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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1965
Page
3
City patrol officers paused for a burger at the Blue Onion Drive In on Fremont Street and, while parked in a marked patrol car, spotted a stolen car suspect from Fresno. The driver Daniel C. Chambers, 41, was taken into custody and booked as a fugitive.
In the French Quarter guests returning to a hotel after a night out discover an elevator operator selling indigestion tablets for emergencies. The unusual service, noted by UPI, highlights a quirky hospitality detail amid a lively city scene.
Police report a cymbal theft at the Golden Nugget casino lounge in Casino Center. Marty Allred lost two cymbals valued at 125 dollars from backstage before a show, and later Jackie Clarke's band saw a thief remove a sizzle cymbal from a drum set during a rest break.
Elizabeth Shok 64 of 508 North lath Street was jailed on a petit larceny charge after a downtown department store clerk accused her of stealing a $9.98 panty girdle. Police said she was booked yesterday in the city jail.
Six juveniles two twins were in custody accused of stealing copper tubing valued at four dollars from Highland Elementary School site in Highland and Bartlett. The group includes five boys aged 14 and one 16. Tubing found at a local smelting yard had been bought by the owner for 92 dollars. two youths face assault with deadly weapon charges and may be committed to the state reformatory at Elko.
Mrs North Dakota a mother of eight won the creative expression event at the 27th Mrs America pageant in San Diego. Genevieve Vondrachek Grand Forks led over 50 finalists with silhouettes of her children oil paintings and wig styling. Runners up included Mrs Hawaii Ramona Young and Mrs Minnesota Sally Wordelman. The trio of remaining events covers grocery shopping a company dinner and an essay on homemaker roles. The new Mrs America will receive 28000 in prizes and be crowned Saturday night.
Frank Sinatra resumed a desert vacation in Palm Springs after a Las Vegas hop where he dined with Mia Farrow in their first public date in weeks. The pair, aged nineteen and Maureen O'Sullivan's daughter, were seen at the Sands Hotel with Joey Bishop and others after a show.
A temporary restraining order stops courtesy cab operations until a Public Service Commission hearing on September 3. District Judge John Sexton signed the order after Atty. Gen. Harvey Dickerson filed a complaint naming several drivers and alleging operation without a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
Sahara Center and Sahara Hotel representatives join the Clark County Classroom Teachers Association in meetings to introduce about 130 new employees to the community. On August 3 at 7:30 p.m. a reception for new teachers is held, with a luncheon for teachers and principals at 1 p.m. in the Mint Hotel.
A Boulder City court fight over a buckling home continues to Monday in a suit brought by Gordon Miles, former airport manager, against the city, its engineer and five firms. Miles claims the property was improperly filed and that the house began sinking within four years due to earth fill.
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