County approves teen anti booze law crackdown
Clark County commissioners unanimously authorize a new ordinance making it illegal for anyone under 21 to buy or possess alcohol or to have alcohol in a minor's residence without parental permission. The measure targets desert beer parties and will take effect after three publications, with penalties up to $500 fine or six months in jail.
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Donal
Mike) O'Callahan
Sheriff Lamb
O’callaghan
Mendoza
Health Board Officers Eyed
County commissioners approved an ordinance establishing a County Health Board and asked city officials in Boulder City Henderson Las Vegas and North Las Vegas to consider nominations. Chairman Lou LaPorta said recommendations from the current health department will be shared for consideration, with cities allowed to nominate health and medical experts rather than officials if they choose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Commission
Lou LaPorta
Health Department
Boulder City
Henderson
Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
New Ruling Seen In NSW Annex Court Hassle
North Las Vegas City Atty Harvey Dickerson plans recommendations for a new legal move in the annexation dispute with Las Vegas and Clark County. He will advise the city board after a weekend study of Dist Judge George Marshall's ruling on quo warranto actions and AG involvement.
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Nsw
Las Vegas City
Harvey Dickerson
North Las Ve
Las Vegas
Clark County
Dist
George Marshall
North Las Vegas
Marshall
Marshal
Thunderbird
Dickerson
William Hallier 78 dies at Ellen Medical Hospital
William Hallier, 78, died June 7 at Ellen Medical Hospital. He lived 20 years at 1300 Francis Ave and was born January 13, 1884 in Kansas City Kansas. Services Monday at Palm Chapel at 10:6 am with Rev. Thomas Daly. cremation at Live Oaks Memorial Park in Monrovia, California. Survivors include his wife Robbie and daughter Laura Mitchell of Las Vegas.
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William Hallier
Ellen Medical Hospital
Francis Ave
Kansas City
Kans
Palm Chapel
Thomas Daly
St. Paul's Independent Lutheran Church
Live Oaks Memorial Park
Monrovia
Calif
Bobbie
Laura Mitchell
Las Vegas
Chester A Munroe Dies at 73 in Las Vegas Area Home
Chester A Munroe 73 of 212 Philadelphia Street died June 7. He lived in the area since 1942 in the home of Mrs. Belle Keeler. Born October 4, 1888 in Boston Massachusetts. Palm Mortuary handling arrangements. Survived by wife Mary of California. sons Alonzo and Lawrence of California and Marshall of Las Vegas. daughter Betty Elizabeth Allen of Los Angeles. sister Ina Davis of Alhambra California.
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Chester A. Munroe
Philadelphia St
Belle Keeler
Munroe
Boston
Mass
Mary
California
Alonzo
Lawrence
Calif
Marshall
Las Vegas
Betty Elizabeth Allen
Los Angeles
Ina Davis
Alhambra
Katherine B McCool 67 dies in Boulder City visit
Katherine B McCool, 67, died June 7 at her son in law's home at 540 Ave M, Boulder City, after visiting ten days. Born November 16, 1894 in Grand Rapids, Michigan she belonged to the Women's Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and Women of Woodcraft. Services at Logan Mortuary Tonopah with interment in Tonopah Cemetery. Survived by two daughters Dorothy McCullough of Boulder City and Loraine McCool of Sparks and one sister Frances Bodkin of Fresno.
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Katherine B. McCool
Ave. M
Boulder City
Grand Rapids
Mich
McCool
Women’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Women of Woodcraft
Logan Mortuary
Tonopah
Dorothy McCullough
Loraine McCool
Sparks
Frances Bodkin
Fresno
Calif
Funeral services for Mrs Nattie Snyder 89 held at Palm Memorial Chapel
Mrs Nattie Mae Snyder of Las Vegas died Friday at Las Vegas Hospital aged 89. Born in Ohio she lived here since 1931. Funeral at Palm Memorial Chapel Monday at 2 pm officiated by Reverends Albert Melton and Ralph Kofoed of First Methodist Church. Body to be shipped to Walker Mortuary Napoleon Ohio for interment. Survived by sons Lincoln L Snyder Las Vegas and Franklin F Snyder Arlington VA.
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Nattie Mae Snyder
Palm Memorial Chapel
Albert Melton
Ralph Kofoed
First Methodist Church
Snyder
Las Vegas Hospital
Ohio
Walker Mortuary
Napoleon
Lincoln L. Snyder
Las Vegas
Franklin F Snyder
Arlington
Gas Savings By City Sought
Las Vegas explored joint gasoline buying with other bodies. City Manager W L Fletcher noted nine bids were opened for about 235000 gallons costing roughly 50000. The lowest bid was 21.636 cents per gallon.
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Las Vegas
W.L. Fletcher
Ex Sun Copy Boy Becomes AP Reporter
Tom Kinsey formerly a SUN copy boy and Las Vegas High School graduate begins a writing post with the Associated Press in San Francisco after finishing at the University of Nevada Reno. He will serve as second lieutenant in ROTC for two years at Fort Knox.
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Tom Kinsey
the Sun
Tom
School of Journalism
University of Nevada
Reno
Las Vegas
Ronald Kinsey
Atlantic Ave
San Francisco
Associated Press
Fort Knox
Press Club
U. of N
Young Kinsey
Sigma Delta Chi
Wall Street Journal
The
Evening Gazette
Kinsey
Harold
U.S. Marine Corps
Memphis
County approves power line move near McCarran Field
County commissioners authorize a Southern Nevada Power Co plan to relocate lines to a right of way about one mile west of US 91 south of the airport. The project, costing $75,000 and financed by the Federal Aviation Authority, aims to avoid air traffic hazards despite protests about property values. Union Pacific telegraph cables buried along the railroad right of way faced no protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Nevada Power Co
McCarran Field
US. 91
Lou LaPorta
Federal Aviation Authority
Art Olsen
Power Company
Union Pacific Telegraph
Vandalism Probed On The Strip Shuts Drums And Tubs
Sheriff investigators are asked to probe two vandalism cases on the Strip. Entertainer Phil Case reports repeated damage to his drum heads and amp components at the Stardust Lounge. R E Zinsmeister at the Tally Ho Inn under construction says 42 cast iron bathtubs, valued at 130 dollars each, were ruined at the same site with heavy blunt force.
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Sheriff's
Phil Case
Stardust Lounge
R. E. Zinsmeister
Tally Ho Inn
Seek Youths In Horse Death
Deputies sought two teenage boys yesterday after two mares abused in a corral died of internal injuries. Ray L. Christensen reported to Dep. Robert Owens that the second mare died despite medical efforts following the attack with a hoe from Christensen's yard.
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Sheriff's
Ray L. Christensen
North Highland Ave
Robert Owens
Sheriff's Livestock Division
Christensen
Miss Clark County Pagesant Seeks Miss Nevada Bid Tonight
Local pageant at Rancho High School Littl Theatre will name Miss Clark County to represent the area in the Miss Nevada contest in Reno on June 23. Twelve entrants compete on beauty posture and talent for trophies scholarships and the chance to advance to Miss America in Atlantic City.
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Clark County
Nevada
Rancho High School
Littl Theatre
Paul Christie
North
Las Vegas
Atlantic City
Pepsi-Cola
Ada Lynn Tessier
Brigitte Ueblar
North Las Vegas
Jody Powers
Joan Wright
Jill Flemington
Betty Lou Mathis
Bill Highline
Bob Williams
Cannon Denies US No-Win Policy in Graduation Talk
Nevada Senator Howard W. Cannon, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, rejects a no-win cold war policy claim. He argues the administration has battled communism worldwide, supports a hard-line, forceful stance, and maintains military supremacy from ground to space, stressing restraint from civilian pressure and open military discourse.
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Nevada
Howard W. Cannon
Command and Staff College
Cannon
Senate Armed Services Committee
Berlin
South Vietnam
Thailand
Pacific
Senate
Case Dismissed Against Dotts in Mail Theft Case
Federal Judge C N Tavares dismissed the government case against James M Dotts a Las Vegas police cadet accused of taking cash mailed to pay traffic fines. The move follows new rulings that similar acts may be embezzlement rather than mail theft and the case will be referred to the Clark County district attorney.
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C. Nils Tavares
Las Vegas
U.S
John W. Bonner
Dotts
Tavares
Leo Kuykendall
the Sun
Clark County
Language dispute delays Boulder divorce hearing
In Boulder City a court debate over suitable language interpreters held up a divorce case before District Judge Mowbray. Initial Russian and Polish interpreters were rejected by the spouses, who then agreed to appoint Robert Glinski of Boulder City, born in Poland, as interpreter for Monday’s session in Judge Compton's court.
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William Compton
Mowbray
Icek-Lair
Robert Glinski
Boulder City
Poland
Compton's Court
Boy Testifies In Robbery Of Snack Bar
An 11 year old boy testified before Justice of Peace Myron Leavitt about the burglary of his blind father’s Hoover Dam Snacketeria. The witness identified Glenn Elwood Raulston 23 and George Royal Parks 25 as suspects. Raulston bound over for district court on second degree burglary and Parks’s preliminary hearing was continued.
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Justice of Peace
Myron Leavitt
Leavitt
Glenn Elwood Raulston
Pittman
Little William Ellis
James H. Ellis, Sr
Robert Runkle
Boulder Dam
Hoover Dam
George Royal Parks
Alsc
Pittsman
Parks
Workers Held In Bunco Credit Card Embezzlement Scheme
Two construction workers employed as service station attendants were held by sheriff's banco investigators in Las Vegas in connection with a credit card embezzlement scheme. Patrons' cards were kept and charges posted before cancellation, with tires and merchandise sold to the suspects. The case emerged after a California motorist reported extra charges from a card lost in Las Vegas. Edwards and Uty worked at the Mobile Service Station on Las Vegas Boulevard South and Tropicana Road.
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Sheriff's Banco
California
Las Vegas
Edwards
Uty
Las Vegas Boulevard
Tropicana Road
Las Vegas investors warned amid many boilerroom deals
A column warns readers about numerous Nevada investment promoters seeking bona fide residents and cautions over past track bond scams. It promotes caution, highlights risky schemes, and notes local spots like Bob & Pearl’s Supper Club and Golden Steer while mentioning outdoor gear from Dave Barnard’s Outfitters and Mead Lake high water levels.
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L. V. Climie
Nevada
Clark County
L. V
California State Line
L. W
Texas
BOB & Pearl's
Nellis Blvd
Daily Helpful
Squires Park
Dave Barnard
E. Fremont
Mead
House of Good Cheer
San Francisco
Golden
Vegas
Dico
Dirk
Fast Dico
Gus Corey
Bird. Co
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Dallagtan
Dist. Atty
John Mendoza
Paradise Valley
Lake Mead
Health Board
Fletcher
SUN
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Lovelies
Riviera Hotel
Miami Beach
Judee Anderson
Elizabeth Stutz
Mary Lou Savage
Dee Ann Cook
Joyce Carol
Shirley Arnold
Sen. Cannon
Lonauade
Sheriff's Bunco Group
Saludos Investin
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