Sertoma International Names 1969 Officers At Convention
The 53rd Sertoma International convention concluded with a new slate of officers led by H. A. Zethren of York Nebraska as president. Three vice presidents were elected from five candidates, including Pat Thrash Joe Bonamo and Jim Burchfield. Toronto chosen as 1969 site, with Washington DC set for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sertoma International
H. A. Zethren
York
Neb
Pat Thrash
Columbia
S.C
Joe Bonamo
Marterie
Ind
Jim
Burchfield
Columbus
Ohio
Bonamo
International
Vincent Mannino
D.D.S
Mannino
Toronto
Canada
Miami
Fla
San Francisco
Washington, D.C
Herb Stout Named To New Bank Post
Herb Stout is named to a new bank post in Las Vegas after a career with Central Bank and Trust in Denver and a year managing a bank in Manassa Colorado. He served in the European theater during World War II with the Army Air Force and has since become a civic leader in Clark County, holding roles with the Nevada Bankers Association and the Clark County United Fund among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Bank and Trust Company
Denver
Stout
Bank
Las Vegas
Manas$a
Colo
Mark
Debora
Clark County
Nevada Banker's Association
Exec
Utive
Clark County United Fund
Boy Scouts
Variety Club
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Junior Chamber of Commerce
First Presbyterian Church
Clark County Association For Mental Health
Clark County Boys Club
American Institute of Bankers
Southern Nevada Credit Managers Association
Reds Use Waves Against Thieu In Vietnam Death Toll Soars
Reds mount violent strikes near Bien Hoa base and across Saigon area, raising American casualties to at least 20 in 24 hours. An explosion at Bien Hoa kills an American and two Australians, wounds others. Five American Marines drown when tanks sink in a flooded river. A US Army adviser is killed by sniper and another officer dies in a jeep crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bien Hoa
Bien
Saigon
Californian Quip Lands Man in Police Custody
Federal agents and county deputies arrested Thomas Austin Cox after he allegedly told a ticket agent to handle his baggage carefully it might explode on a Pacific Air Lines flight at McCarran Field. A luggage search found no explosive and Cox, 25, Glendale, Calif, was booked on a fugitive investigation. The incident did not delay the flight and other passengers’ luggage was not searched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pacific Air Lines
McCarran Field
Thomas Austin Cox
Glendale
Calif
Ticke
Cox
Burbank
Nevada Lawmaker Sees Full Employment Through Education Reform
Governor Sawyer outlines Nevada employment goals, urging broader vocational training to offset job losses from automation. He calls for revising high school curriculums, expanding trade schools, and a state master plan for parks with state and federal funding. The plan includes protecting Lake Tahoe and Lake Mead, and proposals near Las Vegas Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Sawyer
Lake Tahoe
Corps of Engineers
Lake Mead
Colorado River
Eldorado Valley
el Dorado Valley
Las Vegas Valley
NLV Girl Dies In Horse Fall
A 19 year old North Las Vegas girl died after being thrown from a horse near her home. Lola Taylor of 4735 Lake Mead Blvd was treated by fire department and ambulance personnel before dying at 9 40 p m at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Las Vegas
Lola Taylor
Lake Mead Blvd
North
Grim Choice In Plane Crash Over Southern California
At McGuire Air Force Base a Marine transport from Camp Pendleton to Okinawa via Hawaii crashed in fog south of Los Angeles. Wreckage and bodies strewn over a half mile. only one or two bodies intact. FAA impounded tape recordings, but officials gave no indication of sabotage. Marines believed to be heading for Viet Nam replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Okinawa
Hawaii
California
Los Angeles
FAA
Elmer Parks
Soviets Reject Peace Call at UN Amid China Critique
Soviet representative Fedorenko accused the United States of fabricating a financial crisis in the United Nations and violating universality of membership. He argued the U.S. target China, saying the communist nation remains outside and its lawful seat is held by the Chiang Kai-shek clique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United Nations
U.S
Fedorenko
China
Memorial Services Held For Lost Vegas Youths
Memorial services were held Saturday for Paul Giancontieri 18 and David Rose 20 who died scuba diving in a subterranean lake 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Giancontieri a waiter at the Nevada Test Site and Rose a Stardust parking attendant were both Las Vegas High School graduates. Relatives attended services at Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church and the First Methodist Church with clergy assisting. Survivors include parents siblings and grandparents from several states. The youths were born in Kentucky and Nevada respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Giancontieri
David Rose
Las Vegas
Giancontieri
Bonnie Lane
Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church
Charleston Blvd
William Harris
Rose
van Patten St
First Methodist Church
S. Third St
Jon C. Longfellow
Robert Speer
Christ Church Episcopal
Father Harris
Covington
Nevada
Joseph P
Marion Giancontieri
Paula Jo Rose
Joseph P. Jr
Michael R
Elsie Kindred
Scotland
S.D
Wackenhut Contract Ties Stir at Atom Site Strike Vote
Poffinbarger announces new hour schedule could cut guards’ weekly pay by about 50 dollars, sparking a strike ballot as the current contract nears midnight expiration. Mediation efforts by John Fenton and William Bitters continue with a Tuesday meeting set to seek a mutual arbitrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poffinbarger
Association
Wackenhut
John Fenton
Federal Mediation Service
William Bitters
Coral Gables
Fla
IGA
Tonopah
Federal Guard Services
Mercury
Fenton and
Bitters
Las Vegas as a Sports Town Pioneer Passages
The speaker recounts boxing promotion deals with Al Weill and Jack Kearns, the Dempsey era, and how Goldfield and Reno bouts boosted Las Vegas’s image. He notes 1906 Gans Nelson and 1910 Jeffries Johnson events, large gates, and fighters’ purses, crediting Dempsey’s vision for a national televised sports hub in Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield
Reno
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Las Vegas
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Sertoma International Winds Up
Herb Stout
New Bank Post
Reds
Westmoreland
Nguyen van Thieu
Hoa
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Johnson
Viet Nam
House of Representatives
NLV
Marine Corps
Lost Vegas
BAIA
Pioneer Club First
Fremont
Foster's Shoes
Trudy Jewelers
Penney
Logowsey & Charges
Gunite
Owens
Charleston Park
Appreciate
Tiac Tempest LeMans
UTOS
Pontice
Talian
Wurlitzer
John Pearson
E. Charleston
Guang Manor House Furniture
East Lake Mead Blvd
Atom
Weskit
Joe Gans
Battling Nelson
Gans
Nelson
Moore-Valdez
City Laundry
Sanitone Cleaners
13Th
Carson
Paradise
Paradise Rd
Flamingo & Audrey Road
Skyway
Boulder Hwy
Breakfast Club
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