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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1968
Page
2
City officials acknowledge insufficient funds to finance a joint city county state building complex. They urge legislative aid and a cooperative housing plan for three levels of government, warning against wasteful, fragmented operations and urging responsible, public-trust like planning.
In Wisconsin Republicans Nixon gains 80 percent with all 30 delegates. Democrats McCarthy leads with 57 percent capturing 406,098 votes while Johnson trails with 249,518. Reagan appears on the ballot. Delegates: McCarthy 49 of 59, Johnson eight.
Classified fragments announce male route sales positions, female service roles, a 1963 Chevrolet Impala with 40 000 miles, and a 1957 Ford Station Wagon for sale with contact numbers. Listings reference CL sections and brief details without full ad context.
Notices detail contract acceptance for a Nevada highway project and require creditors to file claims within 30 days. The estate of Walter H Thiess appoints an executor and requires creditors to file within three months after first publication. Contains dates March 25 1968 March 13 1968 and publication dates March 4 21 28 1968.
An 18-year-old Las Vegas youth, David Powell, was placed on five years probation after a gunpoint robbery at the Desert Inn Road and Boulder Highway Stop 'N Go Market on January 26. District Judge Howard W. Babcock suspended the sentence on advice from the probation officer, district attorney, and public defender, noting Powell's first offense and strong home life. Powell's parents attended the sentencing.
The League of Women Voters holds its annual meeting at 7 30 p m today at the home of Mrs J K Houssels Jr 380 Rancho Circle.
Six defendants arraigned in a Frontier Hotel cheating scheme face a April 10 preliminary hearing. The group, tied to a $40,000 loss in a rigged blackjack game, includes Douglas R. Anderson and Wes and Margie Sherman among others. Howard Hughes-backed investigation records and film evidence are to be presented in court.
Las Vegas plans director explains that former lineal streets became split when joined later, leaving Maryland Parkway divided from 12th and 13th Streets to avoid confusion. Suburban road projects require consistent names to prevent disruptions in sequence.
In Durango Colorado the Sangre de Cristo Mountains cradle the highest land dunes in the United States. The dunes tower over 700 feet above the surrounding terrain and sit about 7500 feet above sea level.
North Korea aired letters allegedly written by USS Pueblo crewmen warning of punishment including death unless the United States apologizes for the spy mission. Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher urged the U.S. government to admit fault and apologize to win return of the 82 sailors.
Moscow protests claim Chinese authorities detained the Soviet tanker Komsomolets Ukrainy in Port Waniu near Kwanchou on March 27. Tass reports say soldiers forced entry and beat crew, marking a third such Soviet protest of the year amid Sino Soviet shipping tensions.
A Reno man Joseph Chester Garsted and Las Vegas sister Lois Bellm Edwards with her brother Keneth Bellm were arraigned in Justice Court on possessing slot machine cheating devices and had a June 13 preliminary hearing set. Sheriff Ralph Lamb said deputies seized drugs and cheating tools during searches linked to a broader case.
Elmer R. Hayes, 23, of 1516 S. Main St., wounded in a barroom shootout with an off-duty Las Vegas police officer, was arraigned today and set for an April 16 preliminary hearing after invoking the 15 day rule for an early proceeding.
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