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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1966

Page

3

Auditor and County Clash Flows into District Court

County Auditor Paul Horn takes his dispute with the Board of County Commissioners to District Court under a restraining order. He offers to add fund Descriptive titles to vouchers if the commission provides equipment, citing a 1966 attorney general opinion. The board demands vouchers in their data processing format, arguing Horn’s coded sheets are insufficient.

Paul Horn Horn County Commission Bill Briare Harvey Dickerson Commissioners’ Data Processing Department Nevada Board of County Commissioners

Reapportionment Filing Set Today

Flora Dungan seeks mandamus at the Nevada Supreme Court to compel reapportionment of the Board of Regents. She plans further suits if the petition is accepted, citing U S Supreme Court rulings and Nevada lag in representation for Clark County.

University of Nevada Board of Regents State Supreme Court Flora Dungan Miss Dungan Las Vegas Myron Leavitt David Zenoff Gordon Thompson State Board of Education Harold L. Jacobson Cee Swode Washoe County Jacobson Swode United States Supreme Court California Nevada Clark County C. W. Woodbury Grant Sawyer

Las Vegas Sun Publisher and Staff Listing

The Las Vegas Sun and its parent company list editors publishers and staff roles including Osun Editor Publisher Bryn Armstrong Vince Anselmo Dave Bradley Gerry Appleby Jack Davenport Burt Bay Haney Womack H Greenspun Barbara Greenspun and Ruthe Desk in. The paper is entered at the Las Vegas post office as second class matter and is a member of several press associations.

Las Vegas Sun, Inc Yu Scvit Commerce Street Las Vegas Nevada Ruthe Deskin Bryn Armstrong Vince Anselmo Eotor Dave Bradley Gerry Appleby Jack Davenport William Sherwood Burt Bay Haney Womack H. M. Greenspun Ray Ger‘aain Barbara Green Congress Ward-Griffith Co Chicago Detroit New York San Francisco Los Angeles Unitec Press International Nevada State Press Association American Newspaper Publishers Association California Newspaper Publishers Association The Audit Bureau of Circulation

Torch Suspect Sought in Nevada Arson Case

Robert P. Johnson, 36, recovering from burns at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after his house fire. A warrant is out for his ex girlfriend Jacquelyn Joan Williams, 36, on arson and attempted murder charges. Williams linked to a similar incident two months prior with Johnson.

Robert P. Johnson Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Clark County Johnson Pontiac St Las Vegas Jacquelyn Joan Williams Miss Williams Nellis

Sex ratio study cites 135 males per 100 females

A Los Angeles medical researcher reports 135 males are conceived for every 100 females yet women remain more numerous due to greater resilience before birth and in infancy and adulthood to various diseases.

Los Angeles

Devore Funeral Held for clothing impresario Sy Devore

Funeral services were held yesterday for Sy Devore 57, who clothed celebrities including President Johnson John Wayne Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr He operated five clothing stores including one in Las Vegas and died of a heart attack last Monday at his Beverly Hills home He is survived by his widow former actress Erika Peters a daughter Lisa 13 and a brother Al partner in the business Services were at Hillside Memorial Cemetery at noon.

Sy Devore President Johnson John Wayne Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr Devore Las Vegas Beverly Hills Calif Erika Peters Lisa Hillside Memorial Cemetery

Burn Victim Improves After Fire at Local Telco Site

Donald Berry a 33 year old phone company supervisor remained on the critical list but was improving at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after severe burns from flaming oil that sprayed him from a malfunctioning electrical switch outside the Central Telephone Company building at 125 Las Vegas Blvd. Berry left the building to inspect the switch during a power failure and was engulfed when a ruptured oil line ignited. Passersby aided him until an ambulance arrived. He lives at 709 McDermitt St.

Donald Berry Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Central Telephone Company Las Vegas Blvd Berry McDermitt St

Two Labor Meetings On Today

The National Labor Relations Board will hold two hearings today. A petition from five office girls at Cashman Equipment Co in Las Vegas asks for a representation election with Local 29 of the Office and Technical Employees Union seeking to represent. The meeting is at the Johnson Building on Highland Ave at 1 p.m. Interstate Bakeries Corp drivers will vote between 4 and 4 30 p.m. at 3129 S Highland to choose Teamsters Local 14 as bargaining representative. Weber's bread is delivered by the bakery drivers.

National Labor Relations Board Cashman Equipment Co W. Bonanza Road Johnson Building Highland Ave Interstate Bakeries Corp S. Highland Teamsters Union

Cheatham Bid For Re-Employment Approved For Hearing

Charles Cheatham, fired in 1962 as Las Vegas state welfare branch manager, won permission to appear before the Nevada Personnel Advisory Commission to seek re employment. He has 29 attempts, now in private practice at Sahara Psychotherapy Clinic, with Medicare as a possible future role.

Charles Cheatham State Welfare Division Las Vegas Nevada Personnel Advisory Commission Cheatham State Personnel Department Sahara Commission State Welfare Barbara Coughlan

Farewell Party for Brig. Gen Everest at Las Vegas Depot

Brig. Gen. Frank Everest Jr. will be honored at a no-host farewell salute at 5:30 p m tonight at the Las Vegas Press Car near Union Pacific depot. He commands the 4520th Combat Crew Training Wing at Nellis Air Force Base since April 1965 and will transfer to Norton AFB California as Air Force director of aerospace safety. Everest once held the speed record at 1957 mph in a rocket powered aircraft in the early 1950s.

Frank Everest, Jr Las Vegas Union Pacific Depot Press Club Bruce Dietrich General Everest 4520Th Combat Crew Nellis Ai Force Base Everest Norton Afb California Air Force Aerospace Safety

Building Stones quarried across the United States

Barre Vermont notes marble and five other building stones quarried domestically including sandstone quartzite granite slate and limestone. Each stone shows a range of natural colors and textures.

Barre United States

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