The Kansas City organized crime family led by Nicholas Civella holds a secret interest in the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas "fronted" by St. Louis attorney Morris A. Shenker, the FBI alleged in court documents made public Friday.
Two local boys on the American League squad got together for some baseball chatter before the game. Walter (Hoot) Evers of Collinsville (left) explained to Larry (Yogi) Berra how he gets his power at the plate. Evers hit a home run to account for the first American League run.
Members of the St. Louis Club listen attentively to director John Kennedy (right) as they prepare for their roles in the Muny Opera's "Wish You Were Here," which opens Monday in Forest Park. The players are (from left) Al Ferrari, Woody Sauldsberry, and Clyde Lovellette.
Only one more section remains to be inserted - and that is to take place at the "topping out," now due for Oct. 28 - before the two legs of the Gateway Arch are joined. The next to last section, above, was put into place Tuesday, leaving a space of only two and a half feet between the legs of the 630-foot Arch. The legs appear to be joined in the picture below, taken after the next to last section was inserted, but that's due to the camera angle.
The children of LaClede Town and LaClede Park don't have to go very far for amusement. There's a swimming pool nearby, any number of backyard wading pools and this playground where Mrs. Mary Bell Martinez pauses to help youngsters swing.
A slight idea of the millions of piling that clutter the Missouri River (Mile 198.0). Below: Booneville, Mo. Kansas City District, enroute to St. Louis.
A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE GLOBE-DEMOCRAT novice table tennis tournament is provided here of the assembly-line action as early matches got under way yesterday afternoon at St. Louis U. Gymnasium. A total of 261 players, winners and runners-up of district tournaments all over the city, was able to see the action yesterday and today.