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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1966
Page
6
The Red Cross Nursing Chapter announces free mother and baby care courses at least three times yearly at the Red Cross Chapter House 212 Mesquite. Registered nurses will lead the January December and other sessions covering preparation before birth nutrition newborn needs and baby care through the first year.
The Las Vegas Fire Prevention Bureau earned first place in Nevada in a national fire prevention activity contest run by the National Fire Protection Association. The award honors a year of public education, inspections and safety efforts led by Battalion Chief Otto McFarland and inspectors S C Buelow George Judd Steve Hampton and staff including Clara Everett and Mickey Freeman.
Southern Nevada members of the American Institute of Mining Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers will hold a dinner meeting Friday at the Swank Club, 920 Boulder Highway. Sid McCarroll, mining expert and past chairman, will discuss mining around the world. A no host cocktail hour starts at 7 with dinner at 7 00 pm.
The first Saints and Sinners meeting of the year will be held January 27 at the Dunes Hotel. Refreshments at 7 p.m. Bud Albright, Convention Center director, will be the honored guest. Members are urged to attend early. Ladies are not permitted.
County superintendents and school board members will meet in Carson City with state officials to discuss a proposed statewide educational television network. The $2.3 million plan would reach every TV set in the state and be used in classrooms to aid instruction. It would be funded by a $3 million federal grant matched by $3 million from the Nevada Legislature, with a deadline tied to the grant expiration.
The Boys Clubs of Clark County enter members photographs in the 1966 Epstein Memorial Foundation photo contest. Local winners named by judges, with top age-class photo earning a free trip to New York City. First place in a category nets $100 for photo supplies. Winning entries shown at the Boys Club of America Convention in New York on May 14.
Frank Zanoni of the Veterans Administration assists veterans and widows in Southern Nevada with benefits and Social Security changes from a temporary office in the County Courthouse. He urges eligible veterans and widows to use the service to resolve conflicts and access aid.
Thieves took a 1000 mink coat a 500 ruby ring and a 100 wrist watch from Merle C Hage at 2101 Santa Clara Ave during early Monday evening. Entry was gained by ripping a rear screen door and prying it open with a screwdriver while Mr and Mrs Hage were out to dinner.
The page mixes Nevada political chatter, stench mystery near Star dust Country Club, and local odds and ends. Ullom eyes a congressional bid amid Denton intrigue while observers doubt Ullom’s chances. A manure pit near a race track explains a longtime odor nuisance. Misc notes report staff changes, hotel deals, and a Mexico trip tale with prankish bed explosions, plus property appraisal appeals noted by Clark County officials.
Fresh smoked fish from Chicago reaches Frank's market drawing attention in the 12th and Stewart area. Frank Szalay and family run the shop after moving from New Jersey, with stars like Robert Goulet and Dean Martin cited among residents and visitors. A Valley High student Ronnie Szalay leads a local musical group auctioning tonight at school. A riddle about Toy Fis her and other light gossip punctuate a page filled with colorful LV life including Jan Leender in Bangkok and Jackie Markin’s new shop near Tropicana.
A Coast Guard patrol boat sank after a seam in its fiberglass hull split while en route to a capsized sailboat report. Three crewmen were rescued. electrician's mate David Gabel called the event unusual but noted they were used to getting wet.
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