Three robbery suspects arrested in two weekend incidents
Metro police rounded up three suspects after two weekend robberies. Joseph S. Maxey 19 of 500 West Miller Street faced robbery and weapons charges for taking 70 dollars from a service station. A witness identified one assailant at the Terrible Herbst at 333 South Main Street and led to Maxey who turned himself in later that day. Two suspects, Ricky Moutray 20 and Carl Theodore, were held in Kingman Arizona on grand theft auto charges after Casbat reported being beaten and robbed of his car and TV at his Fairfield Drive home.
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Metro Police
Joseph S. Maxey
W. Miller St
Clark County
Metro
Herbst
S. Main St
Charlie Jordan
Maxey
Kingman
Ariz
Ricky Moutray
Carl Theodore
Fairfield
Jerry Casbat
Casbat
Robbery at Tom O'Shanter Motel on Las Vegas Boulevard
Four men robbed the Tom O'Shanter Motel office at 3317 Las Vegas Boulevard South Sunday taking about $250. Clerk John Dougherty was knocked down as the suspects jumped the counter and fled on foot.
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Tom O'Shanter
Las Vegas Boulevard South
John Dougherty
Dougherty
Ribner Re-elected National Commander Of War Vets
Judge Paul Ribner was re-elected national commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the US at the 8th annual convention at the Frontier Hotel. He will serve a second one year term after running unopposed. Ribner is a Philadelphia common pleas judge and former Korea Air Force captain. About 500 members attended to hear speakers and vote on policy.
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Jewish War Veterans of the
Paul Ribner
Ribner
Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia
Air Force
Korea
Frontier Hotel
the Frontier
Longtime Vegan Dies in Las Vegas Funeral
Sarah Whaley 59 of 803 West Washington Ave died August 6. Funeral services are 1 p.m. Monday at New Jerusalem Baptist Church with Rev. F. N. Addison officiating. She was a 32 year Las Vegas resident and homemaker born October 26 1915 in Tallulah Louisiana. Survivors include husband Ben, sons Nathaniel Ernest and Joseph, daughters Ruth Carolyn and Betty, sister Beatrice Johnson of Chicago, aunt Carey Ridley of Tallulah, uncle the Rev. George Conway of Arkansas, 27 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Interment Palm Memorial Park. Palm Mortuary handling arrangements.
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New Jerusalem Baptist Church
Sarah Whaley
W. Washington Ave
F. N. Addison
Las Vegas
Whaley
Tallulah
Ben
Nathaniel
Ernest
Joseph
Ruth
Carolyn
Betty
Beatrice Johnson
Chicago
Carey Ridley
George Conway
Arkansas
Palm Memorial Park
Palm Mortuary
UP Freight Derails Blocks Utah Line
Fifteen Union Pacific freight cars derailed and jack-knifed onto the main Salt Lake City line, delaying north and southbound traffic for about 10 hours. Cars hit an automatic derailer after leaving a yard, likely due to an unset hand brake. No injuries or damage estimate reported.
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Utah Line
Union Pacific
Salt Lake City
Washington
Owens Avenues
Jewish War Veterans Ladies Press for Israel Aid at Convention
Members of the National Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA adopted resolutions urging U S support for Israel. They applauded U S stance against Arab backed efforts to isolate Israel and pressed Ford and Kissinger to lift military and economic aid embargoes. The delegates also backed leadership vows opposing distortion of Israel's position and urged firm defense policies.
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National Ladies Auxiliary
The
Jewish War Veterans of the USA
Anita Gotthoffer
United States
State of Israel
United Nations
Gerald Ford
Henry Kissinger
Israel
Congress
National Jewish Women’s Organization
Gordon Colton rites set in Searchlight funeral services
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. at Palm Chapel for Gordon Colton 54 who died of a heart attack while en route to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital from his Searchlight home. He was father of Stan Colton Clark County registrar of voters and grandson of Searchlight founder. Colton lived in Las Vegas and Searchlight, owned several businesses and worked in EMS. Pallbearers include Sheriff Ralph Lamb Harry Reid and others. burial at Searchlight Memorial Park with Palm Mortuary handling.
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Palm Chapel
Gordon Colton
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Searchlight
Stan Colton
Clark County
Registrar of Voters
Santa Monica
Calif
Las Vegas
Colton
Stanford University
Los Angeles Rams
Nevada Detective Service Agency
Comprehensive Health Planning Council
Nevada
Southern Nevada Emergency Medical Services Council
Gale Dailey
Ralph Lamb
Harry Reid
Bill Morse
Dick Mayne
Roy Wooster
Jerry Woodbury
Virgil Earl
B. C. Valdez
Searchlight Memorial Park
Palm Mortuary
Counterfeit Hearing For Printing Pair In Las Vegas
A printer and a lithographer were arrested Saturday by North Las Vegas police on counts of possession of counterfeit money. They face a bail hearing Monday before U.S. Magistrate Joseph Ward. If bond is not met, Michael C. Kniffen and Gary E. Risher will be remanded to U.S. Marshal custody.
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North Las Vegas
U.S
Joseph Ward
Michael C. Kniffen
Round Lake Drive
Gary E. Risher
Ballard St
Kniffen
Risher
Secret Service
Hanes-Thomas New Era
Las Vegas
Reno Dads Reject Bond Refund Study Plan
The Reno City Council voted 5 to 2 to refund 18.316 million dollars of outstanding bonds without conducting the consultant study. Nick Smith urged the study to avoid higher sewer rates and landing fees, but Finance Director Milt Weiss pushed for immediate refunding to secure a better bond market deal, saying it could save 1.2 to 3 million dollars.
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Reno
UPI
Nick Smith
Burrows, Smith and Co
Salt Lake City
Smith
Milt Weiss
Weiss
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U.S. Israel
Leadership Conference of
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Paim
Ronald G. Bresee
Paim Valley View Memorial Park
Susan Hamori
Servces
Alfred Densmore
Paim Caapel
Ralph Allyn
Paim Memorial Park
James A. Bafus
Spokane
Rudolph Ledecky
Ake
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Allen C
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William Figher
Ruth Riva
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Les V
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Paradise Valley
Palm
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Cottonwood Cove
Lake Mojave
Gordon Colton Services
Disneyland
Creative Impressions, Inc
Charleston
W. Va
G. G. Spaulding
West Virginia
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West Virginia Natural Resources Department
Las Vegas Sun, Inc
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Ray Germain
David Greenspun
Ruthe Seskin
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Burt Bay
Les Ritchie
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American Newspaper Publisher's Association
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
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