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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1964
Page
2
Five state hopefuls will box at the convention Center in Golden Gloves action tonight and tomorrow. The report also covers health advice from Dr. Theodore G. Klumpp on exercise vs immobilization and a railroad crossing incident on Oakey Boulevard where a driver slept through a train pass.
Gov. Edmund G. Brown urged the South Shore Chamber of Commerce to place spiritual values before money values amid a dispute over Tahoe gambling. He warned that unchecked gambling could turn Lake Tahoe shores into a Las Vegas Strip, hindering land acquisitions for a bi state park.
A late page fragment shows personal ads for lifelong happiness and jewelry sales at Trudy Jewelers, along with numerous rental apartment notes, rooms to share, mobile homes for sale, pets including pedigreed puppies, and a used 1999 Cadillac DeVille for sale. The clippings include contact numbers and locations such as Fremont, Heart of Downtown near Penny's, and 214 West 6th Street.
A jumble of used car entries including a 62 Rambler 46 bucket, a 60 Nomad with automatic power, a 58 Plymouth priced at 895, and a 60? Peugeot and Chevrolet V4 automatic. The terse ad cluster notes model names and rough prices for sale.
The Young Republicans of Las Vegas approved a new constitution and elected officers including Ralph Walker as president and Robert Stevenson as first vice president. Board members named include H. T. Andrews Ellis Mercer Bill Floyd and others. George Von Tobel spoke on precinct reorganizations and Lincoln Day Dance prizes were announced.
Jerry McLain as vice president and director of public relations for the Del E Webb company signals that details of the Del E Webb story will be continued in local reports. The article notes the firm’s prominence and McLain’s role in communications.
Eighty ACS Industries Rover project workers at the Nevada Test Site will be honored at a national safety award banquet at 7 tonight at the Municipal Golf Course. The crew posted 194000 man hours without a disabling injury in the ACS safety contest. Louis Morrison will present the award. Sloan will accept.
The city forms a formal safety program with a six member accident review board drawn from the police, fire, public works, public safety, finance, and personnel departments. Principal goal is preventing on the job accidents to save public funds through lower insurance costs and fewer time losses.
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