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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1968
Page
3
Las Vegas area households will be part of a nationwide Census Bureau survey in January. Interviewers will ask about plans to buy a house, a car, or major appliances in the next year and about home repairs in the near future. The survey, conducted quarterly, traces ownership and spending patterns by income levels.
Nevada Southern University announces Challenge Day on January 9 in the Gold Room. Dr. Jerry Crawford and a drama major will present short talks on drama’s relevance to current world problems followed by a Q A session. Phi Kappa Phi sponsors the series.
The Las Vegas Sun details staff roles and affiliations and lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. Home delivery and mail rates are stated for one to twelve months with advance payment required.
Attendant John O Rourke of Robinson Shell on Sahara Avenue reported a failed holdup. The man entered, asked if anyone was alone, drew a gun, and ordered money. After being shown there was no cash in the office, the suspect fled. He was described as having a large red nose and wearing a green plaid coat.
Caesars Palace hosts a New Year Eve Colosseum ballroom party for all ages with optional dress. A full champagne dinner, prime steak, unlimited cocktails, party favors, hats, noisemakers, gratuities cost 19.69 plus tax. Nat Brandwynne orchestra will perform into New Year Day. doors at midnight. Tickets at front desk. Broadway musical Mame starring Susan Hayward runs in Circus Maximus with a 10:30 p.m. dinner show limited to hotel guests and a 2 a.m. public show at 10 minimum with reservations.
Robert Cornwell reported his car was vandalized in a Sugar Hill lot yesterday. A rock smashed a window, a gun and a radio totaling 198 dollars were stolen, and a dog named Rex valued at 150 dollars was lost as part of the incident. Cornwell lives at 1907 E. Marlin and reported the crime to police.
Actress Gina Lollobrigida will make her American TV debut on the Ed Sullivan Show airing live from Circus Circus Casino Las Vegas. She headlines an all star lineup with Don Rickles Jerry Vale The Chambers Brothers and other acts on CBS.
In Houston Chronicle style prose the Apollo 8 crew Frank Borman James Lovell and Bill Anders orbited the Moon on Christmas Eve. The account compares the moment to biblical nativity and describes Earth rising 250000 miles away, craters Mare Tranquillitatis and Mare Vaporum, and space cold at 280 degrees below zero.
Two masked gunmen robbed the 7-11 Market on Paradise Road of 51 dollars after simulating a weapon. Later, gunmen entered Maxine's Bar and escaped with 110 dollars after shots were fired. no injuries were reported. No further details were available from the Sheriff's Office.
Ireland was ruled by 150 kings before Brian Boru established imperial rule in A D 1002. The lore notes a historic succession of chiefs across the island prior to the famed unifier.
Dr. Kline, a member of the Nevada Association of Chiropractic Medicine with over 20 years in Nevada, accepts on the job and car accident insurance cases. He runs 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM from the Heers Roeder Building at 1111 Las Vegas Blvd South. call 382-8594 for appointments.
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