Clark County residents weigh county library district
An informal group led by citizens like Mrs. Samuel Ford plans a county library district to provide free service in unserved Clark County areas. A public meeting at Ruby Thomas School Library invites all not now served to discuss district plans and a Feb. 5 Clark County Commission presentation.
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Clark County
City of
Ruby Thomas School
Cherokee
Algonquin
Paradise Palms
Ford
Richard Titman
Nelson Williams
H. R. Montgomery
Clark County Commission
Paradise Valley
Paradise
Nevada library district plan targets unincorporated county areas
Mrs. Ford noted supporters seek a new library district to serve unincorporated parts of Clark County while avoiding double taxation. The plan excludes Las Vegas and other city libraries, aims to fund from a 5 to 15 cent tax, and relies on state and federal grants to expand service with bookmobiles and deposit stations.
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Las Vegas
Paradise Valley
Blue Diamond
Sloan
Goodsprings
Indian Springs
Nelson
Searchlight
Nevada
Nevada Library Association
Lydia Macom
Henderson
Board of Commissioners
County Board of Commissioners
Library Board of
Ford
Friends of the Library Association
Zoning Battle Nears Tie Vote On Service Station Plan
Chesney H. Carver seeks commercial zoning for a service station at the southeast corner of Rancho Road and Charleston Boulevard. The long dispute could end tonight as a City Commission tie-breaker vote follows previous defeats and a recent tied result after ten proceedings since the plan was first proposed in the fall of 1965.
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City Commission
Chesney H. Carver
Rancho Road
Charleston Boulevard
City Planning Commission
City clears way for downtown zoning and planning board shakeup
Mayor Gray hints at changing vote if conditions met as commissioners split over the proposal. The debate centers on a downtown commercial zoning plan for the area bounded by Bonanza Road Main Street Charleston Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard. The plan would require developers to submit approved plans rather than seeking blanket zoning. Several planning department items and a possible planning board shakeup loom as the meeting advances.
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Grayson
Reed Whipple
Harry Levy
Ed Fountain
Planning Board
Board of Commissoners
Vocational-Technical Center Studied for Nevada
The third conference on the Southern Nevada Vocational-Technical Center will start at 9 am in the Stardust Hotel International Room. Dr. Marvin Wampler chairs the meeting with Dr. Newcomer reporting progress and officials from Educational Facilities Laboratory Inc. and Ford Foundation attending. The project plans a 390 acre Whitney Mesa site near Las Vegas and Henderson with groundbreaking in early 1965. The $10 million facility aims for 5 000 full time and 10 000 part time students. initial $3 million section opens September 1966 for about 1 000 students teaching auto mechanics airframe work secretarial skills cosmetology and hotel industry trades.
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Southern Nevada Vocational - Technical Center
International Room
Stardust Hotel
Marvin Wampler
Clark County
Newcom
Educational Facilities Laboratory Inc
Ford Foundation
Whitney Mesa
Las Vegas
Henderson
Model of Freeway Displayed at North Las Vegas City Hall
A three dimensional scale model of Interstate 15 through North Las Vegas is on exhibit at City Hall. Built and donated by the State Highway Department, the one inch to 200 feet model shows Owens Avenue to Lamb Boulevard with interchanges and grade separations. Construction is planned for 1966 and 1967 per Jack Parvin, highway district engineer.
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North
Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
State Highway Department
Owens Avenue
Lamb Boulevard
Jack Parvin
Traffic officer schedule questioned by Las Vegas reader
A Las Vegas reader asks why a traffic patrolman at Charleston and Las Vegas Boulevard South works only until dusk, with daylight saving time shifting seen on duty hours. He notes peak traffic begins at 5 p.m. and argues signals should cover day hours. The Traffic Division cites dusk and visibility concerns for stopping duty before rush hour.
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Charleston
Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas
New Clues In Mystery Of Earhart Disappearance
Two researchers including Las Vegas based Joseph Gervais and Fred Guerner of BS News discuss possible new clues in Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappearance near New Guinea. They have pursued the mystery for years, with trips to the South Pacific and Saipan notes cited in a recent book.
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Fred Noonan
New Guinea
Joseph Gervais
Air Force
Theresa Ave
Fred Guerner
BS News
San Francisco
Rvais
South Pacific
Saipan
Amelia
Lae
Regional and Civic Meetings Spark Las Vegas Area
Las Vegas area groups held several meetings including a Southern 094 chapter ASHRAE session on duct systems at Chaon Heights Bowl attended by Helen Carruthers, and a three day Regional Institute on Nursing Home Care in Los Angeles. The Salvation Army advisory board breakfast met at Bob Hain's restaurant with a public library expansion discussion planned for Ruby Thomas School in Paradise Palms. A Better Business Bureau board meeting in the Bistro Room covered introductions of new appointees.
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American Society of Heating, Air Condition
Chaon Heights Bowl
Helen Carruthers
North & ‘T
Las Vegas
Regional Institute On
Angeles
International Hotel
Los Angeles
Salvation Army Advisory Board
At & Am
Bob Hain
Las Vegas Blvd
North
Clark County
Ruby Thomas School
Cheroke
Algonquin
Paradise Palms
Better Business
Better Business Bureau of
Southern Nevad Bistro
Accident Victim Improves After Fatal Car Crash
Martinus Stenseth, 74, critically injured in a Tropicana Road crash last Friday, shows improvement and may leave the critical list. His brother Hans, 80, died in the collision with a Milne Truck Lines tractor trailer on the passenger side. Funeral plans for Hans are pending at Sunset Mortuary.
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Martinus Stenseth
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Hans
Ralph
Stenseth
Rome
Italy
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Guard Honors Grayson Mayor at Open House Ceremony
Mayor Oran Grayson received a plaque Sunday at the National Guard Armory for his aid and service to the local unit. Major Herbert Pracelus presented the award to Grayson during an open house tied to the unit’s intensive recruiting drive.
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Oran Grayson
National Guard
Herbert Pracejus
National Guard Armory
Grayson
Herbert Pracelus
221St Artillery
Stewart Streets
Nevada training funds earmarked for unemployed workers
Four Nevada job training projects under the Manpower Development and Training Act will share more than 200000 dollars. Clark County School District adult education gets two allocations totaling 48757 for clerical and stenography courses, White Pine County receives 829140, and the State Vocational Education Department is allotted 119400 for year long programs for 50 unemployed to be referred to state centers.
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Washington
UPI
Nevada
Alan Bible
Howard Cannon
Clark County
White Pine County
State Vocational Education Department
Carson City Republicans push to abolish State Commerce Dept
Walter Wilson, head of the State Commerce Department, defends the agency saying it saved money and will cut costs further. Republicans allege the department wastes taxpayer money and call for its removal during a meeting with Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt.
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Carson City
UPI
Walter Wilson
State Commerce Department
Wilson
GOP
Paul Laxalt
Centennial Parade Nevada News 100 Years Ago
Snow blocked Sierras making stage travel near impossible. Pioneer line used sleighs to Strawberry Valley. Virginia City Union said roads were so slick after dark that sleighs could not proceed, so stops were made nightly at Strawberry Valley. Pine region offered fires and wood to keep travelers warm and fed despite delays.
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Pioneer
Kingsbury
Strawberry Valley
Virginia City Union
Pine
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