Sawyer Backs Tax Hike Amid Highway Probe
Gov Grant Sawyer voiced unqualified support for a proposed sales tax increase from two to three percent as part of a seven point package to aid state finances. He urged independent highway department review after a probe found seven department staff docked a week’s pay for improper use of state equipment and overtime tied to a fence project at Mrs Raymonda Boynton’s home.
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Carson City
UPL
Grant Sawyer
Highway Department
Kerr-Mills
Sawyer
Raymonda Boynton
Groups Back Nevada Highway Department In Policy Dispute
Spokesmen for the Nevada Chapter of the Associated General Contractors and the Nevada Motor Transport Association issued a joint statement praising the highway department. They defended its record, urged loyalty, and called for investigation of recent policy incidents to avoid hindering progress on Nevada’s highway program.
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Nevada
Associated General Contractors of America
Nevada Motor Transport Association
Highway Department
AGC
Rowland Oakes
Nevada Highway Department
Highway Board
Oakes
Robert F. Guinn
Eldredge
Wright
Gunn
City of Hope Meet Tonight at T Bird Hotel
The Las Vegas Chapter of City of Hope National Medical Center holds its regular monthly meeting tonight at the Thunderbird Hotel at :30. Chapter President Earl Hartke will preside.
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City of Hope
T-Bird
Las Vegas
City of Hope National Medical Center
Thunderbird Hotel
Earl Hartke
Man jailed after firing gun inside Las Vegas police station
Ernest McClodden, 34, was sentenced to six months in jail and a 500 dollar fine or 250 days for discharging a firearm in the Las Vegas Police Department corridors, wounding his wife during an assault complaint filing. Other locals faced drunk driving and related penalties in separate municipal court actions.
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Las Vegas
Ernest McClodden
McClodden
Levy Lane
Joe Pawlikowski
Frank Hammaker
McCarran Street
George Orange
Wyatt Ave
William Freeman
Landmark Apartments
Freeman
Nevada Briefs Fired Welfare Official Denied Appeal Hearing
Nevada's Personnel Advisory Commission denied Barbara Coughlan a hearing into why she was fired as State Welfare Director. Governor Sawyer cited substandard administration. Atty. Gen. Dickerson advised against the hearing. Coughlan, 20 years in welfare service, planned to consult counsel on possible court action.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Personnel Advisory Commission
Barbara Coughlan
Coughlan
Grant Sawyer
Atty
Harvey Dickerson
State Board
Orville Wilson
Elko
Welfare Service
Nevada judge refuses burglary case transfer over publicity
Dist. Judge Thomas Craven denied a change of venue for James Burton Ing, citing publicity from an Arkansas criminal charge. He also refused a stay of proceedings pending appeal to the state supreme court as to the venue denial. Ing, Jess Merion and Jack.
Cadets Appointed From Utah District to Air Force Academy
Washington announces Charles Kowalchuk of State Line and Michael Ryan of Carson City named by Senator Alan Bible to enroll at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Both will enter the academy in July.
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Washington
UPH
Charles Kowalchuk
Stateline
Michael Ryan
Carson City
Alan Bible
U. S. Ai Force Academy
Reno approves anti smog ordinance to curb citys pollution
Reno City Council approved an anti smog ordinance aimed at eliminating the smog problem within 18 months. The new measure replaces a previous ordinance that proved ineffective due to a grandfather clause exempting some polluters.
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Reno
UPI
Runoff Set for First Ward Council After Tie
In Winnemucca Nevada a runoff election will be held June 4 to break a tie between two First Ward council candidates. Incumbent Jesse Vale and Paul Vesco each polled 124 votes in last week's municipal election. City Clerk Peggy Mowry said the council accepted the original count and then scheduled the runoff.
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Jesse Vale
Paul Vesco
Peggy Mowry
State forest burn permits required after Wednesday
State Forester George Zappetini announced the summer fire season begins Wednesday and that permits must be obtained for all outdoor burning on state forest land after that date.
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Carson City
UPI
George Zappetini
City Manager Fires Officer Over Barroom Family Squabble
Reno city manager Joe Latimore dismissed James Gregory a 33 year old police officer who joined the force in January 1960 for conduct unbecoming an officer after a family dispute in a local bar.
Obituary notices for Morris Heller and Mrs. Truman
Funeral services for Morris Heller 67 of 4319 Baxter Place in Las Vegas will be Thursday at Palm Mortuary with entombment in Palm Mausoleum. Heller born May 2 1896 in Philadelphia served as a Las Vegas police officer and World War I veteran. Survivors include widow Anna and siblings Sam Isador and Yetta Zimmerman. Separate notice covers Mrs. Truman postmistress of Logan Post Office for 15 years, born Oct 28 1905 in Bunkerville, with survivors including three sons two daughters and mother Alice Sprague.
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Morris Heller
Baxter Place
Palm Mortuary
Palm Mausoleum
Harry Sherer
Mr. Heller
Philadelphia
Penn
Las Vegas
Anna
Sam
Richmond
Isador
New York City
N.Y
Yetta Zimmerman
Portland
Maine
Logandale
Mattie Cottom
Helen Lee
Alta Chadburn
Salt Lake City
Wells Remains Sent for Final Rites in Los Angeles
Palm Mortuary transfers Logan W. Wells 49 of 6059 Boulder Hwy East Las Vegas to Heers Brothers Mortuary Los Angeles for final rites and burial. Wells died Sunday at home born June 18 1913 Pueblo Colorado a World War I veteran and former liquor business manager with American Legion membership. Survived by son Chris and daughter Linda of Los Angeles, brother Jack of Washington DC and sister Marguerite Pendergrass of Van Nuys California.
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Palm Mortuary
Logan W. Wells
Boulder Hwy
East
Las Vegas
Heers Brothers Mortuary
Los Angeles
Calif
Mr. Wells
Pueblo
Colo
American Legion
Laura
Chris
Linda
Jack
Washington, D.C
Marguerite Pendergrass
van Nuys
Funeral services for Gaylie Sprague Truman
Funeral services for Gaylie Sprague Truman, 57, of Logandale, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Logandale L D S Chapel, with burial to follow in Logan Cemetery.
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Gaylie Sprague Truman
Logandale
Logandale L.D.S
Logan
Funeral Services For Tithe Wesley
Funeral services for Tithe Wesley 63 of 1489 FE Sunset Road will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow with Dr Johnson of the Church of Religious Science officiating. Mrs Wesley died Saturday en route to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital born September 26 1844 in Chicago Illinois she is survived by her husband George of Las Vegas.
Mary Lee Cassmore 61 Dies in Las Vegas Residence
Mary Lee Cassmore aged 61 of 96 Desert Inn Road died Thursday at her home in Las Vegas. Born March 21 1980 in Ritzville Washington she worked as a legal secretary. She resided in Las Vegas six months and is survived by a daughter Judith Ann of Las Vegas. Cremation planned in San Bernardino California.
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Palm Mortuary
Mary Lee Cassmore
Desert Inn Rd
San Bernardino
Calif
Cassmore
Ritzville
Wash
Las Vegas
Judith Ann
Kaa
Vegas
Local Support Needed To Get Federal Funding For Lake Mead Project
Public meeting with Pat Head of the Colorado River Commission outlines a three stage federal Lake Mead water project for Las Vegas Valley. Officials from CRC, Reclamation, Nellis AFB, LV Water District and Clark County discuss funding, contracts, and timing through 1965 66 with emphasis on community support and local estimates.
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Las Vegas Valley
Pat Head
Colorado River Commission
Southern Nevada Water Project
Bureau of Reclamation
CRC
Reclamation
Region 3
Boulder City
Nevada
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Head
Congress
Colorado River
North Las Vegas
Henderon
Nellis Afb
LV Water Dist
Oregon Water Might Quench Vegas Valley
Government agencies are studying feasibility of piping water from the Oregon Cascades or California Sierra to meet Nevada's needs beyond the Colorado River. A. B. West, Bureau of Reclamation Region 3 Director, disclosed plans at a Colorado River Commission meeting to outline new Lake Mead water supplies for the Las Vegas Valley. He did not elaborate on the statement.
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Lake Mead
A. B. West
Bureau of Reclamation
Boulder City
C. E. McClaren
Pat Head
Colorado River Commission
Southern Nevada Water Project
Sunfoto
Las Vegas
Oregon Cascades
California Sierra Mountains
Pacific Northwest
Nevada
Colorado River
Region 3
Bureau
Las Vegas Valley
West
Supreme Court Upholds Clark County Contract Ruling
The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed a District Court decision in a dispute between Southern Nevada Plumbing Heating Corp and Adelson and Molasky. The ruling held the firm owed $12,239 for work at Sunrise Hospital and upheld the lien. The company argued several labor prices used by Judge Marshall were incorrect.
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Carson City
UPS
Clark County
Southern Nevada Plumbing Heating Corp
Mervyn Aledson
Irwin Molask
High
Dist
George Marshall
Plumbing and Heating Corporation
Adelson
Molasky
Sunrise Hospital
Marshall
North Las Vegas Council Takes Unusual Night Off
North Las Vegas city council members skipped a meeting last night for only the third time in two years. City Manager Clay Lynch cited a heavy workload from rapid growth and a recent bond issue passage, with the council planning to concentrate on sewer, water, recreation and facilities. Mayor William Taylor and Councilmen Petitti Meyers Bulloch and Kelly were reelected to four-year terms amid the absence.
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Las Vegas
Clay Lynch
the Sun
William Taylor
Jack Pettiti
John Meyers
Boyd Bulloch
James Kelly
Lynch
Ane Petitti
Kelly
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