Las Vegas Seeks Federal Funds for Education
Clark County School Superintendent Land Newcomer appealed to the Office of Economic Opportunities for Project Head Start funds to aid local education. He notes Las Vegas as the county’s large center with extreme poverty despite high per capita income and cites about 10 percent of students being Negro facing common national problems.
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Clark County
Leland Newcomer
Office of Economic Opportunities For Federal
Sargent Shriver
Newcomer
Las Vegas
Nathan Hale Award To Two Local Scouts
Two members of Boy Scouting in the Boulder Dam Area Council were named winners of the Nathan Hale Award of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge for essays on the joint theme Strengthen America's Heritage. William Motis of Pack 44 Henderson and James McDermott of Sea Explorer Ship Rex Bell Las Vegas received honors. Motis is a Cub Scout and McDermott is an Explorer student at New Mexico Institute in Roswell. The award is touted as the Scouts joint patriotic effort with Freedoms Foundation led by Dwight D. Eisenhower era figures.
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Boulder Dam
Counci
Nathan Hale
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
America
Willam Motis
LDS Fourth Ward
Henderson
Pioche
Cobalt
Idaho
Cokeville
Wyo
William L. Motis
8&C
Victory Village
Rancho Rangers the Explorer
George Washington
U.S
James McDermott
Rex Bell
Kiwanis Club
Las Vegas
New Mexico Institute
Roswell
Sunday Review
Paul McDermott
Pinto Lane
James A. Moss
Boulder Dam Area
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Vegas
William Motis
Zel Lowman
Stardust Country Club
Parkway Mall
Scout
Paradise Homes
Caballero Way
Seneca
Desert Inn Road
Stardust Golf Club
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