Bonanza Underpass To Close For Final Time
Dist Highway Engineer Jack Parvin announced a 7 am closure of the Bonanza underpass for the last time. The $658,886 project is slated to finish by April 27, possibly the week of April 18, with 85 percent of work and 65 percent of time used by end of March. Sahara Avenue work between Boulder Highway and U S 91 should complete in the last week of May aside from landscaping.
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Bonanza
Jack Parvin
Parvin
Sahara Avenue
Boulder Highway
U. S. 91
Purse Snatcher Strikes Adams Block After Church Walk
Claudia Harris reported a theft on Adams Street near the church after a Monday stroll home. The purse contained $1, a Bible, and two other religious books.
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Claudia Harris
Adams
Las Vegas Sun Editorial Staff and Affiliates
The Las Vegas Sun publisher lists staff and officials including Ruthe Desk in, Bryn Armstrong as executive editor, Vince Ansmo as managing editor, Bill Fitzgerald city editor, Gerry Appleby women’s editor, Jack Davenport advertising director, William Sherwood circulation manager, Burt Bay classified division, Haney Womack national retail advertising manager, H M Greenspun president, Ray Germain vice president, Ruthe Desk in secretary, Barbara Greenspun treasurer. Entered at the Post Office as Second Class Matter. The paper is a member of major press associations and the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Las Vegas Sun, Inc
Commerce Street
Las Vegas
Nevada
Ruthe Deskin
Bryn Armstrong
Vince Ansfmo
Bill Fitzgerald
Gerry Appleby
Jack Davenport
William Sherwood
Burt Bay
Haney Womack
H. M Greenspun
Ray Germain
Ruthe Des
County Approves Medical Aid Plan
The Clark County Commission voted to participate in the federal state medical aid to indigents program. Officials expect about 1.2 million in federal and state funds with 50 percent from federal sources and 30 percent from the state. The move shifts control of aid decisions to county hands.
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Clark County Commission
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Dep. Dist. Atty
John Porter
Porter
Passover Services Planned Through Tuesday at Temple Beth Sholom
Rabbi Aaron Gold announced Passover services at Temple Beth Sholom will run Friday evening and Monday and Tuesday mornings with 9 a m sessions on Monday and Tuesday. During Friday’s 8 30 p m service two silver Torah pointers will be dedicated by Earl Gould. A Yiskor service will be held Tuesday. The festival began with a Seder last Monday attended by over 350 celebrants. Passover ends at sundown Tuesday.
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Aaron Gold
Temple Beth Sholom
Earl Gould
Gold
Probate Delayed On Alsup Will
The will of murdered labor leader Ralph Alsup is before District Court with a probate hearing postponed until Monday. Alsup, a business agent for Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 525 and a Nevada AFL-CIO leader, was shot in his yard on January 19. S. George Gilson filed the document March 17 seeking probate admission and appointment as executor.
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Ralph Alsup
Alsup
Afl-Cio
Nevada
George Gilson
Women Injured in Five Points North Crash
A two-vehicle collision at Five Points North in North Las Vegas at 2 15 p m yesterday left one woman seriously injured with severe lacerations. Police say Edward Williams 75 ran a red light and struck Howard Spendlove 62 or 58 with Spendlove’s wife Inife 31 severely hurt. Williams was cited.
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Las Vegas
Howard Spendlove
Bartlett
North
Edward Williams
Barbara Way
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Spendlove
Inife
Williams
Vegas Lad Needs Blood After Open Heart Surgery
A 17 year old youth, Larry Stinnett, son of a Clark County school employee, needs 17 pints of blood after open heart surgery. He is recuperating at Lederman Hospital in San Francisco. The operation occurred last Wednesday. Donors may contact Irene Hansen at 736 5458.
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Clark County
Larry Stinnett
Western High School
Food Service
Blanche Stinnett
Lederman Hospital
San Francisco
Western High
Irene Hansen
Rainbow Boulevard Name Change Proposal Heard
Clark County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. on April 12 at the Courthouse to consider renaming Rainbow Boulevard to Raceway Boulevard. Residents along the route have been notified and a north Rainbow group plans to protest the action, marking a second such effort in two years.
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Clark County Planning Commission
Rainbow Boulevard
Tonopah
Henderson Case To Grand Jury
Clark County grand jurors resume a two week recess to probe the Henderson land case and consider indictments. Former Henderson mayor Bill Byrne testified as the panel weighs land disposal methods tied to city land donations from the Bureau of Land Management and possible conflicts of interest. Narcotics cases are expected among the criminal matters.
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Clark County
Henderson Land
Henderson
Bill Byrne
Bureau of Land Management
Stolen Groceries Reported with Missing Driver in Swansea
Police searched for 25 year old David John Thomas who had been missing since Tuesday as a seven ton truck filled with groceries disappeared from Swansea.
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Swansea
Wales
UPI
David John Thomas
Marshall Considers Governor Run Despite Announcement Pause
Dist Atty Ted Marshall signaled possible Democratic bid for Nevada governor but declined a formal declaration. He cited a court suspension ending Sept 9 and noted he cannot run again for district attorney. He claimed support exists in both northern and southern Nevada.
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Ted Marshall
Marshall
Nevada Supreme Court
Nevada
Grant Sawyer
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