WWII Bomber Union Wraps Ninth Reunion in Las Vegas
The 1st Bombardment Group (H) Association ends its ninth annual reunion at the Flamingo Hotel with officer elections. Debates focus on B 17 versus B 24 strengths. The 11th Bombardment Group, formed in Hawaii, moved from B 17s to B 24s and fought at Midway and in the Solomon Islands. The Order of the Pineapple honors the member traveling farthest to the reunion, last year awarded to Al Marston of Las Vegas. The 11th Bombardment Group remains active in the Air Force as a Strategic Air Command wing.
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1Th Bombardment Group
Flamingo Hotel
Kansas
11Th Group
Hawaii
Midway
Solomons
Hawai
Order of the Pineapple
Boston
al Marston
Las Vegas
11Th Bombardment Group
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Hertz Agency Robbed On Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas police report a masked bandit robbed the Hertz Rent-A-Car outlet at 2308 Las Vegas Blvd South of $275 yesterday. Two clerks Walter Lee McMain and Norman Horton were in the rear when the gunpoint theft forced them to empty the cash drawer and safe and lie on the floor. Wallets with about $10 each and credit cards were taken before the suspect fled. The robber is described as a dark complected man about 33, five feet four inches, 130 pounds, wearing a dark blue suit and white shirt.
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Hertz
Las Vegas Blvd
Walter Lee McMain
Bruce
N. Las Vegas
Norman Horton
del Norte
Las Vegas
McMain
Henderson Legal Row Brews Over Trailer Park Building
A temporary restraining order was filed in District Court to force Henderson officials to restore water service to Sunrise Subdivision Trailer Estates Nine. Stage Construction Co. and H W Polk allege improper shutoff after no permit or fees for trailer hookups. Polk wants a temporary septic tank. council postponed July 7. He suggests forming a separate sewer district if needed.
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Henderson City
Sunrise Subdivision
Stage Construction Co
H. W. Polk
Trailer
George Churchalis
Polk
Henderson
Trailer Estates
Pittman
Health Board Expands Pollution Efforts With New Grants
The District Board of Health approved expanding air and water pollution programs. A July 1 start will add 187000 dollars in federal and county funds for enforcement and sampling, plus a 50 percent staff increase. The Las Vegas Wash Lake Mead area was noted as an urgent water issue. A state meeting will set intrastate water quality standards, while a task force report outlines recommended improvements within five months.
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National Air Pollution Central Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Las Vegas Wash
Lake Mead
State Board of Health
Intraagency
Arsenic Study Planned in Nevada Area
Acting State Health Officer Dr. John Carr announced a six week survey testing hair samples from 100 residents in Carson City Beatty and Fallon. Fallon faces above normal arsenic levels while Carson City has none and Beatty shows low levels. The study precedes an exhaustive report due to limited funds.
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Carson City
API
John Carr
Fallon
Beatty
Fallon Carr
Carr
State Health Board
Edward Crippen
Paul Laxalt
Crippen
Prison Term For Denson On Marijuana Charge
David R. Denson, 21, a bus boy of 721 Effinger Lane, convicted of marijuana possession, was denied probation by District Judge Tom O Donnell and sentenced to five years in state prison. Denson was arrested January 7 after allegedly selling $10 worth of marijuana to an undercover agent.
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David R. Denson
Effinger Lane
Tom O’donnell
Denson
House Fire Damages Home on Seventh Street
A fire at 1810 Seventh Street partially destroyed a residence early yesterday likely caused by faulty wiring. Fire inspector Steve Hampton said the owner is Jeannie Housels and the occupier is Car Valentine. No occupants were home when the blaze started. damage estimates were not available.
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Seventh Street
Steve Hampton
Jeannie Housels
Valentine
Kimble Murder Case Delayed In Las Vegas Court
Louis Kimble 19 faces murder charges in the shooting death of Johnny Lee McCraney 25 at a West Las Vegas service station on Owens Avenue. Kimble allegedly argued over a 15 cent soda and a faulty machine, then returned with a gun firing a single 38 caliber bullet.
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Louis Kimble
Las Vegas
Johnny Lee McCraney
Owens Ave
Kimble
McCraney
North K St
City hears proposed mobile home park ordinance
Owners say existing laws cover mobile homes and FHA standards will apply Nevada codes align with California rules and 1958 marks first code use but operators warn some residents have faced park expulsions City officials press for stricter rules including 450 square foot minimum, six foot walls and associations for 6000 square foot lots with limits on lot coverage and inspection questions remain on per lot checks and occupancy permits
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Jim Corey
Grant Stewart
Mobile Home
Don Saylor
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Hertz Agency
Henderson Legal Row
District Board of Health
Maine
Skaggs Liquor
Ron
Ox-Bow Colorado Beer
Fleischmann’s
Schmarns
Stile
WY Gallon
Bourbon
QUART
Shkaggi
McCormick Straight
CY Sar
K Hehe Liquor Centers
L.V. Blvd
SUN
Federal Housing Administration
Ron Richardson
Ballerina Mobile Homes
East Lake Mead Drive
Nevada
California
Saylor
Building Department
Hank Elder
Clark County
Georgia Woodbury
St. Joan of Arc
Palm Mausoleum
Dave Wilson
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
Woodlawn
Reever Reed Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Leslie Sheets Palm
Rhoda Guynn
Palm Chapel
Elbert Sandberg
Mojave, Calif
Rhonda Kay Kordsmeier Services
Morrilton, Arkansas
Alonzo Turner
St. Louis, Missouri
Ruby Cunningham
Albert Brown Chapel
Oakland
John Ray Stingley
Olive Boje
John L. McCraney
Helen Holberg
Stan Valores
Hannah Smith
Wacphersowy
Cluny
Cluny’ Moore Scorcu Waist
Cpp Peeees
Scotland
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