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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1966
Page
5
Las Vegas plans save about $13 000 by using its own building inspectors for the Clark County land project replacing county personnel. Nomellini Construction Co won the contract in January with work starting soon as details finalize between city and county agencies.
A frail housewife, Marie Morris, was punched in the ribs and robbed of 145 dollars in the Thriftimart lot at 10 am Friday. Police in Bonanza and Tonopah identified the assailant as a about 30 year old Negro man, tall and heavy, who threatened her to stay silent.
The clipping lists staff and executives for the Las Vegas Sun and Las Vegas papers, including editor Bryn Armstrong and publisher H. M. Greenspun, with roles such as assistant Ruth Deskin, managing editor Vince Anselmo, women's editor Gerry Appleby, and others. Also notes postal registration and affiliations with press and publisher associations.
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A 12:40 p.m. crash at Sahara and Richfield involved a 17-year-old driver and three injured children ages 6 3 and 2 identified as Shelly Adams Wade Adams and Cynthia Albers. All four were thrown against the windshield. A second wreck at Sahara and Rancho at 3:05 p.m. caused minor injuries to several people.
The Anti-Defamation League awards a 2500 grant to the Nevada Equal Rights Commission, first study grant to a public agency. Justice Zenoff and secretary Anderson note the panel’s 18000 annual funding shortfall, with local parties and donors urged to contribute to the fund.
Senator Alan Bible reports assurances from the Interior Department that a clarifying amendment to the Southern Nevada Water Project Authorization bill will be sent to Congress within 10 days. He expects funding requests after this hurdle, with pre-construction planning to take about a year and full first-phase construction at four years. The project aims to bring Colorado River water from Lake Mead to Clark County facilities.
Nevada officials urged creating an intermediate reformatory for ages 18 to 25, arguing it would bridge young adults from the state training school to broader citizenship. George J. Reed pressed for revamping the criminal code and depoliticizing corrections administration while stressing rehabilitation and cost savings.
Jack Eugene Applegate 36 of Farmington NM awaits return to New Mexico for prosecution in a Gallup bank robbery. he signed a waiver and will be sent back soon from a local bus station arrest. He faces charges of aiding and abetting two men in the January 14 Merchants Bank robbery and was ordered held on $50,000 bail.
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