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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1963
Page
9
Reported from the recent governors conference in Washington officials including Interior Secretary Stewart Udall discuss a local water project bundle. The plan could affect federal approval though not expected to derail it.
Harold Carothers, director, announced promotions and new appointments in the city personnel office. Anthony S. Amenta becomes personnel analyst. Ruth E. Gould promoted to personnel analyst. Babette Montesano rises to personnel clerk. Susan Roeil named to a stone post. Phyllis Neiger joins as a typist. Other notes reference Udall era river development talks and a July 23 conclave with 25 officials.
Mercedes Douglas, 46, obtained an uncontested divorce from U S Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas, 64, at Klickitat County Superior Court. She alleged cruelty and cited plans to live apart. Douglas testified as the sole witness for about 15 minutes. The couple married previously and Douglas was described as losing interest for over a year.
The United Auto Workers announced four locals will meet Sunday to decide on ratifying a new contract with Aluminum Company of America in New York. Locals in Los Angeles, Cleveland, Chicago, and Edison NJ cover about 4,000 workers. The pact uses a reopening clause in the current two year contract and offers an extended vacation program and extra pay every five years for eligible workers.
B McLenden of 206 Phyllis St seeks his three year old dog Pepi a Manchester Terrier that resembles a small Doberman. The missing pet disappeared near Lookout Cafe on Sunrise Mountain on July 22 and the owner asks anyone with information to call the McLenden family.
Ottawa style police operation ending with Toronto raids toppled Canada s largest narcotics syndicate. RCMP said five months of undercover work yielded $120000 in heroin seized and seven men and five women arrested across Toronto Brampton and Haliburton Ontario. The hub was Toronto with distribution to Vancouver and the United States. Bail set high and one suspect held without bail.
Two deputy district attorneys Earl Grippen trog and William Freedman left this week for Chicago to attend a prosecut ors seminar at Northwest University. Dist Atty Edward Marshall said the five day course will cover latest techniques and recent Supreme Court rulings. They are to return to work next Monday.
Nevada residents apply for marriage licenses in Clark County on Wednesday July 31 1960 listing pairs such as Wiker SinCock Harry 28 Patricia 17 of North Las Vegas and Kasa Astowowicz Louis 34 Jean 32 of Las Vegas among others.
Nevada Health and Welfare Director Donald O Callaghan announces three reappointments to divisions under him Harry Stuck 35 superintendent of the Nevada Girls Training Center at Caliente Grant Harris 59 administrator of the state alcoholism division and Dr Lowell Hughes 43 superintendent of the state hospital Stuck took over last year when the reformatory opened Harris has promoted educational programs in Nevada schools and worked in rehabilitation Hughes assumed leadership after a public hearing on hospital issues.
Clark County School District officials announced a 64 position cut bringing total certified staff to 2 050 teachers and administrators after the sales tax defeat. The projection covers 51 201 students in 65 schools next month with 549 new contracts to date and 182 resignations. Elementary vacancies are filled except replacements while 15 secondary posts remain open. Superintendent LL B Newcomer cites vigorous recruiting and higher salaries in 1965 64 as reasons for near complete staffing.
Geraldine Jones, a gospel singer with the Clara Ward group, was found not guilty in a justice court after the state's star witness failed to appear. The victim, Lovenia Carroll, claimed Jones struck her before a religious songfest as the singers argued over who would lead the group. A defense witness testified Carroll had head injuries but found nothing wrong.
The Cigarette Tax Division reports quarterly sales of 1,684,606 cartons with receipts totaling 1,274,257.35 dollars. Clark County sold 1,075,869 cartons and received 40,009.08 dollars back. Smeralda County refunded 45.8? from 1,178 cartons. Nye County sold 17,275 cartons with a 642.42 dollar refund.
County building valuations slid for three months, reaching a new low last month with 2.9 million recorded versus 14.75 million in May. A. J. Koval, building director, cites FHA moratorium on home loans and builders cutting apartment units as causes, noting overbuilding left thousands of vacant apartments and a transition in the Las Vegas area. Total July valuations stood at 2,759,862, with June at 3,905,000 and May at 14,750,000, split among single family dwellings, private structures, and commercial structures excluding apartments motels and small hotels.
Senator Alan Bible announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved 400000 dollars to equip the Las Vegas Radiological Health Center at Nevada Southern. He noted the need to expand the Southern Nevada facility and expects Senate approval on the floor after earlier subcommittee approval.
A New York grand jury weighing vehicular homicide charges against Gareth Martinis, son of acting Justice Joseph A. Martinis, heard the last of 48 witnesses after a three car May crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway left five dead. Survivor Eugene Kramon remains in a wheelchair at Jewish Memorial Hospital. Witness Arthur Pomeranz of the New York Post says Martinis assaulted him at a police station the night of the crash.
Kenneth Brimmer, 24, was fined 56 for drunken driving after he swerved an asphalt truck toward crowds leaving the London premiere of Cleopatra and shouted Good old Liz. He told the magistrate he was affected by the heat.
Dr. Gerald Johnson, chief psychiatrist at Rose de Lima Hospital, announced his resignation and will leave Las Vegas with his family for Utah next week. He built a noted community program funded by the state with an experimental care model and will be replaced by Dr. William O Gorman under state contract pending a new administrator selection.
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