City proposes 1968 work program with ten projects
Las Vegas Public Works reveals a $4.6 million slate of ten major 1968 construction projects. Debate centers on whether the city should limit paving work and rely more on bids, with contractors pushing for bids on most projects and maintenance kept to city hands.
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Las Vegas
Jim Corey
City Hall
Corey
W.C. Mendenhall
Ideal Asphalt Co
Public Works
Richard Sauer
Retired Cop Becomes Private Eye
Charles D. Ross a 61 year old retired Las Vegas police lieutenant was named resident manager of the William J Burns International Detective Agency here Ross retired October 11 after twenty years on the force and had previously been promoted to lieutenant in 1961 as commander of the uniform division The agency has moved to 1111 Las Vegas Blvd after city officials approved the relocation following building and fire department clearances
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Charles D. Ross
Las Vegas
William J. Burns International Detective Agency
Ross
S. Highland
Las Vegas Blvd
Boy Admits Holdup at Local Firm
A 16 year old boy confessed to Las Vegas Police detectives early Saturday that he robbed the Regal service station at 1553 E. Charleston of $60 after holding up attendant Phillip T. Hayes. He pointed a revolver and ordered Hayes to walk north on 16th Street, police said.
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Las Vegas
Phillip T. Hayes
Regal
Charleston
16Th Street
Boys Turn In Soap For Operation Soapbar Drive
Two Las Vegas youths Steve Windom aged 12 and Quint Lee aged 13 delivered several hundred bars of regular and medium soap to Clark County Fire Station No. 1. Firemen were surprised as the boys presented two buckets full of soap from their community effort.
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Las Vegas
Clark County
Steve Windom
Charlotte Dr
Quint Lee
la Cienega St
Las Vegas Sun Masthead and Subscription Rates Lineup
The Las Vegas Sun details staff roles including publisher assistant general manager and editors. It lists circulation and advertising staff and notes entry details with rates for daily and Sunday editions, plus mail subscription prices and delivery costs.
Hughes Plan for Airport Explored in Southern Nevada
Clark County commissioners would meet Hughes organization and the FAA to discuss a proposed supersonic jet transport terminus in Las Vegas. Howard Hughes funds a feasibility study to gauge desirability and might build and sell the airport at cost with no interest, taking McCarren airport in trade. FAA officials noted legal points, with McCarren partly on federal land and receiving federal money.
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Clark County
Hughes Organization
Federal Aviation Agency
Las Vegas
Howard Hughes
Nevada
Hughes
McCarren
Bill Briare
FAA
Arvin Basnight
Candy-Happy Bandit Robs Local Store
A polite daylight robbery hits Shaw's of San Francisco ice cream parlor in Las Vegas. The bandit, described as well dressed, took $35 and a box of Franciscan mints after chatting with owner Mrs. Carol Brooks and her 14 year old helper David Hershel. Police investigate leads to catch the suspect.
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Las Vegas
Carol Brooks
Shaw’s
San Francisco
E. Charleston Blvd
Blackbeard the Pirate Had 14 Wives and Lived Tough
In Key West an account highlights Edward Teach known as Blackbeard as possibly not a pirate by record. It notes he was a confirmed bigamist with 14 wives and that he died after enduring 23 musketballs and multiple sword thrusts.
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Key West
Fla
Edward Teach
Blackbeard
Largest bison skull found in South Dakota
Irvin M. Peithmann, former Southern Illinois University archaeology curator, located the largest known fossilized bison skull in the United States in South Dakota.
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United States
South Dakota
Irvin M. Peithmann
Southern Illinois University
Antique Bottle Show Slated for LV Feb. 3
The Southern Nevada Antique Bottle Collectors will stage the largest antique bottle show and sale in the world at the Elks Lodge in Las Vegas on February 3 and 4. Bill Embry, president, notes the event's growth and invites public attendance with free admission while exhibitors from Nevada and other states display bottles including items from historic Nevada towns. Over 75 collectors have reserved space, with exhibits spanning ghost towns such as Virginia City Gold Hill Delamar Ward Tybo Grantsville and more.
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Elks Lodge
Las Vegas
Bill Embry
Embry
Texas
Iowa
New York
Virginia City
Gold Hill
Delamar
Ward
Tybo
Grantsville
Clark County Science Teachers Association Meeting
The Clark County Science Teachers Association will hold a 7 30 p m meeting Wednesday at Orr Junior High School. The agenda includes curriculum discussion and committee formation with a representative from each school to share current actions and faculty opinions.
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Clark County
Science Teachers Association
Orr
Police Seek Missing Girl Lynn Keathley Near Blue Diamond Road
A sheriff's search for Lynn Gail Keathley continues after she vanished Saturday near the Oliver Ranch on Blue Diamond Road. Deputies and posse members describe a 10 year old girl about 5 feet 2 inches tall, 100 pounds, last seen in blue jeans, tennis shoes, and a black fur-collared coat at her foster home on Cerritos Street.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Sheriff's Jeep
Lynn Gail Keathley
Oliver Ranch
Blue Diamond Road
Norma Brown
Cerritos St
Blue Diamond
VFW Sets Nevada Disaster Plan
Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Nevada appoint post disaster committees to cooperate with the agency in charge of emergencies. Local posts will provide manpower and aim to have each post set up with an effective disaster committee by February 1 1968. Citizens are urged to contact their local VFW Post for information.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department of Nevada
National Organization of the
VFW
Bandit steals from laundry firm cash box
Police said a thief entered an open laundry at 2403 Industrial St. and pried open a cash box, taking about 45 dollars from the Web Service Co. unit. Investigators described the suspect as a thief who targeted the business.
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Web Service Co
Industrial St
Theft at Strip hotel cashier reports burglary at residence
A Strip hotel casino cashier told police a window was broken and a screen ripped to gain entry to his home at 1817 E Bonanza. Police say jewelry including rings earrings diamonds a watch and white gold mounting plus 926 dollars were stolen. Victim Marvin R. Bryan reported the burglary.
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Marvin R. Bryan
1817
E. Bonanza
Nevada 1968 Water Outlook Varies by Drainage
UPI reports Nevada faces a varied 1968 water outlook with below average conditions in the Owyhee and Humboldt drainages and near average in Truckee Carson and Walker. January 1 snow was well below average in northeastern Nevada but soils are wetter and reservoir storage is above average, signaling a good Sierra water year despite limited carryover in Owyhee Humboldt. A separate note cites Amos Neuhart as Institute of Public Safety director emeritus guiding a first of its kind traffic safety study for Nevada.
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Reno
UPI
Nevada
Bob Whaley
Soil Conservation Service
Owyhee
Humboldt
Truckee
Carson
Walker
Sierra
Owyee
James Bailey
Amos Neuhart
Institute of Public Safety
Pennsylvania State University
American Automobile Association
Reno Jury Convicts Walker of First Degree Murder
A Reno district court jury found Joseph Miles Walker guilty of first degree murder in a seven year old slaying of a California man. The six jurors recommended the death penalty after a two and a half hour deliberation. The case mirrors a prior conviction later overturned by the Nevada Supreme Court for a lack of fair trial. Formal sentencing set for Tuesday by Judge Thomas Craven.
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Reno
UPI
Joseph Miles Walker
California
Walker
Paul Allison
Santa Rosa
Nevada Supreme Court
Thomas Craven
Driver training expert retained for national program
Carson City reports that one of the nation's top authorities on driver training has been hired to develop and oversee a new national program. The expert will coordinate training standards, curricula, and evaluation methods with state agencies and safety groups.
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Carson City
UPI
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