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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1968

Page

3

Staffing Battle Leaves Juvenile Center Students Idle

A dispute between Clark County Juvenile Center administration and the School District idled classes at the Juvenile Center since January 5. Principal Mary Chambers and two other teachers were removed, with the district promising two new teachers at the center and one at Child Haven to resume a stricter curriculum and real education.

Clark County the Sun Mary Chambers Child Haven Edna O'Connell H. C. Bozarth James I. Mason Robert Mullen John Paul Juvenile Center Hampton

Sheriff closes two bars near Nellis Air Force Base

Sheriff Ralph Lamb and District Attorney George Franklin shutter two bars near Nellis for allegedly selling off sale beer. Driftwood Bar and Flying Tiger Bar were closed by licensee Daniel Chady after a liquor investigator ordered action. Bars hold on sale licenses only and a show cause hearing set for February 10 before the County Commission.

Ralph Lamb George Franklin Nellis Air Force Base Las Vegas Boulevard Nellis Boulevard Daniel Chady Diana Street Lou Karras Larry Shoemaker Karras Shoemaker the Sun Chudy

Upscina Car Show Expected to Draw 15000 Delegates

Convention-goers are projected to spend 4.4 million dollars in Las Vegas over the next two weeks. The National Automobile Dealers show, Jan 27 to 31 at the Convention Center, will host about 15000 delegates. Other events include the Public Utilities Advertising Association, Electronics Representatives Association tours, Rotary International Zone 1, Western States Animal Health Conference, Helicopter Association of America, Intermountain Veterinary Medical Association, and the California Council of Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors at various venues with hundreds of delegates.

Las Vegas Desmond Kelly National Automobile Dealers Show Public Utilities Advertising Association Desert Inn Electronics Representatives Association Frontier Frontier Hotel, 50 Delegates. Rotary International Tropicana Western States

Jail escapee Manuel Martinez captured near Ely

Manuel Martinez aged 19, who escaped from the Wyoming Penitentiary last week, was arrested early yesterday at a Shellbourne Station motel 40 miles north of here after deputies traced a stolen vehicle found at the location. Sheriff Archie Robison said the capture ended the escape.

Greensmen Injured By Juveniles On Horseback Attack

Sheriff Ralph Lamb reported three juveniles on horseback allegedly attacked Winterwood Golf Course workers Sunday. Kenneth Putnam, 52, required six stitches for a forehead gash after being struck by a rock. A black eye and a lost tooth were also reported among the employees.

Winterwood Ralph Lamb Lamb Kenneth Putnam Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Putnam

Obituaries for Cecil Townsend and five others in Las Vegas

Obituaries list Cecil Keith Townsend 48 of North Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospital. Services at 2 p.m. in the 20th Ward Chapel with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Townsend was born Feb 13 1919 in Colby Kansas and leaves wife Estella two sons Keith and Cecil Townsend a daughter Cecelia Kaye Oschle plus grandchildren parents and a brother. Also listed are James Caldwell Tucker 67 burial at Woodlawn. Carl William Lyons 75 burial Palm Memorial Park. Katherine Matilda Gelman 63 burial in Cincinnati. Susie Anna Bates 75 burial Memory Gardens. Walter Henry Thiess 87 burial Bunker Brothers Chapel. Brent W Eastman 38 burial Clarkston Washington.

Cecil Keith Townsend 20Th Ward Walnut and Carey St Las Vegas Fenton Dale Frehner Woodlawn Bunker Brothers Mortuary Mr. Townsend Colby Kans North Pecos Estella North Las Vegas Keith Cecil Townsend Cecelia Kaye Oschle Heidi Natanile Oschle Pueblo Colo Roy A. Townsend Cannon City Harold A. Townsend James Tucker James Caldwell Tucker Woodlawn Cemetery Mr. Tucker Carl William Lyons Palm Chapel Aubrey Valley Palm Memorial Park Mr. Lyons Hatum E. van Buren Orville Ray) Lyons Doris Corbell Katherine Matahilda Gelman Aaron Gold Cincinnati Ohio Gelman Sahara Charlotte Hill Candy H Till Linda Sutherland Louis Goldsmith Susie Anna Bates Bunker Brothers Walter Hanne First Presbyterian Church Park Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Memory Gardens Cemetery Bates Bennington Iowa Shadow Lane Walter Henry Thiess Roger Osness Mr. Thiess Chicago Laurel Real Estate Brokers of Nevada Geraldine Baller Gwendolyn Fiter Los Angeles William Robert L. Thiess Long Beach Calif Brent W. F Eastman James K. Seastrand Clarkston Washington Mr. Eastman Woodruff Utah Webb North Sandra Tracy Tony Trevor Eastman Sam Eastman Wash Neil Vallejo Roy Richmond San Antonio Texas Ross Bill Eastman Clarkson, Wash

Water District To Award Bids For Sandhill Tropicana Main

Las Vegas Valley Water District will award a $2 million Sandhill Tropicana transmission main contract tonight at 8. The project is among 18 funded by a 1964 bond issue to receive Lake Mead water when the Southern Nevada Water Project is finished in 1970. Montgomery Engineers of Nevada will attend to present a recommendation. Construction is slated to start in February and run through November 1968.

Sandhill-Tropicana Las Vegas

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The Las Vegas Sun, Inc Commerce St Las Vegas Nevada Ruthe Deskin Publsher Haney Womack Bryn Armstrong Vince Anselmo Tom Diskin Gerry Appleby John Fry Douglas Ritchie William Sherwood H. M. Greenspun Ray Germain Barbara Green SPAN Congress National Ward Griffin Co Chicago Detroit New York San Francisco Los Angeles United Press International Nevada State Press Association American Newspaper Publishers Association California Newspaper Publishers Association Audio Bureau of Circulation Continental United States

Lausche Attacks McCarthy as Opportunist Support Fades

Ohio Senator Frank Lausche told reporters that supporters of Eugene McCarthy were opportunists and that McCarthy would gain only if his own gains exceeded McCarthy’s. He spoke at the National Crushed Stone Association convention in Las Vegas and endorsed President Johnson as best reflecting Democratic views. He defended Vietnam policy and urged pursuing peace while preserving U.S. commitments.

Frank L. Lausche Dohio Eugene McCarthy Sen McCarthy Lausche Ohio National Crushed Stone Association Riviera Washington Johnson Robert Kennedy United States Vietnam

Central warns on 911 readiness delay for emergency calls

Central Telephone Company says it is not ready to switch to the national emergency dialing number yet. Bell of Nevada plans to convert to 911 within about 18 months and will maintain its 116 emergency number for now.

Central Telephone Company Bell of Nevada Central

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