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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1968

Page

3

Stupid act nets Graves probation after robbery conspiracy

Arthur Graves, 23, of 1205 Eleanor Ave, was sentenced to one year in county jail for conspiring to rob the Orbit Inn Motel on July 21 1966. Three men robbed the motel. other two charges were dismissed. Judge Howard W. Babcock stayed the sentence and granted one year probation after Public Defender Richard Bryan's plea.

Arthur Graves Eleanor Ave Graves Howard W. Babcock Richard Bryan District Attorney’s Babcock

Former Reno writer jailed four years for narcotics possession

Ronald Eugene Gebert, 29, of 312 Baltimore Ave, was sentenced to four years in Nevada State Prison after a district court jury convicted him of possession of marijuana. He was accused of breaking into Patricia Sloan's apartment at 2116 Tam Drive, where a Dalmatian puppy was found dead. The charge of killing the pet was dropped.

Reno We Nevada Ronald Eugene Gebert Baltimore Ave Clarence Sundean Patricia Sloan Tam Drive Gebert

NSU Spring enrollment hits record 3,670 students

Nevada Southern University reports a mid year spring enrollment of 3,670 students across six schools and the General & Technical Institute, surpassing last year's 3,061 with 2,842 regular, 791 special or part time, and 40 auditors.

Nevada Southern University Muriel Parks NSU General & Technical Institute

Truck Firm Sale Pending In Carson City

Pacific Intermountain Express Co seeks PSC approval to sell its Las Vegas to Ely general commodities permit for 1500 dollars to Kuemmerlin Enterprises run by Alvin and Maxine Kuemmerlin of Las Vegas. Protests due to PSC by March 25.

Carson City UPS Pacific Intermountain Express Co Public Service Commission Las Vegas Ely Kuemmerlin Enterprises Kuemmerlin Alvin and Maxine Kuemmerlin PSC

Two Las Vegas Men Cleared In Robbery Trial

A District Court jury found Charles Lay aged 18 and Tyrone M Reed aged 20 not guilty of armed robbery in the December 15 holdup of Dot's Cleaners clerk John McDonald who testified about a wallet taken at gunpoint but found empty. Judge William P Compton presided.

Las Vegas Charles Lay Tyrone M. Reed Dot’s John McDonald William P. Compton

Saint Patrick Day Dance Sponsored by Sons of Erin

Thomas Callahan, president, invites all Irish and their ladies to a Saint Patrick Day dance at the Elks Lodge at 9 p.m. tomorrow. A midnight ceremony welcomes the holiday with souvenirs, favors and noisemakers. Continuous entertainment by Bernie Hammer and Chuck Conklin orchestras. The green fee is $5 per couple. NonIrish may attend with an accompanying guest.

Thomas Callahan The Sons of Erin Elks Lodge Bernie Hammer Chuck Conklin

Nevada Jury Awards $25,000 for I-15 property

A North Las Vegas couple won a land dispute against the State of Nevada. The jury set the price at $25,000 for 8,000 square feet at Lola and Princeton Streets near Interstate 15 after a week-long trial before Dist. Judge Alvin M. Wartman. The Arceneauxs sought $32,500 while the state had offered $21,000. The award equates to about 156,125 per acre.

State of Nevada North Las Vegas Johnnie Rene L. Arceneaux Lola Princeton Dist Alvin M. Wartman

Nuclear test at Yucca Flat yields 20 kilotons near 1945 bomb

A low-yield nuclear device was detonated yesterday at the bottom of a 700 foot shaft in Yucca Flat. The AEC said the blast reached about 20 kilotons, similar to Hiroshima, and was not part of the Plowshare Program. No radiation escaped into the atmosphere.

Yucca Flat Atomic Energy Commission Hiroshima AEC

Las Vegas Sun Masthead and Subscription Rates Notice

The Las Vegas Sun announces its editor and publisher and lists executive staff including H. M. Greenspun as editor and publisher and Vince Anselmo as managing editor. It details circulation, advertising representation and professional associations and provides old subscription rates for daily, Sunday and mail delivery.

H. M. Greenspun Las Vegas Sun, Inc South Commerce St Las Vegas Nevada Ray Germain Ruthe Deskin Barbara Greenspun Haney Womack Bryn Armstrong Vince Anselmo Jim Barrows Tom Diskin Gerry Appleby Douglas Ritchie William Sherwood Post Congress National Ward Griffin Co Chicago Detroit New York San Francisco Los Angeles United Press International Nevada State Press Association American Newspaper Publishers Association California Newspaper Publishers Association The Audit Bureau of Circulation

Widow of Flying Tigers Commander Outlines Vietnam Win Plan

Mrs. Claire Lee Chennault told Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Association delegates at the Dunes Hotel that blockading Haiphong and Hanoi could help win the Vietnam war. She proposed a three pronged strategy emphasizing security production and education, and warned against politicizing the conflict while urging continued American strength and international influence.

Flying Tigers Haiphong Hanoi Vietnam Claire Lee Chennault Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Association Peking America U.S France Paris Washington, D.C

Publisher C J Morgan Dies After Long Newspaper Career

C J Morgan 57 Lincoln County publisher died Tuesday from cancer in Harrisburg Oregon. Services set for 2 p.m. at Masonic Cemetery Harrisburg with Rev Norman Sorensen officiating. Survived by wife Genevieve daughters Carolyn Harding and Corinne Lutz son Carroll James Morgan Jr and several siblings.

Carroll James Morgan Lincoln County Masonic Cemetery Harrisburg Ore Norman Sorensen Probe Union Church Lincoln County Mortuary Murphy Funeral Home Maynard Lola Irene Michael Morgan Harrisburg Bulletin Siuslaw Oregon Coast Florence Caliente Herald Pioche Salem Donald Irene) Street Boise Ida Kenneth (Eeith) Hanscom Springfield

Thefts Total 2271 in 24 Hour Period

Burglary activity dipped yesterday with four homes broken into and losses totaling 271. Miss Carroll Harrison reported two tape recorders a portable TV and jewelry worth 875 missing from her Florrie Street home. A sliding door theft reached 330 with another entry.

Carroll Harrison Florrie St Harriet Abrams Ottawa Drive Lilmer Winder Owens Ave Charlene Bigelow Garces St

Youth Gets Year Term In Shooting

A Las Vegas youth pled guilty to assault with a deadly weapon after an argument over rent. Henry James Dixon, 1933 McWilliams St., testified his roommate Sam Wells charged him with a water pipe and Dixon then fired a .22 pistol. Wells survived. Dixon received one year in Clark County Jail with credit for three months served and six months probation.

Las Vegas Clark County Henry James Dixon McWilliams St Sam Wells Dixon Wells Richard Bryan Howard W. Babcock

Turner Sentenced in District Court for Receiving Stolen Property

William Samuel Turner, 47, was sentenced to one year in the county jail in District Court yesterday after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of receiving stolen property.

William Samuel Turner

Probation Ordered for Former Las Vegas Resident in Assault Case

A former Las Vegas resident, Robert Bryant Cheatham, was sentenced to one to two years in the Nevada State Prison after pleading guilty to assault with a deadly weapon. Dist. Judge Howard W. Babcock suspended the sentence and placed Cheatham on two years probation with a condition to continue psychiatric treatment.

Las Vegas Nevada Dist Howard W. Bab Robert Bryant Cheatham Babcock Cheatham

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