SNMH Board Elects Officers as Dissension Flares
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital board of trustees meets tonight to elect officers amid dissension over Administrator Jack Staggs. A dissident faction, after a no confidence vote by the medical staff, is expected to lay low until February. Harry Reid may urge economic cuts to ease financial strain. a closed executive session on a staff appointment is also planned.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Jack Staggs
Harry Reid
Fire gutts historic Pershing Hotel in Lovelock
Firefighters fought a 12 hour blaze that destroyed the Pershing Hotel in Lovelock Sunday. Ten to twelve guests escaped with only the clothes they wore as investigators probe the cause. Fire Chief Joe Eyland said all manpower and equipment were used to stop the fire. State Fire Marshall Richard Bast leads the inquiry.
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Lovelock
UPL
Pershing
Joe Eyland
Richard Bast
Continental
United States
Hotel for unhappy husbands in Cape Town
A hotel to help men recover after quarrels with their wives is planned in Cape Town South Africa The concept suggests a place to relax after conflicts and even hints at a part time job to earn extra income as a remedy Referenced in the Las Vegas SUN Help Wanted ads the notice invites readers to explore offers that may bring tranquility to homes.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Las Vegas Sun
Continental Trailways seeks time changes and discontinuations
Continental Trailways has asked the Nevada Public Service Commission for authority to discontinue some bus runs and revise schedules in Nevada. Proposals include later westbound Run 1B and adjusted departures from Las Vegas and Mesquite with protests due in writing by January 10.
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Las Vegas
Mesquite
Continental Trailways
Nevada Public Service Commission
Nevada
Public Service Commission
Cyclist and car collide injure youngster in Clark County
Nine year old Mark S Miller of 2316 Black Canyon Road was treated for abrasions and a head bump after his bicycle collided with a Volkswagen driven by 17 year old Scott A McGhie of 2204 Geronimo Way on Twain near Eastern Avenue. Miller was taken to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. The cyclist was knocked from his bike and the car windshield was damaged. McGhie was not held.
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Mark S. Miller
Black Canyon Road
Mark
Twain
Eastern Avenue
Scott A. McGhie
Geronimo Way
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
McGhie
Obituary notices for Melvin Hasten and Roy Compton
Obituaries report two Henderson deaths. Melvin D. Hasten died in a Henderson hospital and service details list First Presbyterian Church as the venue with burial at Palm Memorial Park. he was a Titanium Metals welder born March 20, 1909 in Wellsburg Pennsylvania. Roy W. Compton died at home and services are in Sand Springs Oklahoma. he was 55, a Nevada resident for three years, a Titanium Metals welder and World War II Navy veteran.
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Melvin D. Hasten
Henderson
First Presbyterian Church
William Roberts
Palm Memorial Park
Mr. Hasten
Wellsburg
Titanium Metals Cooperation
Dorothy
Sylvia
North Las Vegas
Roy W. Compton
Sand Springs
Okla
Palm Mortuary
Mr. Compton
Eureka Springs
Ark
Nevada
Silver St
International Brotherhood of Welders, Makers and Iron Ship Builders Lodge II
South Gate
California
Plane Crash Kills Hawthorne CAP Head and Aide
A Civil Air Patrol search plane crashes near Walker Lake killing two aboard. The body of William Hersrud, 30, of Hawthorne was recovered, while Lt. Col. Emrose Price, 43, remains missing as search crews comb the lake for clues. Fishermen heard the craft circling before the impact and a subsequent oil slick and debris were located.
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Hawthorne Cap Head
Hawthorne
API
Civil Air Patrol
Walker Lake
William Hersrud
Emrose Price
CAP
Free Press in Elko Receives New Ownership
Elko Daily Free Press changes owners as E B Steninger and Chris Sheerin sell the paper and its printing plant. Buyers Mel Steninger and Earl Frantzen plan no immediate changes. paper circulates 3,400 from its 1883 founding.
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UPI
E. B. Steninger
Chris Sheerin
Elko Daily Free Press
Mel Steninger
Earl Frantzen
State ,Fish and Game Commission
Steninger
E. M. Steninger
The
Free Press
Kitchen Blaze Hits Mint Hotel Restaurant
Grease buildup caused a fire in the Mint Hotel kitchen at 8:30 a.m. yesterday. Firefighters tore out a couple of walls to extinguish the blaze that started behind a stove. The restaurant resumed business once under control.
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Mint Hotel
Bomb blast damages Carson High School windows
A home made bomb exploded in the mail box in front of Carson High School Sunday night blowing out many front windows. No injuries were reported and no arrests were made as the case remained under investigation by Sheriff Robert Humphrey.
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Carson City
UPS
Carson High School
Robert Humphrey
Hit and Run Injures Las Vegas Man on New Year Eve
Ray C. Smith of 2101 Washington Street was injured when a hit and run driver struck his legs as he stepped toward his car on D Street at 11 20 p m New Year s Eve. He was hospitalized in good condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with injuries to both legs.
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Ray C. Smith
Washington
Southern
Nevada Memorial Hospital
Smith
D’’ Street
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