Canines Corner Suspect Held After Burglary
Police held 32 year old Thomas R. Disbrow after German shepherds cornered him inside the closed Tanner Gray Lines office at 1406 S Commerce following a burglar alarm. He was to face arraignment in Justice Court. Separate gunpoint robberies Christmas Day included the Fantastic Fair gas station and Moulin Rouge Hotel.
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Thomas R. Disbrow
Tanner Gray Lines
S. Commerce
Richard Paul
Drisbow
S. Ist
Bonanza
Sahara
Valley View
Anthony McDonald
Valley View Drive
Eugene Houck
Bartlett
Houck
Inaugural Aides Picked for 1967 Ball in Reno
District Attorney William Baggio named 10 members to the Finance Committee for the 1967 Inaugural Ball to be held January 7 in the Centennial Coliseum. The committee includes Al Solari Frank Petersen R M Prior Frank Bender Neil Plath Courtney Catron Clel Georgetta Bill Sanford Sr Jack Douglass and Roger Teglia. Additional members will be announced later. The ball remains open to the public at no charge.
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Reno
UPI
Dist. Atty
William Baggio
al Solari
Frank Petersen
R. M. Prior
Frank Bender
Neil Plath
Courtney Catron
Clel Georgetta
Bill Sanford Sr
Jack Douglass
Roger Teglia
Baggio
Colisum
New Books on Shelves At Las Vegas Library
The Las Vegas Public Library adds ten new volumes across fiction and autobiography. Titles include Hank Greenspun and Alex Pelle Where I Stand and novels by Martin Caidin Stephen Longstreet Leonard Wibberly Janice Holt Giles Doris Lessing Jesse Stuart Margaret Laurence Thomas Cullinan and Sylvia Wilkinson. The list covers crime drama family studies frontier life and Civil War era narratives.
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Las Vegas Public Library
SUN
Hank Greenspun
Las Vegas
Janice Holt Giles
Doris Lessing
Jesse Stuart
Kentucky
Tennessee
God
Margaret Laurence
Canada
Moss
Sylvia Wilkinson
Cary
Thomas Cullinan
Chancellorsville
Alex Pelle
Lung cancer death rate far lower for Adventists study shows
A California study of 11 071 male Adventists finds lung cancer deaths nine versus 56 for a comparable male population group. The Adventists abstain from tobacco and exhibit a death rate about one sixth that of the general public.
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California
City buses cut back on Sundays and holidays
Vegas Transit officials announced reduced city bus service on Sundays and holidays with two runs operating. The Strip run and the Vegas Heights run stay daily, while other services end. Eight buses serve both runs, and nine runs operate Monday through Saturday with a total of 14 buses.
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Vegas Transit
Strip
Vegas Heights
Bank of Las Vegas Opens New Branch
Bank of Las Vegas announces the ninth branch in Paradise Valley with Mark Hamilton named manager of the University Branch. Hamilton, a 21 year Las Vegas resident and NSU graduate, was promoted from teller at Paradise and serves as NSU campus liaison through banking services and a wolf head check design for students.
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Mark Hamilton
Bank of Las Vegas
Herb Stout
Hamilton
Nevada Southern University
Paradise Valley
Stout
NSU
Earl Evenson
Evenson
Repair Funds Needed Leaky Roofs Hit Clark County Schools
Clark County School Board reports four to five schools with leaks during heavy rains. Deteriorating roofs, ages up to 20 years, have led to ongoing patchwork since funding cuts ended major replacements. Some planned upgrades were canceled. officials seek rehabilitation funds to address widespread roof failures.
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Vern Burk
Whitney Elementary
Searchlight
Nevada Tax Rule In Exempt Tobacco Storage Plan
Deputy Atty. Gen. John J. Sheehan says American Tobacco Co warehouse storage in Nevada for distribution to Nevada and Western states would tax under the Free Port Law. Goods shipped to other states remain tax free until stored for Nevada use, where taxation applies.
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Carson City
UPI
Attorney General’s Office
American Tobacco Co
Nevada
John J. Sheehan
John Koontz
Christmas card drive aids Asian orphans and hospitals
Pastor Lewis L. Dinwiddie of the Las Vegas Seventh-day Adventist Church asks for used Christmas cards to send to Korea and Indonesia for orphans, hospitals, and Bible schools. Mail to Chuck Meadows North Las Vegas Nevada 89030. A separate item notes Leo A. Moysan seeks return of stolen belongings and offers two Rose Bowl tickets for cooperation.
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Yule Plea
Lewis L. Dinwiddie
Las Vegas
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Korea
Indonesia
Dinwiddie
Chuck Meadows
P.O
North Las Vegas
Nev
Leo A. Moysan
Frys Hotel
Seattle
Wash
Mr. Moysan
Police Chief Faces Car Crashes and Insurance Loss
Police Chief Lorin Bunker battles a spate of 17 crashes involving patrol cars and motorcycles over three months. The surge leads to the cancellation of the city liability insurance.
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Onion Bouquet
Lorin Bunker
Language course and near insurrection headline snippets
Charles Aznavour trains audiences in high school French through songs at the Fabulous Flamingo while Pete Peterson debates Copper Penny bar status after its shutdown. A Nevada state employee dispute and a memorial book drive for Captain Mike Hyde reflect local community events among others. Manhattan Beach reader recalls polite police officers after a Dec 8 arrest, praising Sgt. John L. Conner, Patrolman Raymond W. Burridge, and Robert W. Bohlmann.
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Charles Aznavour
France
Dick Ronzone
Ronzones
Nevada Southern University
Mike Hyde
Boulder City
Mike
Nevada
Air Force Academy
South Vietnam
Manhattan Beach
John L. Conner
Raymond W. Burridge
Robert W. Bohlmann
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Woodlawn
Canines
Martin Caidin
Vegas Briefs
Bill Lowman
Redlands
Calif
Danny Golden
Japan
Golden
State Department of Education
State Trade and Industrial Supervisor of
Harvey Thiel
Harper
Murray E. Harper
Reynolds Ave
Yale Technical Institute
Blairsville
Winchell's
Winchell Donut House, Inc
Winchell’s
William Marks
East Charleston
North Pole
Fairwood Ave
Col
H. Wallis
Jaycees
Clark County
Park Village
Las Vegas High School
Basic
Henderson Junior High
Rancho High School
J. D. Smith Junior High
O’dell McConnel
Joe Tabet
Murray Posin
Muny Court
The
Murray
Pete Peterson
Peterson
Fred Dodgen
Palm St
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