Attorneys Clash Over Status of Daily Statistics Newspaper
Las Vegas attorneys argued in court over whether a mimeographed daily business statistics sheet qualifies as a newspaper. Judge Collins noted no Nevada Supreme Court ruling defines a newspaper and suggested liberal interpretation of publication laws. Fax Publications seeks formal status for its specialized report, while Sun and Review-Journal contend it serves a special interest, not general circulation.
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Las Vegas Sun
Nevada Supreme Court
Jon Collins
Ralph Denton
the Sun
William Singleton
Review-Journal
Hoyt Sibley
Fax
Collins
Nevada
City Commission and URA to Meet Over Madison School Project
Las Vegas city leaders and the Urban Renewal Agency will hold a joint meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in city hall to resolve a misunderstanding about property in the Madison School Project. The Housing Authority hopes to buy 15 of 40 acres for 160 housing units, with an FHA loan awaiting acquisition.
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Las Vegas
Federal Housing Administration
URA
Legion Dance Set Tomorrow
Members wives and guests of the American Legion will assemble tomorrow at 9 p.m. for a free admission dance at the club house 733 North Second St refreshments will be served
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The
American Legion
North Second St
Fire destroys rear of trailer at Willow Glen Park
Firemen arrived five minutes after the 8:37 p.m. call and halted the blaze within four minutes at 4324 E. College Sunrise Manor. Mrs Dorothy Mack owned the trailer where the back bedroom burned and the rear quarters and living room suffered heavy smoke damage. Battalion Chief Kyle T Pace led a response from three county units and a North Las Vegas tanker assisted.
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Dorothy Mack
Kyle T. Pace
Pace
E. College
Sunrise Manor
Las Vegas
Shipley Attends Washington Emergency Planning Conference
Nevada's emergency planning director Claude U Shipley who also directs Civil Defense attended yesterday's first emergency planning conference in Washington. More than 40 states were represented with briefings and panels on recommended procedures. Specialists discussed pre-attack continuity of government planning and post-attack economic stabilization and steps the federal government is taking. Edward A McDermott, director of the Office of Emergency Planning, stressed federal state teamwork.
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Nevada
Claude U Shipley
Washington
Office of
Edward A. McDermott
Special Audit Probes Cab Companies’ Airport Fares
County commissioners authorized a special audit of taxi firms serving McCarran Field to verify revenue reporting and ensure 10 percent county commissions are paid. Gordon Miles, airport manager, sought the audit after tallying airport passengers and complaints of underreporting. The audit received unanimous approval.
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Gordon Miles
McCarran Field
Miles
Teacher Suffers Injury From Motorcycle Ride
Minor Day Plumb, 47, was treated for a fractured jaw and facial cuts at North Las Vegas Hospital after a motorcycle accident in front of his home at Hollywood and Stewart Streets. Plumb is a schoolteacher and had ridden the motorcycle before. The item also notes U.S. education statistics from 1940 1950 and 1960.
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Plumb
North Las Vegas Hospital
Hollywood and
Stewart Sts
Walter Bell Denied Bail in Las Vegas Theft Case
Las Vegas police hold Walter Bell on charges including receiving stolen property, burglary tools, and grand larceny auto. The case involves a coded set of safe combinations taken from Jack's Key Service. Federal Judge C Nils Tavares denied bail yesterday afternoon following a Los Angeles federal judge's recommendation. Bell remains in county jail awaiting US attorney charge preparation.
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Walter Bell
Las Vegas
Jack
C. Nils Tavares
Bell
Los Angeles
Fingerprint Clues to Mental Illness Reported
A JAMA study from Ypsilanti State Hospital Michigan finds higher occurrences of complete circles and arched lines in fingerprints of schizophrenic patients compared with mentally healthy individuals. Patients also show a rare tendency to ward short broken lines at the center of whorls.
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Chicago
UPI
Journal of the American Medical Association
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Michigan
Learn A Language courses offered by SUN record series
Las Vegas readers can learn seven foreign languages at home through the SUN Learn A Language program. The offer includes Spanish Russian German Italian French Japanese and Hebrew, with seven coupons and $1 for the space record or $1 25 plus coupons for the language set, plus a mastering manual.
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SUN
Glenn
Lamme Hearing On Arson Set For August 20
Justice of the Peace Myron Leavitt has scheduled a preliminary hearing of evidence against Vern Ansel Lamme 44 charged with second degree arson for Aug 20. Lamme unemployed bartender is accused of igniting a gasoline fire in a men’s room at the 101 Club in North Las Vegas four weeks ago.
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Justice of the Peace
Myron Leavitt
Vern Ansel Lamme
Lamme
101
North Las Vegas
38th Low Yield Nuclear Test At Nevada Site
The United States detonated another small underground nuclear device at the Nevada Test Site. The Atomic Energy Commission described the 38th shot as low yield, producing energy equal to 20,000 tons of TNT or less. The Nevada test series began on September 15 after Russia ended its moratorium.
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United States
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
Revision of Fire Restrictions May Affect Strip Hotels
County revises fire safety rules to align with national codes, aiming to cut building costs without lowering safety. Chairman Lou La Porta notes current limits were stricter than national standards and confusion arose from repealed sections. Working on the revision are Building Director A. J. Koval architect Harry Whitely and developer Mark Collins.
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County Commission
Lou la Porta
A. J. Koval
Harry Whitely
Mark Collins
Two Unhurt In Nellis Jet Crash
An F-100 Super Sabre developed engine trouble on takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base and ran off the runway into the desert. Two pilots Captain Herbert Arnberger Jr and Captain Ronald King were unhurt and received routine medical checks at Nellis hospital. Brig Gen Boyd Hubbard Jr appointed a board to investigate the accident.
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Herbert Arnberger, Jr
Ronald King
Nellis Hospital
Arnberger
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Spring St
Las Vegas
King of Santa Cruz
Calif
Rickenbacker St
Boyd Hubbard Jr
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