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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1964
Page
4
District Judge John Mowbray led a Fourth of July program at Boulder Dam praising American heritage. Sen. Harold W. Cannon served as grand marshal in a ceremony honoring American dead and urging renewed commitment to liberty and national strength.
A construction equipment repairman from the 4520th Transportation Squadron at Nellis AFB was chosen as Wing Airman of the Month for June. Airman Dickinson, 25, originally from Oklahoma City, was named Top Airman over seven candidates.
The Washington Aero Club luncheon featured a door prize a TWA 707 model donated by the airline. Charles Strickler of American Airlines won the prize.
The Las Vegas Open Chess Tournament starts this afternoon at the Sahara Convention Center with Edmund Edmondson leading dignitaries including Isaac Kasdan and Col. Joachin Araiza. Play proceeds through Tuesday with rounds daily and a Vegas Fun Chess Tourney Sunday evening.
Richard W. Little took over as director of the Spring Mountain Youth Camp on July 1 1964 at age 47 bringing teaching and administrative experience from Montana. He plans changes with board cooperation and emphasizes better communication while avoiding harsh punishment like cuffing youths to a flagpole. He aims to build a new mess hall and maintain budget discipline as he guides the rehabilitation facility alongside advisory board members. Little is married with five children and has prior experience at Montana Children’s Center Carson City and Twin Bridges.
A Western High School European tour far from home unfolds in letters from 17 year old Brenda Jean Geil. She describes rough driving in London, quirky English life, and travel mishaps, with notes on airports, trains, cuisine, weather, and prices as the group tours England and France toward Stratford on Avon and Paris.
Gov. Grant Sawyer designates July 6-12 as Miss Nevada Week to honor the state pageant selecting Nevada’s Miss America entrant. About 15 contestants from across Nevada compete July 12 at Hotel Sahara Convention Center South for last year’s winner Cheryl Thompson Las Vegas. Public admission available for a small fee.
Five prominent Nevadans will judge the annual Miss Nevada Pageant held at the Hotel Sahara Convention Center South. The panel includes Mrs. Betty Sawyer wife of Gov. Grant Sawyer Murray Heinz Review Journal columnist Bryn Armstrong Las Vegas Sun executive editor Mahlon Brown Nevada state senator and Mrs. Joan Shoofey wife of Sahara Nevada Corp executive VP Alex J Shoofey.
London reports automation is set to transform Britain's legalised betting scene. Robot bookies nicknamed Honest Robert will automatically collect bets and issue receipts at factories, replacing runners who once gathered wagers from workers.
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