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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1965
Page
3
Police hunt burglars who stole 419 dollars worth of furniture from 817 AD and flooded the home by leaving a bathroom faucet running for four days. Terry Feverlean had cleaned the house for rental and returned to find water on every floor, most furniture missing, and no sign of forced entry.
All square dancers in South Nevada are invited to the Owen Dance touch at the Marion Cahian School. The room is air conditioned for an Old Fashioned Hoedown with caller Wayne Thompson. Located at North Bruce and Frane intersection. For information call 737-9881 or 470-4960.
Loretta Redmer reports her wallet was lifted from a purse while she played slots at Casino Center. The victim described a distractor suspect and noted she lost $60 along with credit cards and personal papers.
County Las Vegas and Clark County reported 24 hour alarm activity with no major blazes. Entries describe a rescue call at 5589 Charleston Boulevard with a fall and head injury, a child breathing difficulties treated with oxygen, a false address dispatch, a cancer death noted at Southern Ada Memorial Hospital, a fall alarm at 4407 Kay Place, a junk car fire at Sahara Mobile Park Mojave and Sahara Avenues, and a gas washdown at Desert Inn Hotel parking lot with no damage.
Senator Howard Cannon and Western colleagues ask President Johnson to back a plan to revive the domestic gold mining industry. They cite the fixed $35 price set in 1934 and rising production costs since 1940, noting a 126 percent rise in the consumer price index.
Dr James French a Boulder City councilman and former Henderson mayor was arrested on an assault with a deadly weapon charge after allegedly threatening to fill the pants of teenage hecklers with buckshot at a city park on August 3 He is set to answer before Justice of the Peace Cliff Segerblom on August 25 The complaint names JoAnn Opat Carl Frankenstein and Sidney Raney as the teen hecklers involved in the incident reported by police.
Western High School band director Fred Steinbaugh orders all band members to the band room on August 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for uniform checkouts and returns.
UPI reports Sen Warren Monroe says Nevada lawmakers may meet in October to urge federal courts to reapportion the legislature. A three judge panel is considering a one person one vote suit filed by Flora Dungan and Dr Claire Woodbury. Clark County could gain the largest share of Senate seats while Washoe County eyes five seats in swing position.
The Washoe County Central Committee voted unanimously to urge Governor Grant Sawyer to run for a third term in 1986. State Senator Warren J. Monroe predicted Sawyer will seek another term.
State Sen Warren L Monroe told the Washoe County Central Committee that the Ku Klux Klan is definitely organizing in Elko Nevada. Monroe who edits the Elko Independent did not detail motives but said he would write on the move upon returning to Elko.
A Parents Day for kindergarten children in the Clark County School District is planned for September 8 with conferences available. Kindergarten classes begin September 9 and 10 for short sessions. regular classes for all grades start September 7 or 13 for kindergartners. Parents should bring proof of birth and health certificates are encouraged.
City fires eviction notices to about 70 families in West Las Vegas as the Juleart Trailer Park faces closure after the August 31 deadline. City Planning delivers notices with relocation aid plans while officials and park owners resist further delays. The Nevada Catholic Welfare Bureau seeks a four day extension, but the City Commission will decide new steps at the September 1 regular meeting.
North Las Vegas resident Lucious Gatlin, 33, pleaded innocent in NSW Municipal Court to assault and battery after a Nov. 28 arrest for allegedly shooting Eddie Lee Anderson. Trial set for Sept. 13. 42 cases heard with $150 in fines and $749 in bails forfeited.
Odessa Baxter, 22, admitted heroin use for about two years and received a mandatory day sentence in Municipal Court yesterday. Judge Walter J. Richards promised hospital care if needed and offered support to help break the habit.
Paul Daniel, a 34 year old Nellis pilot instructor from Las Vegas, ejected from an F195 Thunderchief during a routine training mission near the Mt. Charleston Range. He was rescued by an Air Force helicopter west of Charleston peak and taken to the base hospital with no injuries reported.
Hugh Shamberger associate director Desert Research Institute to speak at the State Board of Economic Development quarterly meeting in Sparkes on Western states water problems. The agenda includes an outline of industrial expansion in the Renn Sparks area by Bob Leach director of the Greater Reno Chamber of Commerce business and industrial development division.
Sundowners Lions Club guests hear Donald Berliner vice president of Unity Capital Corp a nationally known financial planner at a dinner at Fl Cholo Restaurant next Wednesday evening. His talk titled Shrinking Dollars in an Expanding World outlines economic pressures and planning insights.
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