Final Sweep and Local Controversies Spark Meeting Chaos
A crowded courthouse meeting faces a quorum failure as planning board agenda items provoke clash. Obituary note honors Charlie Swan the Old Gray Eagle for sportscast and storytelling. Budget cuts hit recreation. sanitation district shakeup follows county takeover with new manager. Around the Horn hints at hotel casino plans and new local ventures. Teachers seek raises amid bus-service threats. community debates continue.
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Pau
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Corb
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Mayfair
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Red Buttons
Gene Ftridel
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Teachers Association
Utah
California
NSEA
Sambons
Naval Reserves Heading For California Training
Seventeen officers and men from Reserve Construction Battalion 11-14 in Las Vegas join Southwest reservists for two weeks of training at the U S Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado near San Diego. Commanding officer LCDR Frank M. Drake leads the Beebees division with CDR Ray Knilans and Lt Hunter Cook among the senior staff while the group includes personnel from Las Vegas North Las Vegas Henderson and Mercury.
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U. S. Naval Amphibious Rage
Coronado
San Diego
Boulder City
Naval Reserve Training Center
Second St
Frank M. Drake
Cdr
Ray Knilans
Hunter Cook
SR. Bowles
M. K. Bunker
R.D Nelson
G. F. Odom
R. W. Zander
R. R. Manning
North Las Vegas
M. A. Cogswell
R. Romein
Henderson
A R Denison
Reserves Invite Former Petty Officers to Return
The Naval Reserve launches Operation Return inviting former petty officers of the 1.5 Navy to re affili ate at the same rank. Reserves must attend weekly drills for a full day's pay, and after 20 years of total service retirement benefits begin at age 60. Contact the Reserve Recruiting Office at the Naval Reserve Training Center, 749 North 2nd Street, or call 334 2198.
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Naval Reserve
Naval Reserve Training Center
North 2Nd Street
Postmen Aiming To Slash Costs
Local postal employees will join a national drive to boost service and cut costs named the Postal Efficiency Plan. Employees submit ideas to a local committee, with accepted proposals sent to Washington for possible national adoption and rewards for ideas adopted. Savings go to the Treasury or improve postal service.
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Robert H Lian
Washington
Nevada crime rate dispute over FBI figures in 1964 report
Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer defended the state’s crime decline while criticizing the FBI study. He argued population errors and tourism traffic skewed Nevada’s ranking as having the nation’s highest crime rate in 1964, urging updated figures and tourism consideration. The governor noted drops in most major crimes and credited law enforcement for the reduction.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Grant Sawyer
FBI
U. S. Department of Commerce
J. Edlgar Hoover
Hoover
Bureau of
ERI
Three Las Vegas calls in 24 hours spark county fire response
Las Vegas County Fire Department handled three emergency calls in the 24 hour period ending midnight Wednesday. A car fire at 325 am on 72nd block and Charleston Boulevard caused minor wiring damage under the hood. A blaze at 214 pm on Viewer burned emich old clothing cardboard boxes and magazines in a garage behind a residence. A 247 pm false alarm at 4900 Fl Parkque Ave preceded by a five year old child playing with matches.
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Las Vegas
Parkque Ave
Burglary at Aetna Finance Co Loot Totals 1900 Dollars
Police probe the theft of 1900 dollars from two locked cash boxes inside a locked safe at Aetna Finance Co on 132 S Fourth St. The burglary occurred Tuesday night and the manager said he unlocked the safe Wednesday morning before two cashiers found the missing cash.
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Aetna Finance Co
S. Fourth St
Aetna
Ray Turner
Howe
Boulder City Funds Approved for Washoe Project and Reservoir
A Senate subcommittee approved funds totaling 1 030 999 for the Washoe Project and Boulder City reservoir. Senator Alan Bible announced 725 099 for the Washoe Project including 549 000 for Stampede Dam plans and contracts and 305 900 for specifications and contract award for a 1 million gallon Boulder City reservoir.
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Boulder City
Stampede
Boilider City
NLV Recreation Dept Finishes Summer Play Program
North Las Vegas Recreation Department closes its summer playground program at Fay Herron Tom Williams Lincoln Filed elementary schools and Jim Bridges Junior High August 27 with J D Smith gym closing August 20 Attendance reports show 340 children daily final movie in the series on August 21 at J D Smith gym 930 a.m.
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North Las Vegas
J. D. Smith
City set to buy old mortuary property with new counter offer
Bunker Bros. submits a counter offer near terms of the city proposal to purchase the leased mortuary site. The cash option or a 10 year loan at 4 percent is favored, with five year prepayment restrictions. Escrow on Twin Lakes and 40 acre parcel closes this week as city borrows 1 million and pays 450 thousand down.
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Bunker Bros
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Fremont Hotel
Fd Levinson
Fd Torres
First National Bank
Bonanza Seeks Fare Change On Las Vegas Reno Trips
Bonanza Air Lines asks the Public Service Commission to raise Las Vegas Reno excursion fares by 2.90 to 43 for a round trip any time within seven days. Vice president Robert J. Sherer says passengers could fly any day. current rules block Friday and Sunday travel.
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Reno
Bonanza
Robert J. Sherer
Schoolmen At College at Flagstaff Summer Workshop Attendees
School administrators and teachers from this area attend Arizona State College at Flagstaff for an advanced graduate workshop. Participants include Mervin Iverson Fay Herron School Harold Wittmer Virgin Valley Schools and several Las Vegas Henderson educators in special education and related programs.
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Arizona State College
Flagstaff
Mervin Iverson
Harold F. Wittmer
Virgin Valley
Mesquite
Caliente Forms New Police Force After Resignations
Caliente with 990 residents now has a new police force after the former chief and three patrolmen quit amid a dispute with city hall. The new chief is Seiden Ro Arrington, a former Phoenix officer, replacing Joe Flores who resigned last month. Mayor Clarence Harding praised the arrangement while Flores and Harding refused to discuss the dispute. Two new patrolmen were hired as Nye County sheriffs deputies who helped during the interim have returned to Pioche.
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Caliente
Seiden Ro Arrington
Phoenix
Ariz
Joe Flores
Nye County
Cops Solve Burglaries in Henderson Area
Henderson detectives, working overtime, have solved several burglaries with more under investigation. Three youths, 16 and under, have been turned over to juvenile authorities for the L and S Texaco station burglary. A 14-year-old youth and Bobby Freddie Duran, 19, were linked to other break ins.
Mayor Gragson Declared In Perfect Health After Surgery
Mrs. Bonnie Gragson denied rumors that Mayor Oran Gragson was treated for cancer after a Mayo Clinic operation for a chronic condition. She stated there was no malignancy and he is in perfect health, with a return to Las Vegas planned next week.
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Bonnie Gragson
Rochester, Minn
Gragson
Waitress Reports Theft of Watch and Ring
A Las Vegas waitress named Joretta Chrysler reports her wrist watch and gold ring missing from her living room. Valued at 975 dollars, she had no clues for investigators.
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Las Vegas
Joretta Chrysler
Walnut St
Murder Suspect Attacks District Attorney in Nevada Trial
In Reno a murder trial for Walter Rogers, accused of fatally shooting Newton Smalley during a February bar holdup, featured an outburst when Da attorney William Raggio questioned a statement by Rogers' wife. Rogers struggled to attack Raggio before restraint by defense counsel Charles Springer. The judge ordered quiet as Rogers proclaimed the proceedings unfair.
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UPI
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Mist
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William Baggio
Hut
Charlies Springer
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Raggio
Ragzin
Newton Smalley
NLRB Orders Casino Elections in Reno Nevada
The National Labor Relations Board orders casino elections in Reno northern Nevada. Workers at the Prima Donna, Holiday Here, Sparks Nugget and Palace Club Casino may choose AFLCIO affiliated unions or the Reno Culinary Hotel and Motel Service Workers or no union. Earlier Clark County elections saw unions rejected.
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Reno Culinary Hotel and Motel Service Workers
Clark County
Assessor Morrison Dies in Storey County Virginia City
VIRGINIA CITY UPD Ce cil Morrison former sheriff and Storey County assessor died Wednesday of an apparent heart attack at age 60. Morrison mined for years and in 1951 was appointed deputy state mining inspector. He later became sheriff assessor and, after the 1968 split, remained as assessor. Funeral services are pending.
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Cil Morrison
Storey County
NU Faces Room Shortage at Reno Campus
Ritfe Adams, housing director at the University of Nevada Reno, warns of a housing shortage as about 4 009 students are expected with 2 090 from Reno area. Only about 300 will be housed in dormitories or Greek housing, pushing single under 21 women to seek off campus housing. Last year 899 students were housed off campus.
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UPS
Ritfe Adams
University of Nevada
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Adams
Water District Leaders to Attend Sparks Conference
To Convention Larry Farnsworth director of the Las Vegas Valley Water District and William Renshaw general manager will attend the Nevada Water Pollution Control Association meeting at Sparks today and tomorrow.
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Larry Farnsworth
Las Vegas
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