Vegas Leadership In CD Draws Federal Praise
A federal official praised the Greater Las Vegas Area civil defense effort as a model for the nation. John E B Cosgrove of the Office of Emergency Planning cited the regional plan uniting Clark County and Las Vegas area cities under a single civil defense and emergency resources program. He noted grass roots leadership and private sector cooperation as key to national program development and presented a commendation letter to Las Vegas Mayor Oran K Grayson.
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Las Vegas
John EB. Cosgrove
Office of Emergency Planning
Cosgrove
Bradford Baker
OEP
Santa Rosa
Calif
Greater
Las Vegas Area
Thunderbird Hotel
Washington
Greater Las Vegas
Clark County
Henderson
Boulder City
Edward A. McDermott
Oran K. Grayson
McDermott
Eden Roc Hotel Robbery Ties Up Cashier at Miami Beach
Two white-jacketed men posing as employees robbed Eden Roc Hotel of the weekend receipts estimated over 100000 dollars. They bound cashier Charles Woodward and escaped through a service corridor as guests remained unaware. Insurance will cover the loss.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Eden Roc
Charles Woodward
Woodward
Pauline Vandam and Christine Kloepfel Get New Continuance
Pauline Vandam and Christine Kloepfel appeared for a preliminary hearing date in the assault with intent to kill and robbery case tied to casino executive Al Garbian. Justice of the Peace Myron Leavitt granted another continuance until Friday as defense seeks bail talks. Vandam is held on 25,000 bail and Kloepfel on 6,500 bail. Garbian was shot outside his father in law’s home after a robbery of 600 dollars last Tuesday. Vandam faces an additional District Court trial March 26 for illegal possession of narcotics.
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Pauline Vandam
Christine Kloepfel
al Garbian
Justice of Peace
Myron Leavitt
George Foley
Vandam
Atty
Tom O’donnell
Kloepfel
Garbian
McCormack enters Senate race against Ted Kennedy
Boston Attorney General Edward J. McCormack Jr. announced his bid for the US Senate, saying he will campaign "all the way" against Edward M. Kennedy. The contest centers on the Democratic nomination for the seat Kennedy is expected to seek, vacated by John F. Kennedy and briefly filled by Sen. Benjamin A. Smith.
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Boston
Edward J. McCormack Jr
US Senate
Kennedy
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
John F. Kennedy
Benjamin A. Smith
Foster Furcolo
Smith
Businessman Here Becomes Grandfather in Las Vegas
Mel D. Close, longtime Las Vegas resident and operator of the Mel D. Close mortgage and loan company, announces his family has grown as his son Mel D. Close Jr. and wife welcomed a son in Berkeley California.
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Las Vegas
Mel D. Close
the Sun
Mel D. Close Jr
Berkeley
Calif
Close
California
University of California
Nevada
Trial of Nicholas Dondolis Continues in Ely Court
Nicholas Dondolis faces possession of burglary tools charges in visiting Dist. Judge Jon Collins court in Ely. He was arrested in front of the Stardust Hotel on September 13, 1960, and has appeared in court many times representing himself. Deputy District Attorney Tom Bowman leads the prosecution.
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Nicholas Dondolis
Dist
Jon Collins
Ely
Dondolis
Dep. Dist. Atty
Tom Bowman
Great Basin National Park Endorsed In Kennedy Conservation Message
Senator Alan Bible lauded President Kennedy urging Congress to approve Nevada’s first National Park the Great Basin National Park. The site near Ely features mountains alpine lakes and vertical walls descriptive of its dramatic landscape and potential national significance.
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Alan Bible
Senate Public Lands
Kennedy
Congress
Nevada
Great Basin National Park
Bible
Senate
Il Am
House of Representatives
Howard W. Cannon
Pees Basin National
Ely
Graveside Rites For Boulderite Glen Newstrom
Graveside services are set for 11 am at Woodlawn Cemetery for Glen Carlton Newstrom 46 of Boulder City. Found Feb 9 at Cross Hill base the body was unnamed for weeks until fingerprint ID from Washington DC. Born April 23 1915 in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. No known survivors. Rev Otto Nielson will officiate Palm Mortuary handles arrangements.
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Woodlawn
Glen Carlton Newstrom
Boulder City
Newstrom
Cross Hill
Washington, D. C
Mayor Grayson Receives Commendation for Emergency Efforts
Mayor Oran Grayson returns to city hall after minor surgery to find a commendation from Edward A. McDermott acting director of the Office of Emergency Planning in Washington DC. The letter praises Grayson and volunteers of the local Emergency Resource Planning Program for Las Vegas efforts and the community's example in achieving total national preparedness.
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Oran Grayson
City Hal
Edward A. McDermott
Washington, DC
McDermott
Las Vegas
Gun Beating Victim Dies After Seven Year Battle
Floy Anna Gates age 63 died Saturday after a seven year struggle following a pistol whipping during a Strip dress shop holdup. Barney Ragan was convicted of the crime. She endured nine brain operations and lost an eye. Survivors include three sisters. Requiem Mass Tuesday at St Bridget’s Church with burial at Memory Gardens.
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Floy Anna Gates
Gates
Barney Ragan
Lucille Harden
Henderson
Bernice Nassman
Yermo
Calif
Marguerite Mummer
Las Vegas
A. Smith
Memory Gardens
Bunker Bros. Funeral Home
Commissioners Weigh Proposed Assessments
The city commission will study reports on five proposed assessment districts at tomorrow nights meeting in city hall. Richard P. Sauer notes petitions from over 51 percent of property owners and will seek district acceptance and authorization for the engineering department to proceed with plans diagrams and estimates. The districts include sewer on Adams and Jackson Aves area and N Street, an alley district in block 23 south addition, a Maydelle Place street improvement, a West Washington Ave street lighting project, and a No Second Street improvement from Bonanza Road to the American Legion property.
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City Commission
City Hall
Richard P. Sauer
Public Works
Washington Ave
Ironwood Drive
Decatur Blvd
No. Second St
Bonanza Road
American Legion
City to weigh family care applications for five homes
City commission will consider five family care home applications at city hall tomorrow night at 7 30. After approval by the Child Welfare Board on February 20 the homes, with listed guardians and addresses, seek days only care for between two and six children each.
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City Commission
City Hall
Child Welfare Board
Marie Relyea
Mesquite
Barbara McArthur
Arnold
Patricia Ann Smith
Viadean Porter
Alturas
Hazel Ostrund
Pershing
Drunk Drivers Face Stiff Fines in Municipal Court
Two motorists were fined 150 dollars for drunk driving in Municipal Court. Paul Nelson, 28, of Pittman, and William Ted Kelly, 46, of Reno, received the same penalty. Ray Mummey, 63, pleaded guilty to drunk driving and leaving the scene. sentencing is scheduled for March 12.
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Paul Nelson
Pittman
William Ted Kelly
Reno
Ray Mummey
New Gaming Licenses Sought Here
The City Commission will hear requests for three new gaming licenses and five more as part of a large agenda. Applicants include Blacketts six slots and Mac Donald Hotel Bar two slots, Hilda's No 1 one slot, and Davis Bros two slots.
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City Commission
City Hall
Blacketts
MacDonald Hotel
Hilda's
Davis Bros. Richfield
Mesa Liquor Store
Embers
Elmo Tibbetts
Florence Wassow
Doreene Wolfe
Robert 8. Pfluger
Mary Pluger
William R. Fristoe
Nellis Blvd
Fred Atol
Charlie's Bar
Gene Stanfill
Dave Pearl
Funeral Today in Los Angeles for Bertha Turchinsky
Funeral services are held today in Los Angeles for Mrs. Bertha Turchinsky mother of Flora Dungan a Las Vegas public accountant. She died Sunday on her 50th wedding anniversary after three years of failing health in hospital care. Joseph Turchinsky was visiting Las Vegas when the death occurred and will not attend per his physician’s advice.
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Los Angeles
Bertha Turchinsky
Las Vegas
Flora Dungan
Turchinsky
Miss Dungan
Joseph Turchinsky
Las Veene
Hearings Open on Military Construction Bill Costs
The House Armed Services Committee opened hearings on the 1.6 billion military construction bill amid probes into rising missile base costs. Chairman Carl Vinson noted the measure was 703 million above last year and examined Air Force requests for 225 million to finish Atlas and Titan bases. He warned about sweeping procedural changes and the need for careful review to avoid future difficulties. The bill would fund 903 million for the Air Force, 305 million for the Navy, and 248 million for the Army with projects including a nuclear effects lab at White Sands and a radar testing facility there, plus a warfare center at Ft Bragg and hospital and housing needs at several bases.
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Washington
UPI
House Armed Services Committee
Carl Vinson
Dga
Air Force
Vinson
Georgia
Defense Department
Navy
Army
Lyle E. Seeman
White Sands
N.M
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Ft. Hood
Tex
Ft. Dix
Ft. Leonard Wood
State Health Officer Sets Meeting Here
State health officer Dr. D. J. Hurley will meet with the Clark County Medical Society this week to discuss policies for the neuropsychiatric clinic at Rose De Lima Hospital in Henderson. Gov. Grant Sawyer urged the talks to get the 21 bed facility into operation amid disputes over free versus paid treatment.
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D. J. Hurley
Clark County Medical Society
Rose de Lima Hospital
Henderson
Grant Sawyer
Clark County
Hurley
State Health Board
Rose de Lima
Federal charges added to man jailed in LV
William McKinney 22 was jailed in Las Vegas after a vagrancy charge and now faces federal flight to avoid prosecution in Ohio. A Cincinnati warrant accuses him of embezzling 6000 dollars from a Middleton Ohio loan company. He was arrested Friday at a desert camp with companion Albyn Duane Thompson booked on vagrancy.
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William McKinney
Sheriff's
Ohio
McKinney
Cincinnati
Middleton
Albn Duane Thompson
Science Fair Opens To Public At Western High School
Western High School announces its Science Fair will be open to the public tomorrow and Thursday in the Little Theater. About 100 projects across chemistry physics and biology will be displayed with judging tonight at 7. Twenty projects advance to the Clark County event March 25 at Knudsen Junior High. Ribbons award first second and third in several categories.
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Western High School
Little Theater
Nils Bayles
Bayles
Clark County
K. O. Knudsen
Nevada Funds Cut Sparks GOP Criticism
Governor Grant Sawyer refused to comment on charges of insufficient support for the University of Nevada while regent Louis Lombardi claimed budget cuts since 1959-60 have driven up out of state tuition. Other briefs note fire protection talks outside Reno, a Reno show controversy, and a tax-commission county-by-county sales report.
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Carson City
UPI
Grant Sawyer
University of Nevada
Sawyer
Regent
Louis Lombardi
Lombardi
Reno
Washoe County
Bud Baker
Elliott Gill
Commission
Mike Mirabelli
Lake Tahoe
Terday
Clark County
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Kansas
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Clarence W. Swain
Nevada Centennial Commission
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