Political fervor and sunburns mark a Las Vegas week
Local readers report political candidates spending the long weekend at picnics and events, basking in sunburns and public chatter. Fire Department fireworks night doubles as a political scene with several hopefuls mingling while Gus Giuffre and Jack Kogan host. A Clark County town meeting idea is floated to improve voter outreach and understanding between residents and officials. A joking gauge of local relevance suggests phones being bugged. Herman Fisher may ride a strong vote to a possible city post. The assessor race heats up with Dutton and Kacovello and Bilbray, while realtor Jack Schieff recovers from a heart attack in Sunrise Hospital.
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Jean Dutton
Sam Kacovello
Jim Bilbray
Dutton
Bitbray
Lacovetto
Last Sabrejets Fly From Nellis AFB Ends Era of F-86
The 4521st Combat Crew Training Squadron pilots fly the final eight F-86 Sabrejets at Nellis AFB, marking the end of a 15 plus year era since the jet first roared over Korea. The aircraft, once a key swept wing fighter, is retired from active U.S. Air Force service.
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United States
4521St Combat
Nellis
4521St
United States Air Force
Tactical Air Command
First Sabrejet Mig Encounter Clashes In Historic Air Battle
On December 17 1950 Lt Col Bruce Hinton led the 936th Fighter Interceptor Squadron to a Sabrejet victory in the first contact with a MIG-15. Five days later a Sabrejet was downed by a Soviet MiG-15 and eight pilots including a U S Navy flyer sought revenge. The clash marked an early all jet air battle with six MIGs destroyed and no Sabrejets lost. The pilots and ranks are listed by the time of the engagement.
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Bruce Hinton
936Th
U.S. Navy
Buddy
Lawrence V. Bach
County Commissioners Schedule Bids and Policy Debates
Commissioners meet to discuss county bill payment records with Auditor Paul Horn amid a budget and governance debate. Agenda includes bids for West Tropicana Avenue construction, a four door sheriff's sedan, U drive car counts at McCarran, and taxi ordinance lawsuits. Wayne Kirch to oppose Moapa Valley dove season closures. public boards support closures sparking town controversy. The session also covers county contracting hurdles and union injunctions against driver fees.
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Paul Horn
West
Tropicana Avenue
Robbins Cahill
James Bilbray
McCarran
Wayne Kirch
Nevada
Local Navy Reservists Rated No 1
Approximately one quarter of the Clark County Naval Reserve unit completed a two week training cruise aboard the USS Shields off California. Lt. Jerry Jory led 47 Southern Nevadans in ship handling competition, with Seaman Dante Lorenzi at the helm. Local personnel included Lt. Jory, Lorenzi, and 38 others named.
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Clark County
U.S.S. Shields
D. T. Schueler
USNR
Naval Reserve
Jory
Las Vegas
Shields
Navy
Eleventh Naval District
Dante Lorenzi
Lt. Jory
Lorenzi
C. L. Bach
C. C. Compton
M. F. Colvin
R. D. Coulter
L. A DuBois
E M. Eggen
T. J. Flynn
W. S. Hoover
L. E. Houghton
F. Hubbs
T. L. Huffman
J B
P. A. Parrott
J. B. Payne
D. K. Porray
K. D. Pymm
E. J. Quinn
J. E. Robinson
C. E. Schaefer
P. D. Scheeler
J. P. Slinzak
B. A. Stevens
J. J. Stone
M. A. Tafoya
T. H. Taylor
W. G
County Commission Races See Low Interest This Year
Puzzlement over turnout as three county commissioner races approach filing deadline. Incumbents likely to win another term while potential challengers such as LaVoie vs Sailor Ryan and Von Tobel against Lamb loom as possible election battlegrounds. George Von Tobel is identified as a Republican.
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Joe LaVoie
Sailor Ryan
George von Tobel
Darwin Lamb
George
Law Firm Opens Partnership In City
Jim Bilbray Jr and Mel Close Jr announce a new law practice in partnership. callers are urged not to ask for Junior and reminded that humor is unwelcome.
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Jim Bilbray, Jr
Mel Close, Jr
Junior
Dashing Don Williams Tightens Campaign Focus
Political handler Don Williams claims only two candidates in his stable though reports say otherwise. He will concentrate on Floyd Lamb's State Senate bid and Jim Bilbray's county assessor race, potentially silencing rivals who allege payroll ties.
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Don Williams
Don
Floyd Lamb
Jim Bilbray
Williams
Thought for Today on Three Day Weekends
A columnist muses that three day weekends shorten the work week by forcing five days into four, arguing for a law limiting extended weekends.
Court to Review License For Local Chiropractor
Judicial review of the state revocation of Dr Morton Baptis chiropractic license will be heard in the Eighth District Court tomorrow by District Judge William Compton. The State Board of Chiropractors Examiners revoked the license in May after a closed hearing with 100 witnesses including a North Las Vegas officer who alleged an employer performed an indecent massage. Baptis, represented by Tom Pursel, won a temporary restraining order that barred the revocation, but the order dissolved June 9 and a preliminary injunction was denied. He seeks review under Nevada law 634.200 after the board denied an appeal.
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Morton M. Bapthis
Eighth District Court
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Las Vegas Convention Center
North Las Vegas
Tom Pursel
Dr. Bapthis
Nevada
Denton Addresses Clark County Young Democrats Tonight
Ralph Denton a Democratic congressional candidate speaks at 8 pm to Clark County Young Democrats in the Flamingo Hotel Gold Room. He will outline his Nevada House campaign themes after returning this afternoon from a ten day Northern Nevada tour with his wife and four children.
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Ralph Denton
Clark County
Flamingo Hotel
Denton
Nevada
House of Representatives
Skier John Akins Injured in Mojave Water Ski Mishap
John Akins twenty three year old Los Angeles resident and California telephone company employee was listed in satisfactory condition at Boulder City Hospital after a water skiing accident Sunday at Cottonwood Cove Lake Mojave. Coast Guard officials said he suffered severe head cuts when he tumbled onto rocks while skiing near shore.
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John Akins
Los Angeles
Boulder City Hospital
Coast Guard
Akins
Cottonwood Cove
Lake Mojave
California Telephone Company
Four Teens Injured In Two Car Collision
Four teenagers were hospitalized after a car ran a stop sign and struck a stolen vehicle at Jones and Sahara. George M. Sanchez 18 was cited for running the stop sign. The stolen car driver Michael P. McDevitt 18 was taken for observation at Nellis AFB hospital. Other injured were Keith Suarez 17 treated then referred to juvenile authorities, Jessica Walter 15 treated and released, Vicki Davenport 15 and Ginny Finch 15 hospitalized for cuts and bruises.
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Ning Street
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Sanchez
Jones
Sahara
Ford
al Stanley
Hassett Street
Michael P. McDevitt
Loch Lomond
Nellis Afb Hospital
Jessica Walter
Garden Place
Memorial Hospital
Vicki Davenport
Mountain View
Ginny Finch
Dover Place
Hanley May Face Trial Over Palm Tree Heist
Hanley Gramby, 27, may stand trial today for attempted grand larceny in a 1963 palm tree theft at Desert Nursery after fleeing the state and returning to Las Vegas. His lawyers seek a Supreme Court writ to block a trial on a separate grand larceny indictment over hydraulic equipment, arguing no Grand Jury transcript exists. Judge John Sexton denied a writ of habeas corpus.
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Andrew Gramby Hanley
Las Vegas
Hanley
Desert Nursery
Supreme Court
Grand Jury
John Sexton
Services Today For 1900 Grad
An 88-year-old Nevada resident and 1900 University of Nevada graduate, Clara A. Masterson, died Saturday at Ellen Medical Hospital. Born 1878 in Sutro, she lived 37 years in Las Vegas and was a Christ Episcopal Church member. Survived by two Las Vegas daughters, a California son, a Berkeley sister, seven grandchildren, and one great grandson. Services today at 2 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church with Rev. Talley Jerett officiating, Bunker Brothers Mortuary handling arrangements.
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Nevada
University of Nevada
Ellen Medical Hospital
Clara A. Masterson
Las Vegas
S. Seventh St
Sutro
Christ Episcopal Church
Masterson
Chase H. Masterson
R. Norrison Beatty
Alson P. Gibson
George
Inglewood
Calif
John B. Masterson
Berkeley
Talley Jerett
Bunker Brothers Mortuary
Paradise cemetery plan sparks public protest and appeals
About 40 residents opposed Clark County approval of a 20 acre cemetery on Reno Avenue voiced objections at a public hearing. Palm Mortuary seeks a zone change and variance. planning commission had denied it, but the County Commission reversed, prompting further protest and an appeal. Dr Sam Ford, Paradise Town Board member, resigned in protest.
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County Commission
Reno Avenue
Clark County
Martin Sklar
Palm Mortuary
Eastern Avenue
Topaz Street
Planning Commission
Clark County Planning Commission
Board of County Commissioners
Samuel Ford
Paradise Town Board
Commission
Verdict Due Today on County Cab Ordinance Contention
District Judge John Sexton faces the Union Cab Company motion for an injunction against the new county cab ordinance. Arguments were heard in chambers and briefs submitted by Union Cab and Clark County while motions from Teamsters Local 881 and the Las Vegas Cab Drivers Association await ruling. The county, backed by Deputy District Attorney John Porter, argues it may regulate cabs and set permit allocations, contending Union Cab operates more cabs under the ordinance than before the Las Vegas taxi strike.
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Yellow Cab Co
Teamsters Local 881
Las Vegas Cab Drivers Association
Union Cab Company
Nevada
Sexton
Chambers
Cab Company
Clark County
John Porter
Las Vegas
Union Cab
Supreme Court
Oridinaner
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Glenn L. Eagleston
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James 0. Roberts
Arthur L. O’connor
Paul E. Pugh
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Air Command Guard
Frank W. McCallister
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Jimmy Downs
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