Burglary Gang Ties Las Vegas Strip Thefts to 42-person Crew
Las Vegas Sheriff links a 42 member interstate burglary gang to a Strip crime wave netting over 400000 in cash and jewelry since January. The Providence Halifax gang operates from Miami and has members reportedly posing as affluent travelers to case hotels while residents use keys or lockpicks.
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Ralph Lamb
Lamb
Bill Conger
the Sun
Halifax
Miami
Fla
Conger
Providence
R.I
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Hippies With Dirty Hair Shorn In Reno City Jail
In Reno a free haircut program for hippie inmates runs under Municipal Judge John Mathews. Police Chief Elmer Briscoe supports the policy to prevent lice contagion and meet sanitary rules of incarceration. Hair remains near normal length, not shaved.
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Reno
John Mathews
Elmer Briscoe
Mathews
Special $10 Rates for Clark County School Events at Convention Center
The Las Vegas Convention Authority grants Clark County School District a $10 per day rate for use of the convention center for upcoming school events. Eligible items include baccalaureate services on May 25 and graduation on May 28 to June 5, plus zone and state basketball tournaments, art exhibit, science fair, publications day, and honor concert, normally $500 per event.
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Las Vegas
Clark County
Las Vegas Teacher Joins National Life Sciences Institute
William L. Westover of Las Vegas is among 38 junior high teachers nationwide parting in a life sciences institute at Louisiana State University campus this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rout
William L. Westover
Las Vegas
Louisiana State University
Las Vegas Tourist Ad Plan Gets Airline Support
Las Vegas Convention Authority approves two airline cooperative programs and a 1968 69 magazine ad campaign. United Airlines funds half the $286000 mid winter spring effort, with prime time NY NFL telecasts and 1 million viewers. Frontier may join with a $30000 newspaper radio TV campaign.
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Las Vegas
United
Convention Center
UAL
Wright
New York
Frontier Airlines
Convention Authority
Frontier
Las Vegas Convention Center
Sons of Erin Install State Officers at Quorum Club
The Sons of Erin invite all to a 6 o'clock installation of incoming state officers at the Quorum Club and to thank the outgoing group. A color film by Dan Bohan, son of Flamingo casino executive, features his Ireland trip as a special added treat.
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Sons of Erin
Quorum Club
Flamingo Casino Exec
Dan Bohan
Ireland
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By Larrie Schmidt
SUN
Robert Lewis Lee
Audrey Fowler
Lee
Eric Bellman
Bellman
David Richardson
UPI
Freddie
Freddie Glusman
Tropicana Hotel
United Airlines
James M. Jones
Daniel R. Halseth
Maryland Parkway
Harley E. Harmon
Tom de Keyster
East Charleston Blvd
California
Corner of California and Casino Center
S. Main
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