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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1969

Page

2

Las Vegas car dealers and a town broker joins scene

The narrator recalls buying cars from Pizinger and Lloyd Tritle in Las Vegas. Tritle now sells Community Chevrolet to enjoy wealth with his wife. Jake Wolfe stays private about plans. Major Vince Bruttomesso and his wife adopt the town and plan a broker salesman role with Sara and Ruthe after his Air Force retirement.

Las Vegas Madman Pizinger Lloyd Tritle Pizinger Chevrolet Jake Wolfe Lloyd Vince Bruttomesso Betty Vince Air Force Sara Ruthe Chuck

Bradley and Annenberg Make Headlines in Friendly Stir

Dave Bradley appears stretched trying to be the next big success. Ivan Annenberg fights a tough shingles bout and is on the mend, prompting smiles from friends.

Dave Bradley Ivan Annenberg Bradley Ivan

Poolside pedicures spark controversy at hotel pools

A rise in poolside foot care services at large hotels draws mixed reaction from guests and staff. Patrons argue it offers convenience while critics call for privacy and modesty standards around public pool areas.

Fashion column notes stylish pants on Evelyn Goot and Joyce Mack

Evelyn Goot and Joyce Mack are highlighted for wearing the new pants ensembles with flair. The piece contrasts their style with other gals described as having bulges that don’t belong, signaling a dated fashion critique.

Evelyn Goot Joyce Mack

Military retirees find Las Vegas home amid southern Nevada bases

Military installations in southern Nevada boost the economy and attract personnel who settle in Las Vegas after retirement, making the area a favored home base for veterans and families alike.

Nevada Las Vegas

Sacred concert by 130-voice choir in Las Vegas

Tom Adams notes a free concert Sunday at 8 p.m. featuring a 130-voice choir. Sponsored by the Las Vegas East Stake of LDS, the event opens to the public in the cultural hall on Las Vegas Boulevard across from Cashman Field.

Tom Adams Las Vegas East

Phil Cummings Chapter Meeting At City Of Hope

Members and friends of Phil Cummings Chapter 199 City of Hope hold a general membership meeting tonight at 8 30. Judge Roger T Foley will speak.

Phil Cummings City of Hope Roger T. Foley

Perfect Putdown After Stalled Car Encounters Horn Fury

A woman with a stalled car at the Sahara and Las Vegas Boulevard intersection asks the man behind her to try starting it. When he honks, she steps out and offers to honk his horn instead, delivering a witty shutdown.

Sahara and Las Vegas Boulevard

Mountain Team Leader Criticized After Nepal Avalanche Deaths

Phil Dorje the Nepalese chief guide blamed the American team leader Boyd Everett Jr. for obstinacy and impatience that led to the Mt Dhaulagiri avalanche deaths. Dorje said warnings and cautious advice were ignored despite dangerous weather and ongoing avalanche risk. Survivors Louis Reichard James Morrissey and James Janney returned with Dorje.

Pokhara Nepal UPI Dhaulagiri Phil Dorje Louis Reichard Stanton Calif James Morrissey James Janney St. Louis Dorje Boyd N. Everett Jr New York

LV Students Aid Marines Viet Program

Las Vegas high school students contribute to the U S Marine Corps civic action program in Vietnam. Clark County Student Council Association members presented 600 dollars at school district headquarters on Flamingo Road. A further 400 dollars is slated for next week.

Las Vegas U. S. Marine Corps Vietnam Marines Clark County

Apollo 16 countdown begins for moon mission

Cape Kennedy reports technicians started a midnight countdown for Apollo 16’s 12 day lunar mission. Work on the water system and explosive device placement for defense of Sirhan Sirhan proceeds as he is denied clemency. Sirhan, condemned for RFK murder, issued a jail cell statement through lawyer Grant B. Cooper after a meeting with Cooper and Russell E. Parsons on the 13th floor.

Cape Kennedy UPI Sirhan San Quentin Robert F. Kennedy Grant B. Cooper Cooper Russell E. Parsons Hall of Justice

Rockefeller says Alliance for Progress must be revamped

In Mexico City Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, acting as President Nixon's Latin American troubleshooter, called the Alliance for Progress ineffective and urged a reform based on present realities. He also supported Mexican concerns that U.S. trade barriers harm Latin American interests and should be controlled.

Mexico City UPI Nelson A. Rockefeller Nixon Alliance For Progress U.S

Rogers questions Viet Cong good faith in Paris talks

Secretary of State William P. Rogers in Honolulu denounced a new Viet Cong wave of terrorism and questioned whether Hanoi seeks peace in Vietnam. It marked the first time a top Washington official had seriously doubted the Viet Cong in the Paris negotiations since Nixon took office.

Honolulu UPI William P. Rogers Vietnam Rogers Washington Hanoi Paris Nixon

Belli Announces Legal Action in San Francisco Case

San Francisco attorney Melvin Belli announces plans for a high profile lawsuit in the wake of a controversial matter. Details remain unavailable but Belli asserts the action will address alleged misconduct and seek remedies for his client.

Conroe man leaves hospital after world first eye transplant

John Madden, a Conroe photo shop owner, who reportedly received the world’s first total eye transplant, was discharged from Methodist Hospital yesterday. His wife said he cannot see yet but the eye moves freely and has feeling.

Houston UPI John Madden Conroe Tex Methodist Hospital

Romney booed as he pushes end to costly union practices

Housing Secretary George Romney faced boos from about 3,000 AFL CIO Building and Construction Trades delegates at the 4th National Legislative Conference as he urged ending practices that raise costs and bar Negroes from construction jobs.

Washington UPI George Romney Romney Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Department

Re-Evaluation Planned for Clark County Child Care Facilities

Clark County Child Welfare Board announced a re-evaluation of child care facilities, warning that licenses may be revoked for noncompliance. Mitchell Bell said the review will be stringent, citing inadequate sleeping arrangements dirty premises and unsafe vehicle practices. The board will reduce the private home caregiver limit from six to five children and tighten applicant checks for 92 regulated facilities serving about 1 500 children.

Clark County County Child Welfare Board Mitchell Bell Bell

Evans Convicted Black Nationalist Faces Death Sentence

Fred Evans, Black Nationalist leader also known as Ahmed Evans, was convicted by an all white jury of four conspiracy counts and three counts of first degree murder for the July Glenville gunbattle that killed three police officers and a civilian. He received a death sentence to be carried out Sept 22 at Ohio State Penitentiary.

Cleveland UPI Fred “Ahmed” Evans Ohio State Penitentiary Glenville Evans

Trio of Bandits Seize Payroll at Brooklyn Store

In Brooklyn at Abraham & Straus three bandits held up a $350000 weekly payroll cash at gunpoint and abducted one guard who was later released near the store. The money was moved from a U S Trucking Co truck to a hand truck and rolled into an elevator.

Abraham & Straus Brooklyn U.S. Trucking Co

Record Heat, Cold Snap Mark U.S. Weather Outbreak

The U.S. Weather Bureau reports a 105 degree high at Thermal California on Sunday exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii. A 27 degree low was observed at Hibbing Minnesota. The agency provides a 24 hour temperature and precipitation table ending 4 a.m. PST.

New York UPI U.S. Weather Bureau Alaska Hawaii Thermal Calif Hibbings Minn San Francisco

Mamie Eisenhower Sails to Europe for Belgium Visit

Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower boarded the United States liner to sail for Europe where she will visit her son John S Eisenhower in Belgium. She is accompanied by her brother in law Dr Milton Eisenhower. She plans to return to the United States in July.

New York UPI Dwight D. Eisenhower United States Belgium U.S John S. Eisenhower Eisenhower Milton Eisenhower

Heart exam may decide if Parobek goes to prison

Michael E. Parobek, 63, of Alhambra California, seeks to dodge a one year prison term for fraud by arguing a heart condition makes incarceration like a death sentence. A federally chosen doctor conducts a cardiac exam today as U.S. District Judge Foley has set hearings for May 23 on dismissal of the sentence and May 26 on exam results.

Michael E. Parobek U. S Parobek Visatronics Foley Joseph Ward Charles Wilbanks

Viet Cong 10-point peace plan pushed as a package

Communist sources in Paris report North Vietnam and the Viet Cong will demand the entire 10-point plan be discussed as a unit or not at all. South Vietnam signals readiness to discuss some points now but rejects others. The plan calls for a coalition government, full U.S. withdrawal, and South Vietnam neutrality.

Paris UPI North Vietnam Viet Cong National Liberation Front Saigon U.S South Vietnam

Astronauts Practice For Apollo 10 Flight

Three astronauts rehearsed space flying on the ground as Apollo 10 nears launch. Thomas P. Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan underwent medical checks then practiced in two spacecraft trainers under Houston control.

Cape Kennedy API Thomas P. Stafford John Young Eugene A. Ceran Space Agency Stafford Young Cernan The

Recommend Removal Of All Silver From Future U S Coins

Treasury Secretary David M Kennedy announced that the United States will remove all silver from future coins, proposing a new silverless dollar with Eisenhower’s likeness. He asked Congress to authorize minting nonsilver dollars and half dollars, while selling 2.9 million Carson City silver dollars for collectors.

Washington UPS Treasury Department U.S Dwight D. Eisenhower Treasury David M. Kennedy Congress Carson City Kennedy US Coinage Commission

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