Real Estate Operator Arrested in Paradise Valley Robberies
Daniel Frederick Scolar was arrested by deputy sheriffs at his Las Vegas home on a warrant. He faces charges tied to the Monday afternoon robbery of Carl Conry at 1061 Desert Inn Road and the Monday night robbery of Alvin Ramey at 4390 Royal Lane, with cash and checks stolen. A pistol, mask, and trench coat linked to the crime were found. A new charge filed after investigators learned of a $500 check issued to Ramey with insufficient funds.
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Paradise Valley
Sheriff's
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Scolari
Carl Conry
Leroy Continental Arms
Desert Inn Road
Alvin Ramey
Heers Brothers Apartments
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Tax Protest Meeting Opens Clark County Board
The Clark County Board of Equalization plans its first January meeting to hear protests of alleged inequities in property assessments. The session, in the county commission chambers, involves county commissioners plus a school district representative and one member from each township.
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Clark County Board of Equalization
Sesemente
County Commission Chambers
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Vandals Hit Bracken School In Early Monday Break-In
Walter Bracken Elementary School was vandalized when officials opened the campus Monday. Damage was estimated at 53 dollars after vandals crawled in through a window, tore apart a supply room, and damaged the faculty work room. They shattered bottles and glue, pried a Coca Cola machine, and poured liquid into teachers' coffee pots.
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Walter Bracken
John Welles
Welles
Contractor Named to North Las Vegas Planning Board
A licensed building contractor, Willam Ro McMurtrey, 2062 Harvard St, was appointed to North Las Vegas planning commission succeeding James Fink. McMurtrey, a University of Wichita graduate and Nevada contractor since 1951, also owns the Pago Pago Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge on Craig Road near Salt Lake Highway.
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North Las
Firetrap church building ordered shut down by city
Las Vegas building officials ordered Calvary Baptist Church at 700 W Owens closed as a serious fire hazard. The ramshackle structure, used for Sunday services, has deteriorated and was labeled unsafe after inspectors and fire department concerns. Parishioners faced displacement and a new building plan was urged by authorities.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Mary I Carroll
W. Owens
Las Vegas Chamber Urges Courtesy Drive for Cabs
The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Taxicab Committee proposes a city county agency to enforce new rules. Suggestions include driver ID and fare cards, fingerprinting, courtesy training, biannual meter checks, lost item files, and penalties for refusing legal loads.
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Chamber
Commission weathers bid for 24 slot machines
Las Vegas City Commission to vote tonight on 24 slot machine applications including seven at the L Bar, and approvals for Downtown Las Vegas Garage, Nevada Club, Fl Cortez, Bank Club, Holiday Motel, and changes of ownership at Nevada Electronics. Also a license restriction clarification for Bills Jewelry & Loan Co.
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Nevada Club
Fl Cortez
Bank Club
Charleston
Holiday Motel
Las Vegas Blvd
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S. Highland
Lloyd EK. Blair
Reno
Bills Jewelry & Loan Co
Fremont
Vegas Lawyer Appointed Deputy Attorney General
Atty. Gen. Harvey Dickerson announced John Spann of Las Vegas will become deputy attorney general, replacing resigning Donnell Richards. Spann, former Sparks city attorney and Clark County deputy DA, is set to start next week and is the son of Democratic Party worker Harnett Spann.
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John Spann
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Clark County
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Democratic Party
Lone Gunman Robs Hentals Office Without Capture
A man described as having a very nice appearance robbed Hentals, Inc. at 2701 Alcoa Street before noon, forcing an office clerk to the floor and threatening to kill her. Police searched the area but had not yet apprehended him. The suspect was described as blue eyed with dark brown wavy hair.
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Hentals, Inc
Alcoa St
Betty Alexander
Mounties Report Missing House Disappears South of Town
A man who bought a house near the township went to inspect it and found the four room white stucco structure had disappeared, prompting RCMP to investigate in Saskatoon.
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Sask
UPI
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Killer Quest Continues in Glendale Slaying Probe
Clark County deputies scour State 89 for clues in the double slaying of Glendale service station owner Lester McCormick and employee James Boyle. Investigators question residents as they pursue a getaway route theory and press on with the lengthy probe.
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Clark County
Sheriff's
State 89
Bike Driver Injured in Pebble Beach Collision
A car crash at Pebble Beach and Laurel Hurst streets left bike operator Larry Wadds, 14, with a fractured left leg and multiple injuries. The driver, Gary Washburn, 0, escaped injuries and was cited for failure to yield right of way. Washburn resides at 2405 Wesley.
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Laurelhurst
Larry Wadds
Woods
W. Owens
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Gary Washburn
Washburn
Wesley
Cops nab six suspects in West Las Vegas burglary ring
Three adults and two teens were arrested for burglary and receiving stolen property after an intensive probe that cleared four recent West Las Vegas burglaries. A juvenile was sent to Juvenile Home for lack of parental supervision. Cornelius Pete Lee Milton Carter Robert Carter were booked. Robert Carter faced an additional charge. Two youths, 14 and 16, were arrested for burglary.
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Cornelius
Pete” Lee
W. McWilliams
Milton Carter
Robert
North E St
Robert Carter
Lee
Carter Brothers
Freak Crash on US 40 Injures Twelve Near Elko
Police report a head on collision on Emigrant Pass involving two cars driven by Stanley Gould and Thelma Smith. A tractor trailer rig rammed the stalled vehicles and two assisting trucks. Twelve people were injured, with no critical cases, treated at Fiko General Hospital.
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API
Emigrant Pass
US 40
Here
Stanley Gould
Colusa
Calif
Thelma Smith
Whitefish
Mon
Fiko General Hospital
Spy Trial Recesses In Cairo Editor Amin Case
Cairo editor Mustafa Amin pleads innocent to ten espionage charges involving the CIA and faces potential death if convicted. Defense presented a four hour case and judges recessed the proceedings until Monday.
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Cairo
UPI
Mustafa Amin
Amin
U.S Central Intelligence Agency
Ryan Briare Scrapping For County Board Post
County commissioners will select a new chairman with incumbent James Sailor Ryan facing challenger Bill Briare who serves as temporary chair in Ryan's absence. Baskin will nominate Briare though several board members favor Ryan’s re election. LaPorta and Lamb were unavailable for comment.
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Briare
County Board Post
James
Sailor) Ryan
Bill Briare
Bob Baskin Baskin
Flying Legend Mistletoe Origins in Druid Lore
Druids credited mistletoe to a heavenly plant carried by the missel thrush. A sighting of a white berry on a thrush’s toe may have sparked the name.
Pet Lover Leaves Funds for Daisy Care and Kindness Sermons
Miss Irene Petch of Kirby Moorside England left 250 pounds for the care of her cat Daisy and another 250 pounds to the local church to fund sermons emphasizing kindness to animals.
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Kirby Moorside
England
UPI
Irene Petch
Daisy
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