City and county firefighters battle 14 emergencies in 24 hours
Fire crews answered fourteen calls ending at midnight Thursday. Incidents included multiple car fires at Las Vegas Blvd North Bonanza Road and Fifth Street, a mattress fire from careless smoking, an abandoned trailer house destroyed, a double car blaze on North J Street, and a false alarm. Standbys and smoke in kitchens also reported in Maryland Parkway area.
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Bruce Street
Bonanza Road
Las Vegas Blvd
Maryland Parkway
City Cracks Bad Walks
The Public Works Department emphasizes sidewalk replacement. Inspectors check for deterioration and hazards under City Code. Property owners must replace damaged walks. paints mark sidewalks to be replaced. Letters notify owners to reconstruct within 30 days. if impracticable, the city will perform the work and bill the owner.
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Public Works Department
Kelly Promotes LV Conventions
Desmond Kelly of the Las Vegas Convention Bureau returns from Europe after two weeks of sales urging international associations to hold conventions in Las Vegas. He cites definite interest if multilingual translation services and ample translators are provided and if accommodations are attractively priced.
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Las Vegas
Landlord George Sweesy Loses Tenants and Furniture
Police said a couple moved from 1651 F Charleston on Thursday taking all their possessions and $400 worth of furniture from landlord George Sweesy’s home, leaving him without tenants or belongings.
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George Sweesy
F. Charleston
Southwest Water Plan Too Small Says Pat Head
Pat Head Nevada administrator of the Colorado River Commission told the Western States Water Conference in Corvallis Oregon that the Secretary of the Interior’s Pacific Southwest Water Plan is too small and geographically limited. He urged definitive studies to project water needs and argued for large scale planning so origin and destination areas benefit, noting the recapture theory is unrealistic. Las Vegas officials Favie Farnsworth and Renshaw attended the conference.
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Pat Head
Nevada
Colorado River Commission
Western States Water Conference
Pacific Southwest Water Plan
Secretary of the Interior
Head
Corvallis
Ore
Scretary Udall
Western States Council
Ity
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Southwest
Leonard Favie
Larry Farnsworth
William Renshaw
Las Vegas
Ex-Solon Divorced Former Assemblywoman Flora Dungan
Former Assemblywoman Flora Dungan was granted a divorce from publicist husband Fd Oncken by Dist. Judge John Sexton. Dungan, represented by Audrey Deane Sullivan, charged mental cruelty in a complaint filed April 70. The couple, married Dec. 31, 1980, had the name restored to Dungan. other settlement terms were sealed.
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Flora Dungan
Fd Oncken
John
Miss Dungan
Audrey Deane Sullivan
Oncken
Ralph Denton
Auto Burglary Report in Studio City
Leonard F. Holt of Studio City California reported an auto burglary on Main Street near the 60 block yesterday. A thief broke into his car and stole a packed suitcase and fishing tackle valued at the unspecified amount.
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Leonard F. Holt
Studio City
Calif
Main Street
Nellis May Aid Flight in Gemini-Titan Five Mission
Nellis pilots and 25th Weather Squadron personnel may assist the space program as Gemini-Titan Five, slated for August 25, carries Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad on a seven day orbital mission. They will test cloud height over a designated earth point, using Nellis aircrews to relay data to Houston Flight Test Center.
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Nellis
25Th Weather Squadron
U.S
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Earth
25Th
Flight Test Center
Houston
Tex
Warden Seeks Expansion for Nevada Penitentiary
State Prison Warden Jack Foghani told the prison board the minimum security penitentiary will need one or two additional wings to handle rising inmates. He cited December 1968 population at about 200 over capacity and projected total 664 by December, with operations possible until the 1967 legislature meets.
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Carson City
UPI
Jack Foghani
Foghani
Fogliani
Indian Defense Team to Negotiate Soviet Submarine Purchase
A Defense Ministry delegation will travel to Moscow to negotiate the purchase of four Soviet submarines for the Indian Navy fleet.
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New Delhi
UPI
Indian Defense Ministry
Moscow
Five Local Grads Win College Scholarships
Five Clark County high school graduates earned Fleischmann Foundation scholarships in Reno for leadership exams grades and interviews. Winners include Jerry Blair Russell Lawrence Michael Drace Linda Dredge Ricky Whitehead George Carter and Carolyn Huff with merit awards also given to George Carter and Carolyn Huff. fifteen other Nevada students won scholarships.
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Clark County
Fleischmann Foundation
Reno
Jerry Blair
Russell Lawrence
Basic High
Michael Drace
Bishop Gorman
Linda Dredge
Las Vegas
Ricky Whitehead
Western
George Carter
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