New Car Dealers Back Stand On Vehicle Titles
Clark County chapter of the New Car Dealers Association supports motor vehicle officials in denying titles for cars sold as new from used lots. Pete Findlay notes the action follows Attorney General Dickerson’s opinion, seeks to safeguard consumer titles and manufacturer warranties amid a dispute over what constitutes a new vehicle.
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New Car Dealers Association
Louis Spitz
Carson City
Pete Findlay
Findlay Oldsmobile
Grant Sawyer
Harvey Dickerson
Spitz
Nevada
DMV
Dickerson
Findlay
Nevada Independent Automobile Dealers Association
Used Cars
NCDA
Poverty Workers Arrive in Las Vegas Vista Team
Two of eight VISTA volunteers assigned to the west Las Vegas anti poverty program arrived Sunday. Emma Fenton from Missouri and Robert Adair from Florida join Rhoda Kluge en route, to address dropout issues, age education, and youth counseling. They will operate at Vegas Heights Day Care and Independence Library and aid facility expansion. Local officials welcomed the team as Las Vegas becomes one of the first two U S cities to receive VISTA workers under the War on Poverty Act.
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VISTA
Clark County Equal Opportunity Board
Office of Economic Opportunities
Nevada
Operation Independence
Fenton
Adair
Lubertha
Johnson
Vegas Heights School
Independence
Las Vegas
U. S
Grand Jury Initiative Could Target Clark County
District Attorney considers impaneling a new Clark County grand jury within about two weeks to investigate penal institutions amid disclosures of conditions. The prior grand jury urged a fresh panel to address county jail issues and ease Las Vegas justice court backlog causing delayed preliminary hearings into summer and fall.
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Clark County
Las Vegas Justice Court
Dist
Ted Marshall
Obituary for Lanchita Houchen in Las Vegas Family
Rosary is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday in Palm Chapel for six year old Lanchita Houchen who died Sunday at City of Hope Hospital Duarte Calif from heart trouble. She was a Twin Lakes Elementary student who lived with her mother Esperanza Houchen at 718 Sycamore. Survived by father Harley Houchen and brothers Miguel and Jeffrey Houchen of Las Vegas. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Las Vegas Church.
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City of Hope Hospital
Duarte
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Esperanza Houchen
Sycamore
Harley Houchen
Miguel
Jeffrey Houchen
Las Vegas
Our Lady of Las Vegas
Salvation Army drive nears goal in fund campaign
Ralph Denton reports the advance gifts division has raised 71,490 dollars or 95.3 percent of its 75,000 dollar goal. The public phase aims for 50,000 toward a 125,000 dollar project to build a new transient shelter. Harold Vandesforde calls for volunteers as the drive must finish by March 15 and invites callers to reach campaign HQ at 735-3939.
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Ralph Denton
Salvation Army
Denton
William Boyd
Harold Vandesforde
Mowbray Begins Duties As Top Calendar Judge
Dist Judge John Mowbray starts as master calendar judge replacing David Zenoff. He will rotate to assign cases while continuing to hear them. Visiting judge Peter Breen arrives from Tonopah, while Lloyd George sits in for James Brennan in Las Vegas Justice Court.
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Dist
Jude John Mowbray
David Zenoff
Peter Breen
Tonopah
Las Vegas
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Lloyd George
James Brennan
Install Rabbi Aaron Gold To Head Local Temple
Rabbi Aaron Gold was installed as spiritual leader of Temple Beth Sholom in a service before about 1 000 attendees. Gov. Grant Sawyer and Dr. David Lieber of the University of Judaism spoke on unity of ministry and government in addressing social issues, urging collaboration while noting the need for spiritual focus and moral guidance. A Philadelphia delegation attended, with Rev. Robert Brashares giving the invocation and Cantor Joseph Kohn and Cantor Pinchas Spiro participating in the service.
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Aaron Gold
Grant Sawyer
Sunfoto
David Lieber
The
University of Judaism In
Los Angeles
Sawyer
Philadelphia
Las Vegas
Robert Brashares
First Methodist Church
Joseph Kohn
Pinchas Spiro
Stan Irwin
Jerome D. Mack
David Zenoff
Norman Shlrsky
Traffic Flows Through Bonanza Underpass Detour
The first day of detour operation around the Bonanza underpass construction reported smooth traffic with only one backup. The underpass widens and closes 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Monday through Thursday, with Washington Avenue detour and two traffic officers on duty during closure.
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Washington Avenue
Lent Ash Wednesday Services Planned Across Churches
Southern Nevada churches plan Lent observances beginning Ash Wednesday with services at All Saints Christ Church St Matthews and others. Masses and ashes distributed across Catholic and Anglican parishes. Stations of the Cross devotions and special Lenten classes noted through Holy Week.
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Holy Communion
Christ
Church Episcopal
St. Matthews Episcopal Church
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Guardian Angel Shrine
St. Viator Catholic
Our Lady of
St. Anne’s Catholic Church
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
St. Christopher's Catholic Church
St. Francis Catholic Church
St. George
Eastern Orthodox Church
Griffith Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Church of the Lutheran Hour
Requiem for Pioneer Cyril S. Wengert in Las Vegas
A final rite for Cyril S. Wengert 75 longtime Las Vegas civic and banking figure will be a 10 a.m. Tuesday mass at St. Anne Catholic Church. Bishop Robert J. Dwyer will officiate with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named. Wengert born December 5 1890 in Austin Minnesota moved to Las Vegas in 1907 and built a long banking and utility career before dying after surgery. He is survived by wife Lottie two sons Ward and Robert two daughters Marilyn Gatewood and Shirley Cherry three sisters and a brother. Bunker Brothers Mortuary is in charge.
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Nevada Power Co
St. Anne's Catholic Church
Robert J. Dwyer
Reno
Mr. Wengert
E. F Johnson
A. E. Pearson
J. Tiberti
C. L. Ron
William Laub
F. A. Tracy
Roy Young
Austin
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Las Vegas
First State Bank
First National Bank of Nevada
Wengert
Power Company
First National Bank
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