Jury Foreman Defends Bail in Corwin Case
Grand Jury foreman Vincent Mannino defended high bail for Burton Corwin amid three indictments charging lewdness with a minor and infamous crime. Judge Mowbray set bail at 159000 total, later reduced to 45000, while Corwin awaits arraignment and faces further trials in September and October.
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Vincent Mannino
Dist
Atty
Ted Marshall
Harry Claiborne
Burton Corwin
Grand Jury
Mannino
John Mowbray
Mowbray
Clarence Sundean
Corwin
Sundean
Claiborne
Voter apathy noted as rallies draw candidate crowd
A Sun Dial style note complains that turnout skews toward candidates and staff, leaving plain voters uninformed as a swarm of candidates swamps campaigns. The item also mentions late night city park softball by chorus girls at Paradise Park, 2:30 a.m. sessions.
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Happy Hunting Ground
Paradise Park
Mr Music Lee Keener Returns On Art Linkletter Show
Lee Keener known as Mr Music makes a Monday appearance on Art Linkletter's House Party after returning from Australia. A veteran of big bands, he previously played with Paul Whiteman in New York and at Philadelphia hotel engagements.
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Mr. Music
Australia
Art Linkletter
Lee Keener
Paul Whiteman
New York
Philadelphia
Idaho primary shocks Nevada readers
Governor Robert Smiley, seeking a fourth term, was defeated in Idaho by a political unknown. He blamed his loss on not being conservative enough for Idaho voters, highlighting his stance as a Republican moderate.
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Nevada
Idaho
Robert Smiley
Smiley
Nevada political chatter and campaign ads headline roundup
Dr. Zhivago screening raises funds for youth projects with tickets via Dr. Montgomery at 735-4556. California ad firms seek anti parking meter candidates while Nevada voters watch lieutenant governor prospects led by Foley and O Callaghan with others trailing. North Las Vegas constable Stan ley debunks miscaptioned bid for Woody Cole’s post. Secretary Koontz reissues Political History of Nevada with Art Palmer revisions. copies available from LCB or Carson City office.
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Friends of Youth and the Optimists
Cinerama
Dr. Zhivago
John Montgomery
California
Nevada
Secretary of State
John Koontz
Art Palmer
Legislative Counsel Bureau
Research Division
Carson City
Henderson Probe Quickens
Dr. Vincent Mannino head of the Clark County Grand Jury said the body is still combing Henderson city records and aims to finish quickly. District Attorney Ted Marshall said action will probably be taken next month as the grand jury is eager to finalize. He declined to indicate if indictments will come from the year old probe into city land deals.
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District Court
Earl Hawley
Marshall
Hawley
Supreme Court
Corwin
Grand Jury
L Bar L
Vincent Mannino
Clark County
Henderson
Ted Marshall
Kappa Alpha Psi Provincial Council Meets at Stardust Hotel
Over two hundred delegates and wives attended the 19th annual Kappa Alpha Psi Provincial Council at the Stardust Hotel August 11 to 13. Province Polemarch Robert Green of Los Angeles presided over all business sessions, with Cadet Jodie Campbell and his band from Nellis Air Force Base providing music at the Grand Ball in the Gold Room. A closed banquet in the Pan-American Room featured Mrs. Ethel Booker as host, and Portland counselor Mrs. Ellen Law spoke on the Upward Bound Program before a gift presentation by Las Vegas chapters’ Mrs. Yvonne Smith.
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Kappa Alpha Psi
Stardust Hotel
Robert Green
Los Angeles
Gold
Kappas
Jodie’’ Campbell
Nellis Air Force Base
Stardust
Ethel Booker
Ellen Law
Portland
Oregon
Las Vegas
Yvonne Smith
First on scene in Boulder City jet crash tragedy
Wayne Wheeler of La Crescenta California reached the burning F190D Supersabre crash near Boulder City after spotting the plane around 2 30 p m on a Lake Mead trip. He tried to aid the pilot Captain Robert Arent before dying. The Wheeler family and five children were vacationing in a 1966 Chevrolet camper pickup when the crash halted their trip and damaged the truck. Local authorities and other pilots assisted as the family prepared to return to California.
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Wayne Wheeler
la Crescenta
Calif
Boulder City
Wheelers
Lake Mead
Wheeler
Margaret
Robert Arent
Greyhound
Elmer Lee
Henderson
Earle Leesburg
Leesburg
Clark County
Mac
California
Nevada Democrats hold 2 to 1 edge in 1966 primary
Secretary of State John Koontz reports a total 173,594 registered voters for the September 6 primary. Democrats lead Republicans by more than two to one with 110,462 Democrats and 54,964 Republicans. Clark County shows 61,999 Democrats and 22,636 Republicans. Washoe County lists 25,393 Democrats and 18,844 Republicans. Douglas and Eureka counties favor Republicans.
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Carson City
UPI
John Koontz
Clark County
Washoe County
Douglas
Eureka
Douglas County
Sproul seeks 139 lot subdivision outline in Las Vegas
Las Vegas city commissioners review a tentative map for Sproul Homes a 139 lot subdivision on 34 acres south of Alta Drive and west of Lorenzi Street part of a larger 750 home project. Planning Commission recommends eight conditions including flood control and occupancy limits.
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Las Vegas
Sproul Homes
Alta Drive
Lorenzi Street
Sproul
Rainbow Boulevard
Charleston Rainbow Subdivision
Andy Skurski
Charleston Heights
Donald Murray
Donald Wolpert
G. C. Luzier
Luzier
John Simpson
Simpson
Land Development Industries
Charleston
Rainbow No. 1
Suspect Raymond Terry in Fremont Hotel Robbery
Police plan to forward the robbery case against 32 year old Raymond Terry to the district attorney for prosecution. A background check into his identity will continue as officers seek more information about the suspect who was caught with the gun and $118 after the Saturday night holdup behind the Fremont Hotel in an alley near security guards.
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Raymond Terry
Fremont
Paul Gulas
Terry
Springfield
Mass
Burglaries Target Bakersfield Youth Arrested
Marine held an 18-year-old Bakersfield youth believed AWOL from the Marine Corps in Kentucky. He was arrested yesterday in connection with three burglaries. Police found wire cutters pliers and a screwdriver, but no loot.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Marine Corps
Kentucky
Lions Luncheon and Back-to-School Notices In Las Vegas
The North Las Vegas Lions Club hosts a noon luncheon at the Silver Nugget with candidate appearances. Ed W. Clark and New Western High School preregistration details, along with class and teacher registration dates, are provided. Seaman Apprentice James L. Gaskill serves in the Mediterranean aboard USS Traverse County. The Diamond Walnut Growers hold a 49-member convention in Los Angeles.
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North
James L. Gaskill
USN
Helen M. Ellis
Thomas Ave
Las Vegas
Mediterranean
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Traverse County
The
Diamond Walnut Growers
Los Angeles
United States
Allstate Agent Earns Wall of Fame Honors in Sacramento
Insurance salesman Robert McBerty of the Las Vegas Sears store topped over 150 agents in the Sacramento territory to receive Allstate’s Wall of Fame for July. Regional Manager Rolland T. Hoffman announced the honor at the Sacramento regional headquarters as Hoffman and William P. Gregg presented the award after visiting Las Vegas. The report notes a separate fire incident at ATF Motion Picture studios on Spring Mountain Road. For information call 878-5069.
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Robert McBerty
Allstate Insurance Co
Las Vegas
Sears
Sacramento
Wall of Fame
McBerty
Allstate
California
Rolland T. Hoffman
Hoffman
William P. Gregg
McBerry
ATF Motion Picture Studios
6000 Spring Mountain Road
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Joe Tabet
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Galt
Washoe
Sen
Howard Cannon
North Las Vegas
Warren Stanley
Woody Cole
Desert
DEMOS
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Silver State Disposal Co
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Tule Springs
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Maryland Parkway
Lawrence Sandvik
Henry K. Remple
Marine Held
Vegas Briefs
Lions
George E. Rambo
Clark High Registration
Ed W. Clark High School
Arville
Pennwood
Serving In
Navy
Western High
New Western High School
Sandra Lichtenfeld
Dunes
Professional Photographers of America, Inc
Chicago
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Kennel Club
Silver State Kennel Club
Larry
E. Charleston
Esther Stokley
Kiwanis Clubs of
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Dick Bissett
Uptown Club
Daryl Sprague
Leonard I. Gang
Singleton, DeLaney & Jemison
American Law Institute
University of Wisconsin
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Frank D. Landes
Civil Air Patrol
Robert T. Whitney
Sahara Composite Squadron
CAP
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