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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1965
Page
2
The article notes rapid expansion around Las Vegas into Paradise Valley with new homes roads and shopping centers, predicting a future metropolitan reach toward Barstow while comparing local development to distant trends and noting a shift in banking offers and cultural events in the area.
A local court case involves Gerald McConie facing charges for possession of narcotics and two black jacks with receiving stolen property. Denne Lee Hehederk is linked to a vagrancy and narcotics association. Everett Hall Jr. and John Wester Barger are named as habitual narcotics users amid a burglary investigation led by Eupore Willer Hayne Jr.
A federal court jury found Joseph Paul Hozian guilty on Tuesday of interstate transport of a stolen vehicle. He allegedly moved two stolen cars from Southern California to Las Vegas and faces sentencing after a probation report by Judge Roger D. Foley.
The article states funds to keep the Reno VA office open and nearby facilities under consideration. It notes a proposed closure or downsizing affecting several veteran homes and regional offices with a decision due by July 1.
A man identified as the assailant in a Reno assault case is in custody facing charges. The victim, McNamee, suffered memory loss and concentration issues after the incident at Maryland Park. No further details on motive or timeline were provided.
Bearded winners at Helldorado will share over 100 in gift certificates from Showboat Heel and seven Las Vegas retailers. Participating firms include Rex Bell’s Mr Pipers of Las Vegas Conrad’s Western Score The Rowel Ronzones Smith and Chandler Knight and Square.
Air leaders wrap NAB visit after touring U S military facilities as guests of the government. Commander Manuel Octavio Tea Carresonsa notes readiness while a Desert Inn stay precedes more preparations as diplomats and pilots observe. A modern weapons display at Indian Springs features F100 F105 F4C F104 and C130 with international attendees from Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Paraguay Peru Uruguay and Venezuela.
Multiple space program reports describe Ranger 7 achieving a strong lead in lunar exploration while Soviet Luna-5 missions loom with a soft landing aim. Experts note Russia’s past failures and possible orbit or earth return tasks as U.S. scientists anticipate a Surveyor touchdown by late September if conditions allow.
Albright said Mrs. Brown may not benefit from a capital gains break if she sells the land, and the county likely will pursue condemnation. The parcel borders Paradise and Desert Inn Roads and lies beside the center, with plans for a museum and new convention space costing about $6 million but expected to generate $12 million in annual convention business. The board approved letting the Las Vegas Junior Chamber of Commerce use center facilities free for their September county fair, saving about $2,500 for the Jaycees. final approval will wait for a formal agreement relieving the board of further responsibility beyond providing the site.
Carl Wheeler, 48, was held in Reno on $26,000 bail after being charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Charles Hughes. Wheeler faced arraignment Tuesday as police investigated the case.
A new Committee of 100, with more than a dozen members named at City Hall, plans a publicity push to support a municipal bond issue aimed at protecting the retail core and limiting growth of outlying shopping centers. Dick Ronzone resigned as chairman. Harry Allen was named successor. A meeting set for 9 am Wednesday will organize the campaign team including Paul McDermott Gaylord Prather Thayer Bigelow Clayton Titus C D Baker Arthur Smith Sam Boyd C S Smith Fd Helmer Art Ham R N Beatty Chic Hecht and Hardy Allen.
A reflective column notes possible Volstead Act arrests of Reno saloon owners and the sparse enforcement seen near federal prohib agents. The piece recalls Virginia City mine life, Cornish miners, and perilous underground conditions amid Prohibition era challenges.
Sproul Homes Inc. filed $9 million in trust deeds with County Recorder Paul Horn pledging 33 lots in Valley View Estates and Charleston Heights to Colorado Springs National Bank as collateral for a loan to build homes and multi unit dwellings. Construction start date not announced but deeds indicate imminent activity.
U S forces pound Communist positions on the Song Be River as government troops suffer heavy losses after an artillery misfire. About 116 government soldiers killed and 78 wounded while the retreating unit abandoned 46 carbines 34 rifles and a submachine gun to Viet Cong fire.
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