Titanium Promise Sparks Henderson County Plane Hopes
Titanium could power a new supersonic airliner, with Henderson and Clark County in position to benefit. Titanium Corp of America operates the largest U.S. titanium plant in Henderson, while Johnson hints at faster transports and cheaper fabrication. FAA plans a May design-competition winner as airlines prepay for future supersonic jets.
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United States
Henderson
Clark County
Titanium Corporation of
Ameria
Lyndon Johnson
Eugene A. Francy
Johnson
du Pont Corporation
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Bob Six
Continental Airlines
Six
Najeeb E. Halaby
Fossil Mastodon Found In Nevada By Student Team
A University of Nevada graduate student and paleontologist Joseph Lintz report 10 fossilized bones from a large hairy mammal in western Nevada. Frank Leavitt found tooth splinters and radiocarbon tests suggest an 11 million year old mastodon. The surrounding rock is about 150 million years old.
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UPI
University of Nevada
Nevada
Joseph Lintz
Lintz
Frank Leavitt
Avon
Conn
Leavitt
Peavine Mountain
Duelers Face Assault Charge After Desert Gunfight
Two men hospitalized after a shotgun duel over junk cars will be booked for assault with a deadly weapon. Alvis Joe Young, 25, once jailed for manslaughter in a 1955 West Las Vegas shooting, and William W. McCown, a second principal, allegedly exchanged shotguns after a dispute outside a car. Young previously served three months in county jail for manslaughter.
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McLaurne
West Las Vegas
Nevada briefsa travel literature and lake tahoe park plans
Nevada state agencies distributed 8 200 travel pieces in January totaling 179 307 including vacation guides camp sites and at least nine brochures on state attractions from ghost towns to rock hunting. Gov Grant Sawyer said private foundations will not be asked for Tahoe park funds until land prices are agreed and a full package is ready.
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Nevada
Carson City
UPS
Grant Sawyer
Lake Tahoe State Park
Sawyer
Tahoe Park
Reno
UPI
Nevada State Motel Association
Mercury
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Test Site
AEC
Las Vegas
Inquest Into Teen Ager's Death May Take Coroner Two Days
Deputy County Coroner Jeff Cornish said about forty witnesses are expected to testify today at the inquest into the February 24 fatal shooting of 16 year old Donald Holmes. Sheriff deputies fired after Holmes ignored orders and fired a warning shot.
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The
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Cornish
Holmes
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Roscoe E. Bowers
Sheriff's Office
West Las Vegas
Sheriff’s Office
Bowers
Coal plant drives up Clark County permit valuations
A $15 million Nevada Power Company building permit for a coal burning plant northwest of Las Vegas boosted Clark County’s total permit valuations last month to 17.44 million dollars, while the year to date compared with 1963 shows declines in total permits issued and in single family housing.
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UPI
Nevada
University of Nevada
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Clark County
A. J. Koval
Nevada Power Company
Las Vegas
Woman burns escapees in Las Vegas bedroom fire
A 45 year old woman Phyliss Lorenz of 3300 Navajo Way sustained first and second degree burns over 40 percent of her body while escaping a bedroom fire reported shortly after 10 30 Sunday night at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital officials described her condition as fair. The fire possibly started by a cigarette is under investigation by fire prevention officials.
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William E. Dunn
Washington, D.C
Convention Center
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Phyliss Lorenz
Navajo Way
Vire
Traffic Victim Remains Critical After Nevada Crash
Henry Beasley 70 remained in critical condition after a two car crash Sunday. Beasley rode as a passenger to Jeanette Rigby 68 of 917 W Bartlett Ave who died on arrival at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Driver Leon Jackson 23 of 215 Jackson St suffered head and arm injuries and was in fair condition at the same hospital. The collision occurred at Lawry Ave and North Highland Drive.
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Henry Beasley
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Beasley
Jeanette Rigby
W. Bartlett Ave
Highway Patrol
Lawry Ave
North Highland Drive
Guilty Plea From Two Inni Foster Home
Two men Robert Earl Wright and Don Elvin Nimmo pleaded guilty to contributory delinquency connected with two teenage girls at Wrights foster home. Wright licensed the home. both suspects received a 30 day suspension before sentencing. Police acted after learning the girls aged 16 and 17 were allowed to drink and attend alleged sex parties at the residence.
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Justice of the Peace
Tom Purser
Robert Earl Wright
Brandswine Way
Don Elvin Nimmo
Brandwine Way
Wright
Year of the Hurdy-Gurdies in 1864 Nevada
Centennial Parade recalls how hurdy gurdy joints appeared in 1864 Nevada towns. Carson City banned them beyond city lines though others tolerated them as entertainment. Austin welcomed them as nightlife, while Virginia City praised passable drinks and dancing partners, despite aging performers. The piece notes today’s hurdy gurdy differs markedly.
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Austin
Virginia City Union
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