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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1977
Page
5
A Memphis dispatch recalls a 1955 Oklahoma moment as college students drink and ponder a singer singing about a distant, good woman. The vignette centers on casual youth, a TV glow, and a question about a man’s essence as he reflects on age and life.
In Monroe Louisiana clergyman Wade East says Alice Hovartar 19 and Juanita Johnson 19 were killed outside Elvis Presley Memphis home. A funeral for Hovartar will be simple, with Johnson also buried soon. Authorities hold Treatise Wheeler 18 without bond after the crashes. Memorial fund ideas for Elvis in Memphis considered by civic leaders.
The Phi Kappa Phi national convention convenes at Circus Circus Las Vegas Monday through Wednesday with about 250 delegates from universities nationwide. UNLV hosts, with Dr. Charles L. Adams among 20 local faculty and top students aiding the three day event. The program includes awards for Dr Richard I Evans and honorary memberships for Gov Mike O Callaghan and Frank Waters, plus a Colorado River program led by G William Fiero. A dinner with Evans features the keynote Fear Is Not Enough as a new president is elected for the next triennium.
The 28 page Bulletin of General Information issued by UNLV was named the third best student recruitment publication in its category by the National School Public Relations Association. Designed by Mike Miller with photos by John and Sue Levy, the entry drew 1,520 submissions and will be featured in Education U.S.A. later this year. The same issue notes wartime rationing ending and highlights All Saints Day School adding day care services at 4201 W. Washington, open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., alongside its preschool and licensed kindergarten programs.
Elvis Presley boyhood home to be preserved by a memorial trust funded by three local banks. A commission will oversee fund use while the house remains under Tupelo Park and Recreation Department management. Elvis donated 10000 to restore it in 1956 and the site sits in a 15 acre park with a pool and recreation facilities.
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