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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1968
Page
3
A two story Pershing Hotel in Lovelock was gutted by fire along with a nearby dry cleaning establishment. Firefighters faced total engulfment despite full equipment. No injuries reported. cause and damage estimate are undetermined. The hotel was Lovelock’s largest operating property and a land casino cafe.
Battalion Chief Elmer Nightwonger of the Las Vegas Fire Department was treated for a possible minor injury after a collision en route to a house fire. The residence at 1013 E. St. owned by Uvalde Caperton and occupied by Albert Lamb was a total loss with the roof burned and all rooms wiped out. Dick Byl, 48, was cited for failure to yield after striking the fire department wagon at the intersection of E and Washington avenues.
A Peace and Freedom Party spokesman says the group has 59,185 registered voters in its drive to qualify for California’s 1968 ballot. It must submit 66,059 registrations to county clerks by midnight Tuesday to gain official recognition.
Detectives interrogate 24 year old Arthur C Waldvogel of Chicago after a Stop and Go Market robbery at Tropicana Road and Nellis Avenue. About $400 was taken at gunpoint as the bandit fled on foot. Waldvogel, who claimed to be a former Chicago detective, was booked on a concealed weapons charge.
Sen. Alan Bible proposes a four point plan to protect Lake Mead water quality. He calls for full Interior and Water Pollution Control Administration support, an engineering firm study, basin level management, and analysis of pollution factors to improve return flow handling.
The Nevada Industrial Council filed unfair labor practice charges against Anaconda Company over plans to raise company housing rents. Rents would rise from 40 to 60 dollars monthly, affecting about 48 percent of 450 workers on strike since September 1. Hugo Wagner said the council is resisting the hikes and filed with the NLRB. Proposed rent increases would start February 1.
Las Vegas police jailed Lorene Roberts and Graig Crain on counterfeiting charges after they allegedly attempted to pass a $20 bill with pasted corners at the Pioneer Club and Yankee Drive-In Restaurant. Crain fled after a clerk noticed the fake, later being captured.
The Las Vegas Sun lists staff including H M Greenspun editor and publisher and other editors and managers. It notes postal listing, agency affiliations and national reps, and provides subscription rates: daily 10 cents, Sunday 20 cents, carrier $2.50 monthly with various multi month options.
Engaged couples must pay more to wed as Clark County raises fees to 4 during regular hours and 16 for night, holiday, or weekend licenses. A new state bureau of vital statistics now records marriages births divorces and deaths and funds the bureau with 4 per license while the county retains the rest.
Reclining curved back sofa and matching chairs with reversible foam cushions and zippers. Decor prints in green gold and blue green. Retail 269.95 sale 159.95.
Civil Air Patrol and numerous boats and helicopters searched Walker Lake after a single engine Cessna disappeared. Bodies identified as William Hersrud, 30, and Emrose Price, 43, both from Hawthorne, were found as rescue efforts continued for the missing craft and wreckage.
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