Quiet Clark County school meeting sees crowd over 300
Sewell presides as conservative critics threaten to press concerns on textbooks and a Russia trip while supporters praise the board. Dr. Jacob Orleans argues fear and pressure harm education as community members urge informed dialogue and stable policy. David Katzman highlights dangers of extreme groups.
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Russia
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Hathaway
Clark County
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Nevada Southern
Orleans
David Katzman
Franklin Ave
Censorship Debate Tangles Nevada School District
Katzman cites cases of conservative influence banning Pulitzer prize books in some districts and discrediting teachers. Dr Paul Harris warns censorship as dangerous and worst in arts and school materials. Supporters including Charles Fleming and Glen Mackey back the board and Dr Newcomer while protests from conservatives linger.
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Katzman
Paul Harris
Nevada
Harris
Charles A. Fleming
Las Vegas
D A Given Facts On Court Fixing
The city attorney asserts the court probe must be vigorously continued citing six months of work and the principal suspect’s disappearance as a hampering factor. He says crimes investigated include conspiracy to obstruct justice and that prosecutions would proceed through the district attorney’s office. He says Mayor Grayson agrees and steps will be taken to pursue all evidence.
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Nevada
Des Moines
Iowa
Whitmore
Grayson
Movie star Miss MacDonald dies as Debakey aids
News reports confirm actress Miss MacDonald died after hospitalization in Houston following critical condition upon arrival. Dr Michael Debakey, famed heart surgeon, led the case with open heart surgery considered but not decided. Co star Spencer Tracy mourns the loss as Raymond prepares to fly her body to Beverly Hills.
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Methodist Hospital
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Houston
Raymond
Beverly Hills
Coroner Records Dispute Prompts County Meeting
A grand jury probe into autopsy reports not turned over to Dr. Otto Ravenholt was halted after a county commissioners meeting. Participants included former justice Tom Pursel, ex-coroner Jeff Cornish, and pathologist Dr. Nicholas Grenfell.
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Ravenholt
Tom Pursel
Jeff Cornish
Nicholas Grenfell
Cornish
J. D. Dixon
Foster Services Planned for Betty Marie Foster
Funeral services for Betty Marie Foster age 6? no, 61?. death Wednesday after a short illness to be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Bunker Brothers Chapel of Golden Memories. Burial at Palm Mortuary Garden of Devotion. Born December 3, 1904 in Hungary she came to the United States as a girl and lived in Las Vegas since 1943 working at Eldorado Club and Desert Distributing Co before buying the firm in 1960. Survivors include brothers Berman Lerch of Las Vegas and Edward Lerch of Cleveland and sister Mrs Martha Gillespi of Cleveland.
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Three Women Hurt In Auto Collision Near Paradise and Desert Inn
Three women suffered injuries in a two car crash at Paradise and Desert Inn Roads yesterday morning. Julia Wilson Hunt 20 drove a bus colliding with Birdie Stouffer 30 in a sedan. Sophie Lozand 32 rode as a passenger. Mrs Hunt and Mrs Stouffer were hospitalized. Lozand treated and released. Investigation ongoing.
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Nevada Highway Patrol
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Walnut St
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Taylor
Las Vegas
Sophie Lozand
Eastern
Remains Critical for Dr James R Dickinson in Sunrise Hospital
Dr James R Dickinson 47, chairman of the Nevada Southern Humanities and Fine Arts Division, remained in critical condition for the fifth straight day after a coronary attack suffered during a routine physical at Sunrise Hospital last Sunday.
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James R. Dickinson
Sunrise Hospital
Dickinson
Nevada Southern Humanities and Fine Arts Division
Two Arraigned After North Vegas Robbery
Police arrested Callaghan at a Tonopah address with a $1,664 cash stash and a revolver seized under a search warrant. Las Vegas officers Ron Irving and Ray Clark credited for spotting Hayter driving from a car wash on Fifth Street near Bonanza Road shortly after the robbery. Hayter remained under surveillance until city detectives arrived.
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Tonopah
FBI
Callaghan
Janse
Las Vegas
Ron Irving
Ray Clark
Hayter
Irving and
Clark
Fifth Street
Bonanza Road
Woman Found Dead After Despondent Note
A 67 year old woman apparently took her own life and died at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after being found at her apartment on 13th Street. Mildred Violet Masa left a note citing grief over her husband's recent death. The coroner will determine cause of death and arrangements are pending.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Mildred Violet Masa
N. 13Th St
First Explosion For New Year At Nevada Test Site
The January 1965 kickoff blast at the Nevada Test Site near Las Vegas was a low yield underground nuclear test by the Atomic Energy Commission. The yield was under 20,000 tons of TNT, marking the first announced U S test of the year.
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Nevada Test Site
UPS
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Las Vegas
Cabbie Saved From Shooting After Chasing Suspects
A driver escaped injury when a cab driver diverted a shooter by moving to target another suspect. Four bullets hit the windshield on the driver side. Cunningham called the sheriff. Deputies arrested Lyons and Holland 15 minutes later at Vegas Village South near Maryland Parkway and Sahara Avenue. Authorities say force was needed to detain Lyons.
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Cunningham
Sheriff's Office
Lyons
Holland
Vegas Village South
Maryland Parkway
Sahara Avenue
Byrne Ready To Run Again
Henderson voters learned Mayor William Byrne plans to run again though he will announce next week. Supporters expect an affirmative decision, and Byrne has faced continued calls for another term from his base.
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Henderson
William Byrne
Byrne
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