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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1969
Page
2
A long holiday message advocates universal peace and forgiveness. The speaker urges Washington figures and public leaders to embrace reconciliation, cooperation, and good will, calling for Israel Palestine dialogue, U S Russian accord, and harmony among diverse groups during the season. It ends with a universal Christmas greeting.
The Las Vegas Legal Aid Office alleges police harassment after two white officers stopped Jan Faber a Harvard Law School graduate and colleague Mario Ventura in West Las Vegas. Faber says he was detained questioned and threatened with disorderly conduct before release. The police chief calls the charges grossly exaggerated.
The Las Vegas Sun publication details list key staff including M Greenspun president and Ray Aain vice president with various editors and departments. Advertising and circulation terms are provided along with subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and mail options across the continental United States.
Ottawa lists the original members as Quebec Ontario Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Manitoba joined in 1870, British Columbia in 1871, Prince Edward Island in 1873, Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1905, and Newfoundland and Labrador in 1949.
Noted nuclear physicist Dr. Freid wardt Winterberg of the University of Nevada Las Vegas endorses W. E. Sweikert’s correlation of science and philosophy after reviewing 12 years of Sweikert’s ontology research. Sweikert says Vitvan taught the concept and cites past congressional recognition for his lectures on the Great Seal.
William N. Martin, 45, of San Diego, a Riverside Casino bartender in Bullhead City, was arrested in Las Vegas for grand larceny after allegedly stealing 750 dollars from his casino cash register. He traveled from Bullhead City to Kingman then flew to Las Vegas where officers seized about 600 dollars.
A 19 year old from Edwards California, John A St Amant, was killed in a freeway crash on Christmas Eve near the Valley of Fire turnoff. His southbound car overturned after leaving the right side, came to rest in the median, and he died at 6 25 am. It marked Nevada s 229th traffic fatality for the year.
Funeral service for Donald Taylor of Las Vegas is set for Friday at Palm Chapel with Rev. Dallas Medford officiating. Interment will be in Bakersfield, California. Taylor died Tuesday in a local hospital. born March 9, 1926 in Wasco, California. He survived by wife Owen, son Richard of Anacortes, Washington, daughters Cadence of Anaheim and Donna Anderson of Japan, mother Ruth Finley of Oildale, California, sisters Dixie Owens of Bakersfield and Roberta Bryant of Funston, Georgia, and two grandchildren. Interment planned for Steubenville, Ohio. Parise, an 80-year Las Vegas resident born in Italy, died Tuesday in a local hospital. Survived by six sons Ross, Dominic, Andrew of Las Vegas, John, Joseph, Stephen of Steubenville. three daughters Eleanor Nelson of Steubenville, Alice Potenzaimi of Mingo Junction, Grace Prilodka of Middletown, New Jersey. brother Mike Bernacchio of Norristown, Pennsylvania. 33 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A daughter Edna Mae Hildreth of Idaho, brothers Lewis and Finley Dagen of California, Paul Dagen of Washington, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Elda M Marchesan died in a local hospital on December 23. A rosary will be at 8 p.m. Thursday and a funeral Mass at Our Lady of Las Vegas at 10 a.m. Friday. She lived at 901 Salem, was born in Treviso Italy on April 1 1900. Survived by husband Dominic two sons America Markeson and Linda Mache sean three daughters Angie Ruvo Mary Perry and Ellen Gurwald and 13 grandchildren. Interment at Palm Memorial Park.
Funeral service set for Friday at Palm Chapel for Jackie Lloyd Stevenson 19 who died December 20 at his home 1401 Lowry Street Las Vegas. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Stevenson a student who lived here since age two is survived by mother Pecola Stevenson three brothers Sam Paul and John Stevenson and three sisters Barbara Brown Jacqueline and Kathy Stevenson all of Las Vegas.
Funeral service pending in Gainsville Georgia for Air Force pilot James Lee Anthony who was killed December 22 in an air crash on the Nellis AFB gunnery range near Las Vegas. Born April 23, 1934 in Georgia. Survived by wife Madeline of 20 Samon Drive Las Vegas.
The funeral for Donata Antoinette Parise is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at Palm. The notice provides the service time and location.
Joseph Dagen 6 died Tuesday in a local hospital after a 20 year residence in the city. Services set at Palm Chapel December 27 at 10 a.m. with interment to follow at Palm Memorial Park. Born Salmon Idaho September 3 1903 he is survived by wife Edna and son Donald A Mathers of North Las Vegas.
Holly Skodol 26 of Bethel Park and Noel Wilson 31 of San Francisco plan to marry in Pittsburgh this Saturday. Skodol is a psychiatric nursing professor, Wilson a native of England who met her in January 1968 at the State University of New York at Buffalo where she taught and he studied.
A total of 521,451 visitors stopped at the two North Carolina Welcome Centers from August 1968 through October 1969.
Los Angeles police recovered eight high value office machines worth 11000 in Las Vegas on Wednesday and earlier five machines worth 4000 on Tuesday. Serial numbers linked the stolen goods to a Las Vegas leasing company. FBI joined the probe with Las Vegas and Southern California authorities.
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