North Las Vegas Recreation Programs Attract Hundreds
North Las Vegas Recreation and Park Department reports high turnout at five locations under director R O Forben. Activities include arts crafts nature study and drama with games sports and puppet shows. Summer days feature weaving mosaics leather work desert hikes pedal and checkers.
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Bill Boyce
Lenny Ribaudo
Don Connor
Ribaudo
Jerry Williams
North Las Vegas
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Tom Williams
Fay Herron
Lincoln
Engineers Meet at July ASCE Session in Charleston Heights
The American Society of Civil Engineers holds a July meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Charleston Heights Bowl. Lt. Wyatt of Nellis Air Force Base will discuss Nellis past present and future and its effects on weapons testing, with films. A pre meeting business session will nominate next year's officers.
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Looted Camper Losses Near 1st Street in Las Vegas
Wayne Hoopes of Mesa Arizona told Las Vegas police his camper in the 200 block on 1st Street was looted early Sunday. He reported $2200 in cash and other personal items valued at $300 stolen.
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Mesa, Ariz
Las Vegas
1St Street
Fire department responds to kitchen stove blaze in Las Vegas
Firefighters answer alarm at 11 07 a m Sunday at Annie Riley 1936 Susan Ave The fire caused by an overheated stove in the kitchen was contained by witnesses using a garden hose No damage estimate given In a separate report John G Dean 104 W Baltimore Ave a Strip hotel waiter returns from work to find his apartment ransacked and money stolen from a piggy bank Las Vegas police said Sunday.
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Las Vegas
John G. Dean
Baltimore Ave
Cocktail waitress reports break in at Palmer House Hotel
Linda Abrams told Las Vegas police her hotel room at the Palmer House on 204 North 7th Street was broken into Friday night. She said $100 in currency and other items valued at $80 were stolen, with entry gained through an open window.
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Las Vegas
Palmer House
N. 7Th St
Miss Abrams
Fire at Las Vegas residence fully involved at 2 55 a m
Las Vegas firefighters reported a residence at the southeast corner of Lamb Boulevard and Bonanza Road was totally involved in a 2 55 a m Sunday blaze. The home was occupied by Bob Gibson and remained under control after 114 hours. Origin of the fire was not determined.
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Lamb Boulevard
Bonanza Road
Las Vegas
City Decides July 5 Is Holiday For Parking Meters
After two weeks of deliberations the San Antonio city council ruled July 5 a legal holiday for parking meters. Tickets issued that day are canceled and fines paid are refunded. The Fourth fell on Sunday and many motorists who paid or protested at city hall.
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San Antonio, Tex
Norris Funeral Tuesday for George Sloan Norris
Private funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Palm Mortuary for George Sloan Norris 64 who died Saturday in a local hospital. He lived in Las Vegas 24 years worked as a car salesman and was born February 17, 1901 in Port Huron Michigan. He served in the Navy in World War I. He is survived by his wife Gladys three step children a brother and a sister. Cremation to follow.
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Port Huron
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Gladys
FE. Rochelle
George D. Nugent
Cathryne Crum
June Golaszewski
Hampton
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Minneapolis
Services Set for Pit Boss John J Sedore
John J. Sedore 55 of 4113 El Camino died Saturday in a Henderson hospital. A pit boss at the California Club in Casino Center he will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Survived by his wife Margaret a daughter Jaquelin Joyce Las Vegas and a sister Dora Racke Northome Minn. Services 7 p.m. Monday at Bunker Brothers Chapel.
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Ranier
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Jaquelin Joyce
Las Vegas
Dora Rbacke
Northomne
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Va
Mothers threaten bikini display to slow speeders on Mohegan Avenue
A group of New London mothers on Curry Road threaten to pose in bikinis or less to curb speeding on Mohegan Avenue if authorities do not act. They say they are upset enough to lie down in their loin cloths to stop drivers who use the street as a speedway. The city has asked the state highway department to address the issue.
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New London, Conn
UPI
Mohegan Avenue
Marshall Cohen
Dam Workers Reunion Recalls 65 Cent Hour Strike
The old grads of the Hoover Dam mid 1930s strike gather Monday at the Swanky Club Henderson for a 30 year reunion. Raynold Fyden, organizer, expects at least 150 attendees from nearby regions. Former union rep Fyhen recalls pay at 65 cents per hour, while bosses’ pets earned 75. L A Parker of the Los Angeles Building Trades Council will be featured speaker. Dinner starts at 7 p.m.
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Los Angeles Building Trades Council
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Violent mugging on a Las Vegas street
Martha Caulfield of 232 Baltimore Ave. was attacked after midnight on a darkened Las Vegas street. A mugger grabbed her by the throat and struck her with a rock, then stole her purse containing two dollars and fled. Police reported the incident occurred about 12:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Martha Caulfield
Baltimore Ave
Pedestrian Struck By Automobile In Las Vegas Flat Cross
Joan M Switzer 19 of 2401 Sunrise struck while crossing 2nd Street near Ogden Saturday afternoon. Driver Michael E White 8, of 402 N 9th St says Switzer ran into the path of his northbound car. she suffered cuts and abrasions and was treated and released at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.
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2Nd Street
Ogden
Las Vegas
Michael E. White
9Th St
Miss Switzer
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Gradually replacing bike with car via SUN classifieds
A brief SUN classified pitch encourages selling the bicycle and buying a car, presenting the swap as easy and inexpensive. It emphasizes a smooth transition from bike to automobile through the ads.
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Linkletter TV Show Taped in Riviera Vegas
Art Linkletter plans a CBS program from the Riviera Hotel Las Vegas with guests Hedda Hopper Nancy Wilson Louis Prima Rhonda Fleming and Abbe Lane The program taped Sunday will air Tuesday on KLAS TV with a second episode August 24 A separate note reports 15 year old William Goldman injured after being struck by a car on Comstock Drive. driver Albert Swift cited for faulty brakes.
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Nancy Wilson
Louis Prima
Rhonda Fleming
Abbe Lane
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Sarah Vaughan
Ann Miller
Hollywood Talent Scouts
William Goldman
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Comstock Drive
Carver
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Albert Swift
Three Injured In North H Street Auto Crash
Three people sustained minor injuries in a weekend traffic crash on North H Street near Hart Street Las Vegas. James H. Cube 23 sped south and struck Eddie Lee Bell 30 head on then rammed a parked car owned by R. C. Afficklin 1164 Hart. Bell passengers Eliza Mary Griegs 31 and Ella Louise Washington 35 also injured. All were treated at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital and released. Cube was cited for reckless driving.
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James H. Cube
Washington Ave
Eddie Lee Bell
Rossmayne
Bell
Eliza Mary Griegs
Ella Louise Washington
Oregon St
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Deficit Shrinks as Defense Spending Falls Short
Washington officials said actual defense outlays for the year ending June 30 were about 2 billion dollars below projections. Treasury data show purchasing programs could not be rushed as planned, contributing to a lower deficit than expected.
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Treasury
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