Shrine Circus Brings Las Vegas Fundraiser for Crippled Children
The Shrine Circus arrives July 8 to 10 in Las Vegas to raise funds for 17 Crippled Children’s hospitals and burn units nationwide. Kerak Temple Reno leads local efforts with Ray Thorn chairing Crippled Children, and Robert Griffith guiding national hospital work. Admissions to hospitals are funded by Shriner assessments, memberships, bequests, and events.
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Shrine Circus
Las Vegas
Shrine Club
Canada
Canal Zone
Mexico
O. Carline Brock
Imperal Potentate
Kerak Temple of Reno
Crippled Children’s Committee
Ray
Griffith
Shriner
Water Firm Seeks Sale of Charleston Heights Water Co to Las Vegas District
Charleston Heights Water Co has applied to the Public Service Commission for authority to sell and transfer its operating authority and all physical assets to Las Vegas Valley Water District. Approval would shift control to the district, which by statute is not under commission regulation. Protests must be sent to the Public Service Commission of Nevada in Carson City before June 1.
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Charleston Heights Water Co
Public Service Commission
Las Vegas Valley Water District
Commission
Public Service Commission of Nevada
Carson City
Tule Springs Set to Open in City Recreation Area
Tule Springs, a 680 acre outdoor park about 12 miles northwest, will open to the public Sunday at 1 30 p m with ceremonies led by Mayor Oran Grayson. The event includes flag ceremony, band, tours, and a riding stable and concession stand. portions remain restricted.
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Tule Springs
Oran Grayson
Kenneth Hadland
Entertainers Shoot Juke Film in Las Vegas
The first Las Vegas motion pictures for Scopitone were filmed outdoors this week featuring Freddie Bell and Roberta Linn. Scenes include the Dunes Country Club and Last Frontier Village with West-era cow country costumes and a watusi square dance.
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Slickerer
Freddie Bell
Roberta Linn
Hollywood
Ray Sebastian
Las Vegas
Sahara
the Dunes Country Club
Last Frontier Village
Europe
Cal
United States
Robert Linn
Sahara Hotel
Tweedlee Dee
Architect John F. Replogle Favored for Las Vegas Post
John F. Replogle, a longtime Las Vegas architect since 1948, is favored for the building and safety director post. City Manager Art Trelease recommended the $12.1 a year appointment, with City Commission approval expected at the next meeting.
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John FE. Replogle
Las Vegas
Art Trelease
Replogle
Fast St. Louis
W. F. Adams
North Las Vegas weighs water sale to Air Force base
North Las Vegas city officials draft a yearly contract to sell up to 150 million gallons of potable water to the U S Air Force at Nellis AFB for the coming year. Col Lloyd W Brauer requested the supply and a price of 16.7 cents per thousand gallons, below the usual 17 cents, with Las Vegas Valley Water District supply bridging peak demand if wells fall short. City Manager Clay Lynch says ample well water will be available and the arrangement is on a year to year basis.
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Las Vegas
U.S. Air Force
Nsw
Air Force
Nellis Afb
Lloyd W. Brauer
Las Vegas Valley
Nevada murder verdict and injunctive labor actions
A Washoe District Court jury convicted Filis Farr White of first degree murder in the bludgeoning death of Ray Davis and set a death penalty. Separate actions include an injunction blocking seven unions from picketing on Tom Joyce Floors jobs and a narcotics arrestee bail set at 195000. Car theft, a Tahoe motel arrest, and Nevada tax assessment notes are reported alongside statewide park proposals and legislative moves.
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White
Davis
RENO
UPT
Trridge
John Gabriel
Tom Joyce Floors, Inc
Electrical Workers Local
Carpenters Local
Plumbers and Fitters
Roofers Union
Painters Local
Plaster and Cement Mason
Building and Trades Council of
Washoe County
Joyce
RENQ
LP1
Nist
Jon Collins
Jerry Ouillian
Betty
Carol Eugene Stapp
Stateline
Quillian
Stapp
Lake Tahoe
Carson City
UPID
Nevada
Rod Lawless
Nevada Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Clark
Lyon
Elko
Storey
Douglas
Economic Board
Eureka
UPI
State Board of Economic Development
Ely
Nevada Foundation For
Piano Duo Roetter to Perform on NSU Campus
Las Vegas readers will enjoy a free Sunday matinee at Nevada Southern University featuring Guido and Silvia Roetter on June 13. The program includes Moussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition arranged for two pianos, Schuman Andante With Variations, and Infante Three Andalusian Dances.
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Guido
Silvia Roetter
Nevada Southern
Roetter
Moussorgsky
Schuman
Manuel Infante
Recording Industry's Trust Fund
Musicians Protective Union No
Offset Alley Tests School Bus Pilots in Institute
The first Clark County School Bus Drivers and Training Institute brings drivers to Las Vegas for a safety themed event. Contestants will be scored on appearance, physique, knowledge of the Nevada Vehicle Code, and bus handling tests including offset alley maneuvers and parallels. The public may view a new Bluebird Handicap Bus with hydraulic lift.
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Clark County School
A.m
Las Vegas
The
Nevada School Transportation Association
Nevada Transport Association
NSTA
R. C. White
Clark County
J. L. Glaspey
Clark County School District
Whiate
EF. P. Haugen
Charlie
Chuck) Johnson
Pete Blackmer
Association
Police Departments of
North Las Veges
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University of Texas Medical Center
Galveston
Tex
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard University Medical School
Southern Nevada
Howard W. Cannon
U.S
Senate
Cannon
Secretary of
Interior
Steward Udall
Bob Griffith
the. Fez and
Meres
Tule
Wells
Rick Fyrich
Sceptions
Southfrw
NSU
Conservatore
Trieste
Santa Cecilia
Rome
USA
Abraham Ribicoff
United Jewish Appeal
Dunes Hotel
Bonanza
Lorne Greene
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