Robbery Suspects Nabbed in Las Vegas Area
Police report two suspects arrested in three of four Las Vegas and North Las Vegas robberies. Loot recovered each time. A fourth case sought a short slim Negro who robbed Thrifty Cleaners for 60 dollars at 1 30 p m. A Marine sergeant identified as William Saunders is linked to two motel robberies. Saunders was captured after attempting to rob Mildren Van Housen by keeping her on the line.
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Las Vegas
Las Vegas Blvd
City Center
Fremont St
William Saunrs
Barstow
Igilis
Paul @ulas
Saunders
N. &Th St
Mildren van Housen
Miss van Housen
Hotel Employee Dies In Trailer Blaze Autopsy Pending
An autopsy is planned in the death of William A. Farley 55 Valley View Trailer Park 169 Tropicana Ave a former Tropicana Hotel stage hand. Farley was found in the hallway of his 40 foot mobile home after a sofa fire started the blaze shortly after 7 a.m. Fire and police say he may have slept on the sofa and moved toward the back as smoke rose. Heat broke windows aiding flame spread.
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Tropicana Hotel
William A. Farley
Valley View Trailer Park
Tropicana Ave
Farley
Recreation Building Delays Extend City Contract
Las Vegas city commission plans another extension request for the recreation center built by Sharpe Construction Co. The $149000 project is six months behind schedule after two prior extensions. Weather and utility delays followed by misinserted roof beams contributed to the slippage.
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Las Vegas
Vic Uehling
James Brooks McDaniel
Personne
Robbers Take Coats in Strip Store Heist
Daylight robbery at Wilson's House of Suede on the Strip with about 25 to 30 coats and 320 dollars in cash stolen. Clerks bound with nylon hosiery by two bandits who fled in a vehicle after holding Juanita Tyler 43.
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Wilson
Sheriff's
Juanita Tyler
Rae
Miss Tyler
Las Vegas SUN Staff and Affiliations Listing
A historical Las Vegas newspaper masthead lists the Las Vegas SUN staff led by executive editor Bryn Armstrong and managing editor Vince Anselmo, with keys roles in newsroom and advertising. It also notes Las Vegas publication details and national and regional press affiliations and memberships.
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The
Las Vegas Sun, Inc
South Commerce Street
Las Vegas
Nevada
Ruthe Deskin
Bryn Armstrong
Vince Anselmo
Bill Fitzgerald
Gerry Appleby
Jack Davenport
William Sherwood
Burt Bay
Haney Womack
H RA. Greenspun
Ray Germain
Barbara Greenspun
Act of Congress
National Advertising
Ward Griffith Co
Chicago
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Press International
Nevada State Press Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
California Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Bandits Loot Apartment After Threatening to Kill Owner
Two armed bandits robbed the Heers Brothers apartments resident Alvin Ramey of about $2,000 in cash and checks. Ramey reported the 8 p.m. Sunday incident to sheriff's detectives, saying one man held a gun to his head and threatened to shoot if he moved while the other rifled a cabinet and the robbers left after tearing the phone from the wall.
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Sheriff's
Alvin Eugene Ramey
Heers Brothers Apartments
Royal Lane
Ramey
A Trifle Late Thinks City Hall
Las Vegas City Hall workers frown at New Year references as the City Commission weighs permits for the Knights of Pythias to hold a New Year Eve event and sell tickets. City employee says the party was planned for Friday night and not far ahead.
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Las Vegas
Knights of Pythias
Labor Exec Guilty of Embezzling Union Funds
Rick C. Carter former financial secretary treasurer of two local unions pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling union funds before Dist. Judge Roger D. Foley Jr. in federal court. The charges cover 33501.47 taken over four years from Local 1536 Retail Clerks Union and Local 457 Amalgamated Meat Cutters. The Clerks charge awaits plea. sentencing set for March 14 at 10:30 a.m.
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Rick C. Carter
Dist
Roger D. Foley Jr
Carter
Retail Clerks Union
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers of North America
Foley
Camels Parade Through Las Vegas For Kids Show
The Zor Camel Patrol sponsored by the Zor Temple Madison Wis and the Las Vegas Shrine Club will march down Main Street at 9 o clock en route to a free show for youngsters at the Fifth Street schoolyard. It will offer free rides from 10 a.m to noon after returning from Pasadena California’s Tournament of Roses parade. The route goes south on Main to Lewis Avenue and east to the schoolyard.
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Zor Camel Patrol
Zor Temple
Madison
Wis
Main Street
Fifth Street
The
Las Vegas Shrine Club
Pasadena
Calif
Lewis Avenue
Schoolyard
Brewster County Texas Largest County in State
Brewster County in Texas covers 6,208 square miles, making it the state’s largest county and larger than the combined areas of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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Brewster County
Texas
Connecticut
Rhode Island
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Larry Graves
Alexander
James
Larry Hartzell
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Sharpe
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Carier
Continental
United States
Bandit
City Hall
N.lv
L.V. Blvd
the Garden Center
Fabulous 6 Presents
Berle
Driftwood
Harry James
East Sahara
Avila Ae
Nalani Kele
South Sea Islands
Carmen D’oro
Ike
Carmen
Kim Sisters
Johnny Puleo
Johnny
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