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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1966
Page
4
County consultants from Dan Reed and R W Beck & Associates recommended consolidating Sanitation Districts One and Two citing District Two’s weak finances and need for a tax. The study costing over 30000 urged billing changes, purchasing reforms, budget controls, regular reporting, and a workforce reduction.
Billy Ovalls, 31, from 2121 E Fremont St, was slated for reckless driving. He backed into a police car bending a fender and was arrested for drunk driving. He was punched in the Shell Bar parking lot after officers followed his car two blocks to 25th Street.
Testimony in the arson and assault case of Elvie Compton Green a 49 year old grandmother accused of engulfing her ex boyfriend Willie Franklin 43 with inflammables after a dispute is to conclude in Dist. Judge John Sexton's court. Franklin testified that he visited Green at 919 Washington Ave Sept 6 1964 after a prior row at his home and again argued before she allegedly poured fuel on him and flames spread as he tried to wash off the liquid. He said he carried a small .22 pistol but denied threatening Green and that the weapon was later found unloaded. Franklin survived after leaping into a mud puddle and spending 10 days in hospital. Fire chief Otto McFarland who testified noted several fires in the Green home though not all linked to inflammables and investigators have not determined who started the fires. Green pleads innocent.
Sheriff Ralph Lamb said a major break developed in the double murder of a service station owner Lester McCormick and employee James Boyle. Two witnesses in Springdale recalled two men linked to the Dec 7 holdup, drawings and a green wrecker were circulated, the same type used in North Las Vegas. Investigators press on in Glendale case as about $100 was taken.
Frank R B Guccione 51 faces three felony counts tied to a July 24 1965 shooting at his East Fremont Street mobile home. He allegedly fired five 45 caliber pistol shots at Harry Palmer 51 after Palmer allegedly beat Shirley Powell, his ex wife. Palmer escaped injury. Guccione is free on a $5 000 bail.
The Las Vegas City Commission will open bids on February 2 for a five million dollar bond issue to fund municipal parking structures. If Moody's Investor Service improves the city's credit rating, it could save about one hundred thirty one thousand dollars on the issue. Three investment analysts recently visited to assess the city’s investment prospects.
A vintage style advertises FASTEETH denture powder as a quick fix for loose plates and odor. It promises alkaline non acidic action to hold false teeth more firmly, reduce sourness, and freshen breath, urging readers to buy at drug counters nationwide.
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