Bank of Las Vegas Branch Manager Links Heritage and Modern Banking
In Overton Nevada the Bank of Las Vegas Branch Manager Larry Staley discusses farming and finance with an aged rancher. The talk blends ranching life with banking sophistication, highlighting Nevada's frontier hospitality and the region's agricultural outlook.
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Nevada
Bank of Las Vegas
Nates
Larry Staley
Mocoa Valley
Overton
Las Vegas
Larry
Advertising scam and odd dieting prize noted
A caller posing as an ad agency tried selling magazines including a defunct release. Two Army sergeants at Fort Sill reportedly lost 332 pounds together to win re enlistment. The piece promotes Bank of Las Vegas offering insured savings with FDIC protection across eight branches.
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Fort Sill
Bank of Las Vegas
FCC orders quieter ads across radio and TV broadcasts
The FCC demanded broadcasters curb objectionably loud commercials. It condemned ads read rapid and stridently and with loudness after lower volume material. Technical guidelines seek industry-wide compliance under threat of fines or license loss.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Famed Division Lands in Viet Nam
The 1st Division troops are assigned to guard the Cam Ranh Bay depot complex under construction near a narrow inlet. The depot will store ammunition and supplies for central Viet Nam fighting as U S jets provide air cover. Two Marine companies from the 2nd Battalion opened action near Da Nang, with one Marine wounded, one Viet Cong killed, and seven suspects captured.
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Cam Ranh Bay
Viet Nam
Normandy
North Africa
U.S.S. Gordon
U.S
da Nang
Grant Store Construction Opens Third Phase in College Park
Construction begins on a W. T. Grant Company store, the final unit in the third phase of the $3 million College Park central business district in North Las Vegas. The 30,000 square foot shop is to open in early fall, built by Ernest W. Hahr, Inc. from designs by Daniel, Mann, Johnson, and Mendenhall. College Park Realty Co. develops the shopping center.
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W. T. Grant Company
College Park Central Business District
Las Vegas
Ernest W. Hahr, Inc
Daniel, Mann, Johnson, and Mendenhall
College Park Realty Co
North Las Vegas considers interim approval for bare bosom show
The North Las Vegas City Council voted 3-2 to suspend enforcement of an ordinance against nude performances to allow the Silver Nugget to host a bare bosom show starting Thursday. Mayor William L. Taylor and Councilman James B. Kelly opposed, arguing citizens favor keeping the rule. Major Riddle, president of the Dunes Hotel, said the venture with a $1.2 million investment could lose $375,090 yearly without drawing patrons from Las Vegas and Clark County.
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Las Vegas
Bill Barker
Coussell
Major Riddle
William L. Taylor
James B. Kelly
Riddle
Dunes Hotel
Clark County
Holiday Inn
Roadway Inn
County Plans Changes for Liquor Law Provisions
The county proposes changes to liquor law provisions aligned with gaming control board statutes plus modernization of licensing procedures. The district attorney notes these amendments as a first reading awaiting further study of their ramifications.
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Marshall
Gaming Control Board
Glaston Named Director of Promotions for Desert Inn and Stardust
Joe Glaston veteran promotion man is named director of special promotions for the Desert Inn and Stardust hotels. He will work with Frank Sennes and Sid Bakal to develop entertainment and restaurant campaigns. Glaston previously ran public relations for Ray Ryan Palm Springs and Abbott and Costello. He is married to Maxine Albers and they live on Desert Inn Road with their son Joe Jr.
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Joe Glaston
Desert Inn
Stardust
Sid Bakal
Glaston
Frank Sennes
Bakal
Ray Ryan
Palm Springs
el Mirador Hotel
Bermuda Dunes Country Club
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Hollywood
Frances Langford
Maxine Albers
Joe, Jr
Desert Inn Road
Las Vegas
Stanton Halverson Jr elected as chair and CEO at N A Corp
Stanton Halverson Jr is elected chairman and chief executive of National Aeronautical Corp and continues in those roles. He previously led the medical science division at Litton Industries.
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Fort Washington, Pa
National Aeronautical Corp
Stanton Halverson Jr
Halverson
Litton Industries, Inc
Bombings Shake Chicago Landmark Buildings
Police guards were posted at government offices after a bomb threat near the Loop. An anonymous letter blamed the Chicago Daily News and Sun-Times for editorial Viet Nam coverage. A witness saw two men flee after the blast. The Masonite Building, Meyer Building, and Wrigley Building were damaged in the sequence of explosions. Jerry Wells suffered a bomb related car destruction and Albert Blackburn’s car was damaged.
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Internal Revenue Service
United Press International
Wrigley
Chicago Daily News
Chicago Sun-Times
Viet Nam
United States
Southeast Asia
Richard Goudreau
Masonite
Wacker Drive
Near West Side
Meyer
Loop
Wrigley Building
Jerry Wells
The
Chicago Tribune
Albert Blackburn
Sun-Times Daily News
Charges Dropped Against Dealer
Judge George granted the motion to dismiss in Las Vegas Justice Court. Judge Brennan disqualified himself due to past partnership with Leavitt. Deputy District Attorney Leonard Gang moved for dismissal without citing a reason.
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Las Vegas
Justice of the Peace
James Brennan
Leavitt
Atty
Leonard Gang
Rescue and recovery after radar plane crash off Massachusetts
Nine survivors and several recovered bodies were transported to hospital after a West German destroyer aided by U S Navy and Coast Guard vessels. Weather and fog hampered search efforts with plans to keep a search plane aloft through the night for possible flare sightings.
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Wasp
Weymouth Naval Air Station
Chelsea
Coast Guard
U. S
Massachusetts
Bank Robbery Sparks Gun Battle at Dallas Vault
A masked gunman attempted to rob the Texas Bank and Trust Co vault in downtown Dallas. Two guards were wounded before a guard fired, and another shot from behind wounded the bandit. The incident ties to labor strife and stalled projects as unions threaten stoppages.
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Dallas
UPI
Texas Bank & Trust Co
Bill Lyday
Art Atkinson
Atkinson
William Johnson
George T. Cox
Cox
Walkout Delays City Road Expansion Amid Deep Trench
Traffic skirts a torn up thoroughfare as a deep trench for sewer and utility lines delays city road expansion. Engineers left the project three weeks ago signaling pressure from the Big 4 contractors and causing slow progress in the early construction phase.
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Big 4
Silver Dollar Solution Found in Maryland Clubs
Maryland clubs facing silver dollar scarcity turn to Bermuda Crown coins as a workaround. The copper nickel tokens fit slot machines and exchange for 84 cents, enabling clubs to profit by selling and redeeming them for full dollars, while discouraging leakage from the house.
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Maryland
Nevada
Waldorf
U.S
Where I Stand by Hank Greenspun touches many readers
The column recalls past district attorney Roland Wiley and his secretary Eileen, notes an ad for health insurance payments, and mentions postcards from Russia. Readers suggest better ink quality and raise concerns about foreclosures and the aging population in American life.
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Roland Wiley
Pahrump
Explosion at ALCOA plant injures two in Pennsylvania
An explosion and ensuing two hour fire at ALCOA's aluminum powder and flake plant along the Allegheny River injured two workers. James F. Keesey and Fred M. Imm, both hospitalized, were the only mill occupants. The blast occurred in a ball mill and the rest of the plant remained intact. Firefighters from New Kensington assisted in extinguishing the blaze.
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UPI
Allegheny River
Citizens General Hospital
New Kensington
James F. Keesey
Leechburg
Fred M. Imm
The
Aluminum Company of America
ALCOA
Logans Ferry
Here
Ters
Keesey
Imm
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