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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1965
Page
2
A daily column mixes quirky driver tales and local life. It notes Margaret Hunter’s year long license suspension after a collision and her claim of a mysterious force guiding her car. The piece also teases community quirks, local business notes, and a nod to Bank of Las Vegas emphasizing service and care.
Witnesses describe a blast that leveled rooms and forced survivors to flee as firefighters battled flames. Rescue teams freed a woman and baby from under a mattress while others aided evacuees from damaged buildings. Taxi firms and hotels offered aid and blood centers mobilized volunteers.
District attorney warns Governor's parole bill would flood the community with early parolees amid a crime battle in Clark County. He urges increased parole and probation staff, opposing early releases for arson, murder, kidnapping, narcotics, and other serious crimes.
Lost male Siamese cat in Camelot Garden area needs medical attention contact 878-5807. Very tiny Toy Terrier white with black end in Crokieston Heights area. reward offered contact 678-78. Travel and transport share to Hollywood driver needed call 735-4738. Help wanted male listed in classifieds.
Classified notice seeking a woman housekeeper to care for two schoolchildren, own room provided, duties include cooking. Applicant should call 642-3285 for interview and details.
M. M. (Bud) Bishop, owner of Mercy Ambulance Company, remained critical Monday evening at Sunrise Hospital after being admitted last Wednesday following a heart attack.
Communist East Germany agrees to lend the United Arab Republic $22.4 million for Egypt’s second five year plan after talks between President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Walter Ulbricht. Ulbricht’s visit coincides with West Germany ending economic aid to Egypt.
A light local note highlights young bowlers facing elders in a Charleston Heights match with parents cheering weekends. Mentions include a councilwoman Ida Belle Riggins, VISTA volunteers arriving, and a Southeast Asia communique praising American volunteers in wartime efforts.
City Attorney urged Manager Art Trelease to order Court Clerk Barbara Maxwell and bailiff Harry Leonard to take lie detector tests or face disciplinary action. Maxwell declined the directive and the bailiff reportedly refused as well. The DA’s office tested several staff, names unrevealed, while others refused. Consensus says employees cannot be forced to take polygraphs and the matter may be dropped. A Las Vegas bartender, Allen Nabatovsky, was arrested on two counts of accepting money for fixes and sought extradition.
The article discusses California attitudes toward gambling advertising and topless bathing suits on public beaches. It cites Melvin's agency, billboard bans, and FCC rules, noting Nevada ads spill over into Southern California and estimate Nevada advertisers spend substantial sums on outdoor, print, and broadcast media.
Deputy chairman T. R. Fitzwalter Butler of the Middlesex Sessions Court wore a borrowed wig on the bench after his own $84 headpiece was stolen from the robing room.
A 12 minute outage affected a 40 block area south of Fremont from Main to Eighth Streets near Casino Center. Nevada Power Co reports a 4000 volt feeder overloaded and shorted the circuit. Traffic signals remained on under city control as power was restored at 11 32 a.m.
The Young Republicans Club will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at GOP headquarters 15th and Charleston Bruce Adams club president announced Bryn Armstrong executive editor of the SUN will speak on The Republican Party Today Adams said the meeting will also launch a broad recruiting campaign to gain new members.
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