Sundown Fire Probed In Nevada Replica Town
A Nevada Division of Forestry spokesman said the cause of a Saturday night fire in Sundown Town is under investigation. The blaze destroyed two buildings in the old west replica town four miles up the mountain from U S 395 near Washoe City. Damages were estimated at 25 000 dollars. Fire crews faced heavy snow and a car plowed through the scene, covering it by about 2 30 p m. No residents were present.
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Reno
UPI
Nevada Division of Forestry
Sundown Town
U.S. 395
Old Washoe City
Forester
Zenoff to Speak at Nevada Shorthand Convention Banquet
Nevada Supreme Court Justice David Zenoff will headline a banquet at the Flamingo Hotel on Saturday January 22 as part of the Nevada Shorthand Reporters Association convention. Leonard W Ehlers president of the National Shorthand Reporters Association attends as honored guest. A cocktail party begins at 6 30 p.m. and the banquet at 7 30 p.m. Reservations through Mrs. Lucile Fischer at the County Courthouse. Ehlers will be honored with a cocktail party the preceding evening.
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Nevada Supreme Court
David Zenoff
Flamingo Hotel
Nevada Shorthand Reporters Associaton
Zenoff
Leonard W Ehlers
National
Lucile Fischer
Safety Sticker To Be Put On State Cars
Safety decals in silver and blue will be affixed to state owned vehicles as part of a highway safety program by the Independent Insurance Agents of Southern Nevada. William Arant presented the decals to Louis P Spitz, director of the Nevada department of motor vehicles, who pledged cooperation to promote safer driving and reduce accidents statewide.
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Nevada
William Arant
Insurance Association
Louis P Spitz
Department of Motor Vehicles
Arant
Spitz
Triple Wedding Joins Three Couples at Lake Tahoe
Three California couples Frank De Criscio Regina Bowyer Charles Lancaster Carolyn Sue Mexcise Gordon Johnson and Verna Grossnickle wed at noon in a spur of the moment ceremony at the South Tahoe Casino on Lake Tahoe's South Shore. Justice Ellsworth Chappell officiated as the casino hosted the event.
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Stateline
California
Lake Tahoe
South Shore
Frank DeCriscio
Regina Bowyer
Tracy
Charles Lancaster
Carolyn Sue Mexcise
Livermore
Gordon Johnson
Verna Grossnickle
Justice of the Peace Ellsworth Chappell
South Tahoe
Seven Million Trial Set On April Twenty Fifth
A $7 million civil suit filed for John P. Gass, 19, Reno, seeks damages after a January 31 1964 beating at Idlewild Park. Defendants Fred De Salvo Edward Blumstrom and Charles A Steen Jr. were named with Gass as a passenger in Steens car. The trial is scheduled for April 25.
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Gass
Idlewild Park
N. H. Gass
Fred DeSalvo
Edward Blumstrom
Charles A. Steen Jr
Minerals Report Highlights Clark County Geology and Industry
A Nevada Bureau of Mines bulletin reports Clark County geology by Dr. Chester R. Longwell of Stanford. The study notes Basin and Range structure, a history from 1855 mining beginnings, and current leading nonmetallic minerals gypsum silica sand limestone dolomite and sand and gravel. Clark County ranks among Nevada's top mineral producers with total value over 200 million dollars.
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Clark County
Chester R. Longwell
Stanford University
Nevada Bureau of Mines
University of Nevada
Reno
Longwell
E. L. Pampeyan
Ben Bowyer
R. J. Roberts Pampeyvan
Roberts
US. Geological Survey
Bowyer
The
Survey
Atomic Energy Commission
Colorado
Nevada
U. S. Geological Survey
Elko
Mineral
Humboldt
Yale University
Muddy Mountains
American Geological Institute
Geological Society of America
Division of Geology and Geography
National Research Council
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma Xi
Potosi
Vernon E. Scheid
Mackay School of Mines
North Las Vegas Democrats Set Monthly Meeting Venue
Curly Price president of the North Las Vegas Township Democratic Club announced a room at the Silver Nugget in North Las Vegas for all regular meetings on the third Tuesday each month. The club held a December Holiday Party attended by 150 Democrats as Price was named chair of the Clark County Central Committee Registration Committee and a registration drive is planned.
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Curly Price
North Las Vegas Township
Democratic Club
Silver Nugget
Las Vegas
Price
Clark County Central Committee
Bible cites Lahontan Hatchery trout goals in Nevada
Sen. Alan Bible said the Lahontan Fish Hatchery in Douglas County could produce 50 000 pounds of trout in the next fiscal year if about 70 000 dollars in operating funds become available. He noted ongoing work on roads bridges supply lines ponds and equipment while the U S Fish and Wildlife Service hatchery aims for 125 000 pounds annually of Lahontan cutthroat and rainbow trout for stocking streams and lakes in western Nevada.
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Washington
Lahontan Fish Hatchery
Douglas County
Alan Bible
Bible
Nevada
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Thwarted holdup as robber warned by citizen near station
A midnight attempted robbery at the Hancock Service Station on Washington and North Main was foiled when Joe Ruiz advised the would be thief to shoot because a police car stood nearby. The assailant and four companions fled. officers arrived too late to capture them.
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Joe Ruiz
Hancock
Washington and North Main
Ruiz
Tea Cost Rejected as Reciprocal Entertainment Item
A BBC employee claimed early morning tea on her expense account. the reviewer rejected it noting the allowance applies only on a reciprocal entertainment basis.
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London
UPI
BBC
Albert Swain waits four hours after hip injury in Ely
Albert Swain of Ely waited four hours to call for help after breaking his hip in a fall at home saying he did not want to disturb officers before they came on duty. The incident was reported by UPI.
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ELY
Nev
UPI
Albert Swain
Swain
Young Motorcycle Rider Injured In Intersection Crash
A 14 year old sports motorcycle rider was treated for a broken ankle after his vehicle was struck by a car at the 10th and Franklin Streets intersection. The driver, 16 year old James D Heimberg, was cited for an improper turn.
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LAS Vegas Sun
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
10Th
Franklin Streets
Las V Zas Polce
James D. Heimberg
Howard Drive
Heimberg
Pizza crust formula dispute pits ex-employee against rival
Tolana Pizza Products Co. sues in Circuit Court seeking to bar a former employee now with Origena Pizza Crust of Illinois Co. from using Tolana's formula for making pizza crusts. The filing underscores a corporate trade secret dispute in Chicago.
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Chicago
UPI
Tolana Pizza Products Co
Origena Pizza Crust of Illinois Co
Tolana
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