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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1965
Page
9
North Las Vegas voters prepare for spring elections as a longtime community figure, who previously held public office, seeks a return to leadership amid a contest marked by factional clashes and disputed items on the agenda.
Ten Nevada high schools enter the Young Scribes Contest. The winner receives an engraved Sigma Delta Chi plaque at the Nevada State Press Association meeting in Las Vegas on April 19 weekend. Judges include Morry Zenoff Walter Ryals and Jim Deitch.
Mrs. Jean Bordeaux, longtime romance languages lecturer at Nevada Southern University, will teach in France at the University of Aix-Marseille as a consultant on languages and advisor to US women students abroad. In Nevada, ex-mayor Earl Hartke may challenge incumbent William L. Taylor in the May 4 election, with urban renewal and personal clashes shaping a tense race. Hartke, 57, sketches a tougher campaign while Taylor, 47, emphasizes council harmony.
John N. Glover of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles reminded that licenses must be signed in ink by the owner to be valid under Nevada Revised Statute 483.340. He noted rising complaints from law enforcement that un signed licenses are causing issues when drivers are stopped.
The police community relations committee of the National Conference of Christians and Jews Clark County chapter will meet Thursday at 3 p.m. Led by Las Vegas Chief Loren Bunker and Undersheriff Lloyd Bell the session aims to address police community relations amid communication gaps.
A West Las Vegas man police say operates like a professional pickpocket stole a tailor’s wallet containing 750 dollars in cash and checks from a shop on 900 West Bonanza. The suspect approached during cloth selection and distracted the victim before fleeing at the front door.
A 53 year old Blue Diamond man, Frank Hugh Farnsworth, died of a heart attack while driving in the 1900 block of Western Avenue Monday afternoon. He lost control, struck a fire hydrant, and sideswiped two parked cars. his wife Helen was uninjured. He was pronounced dead at Southern Nevada Hospital and taken to Sunset Mortuary for funeral arrangements.
Carson City authorities announce the Nevada Department of Motor vehicles is distributing its Bicycle Safety Manual across the state. Robert S. Brown Jr information officer notes spring brings more outdoor activity and stresses safety for youngsters on bicycles.
Elizabeth Rankin performed a farewell concert in the Gold Room with Sonia Cobb at the piano. The program spanned Handel to Debussy, displayed Rankin’s near mezzo with strong phrasing and nuanced crescendi, though extreme highs were taxing. Cobb’s accompaniment balanced the voice, ending with Porter and Gershwin standards and a final encore. Rankin will soon join her husband at a military post in Norway.
James Mears also known as Jim Scott, 38, was arrested after a supermarket holdup led to a stray bullet killing Howard Hawthorne. Mears pleaded not guilty to murder and is held without bond. a preliminary hearing is set for April 6. His wife Nadine is jailed on a robbery charge. Police link him to the Food King Market and Hales Drug Store robberies. Indiana parole authorities placed a hold on Mears. In Reno a 14 year old was killed in a construction yard fight and John Arnold was questioned in the death of his wife Victoria who died from a self inflicted wound.
Las Vegas motel clerk Comel lo Raymond, 33, was sentenced to five years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge James Carter after denying a new trial bid. The sentence cites Raymond using interstate telephone commerce to promote prostitution.
Las Vegas residents report Turquoise Lane in Twin Lakes torn up for weeks due to Tonopah Highway work. City engineers promise a grader will grade and fill holes this week and prohibit heavy equipment with a posted minimum load limit on the street.
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