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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1968
Page
5
Obituaries detail Nancy Hollingworth and Ruth Gerry both dying in local hospitals with services planned at Palm Chapel and Bunker Brothers Chapel respectively. Additional notices announce Paul Ragen Howard Julien and Harold Zook, with burial and survivor details, plus memorial donations requested for charity.
North dealer faces a bridge puzzle where S KJ943 H K7 D J63 C Q84 and West holds AKI7. East aims for a trump trick after three diamonds. The suggested reply is to bid three spades to force to game, prompting partner to raise with three or more spades or bid 3NT, with the Las Vegas Sun offering a Pocket Guide to bridge.
State Senator James Slattery backing George Abbott argues Abbott as a Nevada delegate had rights to his RNC actions and should not be condemned. Slattery noted past disagreements but defended Abbott's expression at the convention.
Chet Shelley, 76, of 2033 Griffith Ave., died Monday in a local hospital. He was Las Vegas city manager from March 1950 for over three years and a former cattle rancher. Born April 3, 1892 in Indiana, he lived in Las Vegas 18 years and held multiple Masonic and Rotary positions. Services at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Palm Chapel with Vegas Lodge 32 officers officiating. Entombment in Palm Mausoleum. Survived by wife Myrtle, daughter Orpha Walters, two brothers Ben and Paul, and two grandsons.
Theodore Whitlock 19 of 2733 Flower Ave died Aug 1 in Vietnam while serving in the Marine Corps. Born Nov 21 1948 in Denver Colorado he lived in Las Vegas 10 years and attended Rancho High School. Services 1:30 p.m. Friday at Palm Chapel with Rev Glenn Tudor officiating. entombment Palm Mausoleum. Survivors include his parents sister grandparents and an uncle.
Las Vegas Mayor Oran Gragson pushes expansion of the convention facilities to attract large events and boost economic growth. He cites 113 conventions suited to bigger venues and outlines plans for a downtown complex costing about 15 million with an 8 million city share. He defends crime figures as lower than national rates and questions rapid police pay hikes, noting current starting salaries and budget limits.
The Nevada Supreme Court declined Gov. Paul Laxalt’s request to advance the cab number case in Las Vegas. Chief Justice Gordon Thompson said the matter is already prioritized, with six attorney teams and a highly technical issue over Public Service Commission authority to limit cabs. A 1969 legislature committee is to consider new cab laws.
Two research rockets scheduled for August 22 from Tonopah Test Range were postponed by Sandia Corp due to technical issues. A third rocket, to study stellar radiation, remains planned for about 10 p.m. August 20. About 20 families in the Nye and Lincoln Counties impact area will be evacuated at 3:30 p.m. August 22 and return home at midnight.
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