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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1966
Page
2
Dr Joyce Brothers advises a self conscious 19 year old girl to build self confidence and date more to learn true love. She warns against waiting for a savior or chasing many partners and explains casual dating helps distinguish infatuation from real commitment.
Regulars share thoughts on planning to coordinate sewer lines traffic lights and utilities while praising Lake Mead fishing star Irv Miller for landing a six pounder Max Goot earns honor at upcoming testimonial dinner. A doll house gift by Gina Coakley wows aunt Dee and a quip about Women’s Hospital sparks smiles in Rutherford era columns.
A jumble of lost and found notices, housing ads, and help wanted from a 1944 classifieds page. Entries include a large nine month male collie described as reddish sable with a $703452 reward tag, a female parking enforcement officer opening in Las Vegas with salaries around 44 to 524, several Paradise Valley Ranch Estate house listings with multiple bedrooms and amenities, Twin Lakes rental offers, furnished apartment rentals at 80 dollars per month, and a Black miniature poodle contact.
The Fair Board refuses to appoint a rector to lure major boxing events to the Convention Center. The task remains with private sports promoters aided by local sportsmen. Byrne loses his seat on the Fair and Recreation Board after re election defeat this year.
UPI reports 95,494 students at Lutheran seminaries colleges and high schools in North America up 8.37 percent from 88,122 last year. Dr Gould Wickey, executive director of the National Lutheran Educational Conference, announced the figures.
The National Automobile Club reports motorists have paid about 90 billion dollars in gasoline taxes since taxes began nearly five decades ago. The figure reflects cumulative revenue from federal and state taxes over the period.
Clark County grand jurors heard Municipal Judge Walter Richards testify as part of a week long investigation into a Municipal Court fix. The jurors recessed with indications they may conclude their inquiry and prepare indictments and a report on related Bar L Market fire probe to be released together.
About 500 veterans gathered for a torchlight march on North Las Vegas city hall to back the federal position in Vietnam. The procession began 8 pm after 7 pm assembly near Las Vegas Boulevard North and Main with police keeping order. Mayor Bill Taylor spoke to the crowd.
In Las Vegas several minors were fined for being in the Black Orchid but no proof of drinking was found. Kellar’s license was issued under a special political provision designating West Las Vegas as a special population district and exempt from townwide license-to-population ratios.
Bar ney Cannon was chosen last night to succeed Bill Purser as chairman of the Clark County Hospital District board of trustees. Dorothy Saunders was named vice chairman after an uncontested vote. The organizational session at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital also elected Dr Joseph LaMancusa secretary. Trustees present included George Madsen, M.D., and county commissioners Briare LaPorta and Lamb. Next meeting set for January 25.
Prominent jurists and attorneys from across the state gathered in a federal courtroom to honor the late William F. Orr. Nevada’s first federal judge, Orr died in San Francisco at 84, with tributes led by Las Vegas attorney W. Gray Gubler and a host of judges and lawyers from Reno and Las Vegas.
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