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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1966
Page
2
A student newspaper survey at Sacramento State College finds three in four coeds oppose distributing birth control pills to unmarried students. Only 6 percent of unmarried coeds surveyed admitted to having sexual intercourse. the paper reported.
Government owned property features bedrooms and baths with wall-to-wall carpeting. Attractive neighborhood details cited with monthly fee of 29. Down payment of 5790 and price listed at 17500 includes all. Broker unknown.
Real estate listing notes a denial of a $17 500 down payment at 1499 James Street College Park with a broker reference and minimal readable details.
Real estate ad for a duplex offering two bedrooms and heat included. Features wall to wall carpeting and a sliding glass door. Built in kitchen. Monthly payments of 1727 with $400 down, total price 14600. Sold by Cred White, broker.
Twenty two items of evidence from the fatal shooting of Las Vegas Police Officer William Fortye on October 28 were handed to County Clerk Loretta Bowman for safekeeping. The transfer involved Dewayne Wolfer of the Los Angeles crime lab, with Dist. Judge John Mowbray presiding. Defendants Thomas Cornelius Howard and Barbara Louise Howard face murder charges and await trial in January. the transfer by stipulation aimed to secure the chain of custody.
Florence Shaver, 50, was arrested for drunk driving yesterday after her car collided with another vehicle in Las Vegas. Two people suffered injuries in the incident.
Memphis businessman Bill Van Hersh applied to the Nevada Gaming Commission for a license to invest 50000 for a 7 percent share in Caesars Palace. He would purchase the stake from H Douglas Gamble of Woodland Hills California. A separate traffic accident on 28th Street at Sunrise involved Shaver sustaining a head injury and West uninjured. Another crash on Decatur Boulevard left Gary Hamilton with sprains after a truck hit a tree and overturned.
Harold Leroy Peterson of Las Vegas was recovered from Lake Mead near Sandy Island after an off duty sheriff's detective found him about 25 feet off shore. An autopsy by the Clark County Coroner's Office ruled the death a heart attack leading to the drowning. Peterson was fishing from a small boat when he became stricken.
Gov elect Paul Laxalt and Lt. Gov elect Ed Fike toured Nellis Air Force Base yesterday and planned meetings with Clark County residents considered potential appointees in the new Republican administration. Brig Gen Ralph Taylor Jr outlined the base role in national defense as Laxalt and supporters visited.
Dell Books offered Harper and Row $1 million yesterday for reprint rights to William Manchester's The Death of a President. Harper and Row has not yet accepted the bid. The offer is believed to be the highest ever for reprint rights, with prior top price $500,000 for The Secret of Santa Vittoria. Look Magazine reportedly paid $650,000 for serialization and European rights for about $300,000, while The Sunday Times paid over $100,000 for Britain and Ireland rights.
Luci Johnson Nugent, four months married, will serve as an attendant at the wedding of Walter Jenkin s daughter. The ceremony is set for December 20 in Austin Texas according to a UPI report.
Shelley Miller reports on a SUN Youth Forum panel discussing Big Labor including unions in steel autos rail air lines maritime and utilities. The group splits on strikes and arbitration while supporting a federal board to mediate disputes and opposing repeal of 14B with a push for universal right to join any organization.
Bob Hope and a troupe of entertainers depart Los Angeles for Southeast Asia aboard a C141 Starlifter to visit Vietnam Thailand Guam and the Philippines. The group includes an African Methodist Episcopal Church choir a 44 piece Army band Santa and a reindeer sleigh but itinerary remains undisclosed for security. This marks Hope s third trip to Vietnam his 15th overseas tour and 25th year performing for American troops.
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