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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1968
Page
3
North Las Vegas councilmen tabled a request to extend a bus stop bench maintenance franchise filed by the Jaycees via Michael Brosky. The extension awaits a written request. City Manager Clay Lynch noted private firms show interest. Brosky admitted benches have not been properly maintained.
Western High School, led by Principal Theron Swainston, reports two years of improvement under a non graded, counselor guided program. Failing rates fell from seven to five percent while straight A students rose from 11 to 19 percent as students select courses with counselor planning.
The C P Squires PTA led a safety push resulting in about 200 students benefiting from sidewalk and gutter work on McDaniel Street between Stanley and Tonopah Avenues near Hartke Park. City council approved a park side sidewalk for roughly $3,000 after initial reluctance due to budgets.
Las Vegas Sun masthead lists editor and publisher H M Greenspun and staff roles. It also shows subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, and carrier versus mail options with monthly and annual prices. The notice specifies post office entry, affiliations, and national advertising representation.
Journal executives say the Review Journal will resume printing in town by next week after three of six presses were heavily damaged by a Wednesday night fire. Estimated damage reached 200000 dollars. The Trailblazer edition was printed locally, while The 49er edition was flown to Ontario California for printing.
The Las Vegas Sun recalls an item from March 28 on page 3 about a bankruptcy involving Sam Esposito. It incorrectly stated that Mr. Esposito died last year. The paper apologizes for the error and any embarrassment to family and relatives.
District Judge Howard W. Babcock ordered a new trial for Las Vegas armed robber Lonnie Edward Champion after ruling his counsel provided inadequate representation. Champion, 20, was convicted for a June 15 1966 Texaco robbery at Tropicana Road and Boulder Highway, stealing 116 dollars and 4500 trading stamps.
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