Young Couple Faces Formal Murder Charge Pending Warrant
Authorities prepare to return James Vanderham and Theresa Robichaud to Arizona to face murder charges in the slaying of an elderly New York couple. Deputies say the pair deny involvement as investigators seek formal warrants and extradition arrangements amid the Apache Junction case details.
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Battle Mountain
UPI
Arizona
Don P. Maestretti
James Vanderham
Theresa Robichaud
Fresno
Calif
New York
Washington couple help trap New York murder suspects in Nevada
A Washington couple tracked a missing truck camper linked to the February double murder of John Bertella and Mildred Bertella in Arizona. Their notes and a clipped article helped authorities locate the vehicle in Nevada and lead to the arrest of James Vanderham and Theresa Robichaud in Austin after a roadblock.
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Bertellas
Maestretti
Apache Junction
Ariz
J. P. Glarfield
St. John, Wash
John R. Bertella
Nevada Desert
Bertella
Mildred
N.Y
James Vanderham
Austin
Vanderham
Theresa Robichaud
Fresno
Thomas Wilmeth
Nye County
Glarfield
Wilmeth
Dist. Atty
William Beko
Phoenix, Ariz
New York
Seek Election Reno Board Of Regents Nominees
Dr. Fred Anderson and Procter Hug Jr filed yesterday for re election to the University of Nevada Board of Regents from Washoe County. Anderson won a second term in 1960. Hug, a Reno attorney, was named to the board in 1962 replacing Newton Crumley and ran unopposed for a two year term that year.
Nevada Gets Extra Defense Funds After Wyoming Default
Nevada gains 32886 dollars in National Defense Education Act funds for the current year due to Wyoming failing to participate in guidance testing. The money was reallocated from Wyoming to Nevada and three other states.Lincoln County High School students in Carson City will quiz Gov. Grant Sawyer via amplified telephone as part of a new teaching technique after his 15 minute opener. Ely officials report a recall drive and resignations amid a prosecutor’s inquiry into school administration supported by a White Pine grand jury. A three man group asks the Nevada State Gaming Commission to reopen the North Shore Club at Lake Tahoe investing 90000 dollars. Ray F. Dority receives a two year probation after pleading guilty to first degree arson for multiple fires including one at his former home.
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UPI
Nevada
Wyoming
Alan Bible
Bible
Carson City
Lincoln County High School
Grant Sawyer
Sawyer
State Gaming Commission
North Shore Club
Lake Tahoe
James A. Hume
Harold E. Murphy
Palm Springs
Calif
J. C. Jordan, Sr
Incline Beach
Ray F. Dority
Dority
Frank Gregory
Stewart and Musser Streets
Hospital board weighs TB ward funding and El Jen swap
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital faces a stalled budget for TB care with a projected cost of 27.50 per patient day and only 17.50 covered by state funds. County commissioners delay tax or nursing home purchase decisions while trustees debate swapping El Jen Nursing Home or leasing it for a TB ward.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
el Jen
Lou la Porta
Hospital Board of
Health and Welfare
Dana
Mike) O'Callaghan
Ralph Denton
la Porta
O'Callaghan
William Pursel
Pursel
State Department of Health and Welfare
Barney Cannon
Bob Huffman
Cannon
Huffman
Purser
County Commission
Denton
Vegas Briefs A pair of planning meetings set for the county courthouse
The County Planning Commission schedules two sessions this week with hearings on zoning today at 7 30 p m and business dispositions and new actions Thursday. Also news includes a murder manslaughter case against Catherine Gibson with May 11 trial, a DUI conviction of George Otte, fundraising progress for a Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes trip to the World’s Fair, a Safeway Market robbery, and a leadership conference for Nevada distributive education students at the Convention Center with mayoral remarks and contests.
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County Planning Commission
Catherine Shirley Gibson
Dist
David Zenoff
Gibson
George Albright
Denise Sue
Scarlet Oak St
William Compton
Las Vegas
Nevada
Nevada State Bank
High Interest in Clark County School Bond Election
Registration for the May 7 Clark County school bond election totaling 37 million dollars is described as heavier than usual by County Clerk Helen Reed. The plan funds 20 elementary schools five junior highs a vocational tech school and 134 additional classrooms to serve the district’s 100000 students in the 1967458 school year. Citizens may register if they moved changed names failed to vote in 1962 or are new citizens meeting residency and age requirements with local precincts.
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Helen Scott Reed
Clark County
Nevada
Mirin Appeals to Governor Over Taxi Certificate Fight
William Mirin seeks aid from Gov. Grant Sawyer claiming his constitutional rights are violated by Nevada Rule 225 requiring PSC certificates for taxi operators. He argues others received certificates while he remains uncertified after a 1963 filing and 1964 hearing, and alleges unfair PSC treatment and improper scrutiny of his criminal record.
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William Mirin
Grant Sawyer
Public Service Commission
Nevada
Mirin
Nevada Service Commission
Sawyer
Clark County
Desert Cab Co
Nellis Cab
Strip Cab Co
PSC
Noel Clark
Teamsters Union
George Mayberry
SUN Winners Highlight Truancy and Land Deals in Nevada Awards
Las Vegas SUN staffers Gloria Reible and Ken Bouton won top Nevada Press Association prizes. Reible’s three part series The Tragedy of Truancy examined truancy in Clark County schools and its impact on administration. Bouton’s six part Land Deals investigated how city officials and others acted in land transactions along proposed freeway routes.
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Las Vegas Sun
Nevada Press Association
Gloria Reible
SUN
Clark County
Syracuse
N. Y
Post- Standard
Ken Bouton
City In the Sun
Bouton
City Commission
Phyllis
Lake Mead Blvd
The
Denver
Colo
Post
Northwest
City Liquor Amendment Hearings Draw Sharp Debate
A hearing on the citys liquor license ordinance amendment drew clashes among about a dozen lawyers representing hotel motel and small market interests. Officials including City Commissioner Ed Fountain and Reed Whipple heard objections to raising hotel rooms for automatic tavern licenses and restricting beer wine sales to venues with three on duty. Critics warned small one stop markets would be forced to close and motel builders argued the plan could imperil large investments. Whipple said the commission aims to adopt the amendment and will consider all arguments.
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Ed Fountain
Reed Whipple
Fountain
Jean Dutton
Mel Cooper
City Planning Commission
Whipple
Ghostly bell rings at Virginia City saloon in 19th century tale
The Territorial Enterprise recounts a ghostly bell ring at a saloon table on The Divide as a possible former Horntowner seeking action after a long night of drinks. The incident caused weeks of jitters among the men, with no confirmed follow up on deaths or supernatural cause.
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Virginia City
Territorial Enterprise
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