Air Pollution Testing Underway in Clark County
Clark county conducts a weeklong air pollution test at the State Building in Las Vegas and Rose de Lima Hospital in Henderson. Dr. W L Faith leads the effort with federal, state, and local cooperation. Analysts monitor airborne dust and five gases carbon monoxide nitric oxide nitrogen dioxide sulfur dioxide and ozone for potential toxicity and irritation.
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Clark County
W. L. Faith
State Building
2Nd Street
Bonanza Road
Rose de Lima Hospital
Henderson
Faith
George Shaw
State Health Department
Reno
Jack Vilandy
William Middleton
Clyde Newman
County Department of Health
Donald Keagy
Colorado River Commission Meeting on Mohave Project
The Colorado River Commission will meet at 1 30 p m next Tuesday in Carson City at Governor Grant Sawyer's office. The main topic is the Mohave Project to create a large recreational area on the Nevada side of Lake Mohave south of Bullhead City.
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The
Colorado River Commission
Carson City
Grant Sawyer
Murder Suspects Move Here To Disqualify Counsel
Four men charged in a murder for hire plot against an undercover FBI narcotics agent appear in District Court with attorneys for a motion to disqualify Atty. George Foley. Judge Zenof rules the hearing will include all defendants and counsel in court.
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Federal Narcotics Bureau
Atty
George Foley
Foley
Spencer Patterson
William Green
Dist
Atty John Mendoza
David Zenof
CARE Packages Available Here
CARE packages as Easter gifts are available for people beyond the United States announced by CARE chair man Wilbur Clark. Packages include 22 pound surplus food units at 1 each and may be sent to Greece Yugoslavia and Korea with delivery guaranteed.
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United States
Wilbur Clark
Clark
CARE
Railway Express Agency
Mainz St
Las Vegas
Greece
Yugoslavia
Korea
CARF
February Building A Record Sets City Valuation High
A Las Vegas building boom pushed February valuation to 12 811 739, up 20 percent from the prior peak. Permits included 511 single family homes 22 multiple units and 17 commercial structures. Don Saylor calls it indisputable proof of growth while noting potential January February slowdowns and apartment rental dynamics.
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Department of Building and Safety
Bill Adams
Adams
Don Savior
Las Vegas
Sayior
Saylor
Rape hearing postponed for two prison convicts
Preliminary hearing for two Nevada State Prison inmates Arthur L Whitehead and James Miller charged with rape was postponed by Justice of the Peace Londo V. Anderson after the men said they had funds for counsel. Hearing adjourned to 10 am March 28 at request of defense lawyer Wayne Jeppson. Miller served time for forgery. Whitehead paroled then re committed as parole violator. They were trackable in a prison truck when the incident occurred near Carson City. They denied the charges.
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Peter Fiangas
Lyon County
Miller
Whitehead
Carson City
Ormsby County
Falcon
Girl Robber Draws 5 to 15 Years in Bar Caper
Christine Kroepfel was sentenced by Dist. Judge John Mowbray to not less than five nor more than 15 years in the state penitentiary for her role in the Tail O' the Pup bar robbery last May. Additional defendants include Pauline Van Dam and Steven Messmore facing later trials for related charges including assault with intent to kill. Bartender was not harmed. Garbidian recovered from gunshot wounds.
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Christine Kroepfel
Dist
John Mowbray
Miss Kroepfel
Mowbray
Pauline van Dam
al Garbian
Miss van Dam
Garbidian
Miss Kloepfel
Steven Messmore
Las Vegas
Messmore
Jane
Woman reports theft of purse at Las Vegas shopping center
Las Vegas housewife Mrs. Lynn Leavitt reported her purse containing 8274 dollars stolen from a grocery cart in the Fantastic Fair parking lot at 3830 West San Francisco. Store security and Mrs. Leavitt conducted an unsuccessful search of the area.
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Las Vegas
Lynn Leavitt
Northrup Ave
San Francisco
Leavitt
Funeral service for Otto J. Littler Pioneer of Bureau of Reclamation
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Otto J. Littler 668 of 9565 W List Ave Arvada Colo longtime U S Bureau of Reclamation employee who helped on Hoover Dam He died Saturday at Lutheran Hospital Burial was at Crown Hill He lived in Boulder City Nev and headed foreign activities training and visitors in Denver Office He was a member of the Colorado Society of Professional Engineers and Trinity Baptist Church Survivors include his wife Lydia two sons Otto Jr and David G a mother sister and brother Friends may contribute to Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary in Denver
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Otto J. Littler
W. List Ave
Arvada
Colo
U. S Bureau of Reclamation
Howard Mortuaries
Berkeley Park Chapel
Crown Hill
Cayuga
Ind
Sterling
Sherwend
Chicago
Colorado Schools of Mines
Golden
Lutheran Hospital
Littler
Bureau of Reclamation
Hoover Dam
Nevada
Boulider City
Nev
Denver
Bureau
Colorado Society of Professional Engineers
Trinity Baptist Church
Wheat Ridge
Lydia
Otto, Jr. Novato
Calif
David G. Houlder City
Mildred Littler
Ruth Hines
Clear Lake
Iowa
William
Boulder City
Baptist Theological Seminary
10Th Ave
Nevada Gaming Board Receives 13 License Bids in Study
The Nevada Gaming Control Board took 13 bids for nonrestricted gambling licenses and will propose action at a March 18 recess in Las Vegas. Top bid by Pollock Pines Calif men aims to acquire the Eagle Club in Yerington for over 200000 dollars.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Las Vegas
Pollock Pines
Calif
Eagle Club
Yeringeton
Paul Finetti
Bernard Godbey
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Harry Goldman
Riviera Hotel
Las Vegas Strip
Sanford Waterman
Miami Beach
Fla
Sands Hotel
Waterman
Frank Sinatra
Cal
Water Users Oppose Master Agency Plan in Las Vegas Valley
At a Las Vegas Valley Water Users' Association meeting, members urged president Fred B. Houghton and former proxy Harold Atwood to oppose creating a new agency for importing and distributing Lake Mead water. They argued existing powers in the Las Vegas Valley Water District suffice and called for full annual use of Lake Mead water. Officers elected included Lloyd St. John as vice president Lavon Wickman as recording secretary and Lucile Domingue as treasurer.
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Fred B. Houghton
Harold Atwood
Lake Mead
Las Vegas Valley
Houghton
Lloyd St. John
Lavon Wickman
Lucile Domingue
Young motorist sentenced after high speed chase in Munici pal Court
An 18 year old motorist, Robert Earl Lee of 1706 Highland, was sentenced to pay a $150 fine or 75 days in jail after leading police on a high speed chase at up to 90 mph through the city. The pursuit ended when his car skidded into a private yard. Dante Thomas Rogari, 38, of 1324 Sweeney, faces fines totaling $200 or 100 days in jail after being charged with leaving the scene of an accident and driving under the influence following a recent mishap.
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Robert Earl Lee
Highland
Lee
Dante Thomas Rogari
Sweeney
Burglars Hit Dentists Offices In Nearby Buildings
Three adjoining dental offices and a doctor’s office across the street were burglarized during the night Wednesday. Losses totaled about $30 in cash with Dr Rheen Call reporting $20 missing after drawers and cabinets were ransacked. Dr Elwyn Cameron and Dr Joe Ingersoll reported no losses, while Dr Martin W. Payne at 617 E Hoover lost $10.
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Elwyn Cameron
Uth &T
Rheen Call
Joe Ingersoll
Martin W. Payne
E. Hoover
Las Vegas Repairman Clips Wallet Theft At Post Office
Las Vegas repairman Dave Tausinga reported a wallet theft while at the Panorama Market post office on West Charleston Boulevard. He said a dropped clipboard caused him to bend, and a suspect grabbed his wallet containing 80 in cash and a 60 check signed by KC Rees. police have a suspect description.
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Las Vegas
Dave Tausinga
Pershing
Panorama Market
Charleston Blvd
KC Rees
Funeral Rites for Steve E. Williams Held in Pahrump
Funeral services were held for Steve E. Williams 52 at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Pahrump Valley. He died Tuesday at Rose De Lima Hospital. Burial followed in Pahrump Cemetery. Born December 1 1910 in Oklahoma he had lived in Pahrump five years and is survived by widow Barbara and three sons Robert F. of Las Vegas Steve of Pahrump and George of Overton.
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Steve E. Williams
Rose de Lima Hospital
Church of Latter Day Saints
Pahrump Valley
Pahrump Cemetery
Mr. Williams
Oklahoma
Pahrump
Barbara
Robert FE
Las Vegas
Steve
George
Overar
Funeral rites for Forrest L Miller infant in North Las Vegas
Funeral services for three month old Forrest Lee Miller son of Mr and Mrs Donald J Miller will be held today at 3 pm at Palm Mortuary with entombment in Palm Mausoleum Rev R Christopherson of First Baptist Church of North Las Vegas officiating He was born in Las Vegas on December 9 1962 and is survived by his parents one brother Charles L and one sister Patricia Annall of Worth Las Vegas
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Forrest Lee Miller
Donald J Miller
Webb
North Las Vegas
Palm Mortuary
Palm Mausoleum
R. Christopherson
the First Baptist Church of
Las Vegas
Charles L
Patricia Annall
Worth Las Vegas
Memorial Services for Roma Meek at Sunset Chapel
Memorial funeral services for Roma Meek, 49, of 4605 Las Vegas Blvd South, will be held at 2 pm Sunday in the Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with the American Legion honorary. Burial will follow in Paintsville, Kentucky. Meek was manager of the Desert Isle Motel, a retired Army mess sergeant, and had lived in Las Vegas two years. He died Tuesday at home. He is survived by his wife Matilda, two daughters La Marr and Anna Belle, his father Davis Meek of Marion Ohio, and two brothers and two sisters.
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Roma Meek
Las Vegas Bivd South
Sunset Funeral Home
American Renion
Paintsville, Ky
Meek
Desert Isle
M@tel
Las Vegas
Matilda
LaMarr
Anna Belle
Davis Meek Marion
Ohio
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