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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1966

Page

3

Citizens Study Nevada Marriage Laws prompts committee

Nevada residents form a committee to study marriage and divorce laws amid calls to shorten residency requirements for divorce from six weeks to one day. The group cites family impact and urges impartial social science study before any legislative action. A second meeting before the January session is planned with lawmakers and supporters listed.

Roger Miller Nevada Southern University Don Warpell Lucien H. Imbodan North Las Vegas Medical Center Helen Herr Chic Hecht Clark County Ministerial Association Ralph Earle First Congregational Church Aaron Gold Temple Beth Sholom Patrick J. Toomey C.S.V St. Viator’s

Clark County School Board Adopts Five Step Library Spending Formula

Clark County School Board approves a five step plan for about 107000 dollars in Title II library funds and outlines allocation to districts and schools. The formula covers acquisition processing staff volumes and classroom staffing levels while limiting textbooks and supplies funding. Actions also include ETV office site at Southern Nevada Voc-Tech, expansion at Nellis Elementary, and selling 13 million dollars in bonds.

Clark County ESEA Nevada ETV Southern Voc-Tech Nellis

Obituary notices from Bunker Brothers funeral services

Obituaries list several pending services by Bunker Brothers for Frank Smith and Matilda Troeger with details on births, residences, survivors, and planned times in Boulder City and Las Vegas. Charles Pratto and Mary Pratto are also noted with family members and burial plans at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Bunker Brothers Frank Smith Homer Mercury Nev Ella B. Smith Annie Pearl Bell Las Vegas Ella Mae Hutton Los Angeles Calif Ruth Nash L. C. Banks Lanier Smith W. B. and Calvin Smith Charles Vietnam Suzie Willis Sacramento Mary Pratto Charles William Pratto Mary Ann el Chuck Peter and Dominick Pratto Theresa Cardinal

Las Vegas Sun Staff and Affiliations Listed

The Las Vegas Sun announces its editorial and advertising staff roles including publisher Ruthe Deskin executive editor Bryn Armstrong managing editor Vince Ansemo city editor Tom Odisin sports editor and others. It lists officers and national reps while noting post office registration and press associations.

Las Vegas Sun, Inc South Commerce Street Las Vegas Nevada Ruthe Deskin Bryn Armstrong Vince Ansemo Dave Bradley Tom Odiskin Gerry Appleby Jack Davenport William Sherwood Burt Bay Haney Womack H M. Greenspun

Subscription rates for single copy and mail orders

The notice lists daily single copy price of 10 cents and Sunday 20 cents. Carrier delivery costs 2.00 dollars per month. Mail subscriptions in the continental United States require advance payment, with one month at 3.00, three months at 9.00, six months at 16.50, and twelve months at 30.00.

Nevada Continental United State

Wanda Trent Rites Held for Local Resident

Wanda Grace Trent, 45, died in a local hospital Saturday. Her funeral will be in Palm Chapel at 2 p m tomorrow, burial at Palm Memorial Park. Born November 15, 1921, in Marion Ohio she was a legal secretary. Survived by son Hanford B Trent Jr daughters Jackque and Patty Trent of Las Vegas mother Mrs Laurence Berry brothers Robert and Edgar Davis of Ohio and one grandchild.

Palm Chapel Wanda Grace Trent Palm Memorial Park Marion Ohio Hanford B. Trent Hanford B. Trent Jr Jackque Patty Trent Las Vegas Laurence Berry Robert Edgar Davis

Bad Gear Forces Diversion to El Toro Landing

A Western Air Lines Electra II with 93 aboard diverted from Las Vegas due to faulty nose gear. It landed safely at El Toro Marine Air Station at 12 46 p m with foam on the runway as a precaution. Passengers were offered another flight to Las Vegas if desired.

EL Toro Calif WAL Las Vegas Los Angeles Nevada McCarran

Rabbits Show Smoking Habit Reaction in Tests

Tass reports experimental rabbits in Tbilisi resisted smoking at first and now become restless when cigarettes are late. The agency notes the study illustrates animal responses to forced tobacco exposure.

Tass Tbilisi

Mexico Plans 2500 Mile North South Highway

Mexico works on a 2500 mile highway from Tijuana on the U S border to Tapachula near Guatemala. The government spends about 80000 dollars daily on road construction as part of the project.

Mexico City Mexico Tijuana U.S Tapachula Guatemala

Sweden Sees Rise in Out of Wedlock Births

Stockholm reports that children born outside marriage now constitute about 12 per 100 live births. The rate varies over time from 10 per 100 in 1941 60 to 14 in the 1930s and 15 in 1911 30, reflecting long term shifts.

Stockholm Sweden

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