Youths urge teaching communism in Clark County schools
Las Vegas High School seniors urge trustees to add education on communism while praising debate and extracurriculars. They call for broader exposure to theories, free enterprise, and improved counseling as they critique current classroom material and emphasis on social activities.
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Clark County
Las Vegas
Julie Larson
Nevada Southern
Dorothy ‘Ealey
Woodbury
Dell Robison
Rhythmettcs
Mike
Las Vegas High School
Vegas Pushes for City Purchase of Tule Springs Ranchland
An emergency resolution seeks state approval for the city to borrow 850 000 dollars to buy Tule Springs ranchland. The measure was presented to the City Commission at a special morning meeting to authorize the purchase.
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Tule Springs
Commission
State Tax Commission
State Board of Finance
Sidney Whitmore
Public Works
Richard Sauer
Kenneth Searles
James Cashman
O Las
Inmate seeks habeas relief over triple Las Vegas conviction
Carson City inmate Nicklaus Dondolis, 44, files a writ arguing he was convicted three times for the same Las Vegas crime. He claims he was sentenced anew in 1952 for injury to a jail after alleged coercion by Judge Compton and police. A U S District Court ordered a response, labeling the claims bizarre. The article shifts to city development plans for Tule Springs, detailing land purchases, financing, and timelines.
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Carson City
Nicklaus Dondolis
Las Vegas
Nicholas Dandolos
Nick the Greek
Dandolis
Dondelis
Clark County
William Compton
Dist
Bruce Thompson
Jack Fogliani
Thompson
City Enacts Second Annexation Expanding Las Vegas Area
The Las Vegas City Commission approved an ordinance adding 50 square miles to the city limits, forming a westward strip up to ten miles wide from Spring Mountain Road to Mt. Charleston turn-off. The move follows a Tuesday annexation of 16 square miles near Decatur Boulevard and Tono pah Highway. The expansion includes desert land owned by Howard Hughes and is expected to trigger further growth by North Las Vegas.
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Sauer
Nevada
Las Vegas
Spring Mountain Road
Mt. Charleston
Howard Hughes
California
Decatur Boulevard
Tonopah Highway
West Charleston
North Las Vegas
Water District to Hold Special Public Hearing in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Valley Water District will hold a public hearing at its offices at 919 W Bonanza Road at 8 p.m. Tuesday to discuss 10 proposed assessment districts for water services. The districts include areas along 25th Street, Industrial Road, Burnham and Sahara corridors, Monterey, San Jose, Stockton, and Eastern avenues. Estimated tower cost is 146388 dollars. The district will also open bids for purchasing its current office and shop headquarters and plans to move to West Charleston Boulevard next month.
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Las Vegas
Hara Avenue
St. Louis Avenue
Monterey Avenue
Sahara Avenue
Louis Avenue
San Jose Avenue
Stockton Avenue
Eastern Avenue
Burnham Avenue
West Charleston Boulevard
Clark County school board approves 61 item agenda
Clark County trustees sped through a record 61 item agenda in a four hour meeting including a near brawl. They approved bids on furniture and repairs with no pre review while a bid postponement request failed to gain a second. The board cited emergency needs to start the 1964 65 year and approved gifts and bond election results.
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Clark County
Donnybrook
Helen Cannon
Chester Sewell
J. L. Glaspey
American Red Cross
Nevada
Co. P. Squires
J. M. Allom
J. T. McWilliams
John F. Miller
Mountain View
Red Rock
Rose Warren
Tom Williams
Vegas Verdes
Walter Bracken
Appointment to Metropolitan-Urban Area Problem Committee
Louis F. La Porta, Clark County commissioner, was named to the Metropolitan-Urban Area Problem Committee by the National Association of Counties in Washington, D C. The panel reviews metropolitan and urban issues and makes policy recommendations and appears before Congress.
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Louis F. la Porta
Clark County
National Association of Counties In Washington
DAC
la Porta
National Association
Acoustics Study Approved for Convention Center Shell Proposal
Clark County Fair Board approves hiring Stagecraft Corp from Norwalk Conn for 500 to inspect the Convention Center rotunda acoustics and advise on a possible symphonic shell. The shell would cost 14 000 to 18 000 and may be used elsewhere in the center.
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Convention Center
Clark County Fair and Recreation Board
Stagecraft Corp
Norwalk
Antonio Morelli
Albright
Bob Baskin
Fair and Recreation Board
Las Vegas
William Taylor
Silver State Printers of
Nevada Bribes Denies Freedom Bid For Inmate
Dist. Judge Frank Gregory denied Harvey Emery’s habeas corpus bid for freedom. Emery, a 23 year old Clark County inmate, serves 2 to 5 years for possession of a hypodermic syringe. This is his second habeas denial in Ormsby court. The regional items include a fatal car crash near Reno, a 1964 construction outlook, and Senate actions on the Southern Nevada Water Project.
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Carson City
UPI
Frank Gregory
Harvey Emery
Ormsby Court
Emery
Clark County
Soan
Washington
Senate
Subcommittee On Irrigation and Reclamation
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Southern Nevada
Fran Moss
Utah
Cannon
Alan Bible
Nevada
Senator Presses Probe Into Silver Slipper Casino Closure
State Senator William Dial calls for an investigation into the Silver Slipper closure on charges of dice manipulation. Governor Sawyer defends emergency shutdown while noting potential unemployment impacts for workers in Nevada’s gaming industry.
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William Dial
Rormsby
Las Vegas Strip
Centennial Parade NEVADA NEWS 100 YEARS AGO
Centenary notes quote Dan De Quille on mountain sheep and children born in Virginia City and Nevada. The Reese River Reveille praises a future wealth from mountains and jokes about postwar gold mining plans. The piece closes with a light remark on flat chests and regional pride.
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Dan de Quille
Virginia City
Nevada
Reese River
East
Grant
Sherman
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