Nevada Bankers Meet Opens in Las Vegas
About 280 bankers and spouses attend the 45th Nevada Bankers Association convention opening at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas. Sen. Howard Cannon speaks, along with Dave Maltrop of the National Small Business Association and H C Harshman of Marine Midland. Reports by G W Belcher and officers follow, with FBI official C D De Loach and Bank of America executive Samuel Stewart slated for tomorrow talks. The roster lists officers N E Spottiswoode Lester W Scott and L A Sims of Reno.
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Nevada Bankers Association
Sahara Hotel
Mr. Banker
Dave Maltrop
National Small Businass Association
H. C. Harshman
Marine Midland Corp. of
New York
Ning
G. W. Belcher
Reno
C. D. de Loach
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Samuel Stewart
Bank of America
Association
Belcher
N. E. Spottiswoode
Lester W. Scott
L. A. Sims
Salvation Army Lt Col Newbould leaves Las Vegas after visit
In Las Vegas the Salvation Army Southwest Division commander Lt Col Eric Newbould has departed after an inspection and advisory board meeting. In Washington the Fed’s chair backs two Cannon coin shortage proposals and may drop yearly mint date changes. Alsup pleads guilty to grand larceny. sentencing set for June 19. A new dormitory at Spring Mountain Youth Camp is dedicated tomorrow named for Rev Gudmundsson. Las Vegas Young Republicans announce a picnic with DA William Baggio as speaker. Nevada Southern art show open house canceled due to Helldorado events.
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Eric Newbould
Southwest Division
The
Salvation Army
Phoenix
Ariz
Las Vegas
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Nevada
Howard W. Cannon
Cannon
William McMartin, Jr
Martin
Spring Mountain
Dist
David Zenoff
William Compton
Gudmund B. Gudmundsson
Immanuel Community Congregational Church
Gudmundsson
Nevada Southern
Lawyer Kadans Sues Nevada Over Bar Exam Law
Las Vegas attorney Joseph M. Kadans filed a federal suit challenging Nevada’s bar admission statute claiming it deprives him of the right to earn a living as a lawyer. He alleges his Maryland law degree was deemed unapproved, preventing Nevada Bar admission despite 20 years of practice and activities in law education.
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Nevada
United States District Court
Joseph M. Kadans
Thom Blvd
Kadans
Federal Bar Association
Clark County
University of Maryland Law Chool
Maryland
Michigan
United States Supreme Court
University of Maryland Law School
United States
Marshall and Dickerson
High Court Upholds King Conviction in 1962 North Las Vegas Killing
The Nevada Supreme Court affirms Nathan Crawford King’s first degree murder conviction and life sentence without parole for killing his wife in their North Las Vegas apartment in 1962. The ruling rejects arguments that intoxication affected the verdict and that a telephone operator's unidentified caller should not be admissible. The court held that voice identification may be established by circumstantial evidence.
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Carson City
UPI
State Supreme Court
Nathan Crawford King
Las Vegas
King
Gordon Thompson
Repeat Of Blast At Camp Criticism Reiterated On Spring Mountain
A fiscal watchdog committee reported on inspections of Southern Nevada institutions and parks criticizing Spring Mountain Youth Camp for dirt, disorder, and smoking with camp counselors' knowledge. It praised Good Shepherd Girls Home in Las Vegas and noted other facilities inspected without criticism.
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Carson City
UPI
The
Legislative Commission
Nevada
Spring Mountain
Joint Committee On Financial Affairs
Perry Dell
Dell
Good Shepherd Girls Home
Las Vegas
Caliente
Rose de Lima
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Nevada Girls Training Center
Cathedral Gorge
Kershaw-Ryan State Recreation
Beaver Dam State Park
Colorado River Park
Norman Terrell
Alcoholism Agency
State Children’s Home
Department of Motor Vehicles
Motor Vehicle Department
Las Vegas Firemen Demand More Hours Cut
Las Vegas firemen threaten action after Union Local demands for a 24 on 48 off schedule year round. City officials call the request ridiculous and say any further benefits must apply to all city workers.
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Las Vegas
Firefighters Union
Oscar Howard
District Attorney Seeks Public Input on New Law Ordinance
District Attorney Ted Marshall requests comments from 48 officials and citizens on a proposed comprehensive overhaul of the coroner system. The questionnaire asks 21 questions, aims for broad official agreement, and seeks responses by next Tuesday for incorporation into the ordinance before a county board hearing.
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Ted Marshall
Marshall
Board of County Commissioners
Titlow barred from Nevada Senate filing after party switch
District Judge Peter Breen ruled Emerson Titlow cannot file as a Democrat for the Nevada Senate since he changed his party registration after the 1962 primary. Titlow argued the 1963 law should not be retroactive, but Breen said the Legislature aimed to strengthen party integrity. The decision aligns with an attorney general opinion by Harvey Dickerson.
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Tonopah
UPI
Peter Breen
Emerson Titlow
Nevada Senate
Titlow
Breen
Harvey Dickerson
Nevada Fish and Game official proposes higher trout limit
Fisheries Chief Tom Grelease plans to ask the State Fish and Game Commission on May 25 to raise the Wild Horse reservoir trout limit from five to ten. He cites needed dam repairs requiring draining and notes the season would run from June 1 through year end with strong fishing reported this year.
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Reno
API
Nevada Fish and Game
Wild Horse
Nevada
Tom Grelease
State Fish and Game Commission
Wildhorse
Campaign Aims to Block Lake Tahoe Freeway
A lakeside committee launches a relentless campaign to stop a proposed freeway along Lake Tahoe's west shore. J Max Moore leads residents who warn the route would merely connect casino districts from Harrah's Club to Cal Neva, harming the lake's beauty and California's interests.
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San Francisco
UPI
Lake Tahoe
Lakeside
J. Max Moore
California
Moore
Harrah's Club
Cal Neva
Las Vegas pit boss seeks 2 percent stake in El Cortez
Julius Walker, a Las Vegas El Cortez pit boss, filed with the State Gaming Commission to purchase a two percent interest in the club for thirteen thousand dollars. He previously worked in Toledo Ohio in wholesale tobacco.
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Carson City
UPI
el Cortez Hotel-Casino
Las Vegas
State Gaming Commission
Julius Walker
Toledo
Ohio
Petition Drives for Center License at 2240 Linn Lane
A petition circulated in Trailer Estates and Merkle Manor urged the County Commission to approve a business license for Jambee's recreation center at 2240 Linn Lane. Las Vegas Police Lt. John Sleeper and Sgt. Bill Ragland with Ed Sleeper seek a year round facility offering swimming and games. neighbors oppose, preferring county or state management. The owners note prior costs incl 1600 to clean and 1500 to replace glass. Ragland plans on site supervision when not present.
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County Commission
Linn Lane
Trailer Estates
Merkle Manor
Jambee's
John Sleeper
Bill Ragland
Las Vegas
Sleeper
Clark County
Ted Dotson
Commission
Ragland
Police Department
Juvenile Bureau
Scholarship Offered to Clark County Students
The Las Vegas Press Club offers a scholarship of 150 dollars per semester for eight semesters to Clark County high school students planning journalism studies at the University of Nevada. Applicants must send transcripts, a background letter, activity outline, need statement, recommendations, and work samples if available to Mrs. Deskin at the Las Vegas SUN office.
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Las Vegas Press Club
Clark County
University of Nevada
Ruthe Deskin
Joy Hamann
Colin McKinley
John Angus
Centennial Parade: Western Union News Service Critiqued
In 1864 Western Union piloted telegraph news for newspapers and the Reese River Reveille criticized the picks as dull. The Star in Our Crown notes today that modern services are filtered by editors who know news value, even covering celebrity divorces.
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Western Union
Associated Press
Telegraph News
Reese River Reveille
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Donald Lee Alsup
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Ralph David Carle
E. Owens Ave
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Ben McKeel
Las
High Court
Cashman Field
Sunfoto
Senate
el Cortez
Clark
Nevada News
Jock Taylor
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