High Loader Knocks Out Nevada Power Lines
A construction worker operating a high-loader struck high voltage lines at 13th and Clark, disrupting four major Nevada Power substations. The incident caused outages downtown and in the northwest, with 69 000 volt lines restored by 9 25 am and 12 000 and 4 000 volt circuits back online shortly after. Rudy Salazar, uninjured, waited for police and repair crews.
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Rudy Salazar
Henderson
Salazar
Sunfoto
Frank Mitrani
Nevada Power Company
13Th and
Clark Streets
Attorneys Son Slain in Embassy Row Shooting
The two year old son of a prominent Washington attorney, Newell W. Ellison Jr., was shot and killed while walking his dog in Embassy Row. Police said a hold up man fired and fled, and Thai students heard the shots and found him near the Embassy of Thailand. He died at a hospital.
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Washington
UPI
Embassy Row
Newell W. Ellison Jr
Thailand
Ike Rome to Attend Western States Democratic Conference
Ike Rome of 1200 Leonard Street Las Vegas is the one hundredth person to register by mail for the 1963 Annual Meeting of the Western States Democratic Conference announced by Lucy Redd. He and his wife Gloria will be in Salt Lake City September 19 to 21 for panel discussions with Democrats from 13 Western states and Guam. national administration officials and legislative leaders are expected to attend. Rome serves on the Democratic Central Committee and captains Precinct 76 in Las Vegas.
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Ike Rome
Leonard Street
Las Vegas
Western States Democratic Conference
Lucy Redd
Gloria
Rome
Salt Lake City
Guam
Sapital
Democratic Central Committee
Nevada Employment Security Department
Elks Club
Lee Burnham
Carson City
Charles Spann
James Gerow
Austin Bowler
State Parole Board
Helen Belz
Bruce Barnum
Sunioto
Mattie Dominy Funeral Today
Mattie Dominy longtime Las Vegas resident died yesterday at Ellen Medical Center at age 88. A charter member of the Pat McCarran Auxiliary of the Spanish-American War Veterans she also served as Nevada department president. Born September 26 1575 in Swarte Creek Michigan she is survived by daughter Lois L Webb of Las Vegas. Funeral services will be today at 3 30 p m at Bunker Bros Mortuary with Rev Richard Sowers officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Marne Maude Dominy
Las Vegas
Ellen Medical Center
Pat McCarran
Dominy
State of Nevada
Swarte Creek
Mich
Lois L. Webb
Bunker Bros
Richard Sowers
Woodlawn Cemetery
Police Jail Two Youths Peddling Jewels
Two Los Angeles men, James F. Turner aged 23 and Steve Torgerson aged 16, were jailed by Las Vegas police on grand theft charges after attempting to sell jewelry. Detec tives Brown and Mullens arrested them following a downtown pawn shop report. Antiques stolen in a Hollywood burglary valued near $800 were identified in the haul.
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Los Angeles
Las Vegas
James F. Turner
Steve Torgerson
Dets
S.H. Brown
Joe Mullens
Hollywood
Nuclear fallout claim questioned by health officials
U S Health Department says Nevada tests did not endanger Utah children, while a St Louis based anti nuke group testifies before Congress alleging iodine 131 exposure through pasture grass and milk could raise thyroid cancer risk. Officials cite improved detection tools and note no traceable deaths from Nevada fallout.
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Nevada
Utah
U.S. Health Department
The
SUN
Greater St. Louis
St. Louis
Congress
Cannon Seeks Lead Zinc Import Quotas in Senate Hearing
Nevada Senator Howard W. Cannon urged flexible import quotas for lead and zinc to shield domestic producers from low prices. He described a bill proposing quotas when market price falls below 13 cents per pound and adjustments when prices rise, arguing this protects jobs and national security.
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Nevada
Howard W. Cannon
Mineral Subcommittee On
Interior and Insular Affairs
Cannon
Paradise Valley Improvement Association Meeting Planned
The Paradise Valley Improvement Association schedules a special meeting tonight at 8 p.m. at Paradise School on Tropicana Ave to set group policy procedures in zoning matters.
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Paradise Valley Improvement Association
Paradise School
Tropicana Ave
Overflow Crowds Gather for Saints and Sinners Meeting
An overflow crowd of 300 local men and 200 Los Angeles delegates gathered at the Thunderbird Hotel for the Saints and Sinners initial meeting. Plans were begun to form a local unit with future meetings for locals only, as Joe Wells hosted the LA group at a Flower Drum song dinner.
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Saints and Sinners
Thunderbird Hotel
Los Angeles
Sam Landy
Thunderbird
Billy Gray
Sam Mans
Maxie Rosenbloom
Virginiary
Joe Louis
Rosenbloom
Joe Wells
Wil
Children’s Charities
Plan Post Office At Hyde Park
Nevada senators Alan Kible and Howard W Cannon announced approval of a Hyde Park post office station. The Post Office Department will advertise bids for site and construction on Sept 5, with bids opened Nov 6 in Los Angeles. The facility includes 6747 square feet interior 1080 square feet platform and 15435 square feet paved area. The department will lease the building from the winning bidder for 10 years.
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Nevada
Alan Kible
Howard W. Cannon
Hyde Park
Post Office Department
Los Angeles
Hyde Park Station
Bible and Cannon
Ralph Denton Named to Bank Board
Ralph Denton, Clark County Commissioner and longtime Southern Nevada attorney born in Elko and now in Boulder City, was named to the Bank of Las Vegas board of directors. Bank officials cited his state knowledge and regional leadership, noting expansion plans and Denton’s role with the Southern Nevada Industrial Foundation.
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Ralph Denton
Clark County Board of Commissioners
Nevada
Bank of Las Vegas
Parry Thomas
Charman
Nate Mack Denton
Elko
Boulder City
Esmeralda County
Elko County
Las Vegas
Mack
Ralph
Thomas
Demon
Denton
The
Southern Nevada Industrial Foundation
Order Removal of Rent Price Signs
The Clark County Sheriff's Office enforces a county ordinance against posting rental prices on billboards and rental properties. Frank Goldberg of the Southern Nevada Apartment House Owners Association says many complaints prompted action with roughly 30 signs removed in recent days and notices issued to remove existing signs.
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Clark County
Sherif
Frank Goldberg
Nevada
Asociation
Schedule for Clark County School Meeting Today
A busy agenda outlines eighteen education groups meeting this afternoon after the annual general meeting. Lectures and luncheons feature speakers such as Herbert Steffens and Dr. J. R. Dickinson, with venues including Tropicana hotels, Western High, Las Vegas High, and Sahara Hotel.
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Myron Olson
University of Southern California
Clark County
Convention Center
Clark County Science Teachers
Las Vegas
Lester Burgwardt
PHI Delta Kappa
Las Vegas Elks Lodge
David Jesser
Western Small States Schools Project
Western High School
David Leavitt
Little Theater
Robert Whittemore
Clark County Assn. OF Health
Sahara
Fifth Street
Memor Mip
Music Teachers Assn
Las Vegas High School
Board Rowr
Clark County Art Educators Assn
Jean Rambo
Carl Harris
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Stella Fleming
Clark County Welfare Department
Paradise Road
Western Engineering Seminar Gathers Plant Engineers
About 100 plant engineers from eleven Western states New York and Hawaii will attend the third annual Western Engineering Seminar of the American Institute of Plant Engineers in Las Vegas October 18 19 at the Flamingo Hotel. The program focuses on Engineering Economics with nine speakers from major western manufacturers and municipal properties covering master planning value control and power economics. Moderators include Jon Harrington Western Industry editor W J Stanley plant engineering manager General Dynamics Astronautics and Carl Hedquist superintendent City of Richmond California.
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New York
Hawaii
Las Vegas
American Institute of Plant Engineers
Flamingo Hotel
Jon Harrington
Western Industry Magazine
W. J. Stanley
Marriage Licenses Issued in Clark County Nevada
Nevada residents sought marriage licenses in Clark County on Friday August 24 1963 listing couples from Las Vegas Boulder City and Mercury. Names include PENDLEBURY HOUTS James 32 and others with ages and partner names. The list shows multiple Las Vegas pairs such as LUKS LAWRENCE Joseph 44 Thelma 45 and ROTCHILD Andrea Edgar 46 Elaine 4.
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Nevada
Clark County
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Mattie Dominy
Deny Radioactive
Bas Vegas
J N Danger
Esse
Morgan Seal
Western Radiological Health Department
U.S. Public Health Service
Western Radiological Safety Laboratory
U.S. Department of Health
United States
Paradise Valley Group
Plan
Math Teachers Assn
Knudson Junior High
Herbert Steffens
Sonev
Tropicana
J. R. Dickinson
Grant Hail
Nevada Southern
Delta Kappa Gamma
Tropicana Country Club
Board of Trustees
Helen Cannon
Eloise Blue
Elks Lodge
Elementary Principals Association
Tally Ho
ASSN
Hacienda
Philip Smith
Soney Business Teachers Assn
Pam
Council For
Eacle Ptional Children
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