Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 9

Witnesses Face RENO EVENING GAZETTE Questions in PHONE 3-3161 RENO, NEVADA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1955 PAGE NINE zw: q-P; Mi Cold Weather 1 WOLF PACK GRIDDER FORMER TCU MILER WILL FACE CHARGES Probe of Hotels Formal Hearing On Thunderbird Awaits Setting I i LJ i Hope Increases For Added Air Service in Reno Federal Board Recommends Move Says Legal Expert attemDt to hide his attendance at 1 r1 i ESCAPEE RETURNS Marshall Mix Smith, 33, who sawed his way out of the Washoe county jail Dec. 2, is shown as he was returned to it Thursday night. He was captured in Red Bluff, where he was jailed on a concealed weapons charge before being turned over to Washoe county authorities. He disappeared before court action was taken on a first degree burglary charge here, and now faces action both on that count and on escaping a prison. Smith now is lodged in a steel maximum security cell known as the "bird cage," reserved for difficult, prisoners.

(Bennett photo). POLICE OF CALIFORNIA QUESTION KIDNAP TRIO Santa Rosa Officers Interview Two Women Implicated in Bank Robbery California police remain interested inv two women held here on kidnaping charges and a man who has pleaded guilty to second degree murder. Santa Rosa sheriffs officers were at the Washoe county jail Thursday to interview Shirley Eleanor Maniscalco and Mrs. Ann to talk today to Donald Ander Toni Anderson, and were expected son, who has begun serving a 10 prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder, DENIES BOOING Mrs. George W.

Malone, wife of the Republican U. S. senator from Nevada, has denied she in tended any discourtesy when she walked out on Sen. Richard Neuberger of Oregon while he was making a speech at the Women's National Press. Club congressional dinner in Washington.

To reports she Neuberger, said she had "all of this I can take" and then exchanged words with Mrs. Perle Mesta in the corridor, Mrs. Malone told reporters later, "I was just going to the dressing room and certainly intended no discourtesy to Senator Neu berger." Firemen, Police Will Petition For Pay Boosts Reno firemen and policemen will start ringing doorbells Mon day in a try for a $50 a month pay raise. They will circulate petitions asking that the pay raise question be placed on the city ballot for elections May. More than 1664 signature, 15 per cent of the 11,094 voters in the last city elec tion, are required to place the question on the ballot.

PLANS DELAYED The city employes considered such a petition early last year, but delayed their plans when the Reno city council approved a five per cent, roughly $15 a month, pay raise. Both firemen and policemen ap proved tne plan at a joint meet ing. Firemen have been assigned half the city and policemen the other half as their responsibility in obtaining the petition signa tures. All men will be in plain clothes, and will solicit signatures in their off-duty hours only, Ray Cavallo, Reno Police Protective Associa tion president said today. If the raise is obtained, it will bring the starting fire and police salaries, now $310 a month, to $360 a month, increasing to $386 a month after four years of satis factory service promotions in either department.

With approximately 80 men in each department, the raises would amount roughly to $96,000 a year tor botn departments. NO MONEY, SAYS CITY City councilmen have not questioned the fire and police conten tion that the present scale is low. but simply say the city doesn't have the money. Policemen work a six day a week schedule. Fire men work 24 hours a day each al ternate day on a schedule which provides an additional day off after every eight shifts" worked, In a prepared pamphlet, the city employes claim that valuable trained men are lost because of the low pay scale and that a high er type of man could be hired with the increased pay.

In an appeal to the taxpayer, the pamphlet explains fire and policemen are the protectors of the public and that the citizen who needs cither's services needs the best men available. Furnace Burns Out of Control A furnace, burning out of con trol, did considerable damage to one unit of a triplex apartment at 1221 East Fifth street early tms morning, it was reported by tne Keno fire department. rne flames charred the living room or the unit, and there was extensive smoke damage to the rest of the apartment. Owner of the building is Charles while the occupant was usted as recioso M. Nacanor.

Soldier Loses Suit for Damages Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cimbal have been awarded $3470 in their district court damage suit against rea 1 ureen, In the army over seas. Green defaulted in the suit, heard Dec. 2 by Judge A.

J. Maes tretti by not replying to regis tered letters mailed to him. In the complaint filed bv Mr. and Mrs. Cimbal through their attorneys, Guild, Busey and Guild, they asked for damages as a result of injuries received in a February, 1952 automobile crash on South Virginia street.

Wave Sweeps Over Nevada Reno Temperature Nears Zero; Elko Has 16 Below Mark If your neighbor greeted you with "it's cold this morning, eferring to a temperature of 2 degrees above zero, confront him with these figures the next time you meet Jan. 7, 1890 Reno residents were hitching up 'ol Dobbin with the mercury at a 18, exactly one degree warmer than Renos all time low on Jan. 8, 1890 of 19 below zero. LOW SIX TEARS AGO As late as 1949 it was 16 below zero on Jan. 13, 1949, a date that most Reno residents probably re member.

With temperatures at most Ne vada points still dropping, southerly Las Vegas continued to bring notice in the weather pic ture. It actually snowed in Las Vegas, following conflicting re ports last week that the southern Nevada city had snow then. The weather bureau reported this morning that now it was true Las Vegas1 had one inch of snow on the ground, with no appreciable amount of precipita tion. A later report showed six inches in the area. Elko, long a member of the cold set came through with fly- ng colors this morning and a 16 to lead the Nevada stations.

At Ely it was a 7 while Battle Mountain had a-6 and Winne mucca, an early season leader warmed up to a 1. Reno was expected to be fair tonight and Saturday and the cold spell was due to continue. Nevada will be fair tonight and Saturday, cooler in the south portion tonight. The Sierra Nevada will be fair tonight and Saturday, slightly warmer in the north portion to night. For motorists planning travel out of the Reno area, the road report as given by the Reno of fice of the American Automobile association was as follows: Highway 40 west: Chains ad vised from Donner Lake gate to Kingvale.

CRignway 40 east: Clear and dry to Lovelock. Highway 50 west: Chains nec essary from sand pit to Lake Tahoe; no housetrailers or hay trucks: chains necessary from Myers to Strawberry. Highway 895 south: Chains necessary 5 miles south oi uara- nerville to California state line; enforced from Walker river canyon to Sonora junction; Casa Diable to 4 miles north of June Lake junction; chains necessary on north side of Montgomery pass. Hirhway 895 nortn; Open no controls. Fail to Receive Defense Contract A defense contract on which the Curtiss-Wright Corp.

had based its plans for establishment of an industrial plant in the Reno-Sparks area has been awarded to another firm, it was indicated to day from Washington. It was reported that, the de fense-contract which Curtiss- Wright sought has been given to the Aero-Jet Corp. which plans to biuld its plant somewheret in the middle west. Members of the industrial committees of the Reno and Sparks Chambers of Commerce were told at a joint meeting this week that Curtiss-wnght had secured op tions on five square miles of des ert land in the valley just east of Spanish Springs valley. When the original story of the intentions of Curtiss-Wright to establish a defense plant in this area was published in the Reno Evening Gazette late last October, officials of the company were reported to have said that they might go ahead with another type of plant in the event the current defense contract was not forthcoming.

Whether these plans will be developed is not known. the snowfall was the first in their lives. Most had seen snow from a distance or had visited Mt. Charleston during the Win ter but to actually feel the snow hit their faces was a new experience for scores, particularly youngsters born here after the 1949 or who had moved here from southern California coastal communities. The snow today was the second registered this week although on Wednesday a few flakes fell, but these were missed by most of the Weather Bureau forecasters said storm conditions would prevail throughout most of the day but that temperatures would re- mam above 30 degrees.

i Paul Wvnn Hoeffler. 23. Uni- versity of Nevada halfback who I has turned out also to be a for mer Texas Christian University track man, was back in Fort Worth, Tex. today to answer a charge of swindling a bank of more than $3,500 in automobile transactions. Hoeffler was returned to Fort Worth Thursday night by A.

H. Cleveland, a "skip chaser" for the Ft. Worth bank, which had been on Hoeffler's trail for more than a year, and who had been made a deputy sheriff to allow return of the athlete. Hoeffler allegedly sold one or more used cars on which loans had been made without advising the bank involved of the tran sactions. LEARN BACKGROUND Upon Hoeffler's return to his home state, more of his.

background came out. It was learned that he had been a miler on TCU track teams, for one thing; that he had given Cleveland the slip once in Las Vegas; and that he was sought as the result of a grand jury indictment. Texas Christian Track coach Mack Clark told the Associated Press that Hoeffler had been an excellent prospect as a miler in his freshman year at TCU, but that he seemed to "lose interest' during his first year on the var sity track team. He entered the University of Nevada last Fall, and played on the varsity football squad. Coach Glenn (Jake) Lawlor indicated he seemed a "good boy" and well liked by fellow team members, How he was made eligible for athletics here in his first year wasn't known.

Lawlor said today that Hoeffler hadn't mentioned anything about a previous college athletic career. Transfer students usually must wait a year at their new school before being eligible for athletics Information from the office of the dean of student affairs at Ne vada, William D. Carlson, indi cated Hoeffler hadn't made any Sparks Groups To Ask for Vote Machines Sparks service organizations wiil be invited to participate irt the move to send petitions to the Washoe county commissioners indicating a desire to have voting machines installed, Mrs. John Filtzer, president of the Reno League of Women Voters said today. A list of service organizations in Sparks is beinfc obtained and letters which were forwarded to Reno service organizations this week will also be sent to the Sparks groups.

The move is being carried out by Mrs. Donald Houk, chairman of the voters service committee of the Reno league and Mrs. William Nash, a member of the committee. A sample of the petitions being circulated among service organizations, now on a- county-wide basis, is also being forwarded to the groups. It was suggested by Mrs.

Houk that other groups might desire to circulate the petitions among their membership or that they might serve for circulation on a neighborhood basis. The sample petition follows "We, the undersigned, legal residents of Washoe County, State of Nevada, do hereby petition the County Commissioners of Washoe County, State of Nevada to procure and supply Voting Machines for Washoe County: These Voting Machines to be financed by bonds, or purchased from the. general fund, or by installment purchase, and to be available for use at the next general election. We do respectfully request immediate action and a public reply to this A survey of the voting ma chine situation in Washoe counr ty is now being conducted by a representative of a national voting machine manufacturer. One For the Record One-Time Is Speaker IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Jan.

7. US) Jim Dyer spoke at his own funeral yesterday. James Martin Dyer, 84, pioneer resident of nearby Birch Creek, made records for the final rites several years ago. The final groove on the last record said simply: "Farewell." No one else spoke. This was in accordance with Dyer's wishes.

He wanted no other speaker because they always "told good things about the deceased and then got carried away and tell better things and the relatives lean forward and wonder if the speaker is talking about the right person." Dyer died Jan. 2 in an Idaho Nevada Tax Commission investigators are continuing their probe of alleged hidden interests in the Thunderbird Hotel in Las Vegas, with several witnesses to be interrogated in southern Nevada early this month. Gov. Charles H. Russell said in Carson today that the formal Thunderbird hearing date had not been set nor had a location been decided upon.

Operators of the hotel have been notified of the pending hearing at which they must show cause why their license should not be revoked. PROBE OWNERSHIP Tax commission investigators will interrogate Thunderbird Hotel staff members in Las Vegas beginning Jan. 17. Also scheduled to give testimony in an allied investigation is Beldon Katleman, 20 per cent interest holder in the Last Frontier. The tax commission also is conducting a probe of Last Frontier ownership and financial transactions.

Announcement was made recently that several members of the present Last Frontier partnership were selling their hold ings in the resort. The sellers include Jake Koz- loff, his brother, William, Murray Randolph, Arthur Brick, Bob Kroloff and Max Wittus, who between them hold 80 per cent of stock. Three Beverly Hills, Calif, men were identified as the pur chasers, with the sales price more than $4,000,000 which in cludes a mortgage on the build- ing. Scheduled to give testimony in the Thanderbifd probe are Jack Mettler, George Rosen and Hickey Kamm, part of the man agement staff, and the operating partner, Marion Hicks. HEARING HELD Hicks and Clifford A.

Jones, another partner, were questioned at length at a preliminary hearing held in Carson in October. The tax commission announced its probe of the Thunderbird after the Las Vegas Sun charged that Jake and Meyer Lansky were phantom partners in the Las Vegas strip enterprise. Both Hicks and Jones denied the charge under oath. Meanwhile, the Nevada Tax Commission will hold a special session in Carson Jan. 13 to discuss overall gambling control problems.

No applications for licenses will be considered at this meeting, but the commission will attempt to formulate a set of recommendations to the legislature for. strengthening gambling control laws. Ore Detection Talk Scheduled "Improvements in Scintillation Counting for Uranium Detection" will be the subject of a talk to be given by W. E. Osborne to members of the Washoe Gem and Mineral Society, meeting tonight in the State building auditorium at 7:30 o'clock.

Osborne, president of Pioneer Industries, 378 Wells Reno, has specialized for 30 years in the design of electronic measuring instruments, holding several patents for such devices. His first patent on an electronic metal locator was granted in 1930 and this instrument was later adopt ed in modified form by the Aus tralian army as a mine detector. Now a resident of Reno, Os borne is working with other engineers on the development of radically new and far more sensitive instruments for the detec tion and location of uranium bearing ore, as well as other minerals. Osborne will include in his talk summary of the progress of scintillation detectors from the first zinc sulphide counter in vented by Sir William Crookes in 1903, to the present lead tellunde cells, liquid crystals and well known sodium iodide crystals now being used. The temperature problem which affects all counters will be discussed as well as gold finding devices.

State February Draft Call Eleven Nevada will provide only 11 men in the February draft, Maj. Gem James A. May, state selective service director, announced today. Seven men will be called from Washoe county with the remainder of the quota provided by Lyon, Eureka and Clark counties. The Washoe and Lyon inductees will report to San Francisco, with the Eureka selectee reporting to Fort Douglas and the Clark man to Los Angeles.

RECEIVES BOOT City Manager Thomas. Hilberg today received a "Denver (The "boot" is a device which can be clamped an improperly parked automobile wheel so that the parker must pay before removing his car. Hilberg said he will display the gadget at the next city council meeting. TCU nor his home address, Cy- press, Texas. Dean Carlson said Hoeffler was registered as a tem porary freshman for lack of enough credits for sophomore status.

Lawlor, indicating eligibility is decided by the faculty committee on the subject, and that such mat ters are not in his province, said his impression was that Hoeffler was automatically eligible without sitting out a year because of military service. However, Dean Carlson said Hoeffler is listed as exempt from service because of 4-F status, and was not attending under any GI bill. Dean Carlson said Hoeffler did not have to pay out of state tuition because he had established resi dence here before entering the university. CHANGED MIND The Associated Press quoted Continental Bank officials in Fort Worth as saying that Hoeffler disappeared more than a year ago and that Cleveland later located him in Las Vegas. Hoef fler agreed to return to 'Fort Worth then, but changed his mind during the night and left without bidding Cleveland goodbye.

It was then that charges were filed by the bank and an indictment returned by the Tarrant county grand jury 'for removal and sale of mortgaged property. At the county jail in Fort Worth today Hoeffler admitted he owed the money. "I had borrowed the money from a friend of mine at the bank and before I knew it I was $3,500 in the hole," he said. "I left the cars here when I left town but I'd wrecked two of them and hadn't taken out any insurance." Hoeffler said he believed his father, J. A.

Hoeffler of Cypress, believed to be a well-to-do rancher, was flying to Fort Worth with money and that he expected to make restitution. Hoeffler was arrested at his fraternity house here Thursday. Crowds Luck, Ends in Jail Return to a bank in which he had already done some curious business, according to police, re sulted in the arrest of John James Hansen, 39, local hotel resident, on charges of forg ery. A forgery warrant which had been outstanding against Hansen charging him with writing four checks to himself totalling $268.95 and signing the name of Albert W. Parker to them was the basis of the booking.

These were cashed at the First National Bank of Nevada, First and Virginia Branch. But police said he had also cashed checks at the Nevada Bank of Commerce, where he was ar rested Thursday, between Dec. 31 and Jan. 4, totalling $536.05. These were made but to John J.

Hansen again, and signed with the name of John B. Harker. Police said Hansen evidently watched persons filling out bank deposit slips, thus getting an ac count name, an idea of the size of the account and a look at the handwriting. Bank employes had been alert ed, and when Hansen showed up again at the Nevada Bank of Commerce Thursday, he was re cognized by Teller Bonnie Goff, who delayed him while police were called. She finally cashed $301.25 of new checks again signed with Harker's name, and he was fol lowed out the door by Herbert Haney of the bank staff.

A police patrol car, dispatched by radio, was waiting. Hansen signed a release giving the $301.25 back to the bank. Police said here that Hansen is also sought in California and Arizona on check charges. LOSS REPORTED Loss of $527 in postal money orders and cash in the Southern Pacific Co. depot was reported to police Thursday by Joseph Jef e-ries.

He said the loss was "several days" previous to the report. Nevada Miner at Own Funeral Falls rest home. He was born in Ontario, Canada, Oct. 2, 1870. Much of his recorded talk outlined his life, which included mining in Colorado, Utah and Nevada.

But it also outlined his philosophy. Such as: "Always wear a smile, it was made to fit your face and doesn't cost anything." He told of being a lover of nature and talked of bird calls, the forests and animals. "I have lived and enjoyed a very full life," he said. Near the end of the records, he said he hoped he wouldn't be mourned. He would prefer, he said, to have people tell funny stories about him and to sing "Auld Lang Syne." a Hopes lor additional airline service to and from Reno rose con siderably here Thursday with an additional interpretation of recent Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) recommendations.

The additional information came a telegram to Keno Chamber of Commerce president Charles W. Mapes from Harry Karst, aviation consultant. LEGAL EXPERT Kacst, a specialist in aviation legal affairs, is retained by the chamber as its representative in the "Denver Service Case," in which reallocation of airline routes in the west is still pending. According to Karst, the CAB is recommending that Western Airlines should be authorized to provide unrestricted service between Reno and Oakland, San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Denver. At the same time, the CAB is recommending that Trans-World-Airlines (TWA) be authorized to serve Denver.

If the recommendations are approved, this would give air travellers leaving Reno for the east a choice of going by United Airlines or by Western Airlines with a change tb TWA at Denver. News reports from Washington with regard to the CAB recom- nendations left doubt as to whether or not Western would be permitted unrestricted service. In some cases the CAB permits an airline to bring passengers into a city, but prohibits picking up pas sengers, in otners a reverse re striction is made. WILLING TO SERVE In its application to the CAB for additional routes, Western Airlines has said that it is willing and able to furnish service for Reno. The CAB recommendation takes note of limited facilities at Reno airport suggesting that the Reno authorization be for onlv three years, to be reconsidered at the end of that time.

In the words of the recom mendation "Reno's airoort is not now capable of handling DC-6's, but the city has announced plans xor its improvement. If the air port is not improved, Reno will have to be served with Convairs probably necessitating additional flights and considerable additional expense for Western." City Manager Thomas Hilberz. told of the recommendation, said lengthening of the north-south runway at the airport has made it capable of handling the lareei DC-d planes so far as length of runway is concerned, but there are still questions of eliminating obstructions to landing paths, ON LEASE BASIS While we are operating the airport on a lease basis," Hilberg said, "we can't plan on making ail the improvements we would like on the field." City officials have been work ing on the possibility of pur chasing the airport, but a 000 required down payment asked by United is a serious ob stacle. Any. purchase of the airport will have to await the decision of the city council as to whether or not it would be advisable to borrow the money.

A board of public officials of Reno, Sparks and Washoe county has been appointed to work out suitable ordinances to control heights of buildings and other obstructions in the runway approach paths, but has not yet made any rulings. Erring Drivers Are Before Court Two persons charged with drunk driving and one charged with reckless driving were given fines and sentences in municipal court Friday morning. The reckless driver, Robert Dudley, 43, Herlong, was given a blood alcohol test Thursday night ollowing his arrest, but was found only to have been very fatigued. Police said he swerved across North Sierra street and hit a parked car. He pleaded guilty and was fined $25 with a 25-day jail sentence tfte option.

Adolph Gilliland, 30, Weed Heights, was found guilty of drunk driving, and assessed $250 with a six month term optional. Police said he was driving erratically on East Fourth street early Friday. Charles Upton, who was arrested on a drunk driving charge also, was given a choice of a $250 fine or a six month sentence, and a 30-day driver's license suspension, with permission for business driving. Wade Services Funeral services for Mrs. Tilda (Tillie) Wade will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home chapel of the Ross Burke with the Rev.

David B. Meadows of the Mount Zion Baptist church as clergyman. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. year to life sentence in the state here last weekend after another man, Ronald Barker, was shot by his partner, Anderson, in the course of an alleged kidnaping of two local people. The four also were accused of having robbed a Cotati, bank of $39,000, and most of the money was re' covered here.

In addition to the Santa Rosa officials, who were headed by Andy Johansen, an important fig ure in the Frank Pednm-Leroy Linden murder trial and investi gation here last year, Oakland Dolice also exhibited interest in the two women. An Inspector Murray and (iminologist Robert M. Cooper talked to the women at the coun ty jail, and took palm and heel nrints. Only fingerprints are used by local authorities Washoe County Sheriff Charles W. Young said today that Johan sen didn't indicate any success in linking the two women with vari ous unsolved holdups in the San ta Rosa area.

He presumably also questioned them about the Cotati bank holdup since Cotati is in his territory, although the two women and Anderson may face federal charges in- this mat ter, Anderson and the two women were accused of kidnaping Jack Snarkman. a laundry truck driver, and Mrs. V. iasn, motel operator, after Anderson decided Sparkman was calling police. During a scuffle between Anderson and Snarkman! Barker was shot by Anderson.

The two women are to be ar- raimpd Mondav on second ae- erpe, kidnaDine charges, to which thev are expected to plead inno cent. Kidnaping charges against Anderson were dropped when he nleaded euilty to the murder charge. LOSES DRAFT Loss of a bank draft for $500 in the Reno area was reported to Reno police Thursday by Robert LaFountain, 4185 Neil Road. The three were picked up lax Service Schedule Set 11 Communities To Be Visited Set forth today by Vaughn W. Evans, district director of the Internal Revenue service, "was i schedule of outlying.

Nevada towns to be visited by members of the tax service for the pur pose of assisting and advising -taxpayers in the preparation "of their 1954 income tax returns and declarine of estimated tax for 1955. The schedule released embraces 11 communities in eastern and western Nevada, with a provision noted that a schedule of subsequent visits will be released at a later date. Meanwhile. the report states the Reno offices of the revenue service, on the second floor of the post office building, will con tinue to remain open on all worK- ing days until April 15, to assist taxpayers in fong their returns, Visit schedule by cities is as follows: Battle Mountain: Nevada hotel, Jan. 21.

8 a. p. m. Carson: Federal building, Jan 26, 2 p. p.

Jan. 27, a. p. m. Elko: Post office buildingJan.

24-28. 8 a. p. m. -Elv: Internal revenue office, Jan.

17-21, 8 a. p. m. Fallon: Post office building, Jan. 24.

9 a. p. Jan. 25- 28. 8 a.

p. m. Hawthorne County court house, Jan. 20, 9 a. p.

m. Lovelock: County court house, Jan. 17 and 18. 8 a. P.

m. Minden: Minden Inn. Jari. 26, 9:30 a. p.

m. Tonopah: Post office building, Jan. 19. 8 a. noon.

Winnemoccat Post office build- intr. Jan. 24-28. 8 a. p.

m. Yerington: County court house, Jan. 25, 9 a. p. m.

Lillian Porter Funeral Is Held Services for Mrs. Lillian Porter were held Friday morning from the O'Brien-Rogers dhapel, thence to the Church of the little Flower for requieni mass begin ning at nine o'clock. The Rev. Charles Righini was celebrant of the mass. Recitation of the rosary was held at the OBrien-Rogers chapel Thursday night with the Rev.

Righini reciting and Mrs. Eleanore Chabot as organist. Acting as pallbearers were Bill Williamson, Oscar Nelson, Bill jpioate and John McGrath. Burial was at Mater Dolorosa cemetery. I What'sThatWh'iteStuff? First Real Snow Since 1949 Hits Downtown Las Vegas LAS VEGAS All of southern Nevada was blanketed by snow today as the area registered depths, at mid morning, ranging up to six inches at the higher elevations.

The fall was the heaviest- since the severe Winter storm of January, 1949 when up to eight inches was measured on the downtown Las Vegas streets. The snow started falling just before dawn after a night of misty rauvAt seven o'clock the ground in Las. Vegas was cov ered as the, large flakes tumbled down. At eight o'clock there was nearly an inch lying on the ground and was still snowing under a low' cloud ceiling'. Driving was hazardous as slippery streets kept speed down.

For many Las Vegas children.