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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1966
Page
13
At the County Planning Commission a heated session over a county service station policy ended quietly after oil reps met with planners. Architectural fees of 83 000 for two city parking structures drew criticism as residents questioned necessity and design uniqueness.
A jumble of names, places, and local notes. William Cambo from 6513 Casada Way is praised as an excellent worker at the main post office. Betty Jane is mentioned, along with Bob Baskin and Bill Briare. Edits discuss building codes, sign ordinances, and replacement figures. Arthur Prysock opens in Fremont’s Carnival Room. Small items cover relatives, court notes, and local curios.
The annual Shriners parade in Casino Center Las Vegas features 6500 Los Angeles area Nobles led by Potentate James D. Kenmuir and Grand Marshal C. P. MacGregor. The parade runs from First and Fremont to Eighth Street with mounted patrols bands and humor vehicles followed by visiting temples and Shrine Club units.
Dr Raymond D Balcom a Las Vegas physician who helped found Las Vegas Hospital died Tuesday. He practiced in Nevada from 1929 to 1946 and later moved to Pomona and Ontario California where he ran an orange ranch. He is survived by his widow two daughters a stepson and eleven grandchildren with ties to Las Vegas attorneys.
Huch M Harris Drilling Co of Grand Junction Colorado appears the low bidder for a US Geological Survey well in the Amargosa Desert northwest of Las Vegas. Bidder Harris submitted 39814 dollars. work includes drilling one or more 6 14 inch holes to 1 foot depth and coring to 30 feet into Paleozoic rock, with location moves if rock not reached by 600 feet.
When Paul James parks his English taxi in St Louis, onlookers gather. The 16 year old cab features a shorter wheel base, right hand drive, and a baggage platform beside the driver’s seat.
Valley High School lists 11 students on the straight A honor roll for the fourth period. Freshmen lead the B honor roll with 37 achievers, followed by sophomores 36 juniors 26 and eighth graders 12. The full names span multiple grades and lists.
Richard L. Booker, 53, an employee at Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, died when his car overturned six or seven times on U S 95 north of Las Vegas. He was ejected and died at the scene. Booker's body likely to be returned to Carbon, Kentucky, for burial. he had moved from Kentucky and had relatives there, including sister Rebecca Hayes.
The Nevada Open Chess Championship will be held April 6-9 at the University of Nevada in Reno. First prize is $100 with trophies for top Nevada and top out-of-state scorers. Seven round Swiss format. registration April 6 from 7 to 7:59 PM. entry $10, student $5. inquiries to K. R. Jones, 1664 California Ave., Reno.
Alma Shaw a 23 year old nurse at Rose de Lima Hospital was found dead in her Henderson apartment at 53 Pacific St Described by friends as efficient and reliable she had been despondent over a broken romance Graveside services were set for 10 am Monday at Palm Mortuary Henderson
Traci Arn of Las Vegas High School earned a second round scholarship of 1000 dollars as she prepared for the final judging in the 1966 Junior Miss Pageant in Mobile Alabama. The Nevada Junior Miss winner from February faces the semifinals after two nights of judging with fifty contestants in the field.
Mrs. Jo Beth Adamson is added as part time program assistant at the Clark County Mental Health Association. She will oversee educational programs and serve as executive editor of Mental Health Notes while bringing a background in public health education and nutrition to the staff.
Nevada Southern University reader’s theater shows Fyeryman on April 21 22 and 23 at 8 15 p m in Grant Hall Little Theater Two part program begins with the University Singers performing 5th Century Carols followed by Everyman Directed by Dr Paul Harris Jr narrator Dr Charles Adams Cast includes Dr Harris Sherry Stiles Lee Strange Jody Meswarth Travis Thompson and Barry Fehler Admission is 1 50 Reservations by phone 736 6111 or check to University Board of Regents to Dr Harris chairman Humanities and Fine Arts.
Wallace Roper a 62 year old stagehand and Southern Nevada resident collapsed and died at 1 54 a m after closing the showroom curtain at the Tropicana Hotel He lived at 616 California St Boulder City and left a widow who is a wardrobe mistress at the Tropicana and a son also employed there Deputy Coroner Harvey Schnitzer ruled the death an apparent heart attack.
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