County approves $31,200 plan to reappraise major Las Vegas hotels
The Clark County Commission adopts a two phase program costing 31200 to revalue real and tangible personal property of major Strip hotels. A Chicago firm will conduct the work with no local ties. The plan aims to standardize land valuation rules and fund the project via Nevada Tax Commission approval and future hotel assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara
Thunderbird
Riviera
Stardust
New Frontier
Silver Slipper
Desert Inn
Sands
Flamingo
Tally Ho
Dunes
Tropicana
Hacienda
Fremont
FEI Cortez
Sal Sager
Chicago
Las Vegas
Nevada Tax Commission
Bilbray
Astronauts Begin Desert Survival Training For Gemini
Two Mercury astronauts undergo desert survival training guided by Lt Col Hollon Bridges at a desert area with 130 degree sand heat. Maj Donald Slayton and Maj J Gordon Cooper accompany them as they practice shelter building, sun protection, signaling, and securing water and food. The drill precedes a Pensacola water survival course later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollon Bridges
Donald Slayton
Manned Spacecraft Center
Hosyton
Tex
J. Gordon Cooper
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Station
Ward's Death Prompts Post Mortem In London Scandal
The British home office will perform a post mortem on Ward's body today. Dr. Donald Teare, a home office pathologist, will oversee the routine study before the body can be released to Ward's relatives upon formal burial permission. Ward, who treated the rich and famous as an osteopath, left notes and a tape claiming to expose friends connected to the scandal, while Miss Gulliver hints at more names. Portraits and paintings linked to Ward have traded at auction, with several works sold for large sums.
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Ward
Donald Teare
Home Office
Stephen
Gulliver
London
Miss Gulliver
Rajahs
Elizabeth Taylor
Ava Gardner
Danny Kaye
Times of London
Sophia Loren
Eugene Ivanov
Christine Keeler
Global reaction to nuclear test ban treaty signed
Pope Paul VI praised the agreement as a promise of a serene future and urged harmony. British Lord Home smiled during the signing while France's De Gaulle resisted joining. Nehru hailed it as breaking ice in the cold war and urged disarmament progress. Neutral delegations in Geneva voiced cautious optimism for new accords.
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Kremlin
Paul VI
France
Charles de Gaulle
Michael Lory
Therese Cordere
de Gaulle
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Geneva
Wallace vows to block school integration in Alabama
Governor and state education board back a plan to require daily Bible reading in public schools and declare that religion should not be separated from schooling. Wallace urges defiance of the Supreme Court ruling and says the state will not conform. Alabama law already mandates daily Bible reading in state funded schools. The resolution adds Bible reading as part of the curriculum and frames religion as a birthright of Alabama citizens.
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University of Alabama
Wallace
Board of Education
Alabama
Supreme Court
State Board of Education
Nevada Naming Commission to review casino bids at August meeting
Preliminary listings show bids to reopen and invest in multiple Nevada casinos. Proposals include Sam Presley Jr and Col Ralph Hicks for Railroad Pass Casino, Joseph O’Hare funding Hollywood Sports Book, and Michael Shapiro with Las Vegas Club staff seeking estate purchase of 24 percent of Larry Hezzlewood’s Las Vegas Club stake. Other plans involve Kit Carson Casino, California Club, Ninety Club, and Basin Street Club, with several operators and partners named.
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Nevada Naming Commission
Sam Presley, Jr
Col
Ralph Hicks
Frank Skwier
Railroad Pass
Boulder City Highway
Clark County
Joseph O'Hare
Hollywood
Las Vegas
Michael Shapiro
Jack Novak
Albert Faccinte
Bert Quinn
Weldon Birdwell
William Boyle
Martin Exber
Rocco Paravia
Thomas Musse
Joe Bailey
Las Vegas Nevada Club
Larry Hezzlewood
Eugene Koren
Silver Palace
Wilam Ellis
George Milfer
California
Paul Perry
Boulder City
Benjamin Ball
Tonopah
Hartes Dungan
Sagebrush
Fallon
Harry Cohn
Paperboy of Downtown Las Vegas Dies. Gamblers Mourn Mascot
Las Vegas residents recall Paperboy, known as Pit Boss to gamblers, who sat at the newsstand counter and charmed customers with pepperoni treats. The Perlmans planned burial in Paradise Valley as downtown Las Vegas bids farewell to the longtime shop icon. Silver and Paperboy had been two decades of casino culture symbolism in the area.
Wood Shovel and Tool Co announces stainless snow shovel
In Piqua Ohio the Wood Shovel and Tool Company unveils a stainless steel snow shovel claimed to outlast ordinary shovels. Sales manager Mr Peabody says the product targets customers seeking the best in every aspect.
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Wood Shovel and Tool Company
Piqua
Ohio
Peabody
New bowling lanes and pool hall eyed for North Las Vegas
A SUN reader notes College Park Lanes could be a valued family recreation spot and credit to its owners. He recalls Spain traffic guidance under umbrellas and suggests a Las Vegas wind warning as a future idea. The piece ends noting Vegas Village’s new shopping center.
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College Park Lanes
Las Vegas
Spain
SUN
Pearson named first full time GOP state committee secretary
Wayne Peck Pearson, an employee of the State Gaming Control Board in Carson City, was appointed the first full time secretary of the Republican State Central Committee. The selection was made Friday at Tonopah by Republican leaders. the identity was to be kept secret until Tuesday at the earliest. Richard Minor, Washoe County GOP chairman, headed the selection committee that chose Pearson, with Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt and other leaders in attendance.
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Wayne (Peck) Pearson
State Gaming Control Board
Carson City
Republican State Central Committee
The
SUN
Pearson
Tonopah
Nevada
Richard Minor
Reno
Washoe County
GOP
Paul Laxalt
George Shaner
Walt Casey
Las Vegas
Rob Minister
Douglas County
Me! Lundberg
Elko
Pearl Phillips
Winnemucca
Jac Shaw
Gardnerville
Marriage of Miss Martin and Judge Douglas Ends Public Silence
The ceremony joined Miss Martin and Judge Douglas amid family reticence. Details touch on their 1962 meeting at Allegheny College, his Montana Washington honeymoon plan, and Douglas’s storied career from Yale to the Supreme Court.
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Price, Waterhouse, Inc
Miss Martin
Douglas
Allegheny College
Meadsville
Martin
Montana
Washington
Mercedes Hester
Klickitat County
Wash
Too Late to Classify
A brief notice labeled Who's Who Plumbing T-Personals appears with a compact listing of names and roles. The fragment hints at staffing changes or personals in a column, but details are incomplete and not fully legible.
Men Wanted for Held Representative Position
Financing subsidiary of American Motors Corp seeks men for held representative roles. No pay now but future prospects. $0 salary offered. Benefits include company car. Prefer men aged 27 to 36 with some college. Call Mr Dowling between 1 and 4 p.m.
Apartment and room rentals with pet notices listed
Classified ads offer rooms and apartments: two rooms in Rancho Circle for men, furnished one bedroom near downtown plus triplex and near downtown unfurnished apartments with pets allowed. Also dog and cat sale, a vintage stroller, and a camper with beds advertised. Contact numbers provided for each listing.
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City Laundry
Sanstone Cleaners
13Th & Carson
Convention Center Drive
Paradise Road
W. Bonania
Flamingo & Audrey
Ward's
John Profumo
Selwyn Lloyd
Lord Home
Nehru
Parkway Plaza
Desert Decor
Fabric World
Sahera
Custom Home Interiors
E. College
Order School
Sans Souci
Hugh Duncan
George Brazil
Vegas Village
Kingston Trio
Featuring
Choreography
Ron Lewis
Bill Reddie and Orchestra
Tallulah, la Iy
Mildred Riddle
Riddle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yale Law School
Securities and Exchange Commission
High Court
Hugo Black
Fred Bakeman
Foster
American Motors
United Air Lines
U.S. Keds
Danc Baia Ballroom
Parr
E. Sahare
Rancho Circle
Cat
Gass Ave
Ballard Dr
CASCO
Dreamer Camper
Huntington's Children’s Shop
Carters
Chubbette
Gennewey
Catalina
Newport
Surry Brooks
Nannette
Alyssa
Debby Ross
Tedda Toys
Levi Strauss
Farah
Bill the Kid
Huntingdon Mills
Esskey Boys
Hollywood Needlecraft
Dale
Buster Brown
Huntington
Las Vegas Bivd
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