' The men were taken to Washoe Medical Center by Sier ra Ambulance and released Political Puzzle Answer Suggested thorized by the 1963 Legislature Delegates for the county con ventions from each precinct are in proportion to votes cast with in the precinct for the candidate for Representative in Congress at the preceding gen eral in this case 1962 Dickerson in a letter to the state and Washoe County GOP and Democratic chairmen of fered to meet with them to re solve the matter He said that if agreed to by both parties only one section of the law should be taken into ac count in the Reno Sparks resoonded to the fol A SURPRISE IS COMING i JAN 17th scon MOTOR CO Two Injured as Car Hits Cable SiffiilS IWtS Clearing Trend Local orecast Council Moves To ree und or '63 64 Use REWARD OR THE RETURN BLACK COCKER SPANIEL MALE WITH COLLAR LICENSE AND BLUE RABIES TAG PHONE A 3 6739 He cited the sentences read ing: number of delegates from each voting precinct in county to the county con vention where the number of votes cast within former pre cincts for the candidate for Representative in Congress cannot be determined 'shall be in proportion to the total num ber of registered voters of each party in the precinct at the time of the mass meetings held in accordance with NRS ARRESTED James Howard Logan 25 of San rancisco was booked in county jail for grand theft auto and turned over to the BI aft er he attempted to abandon an automobile Thursday according to deputies ROSS CAMERA CENTER 1845 Prater Way Sparks RONT DOOR PARKING contended the Sparks this and en Sparks in some $23000 the council was told If after the appeal period no further arrangements are made to pay the sewer fee bills the appropriate amount will be levied againt the property of the delinquent sewer users is designed for medium range hauls and short flights may be economically impossible However Risdon said flights to Los Angeles San Diego Portland and Seattle may be scheduled Risdon said the aircraft will probably speed up airmail serv ice in Reno The ship is also capable of hauling more than cargo United Air Lines 40 of the craft at of some $160 million took the first delivery last Oc tober None of the craft is in commercial service so far With a total thrust of 21 tons the 727 cruises at from 550 to 600 miles per hour It has a wing span of about 110 feet and a length of 135 feet It's horizontal tail fin is more than 40 feet off the ground The plane offers only one passenger class and the fare said Risdon will run slightly above the tourist price on pis ton aircraft but well below the first class rate 1 Seats are banked three on one side of the aisle and two on the other Appointments in clude a kitchenette and lavato ries Passengers are loaded through self contained ramps one near the compart ment and the other in the un derside of the tail section Proceedings began yesterday which will enable Reno to spend almost $500000 which currently is carried on the books surplus from the fiscal year 1962 63 The city council approved a resolution calling for an emer gency loan to the 1963 64 gen eral fund from the previous general fund surplus a technicality of accounting re quired by Nevada law At the next regular council meeting it is expected a reso lution will be passed asking the permission fo the Nevada Tax Commission to actually obtain the The money will be used large ly to finance the furnishing and completion of the new Reno City Hall now under construc tion at Center and Stewart streets Of the remainder $130 000 will be used to repay the city off street parking commis sion for land the council donat ed for construction of a county library and for the current budgets of the park and street departments Thornton Journal Tahoe News Service TAHOE VALLEY Calif our young children were able to see their mother through a hospital window Sunday for the first time since Mrs loyd (Nancy) De Groot sustained in juries which required amputa tion of both legs military personnel for alleged racial discrimination against Negro members of a high school band By CY RYAN United Press International On May 2 1957 rank Cos tello was shot and wounded by an assailant in the lobby of a New York City hotel Authorities found on a slip of paper which the $651284 winnings newly opened Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas for a 24 day pe riod Handwriting experts later said that part of the list had been written by one Louis Lederer who had an interest in the casino license later was revoked Bolstered Suspicions No definite link ever was es tablished between Costello and Lederer but the incident bol stered the suspicions of many that Nevada gambling actually was controlled by underworld figures who had hidden inter ests in some plush Las Vegas casinos It also raised the ques tion of whether millions were being filtered the to finance other businesses legal or in other1 parts of the country State authorities stung previously' by repeated criti cism from politicians the ed eral Government and the press dug even deeper into the back ground of persons applying for a gambling license As examples of the beefed up investigations A Pennsylvania fight pro moter was denied a license when it was determined his chauffeur met Al Capone at prison and drove him home The incident happened more than 30 years ago and the pro moter said he had no knowl edge of it young man reported $200000 in cash assets in his bid to buy part interest in a casino The State Gaming 'Con trol Board aware that a young man has a hard time getting that amount of money became may reach up to $2000 Is borne by the person involved Gaming officials boast this type of investigation is better than one given by ederal agents for security clearance for handling top secret material Guest List The agency compiles intricate files on every big time under world figure in 1he country As an example at a wedding cele bration of the daughter of a Chicago mobster every license plate was recorded and later traced Io the owners These names are kept in the files for future reference Olsen feels reports of hidden interests are over emphasized He says that since he has taken his present post in July 1961 there have been only a few cases where this was involved State officials admit there is no fool proof method of detect ing hidden interest and it ap pears Nevada will have to live with charges there are such in terests be they right or wrong until there is complete docu mented evidence one way or the other 727 is de and takeoff The unique of moving like an um plane to fly at the northern edge of Reno was the largest single piece of property annexed at 581 839 acres Other large areas brought into the city by sub dividers included: Sierra Heights in Northwest Reno 229 acres Skyline Heights in Southwest Reno 181 Silver ada Subdivision in Northeast Reno 86 acres Choice of Soup or Salad Veal Saute Marengo with Tomato Olive Perle Onions Potato Vegetable Rolls Butter Beverage $35 Special to Gazette Journal HAWTHORNE An 11 year old boy was killed Sun day when a huge boulder fell from a mountainside and cat apulted the Jeep in which he was riding to the floor of the canyon far below The victim Steve Sheerin had gone with his father Ed to Montgomery Pass where a crew was building a rough road to the head of the can yon An old mine was being reopened there The father backed the Jeep off the road at a wide spot and told the boy to stay in the vehicle so he would not be in the way of a bulldozer working on the narrow road which at that point was near the top of the canyon The big rock broke away from near the top of the wall knocked the Jeep off its perch and hurtled to the bottom of the canyon The boy was thrown out and killed His dog rode the vehicle to the bottom and was not hurt It required eight hours to recover the body uneral services will be conducted Tonopah Wednesday solution than I have commented Sacramento gotiator at 17th meeting of 1he com mittee Allocation of Truckee River water between the states is the key to reaching a compact which would divide the waters of that river Lake Tahoe and the Carson and Walker rivers between Nevada and California General agreement has been reached on the Carson and Lake Tahoe' and negotiations on 1he Walker are moving steadily forward The first step toward making Sinclair Street into a major north south artery was taken i yesterday when the Reno City Council approved a plan to hire an appraiser to place valuations on property needed for the straightening and widening of the street Sinclair just east of Center Street presently is little used by north south traffic because of jogs in the alignment and a lack of connections with South ginia Street But under the plan being sidered by the council it handle a great volume of north south traffic after it is connect ed to Virginia Street near Vas sar Street via Holcomb Avenue and a major jog is straightened at Sinclair and Pine streets Estimated cost of land acqui sition necessary for the project is $185000 LAS VEGAS (UPI) The Nevada Human Relations Com mission says it has asked Sen Howard Cannon Nev to Reno Sewer ee Delinquents Will Get Chance to Explain they believe to enter the premises and to unlock the ma chine BEORE YOU BUYCAMERAS(A PgOJEdTOLRECORDERS? Sc(V leagues of women throughout Nevada Program Offered Leach presented a five point program to help the league in its project The points included: Consider broad public in terest Work from the beginning with public officials I Join with other groups which have conservation and outdoor recreation interests Seek help from those who are able and ready to give aid Propose programs big enough to do what should be done Leach stressed the outstand ing potential for parks in Ne vada He complimented Ne parks system and its progressive agency Another five point program on what comprises a state park system was also presented by Leach He emphasized the desire and intent of his bureau to support i die needs of Nevada recreation Leach was introduced by Mrs Earl Nicholson state president of the League of Women Voters I from Carson City BUeT reakish Accident Kills Boy The city of Reno Increased in size by more than 1134 acres last year according to a report compiled by city of ficials The larger size came about through a number of annexations ranging in size from of an acre to 582 acres Reno oothills "Subdivision located just west of US 395 Reno police have arrested a 33 year old Reno man jri con nection with the firing of ten or more shots from small icaliber pistol into the 777 Man or Drive home of Mr and Mrs Clyde Bittner Saturday night Jack Wendell Coryell 33 1880 Wilder St was booked Sunday for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon Bittner told police he was sit ting in his front room watching television Saturday night when he heard what sounded like "a string of firecrackers exploding in my front i Investigation showed the shots pierced a front bedroom win dow shattered a mirror on the bedroom door and lodged in a wall and door No one was in jured Coryell is being held jn cityjail in lieu of $3500 bail He has denied the charge apd said he was at home at of the shooting which occurred between 10 pm and midnight city with the Sinclair Widening Considered tion disclosed the source of money was a hoodlum and application was denied A high ranking military ficer seeking to invest in a Las Vegas casino was denied on grounds of back A Deterrent Olsen chairman of the control board feels type of investigation not catches undesirables but does much to discourage sons the from ap plying for a permit theory is that these in vestigations also protect the ap plicants from unjust accusa Olsen says He tells of a case where a lorida hotelman applied for" a share of a Clark County hotel The applicant was branded a hoodlum by some but an in quiry extending through the East and into two foreign coun tries proved the charges untrue Background examinations re quire from 30 to 45 days and usually are conducted by private investigators The cost which Lardner negligently About $112 was stolen from hiding places when (Specs) Mobile Gas Station was entered Saturday night Police said the money In sep arate sacks was removed from a tire in a tire rack and from a cigaret machine where it had been hidden by before Officers said keys were used The Joint California Nevada interstate compact Truckee River Committee still found solutions to major problems facing it but agreements appear nearer hile we more been in Orville chief California ne lhe end of yester Truckee River Agreement Nearer After Reno Meet Betz made the following state ment in his letter: "Members of the Western High School band under the su pervision of Jack Schwartz had stopped at the El Capitan Cafe in Hawthorne for lunch and after most of the orders! had been taken the manager ap peared and informed Schwartz that he would not serve colored students appeal re sulted in no change of position the band members withdrew from the premises and contin ued on to Tonopah for The incident involving both Negro and white students' oc curred last November while the band was en route to Reno to play at the halftime cere mony of a football game' Paul told the Women I doctor is Mrs De Groots' sister Mrs Pat Stark said Monday in report ing the young off the though fection Mrs to be optimistic over the possi bility of going to a rehabilita tion center for fitting of arifi cial limbs and therapy Contributions to a voluntary fund to assist the young moth er her husband a maintenance worker at Wagon Wheel Resort Hotel and the couple's four children already is nearing the $2000 mark ac cording to John Booker De immediate superior at the hotel The De Groots who moved to Clearfield weeks ago er to have cal insurance He added pital costs already have reached astronomical Jury Chosen As Injury Trial Opens A personal injury suit for about $100000 got under way in Washoe District Court yester day with the selection of a jury The jury trial is being held before Washoe Dist Judge Thomas Craven The trial is expected to take three days The suit is being brought by reeman and Delores Burchett as a result of a three car traf fic accident at West ourth and West streets eb 3 1957 They are represented by attorney Douglas Busey The plaintiffs seek $75000 gen eral damages plus medical ex penses for injuries allegedly sustained and reimbursement for loss of income They are bringing the suit against Lynford Lardner who is represented by attorney Eugene Wait Jr The plaintiffs claim drove a ear into the rear Of an automobile and shoved it into their vehicle Lardner denies the allegations The jury consists of Jessie Du Bose Judith Cantor Dan iel Hoffman John Mon golo Louis A Denevi Eugene A Kozlowski Patrick Monag han Wayne A Hart Georgena Epper Raymond White Dari Honsinger and An thony Caporale Blanche Jefferson is serv ing as the alternate juror The commission passed a res make an investigation and if olution censuring the El Capi necessary have Hawthorne de tan Cafe in Hawthorne and sentclarcd off limits to service per a letter to Cannon asking himsonnel to investigate the charges of He said the letter was sent discrimination in the Ccntralaftcr the commission investigat Nevada city cd a complaint filed by William Chairman William DeutschJ Betz principal of Western said the letter asks Cannon toHigh School here i ms new Boeing 727 jet airliner landed at Air Lines gave the city a gLmpse of its air Reno Municipal Airport yesterday as United service future (Journal Photo) Children Visit Crippled Mother Nevada State Journal Tuesday January 14 1964 Sparks Rejects Claim 797 of plabe Hawthorne off limits to fhn'l NOW LEASING Office pace on second floor of new building to be completed about May 1st Modern lighting air conditioning and good nat ural lighting Attractive building excellent close in corner location tenant and clientele parking Minimum unit 1500 sq ft 30c per square foot PETE WALTERS REAL ESTATE 611 Wells Ave Reno Nevada represent a vast po tential of new and needed think ing power for part in outdoor Leach of San rancisco Reno Sparks League of Voters Monday night Leach regional supervisory recreation planner for the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation ws the featured speaker at a meeting of the league at the Reno YMCA Could Be irst Lake Tahoe Park pro viding it is created could be one of the first major recre ational projects in the West to receive ederal funds under the 2 A 1 r' 4 4 i Ill lCLIiU Hdltl kwOIlbCl 11 iVI! JD1U should it be Leach I said I Lyndon Johnson has already lent his backing to the he added of the Interior Stewart Udall has said that he considers the Lake Tahoe Park project one which could receive the highest prior ity for the matching ederal funds Leach said that not only state park and recreation projects could receive up to 50 per cent of costs on a matching basis from the ederal government but that counties and cities could get similar aid He cau tioned however that county and city projects must be in accord with a comprehensive state plan to be eligible A two year study on state parks is being undertaken by Note: This is the suspicious A renewed investiga second of a three part series examining the control of gam bling in Nevada Sparks councilmen last night rejected a $3025 claim made against the city in the Sparks Nugget In a letter to the Graves associated Sparks Nugget contended that through an agent he paid this amount to the city last July 31 in order to obtain city building permits to construct motel Graves further that a paragraph in Municipal Code requiring fee was enacted forced by the City of without any authority Partial Refund The councilmen denied demand for a refund but grant a partial reimbursement of $300 The action came after Sparks City Attorney James Brooke explained that the city owed this amount of a refund because only 108 motel units were constructed instead of 120 The section of the Sparks Mu nicipal Code called into ques tion by Graves is no longer a city law Since last July Sparks has adopted a revamped municipal code The meeting also w'as high lighted by the introduction of two proposed ordinances aimed at increasing pedestrian and au tomobile safety at railroad crossings within the city Cut Accidents The ordinances were intro duced by Councilman Dr Al bert DeMers He said he in tended them as measures to re duce the accident rate at rail road crossings particularly at the 17th Street and Stanford Way crossings The first calls for electronic warning systems at railroad crossings The second provides that a flagman be stationed at railroad crossings that are with out electric warning devices Mayor Chester Christensen re ferred both to the committee of the whole for study They are expected to come up for first reading at the Jan 20 council meeting Three major issues were dis Commis cussed at session of the Truckee River Committee the basis for allocation of un used or surplus water between the states justification of pres ent water uses in Nevada and conversion of single power water to surplus During discussion of tion of surplus water nia raised an issue which ear lier plagued Carson and Walker River that of re turn flow Abbott stressed the return flow' concept was impor tant to his state because Cali fornia gets only one shot at the water while Nevada may get two or more uses of the same water Nevada is opposed to in clusion of return flow credits in the negotiations 'because it con tends there is no way to meas ure it accurately OR STORE RONT REMODELING ALUMINUM ENTRANCE DOORS DESERT GLASS 310 PARK A 2 0695 May Operate Into Night The Rneo public works depart ment yesterday was ordered to study the possibility of enforcing meter parking regulations in downtown Reno until 10 pm daily instead 6 pm The proposal fore the city ourth Ward Clarence Thornton who made it clear he is not certain he will support the extension of the meter regulations but on to base a decision later He told the council the exten sion was suggested last week by a visiting California traffic au thority may provide at least a partial said am based on he said getting almost no parking turnover after 5 pm People who work at night drive into the business dis trict at 5 and their cars stay there all At present most parking meters in the city are policed from 8 am until 6 pm by meter police If enforcement is extended more "personnel prob ably will be required it was noted ire Calls ir fighters arion Citv area lowing fire alarms during the 24 hour period ending at 10 o'clock last night: RENO 10:31 pm Plumb Lane and South Virginia Street controlled burning left smoldering 11:22 pm Hunter Lake and May berry drives trash fire cause unde termined 10:50 am 450 Sixth St over heated furnace 3:27 pm West Ninth and Ralston streets false alarm pranksters pm Sutro Street and Wede kind Road grass caused by cigaret SPARKS pm 2375 Boynton Lane grass undetermined cause Al Airport A 92 passenger Boeing airliner brought a glimpse air service future to municipal airport yesterday The tri jet ship the latest thing in air transportation and fresh out of the factory w'as brought to Reno to be show'n off to the public and to ground crew's which will fuel and ice it United Air Lines Reno manager Earle Risdon commercial flights to and Reno are expected to begin by early summer A powerful high performance aircraft the sleek signed for landing on short runways w'ing has dozens parts which spread brella to allow the at an unusually low speed been no flight sched ule set in Reno for the 727 yet said Risdon It is likely he said that early service will link Reno with cities no closer than Denver It is not likely jet service will be established anytime soon be tween Reno and San rancisco Risdon said The new airplane I WVWi i feaK Zi i Hi I.