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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1963
Page
3
The University of Nevada is among 88 institutions to receive NASA training grants for 1963 64. Three Nevada students will be funded from chemistry physics and geology departments with stipends of 2400 plus dependent allowances up to 1000. Applicants must file by March 31 with programs starting in Sept 1963.
Lois J. Arends, a Rancho High School graduate and Las Vegas resident, has been named to Phi Kappa Phi at the University of Nevada, Reno. She is among 23 seniors initiated for a B plus average with chapter approval. Arends, daughter of Mrs Georgina Arends, transferred to the Reno campus in fall 1962 to study Business Administration and was a member of Triton Elite Honor Choir.
Rainbow Blvd is renamed Lorenzi Blvd on Wednesday to honor a city pioneer and father-in-law of Commissioner Fountain. Lorenzi, who died last year at 86, migrated to Las Vegas in 1911 and founded Twin Lakes Park, ran the first cash-and-carry grocery, and established the first private ice plant.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco returned from a two day tour of Andalusian provinces struck by floods that killed 19 people and left 18,000 homeless, with more than 50 million dollars in damage reported.
Mayor Oran Grayson stated the annexation bill ABI56 has a 75 percent chance of passing. The measure permits city annexation of property in another township with owner majority agreement, a change las Vegas and North Las Vegas officials supported and potential confusion was noted by NSW City Manager Clay Lynch.
William R. Greene and Jack Marks, directors of Camp Akela, invite families to an open house at the Sahara Hotel Sunday 2 to 2 30 p m. The San Bernardino range camp at 7900 feet offers horseback riding heated pool tennis arts and crafts nature study rifle archery and more with two four week sessions July 1 28 and July 29 August 24. Fees are 375 per session 700 for both with a 10 percent family discount.
A KC-135 air force tanker crashed on takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks killing seven crew members and a gate guard who is missing. Wreckage and fire blocked the highway as base fire units fought the blaze. The plane from the 4157th Strategic Air Command wing was on a routine refueling mission when the crash occurred at 8 23 pm AST.
Princeton University scientists resume attempts to launch a giant tandem balloon for Mars study in Palestine Texas. Unfavorable winds caused 15 delays. yesterday’s launch was scrubbed and last week a smaller balloon ripped during helium fill.
San Francisco officials of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks consider several methods to defy a ten day restraining order against a Southern Pacific strike. James Weaver says options include appealing to a Federal Court or challenging the order in court on March 8 while negotiations continue with SP. The union seeks job retention for workers replaced by machines, while SP says the demand would create new roles and hinder automation. A walkout would disrupt SP’s 8000 mile network across several western states.
City commission approves future conversion of Maryland Parkway and Thirteenth Street to one way routes after public hearing. Wilbur Smith survey suggests a three to five year transition with southbound Maryland Parkway and northbound Thirteenth Street. Pedestrian overpasses favored for safe crossing near two parochial schools over traffic signals.
Andrei Gromyko and his wife arrived in Oslo to start an official visit to Norway. He plans to visit Denmark before returning to Moscow.
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