Loss of Both Legs Inspires Hopeful Recoveries in Seattle
Don Folk, 22, formerly of Las Vegas, lost both legs in a pipeline accident near Seattle last month. He remains upbeat during his recuperation with wife Kathy by his side. Folk, pinned in mud and water, was conscious throughout the two hour rescue and learned of the loss only after being removed from the ditch.
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Las Vegas
Seattle
Don Folk
Western High School
Folk
Ernie Meadows
Daley St
North
Kathy
Marry Brown
Charleston Blvd
Leo T. Folk
Belmont Trailer Court
Heavy man robs market at gunpoint in Safeway strike
A stocky man robbed the Safeway at 1100 F Charleston Blvd late Thursday night taking about $260 in store receipts from clerk Myrtle P Hill and a checkout boy after placing rolls and a $10 bill on the counter. He ordered them not to follow.
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Charleston Blvd
Terry Neilson
Tab Barnum for Position in Nevada Vocational Council
Bruce Barnum executive director of the Nevada Employment Security Department is named to the 11 member State Vocational Technical Advisory Council. The body guides planning and development of vocational and technical education for youth and adults in Nevada and will meet with the State Board of Education in Las Vegas this Thursday and Friday.
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Bruce Barnum
Nevada Employment Security Department
State Vocational-Technical Advisory Council
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Byron F. Stetler
Barnum
Nevada
State Board of Education
Las Vegas
Cabby Fights for Operating Certificate in Clark County
William Mirin seeks a certificate of operation from the Public Service Commission while Yellow Cab Co of Las Vegas sues to block it. The dispute hinges on 1962 1964 jurisdiction and whether Mirin legally operated before PSC oversight, with Mirin aiming to operate one cab in an 18 square mile Strip area amid cab surplus concerns.
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William Mirin
Public Service Commission
Ormsby County
Yellow Cab Co
Las Vegas
Clark County
PSC
Mirin
Teamsters Union
Yellow Cab
Mirinin
PSU
Checker Cab
Union Cab of
Firemen Answer Emergency Calls Across City Districts
City and county firefighters responded to 11 calls in 24 hours ending midnight Thursday. Incidents included car fires at 220 E Clark Ave and 1 1 43 a m 110 S Main St, a rescue for Xavier Vohl 69 from North Dakota, oxygen support, and transport to Southern Nevada Hospital. Other calls: false alarm at Firth and Franklin, electrical short on Barnard Drive, smoke check on Las Vegas River South, resuscitation for Dorothy Ironson 40, rubbish fire, county standby on Desert Inn Road tar pit fire with no damage, and another car fire at 5659 Madra Mesa. Continuous coverage reported by local fire services.
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Main St. Xavier Voh
North Dakota
Southern Nevada
Firth and
Franklin
Second
Fremont
Barnard
Las Vegas Rive
Bridger Ave
Dorothy Ironson
Southern Nevada Hospital
Alta Drive
Madra Mesa
Maryland Parkway
Desert Inn Road
Mission at St James Church Begins Two Week series
St James Catholic Church on H and Morgan Streets opens a two week mission this Sunday with Masses at 10 am and 5 pm led by Father George Nagle a Paulist missionary from Detroit. Weekday Masses stay at 7 30 pm and Nagle delivers the sermons. Msgr Devlin notes the Paulist order aims to present gospel truths and their modern application. Dick Mastin of First Presbyterian delivers 9 30 am sermon and talks during Rev Hanne’s absence at the General Assembly.
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Morgan Streets
William J. Devlin
George Nagle
Detroit
Mich
Father Nagle
Msgr
Devlin
United States
St. James
Dick Mastin
First Presbyterian Church
Walter Hanne
Hanne
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
Ohio
Mastin
Local Student Named to Air Force Academy Appointment
Thomas F. Schaus son of Mr and Mrs William P Schaus 5225 Don Ave will attend the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs after graduating Western High School June 1 He will report in late June for four years of cadet training His older brother a Navy active duty member and Air Force veteran served as master sergeant and technician pilot in Las Vegas He was a yearbook photographer and Letterman's Club member and worked at Alaska Airways after school and weekends The family moved from Albuquerque and attends Westminster United Presbyterian Church
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Western High School
Rex Bell
Fagle Scouts
U. S. Navy
Schaus
U. S. Air Force
Las Vegas
U.S Public Health Service
Western
J. Bruce Haney
Las Vegas Sun
Bunker Brothers Mortuary
Richard Mastin
First Presbyterian Church
International Typographical Union No
Woodlawn
Mr. Haney
Navy
Dunbar
Otoe County
Neb
International Typographical Union
S. Fourth St
Viola
J. Bruce, Jr
Kansas City
Marjory Reed
Agnes Fowler
Bremerton
Wash
Gray
Packard Motor Car Co
Eleanor A
N. Bruce St
Lions Club
Frank F. Jr
Dorothy Ann Rheinhardt
Evansville
Ind
Arthur Welsh
Gardena
Calif
Nellie Connor
Marysville
Mich
Mes
Dorothy Hawthorne
Springfiel
Hubert Pryor Hall
de Funiak Springs
Fla
Mr. Hall
Nevada
Inez
Desert Lane
Hall
Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co
Masonic Daylight Lodge No
Roberta Browne
Orinda
Ethel Adkison
Pensacola
Evelyn Hall
McComb
Allison
de Funiak
Florida
William Oscar Jones
Bunker Brothers Chapel
Golden Memories
Roger W. Sawyer
Griffith Methodist Church
Jones
Mint Casino
Las Vegas Blvd
Jack C. Trout
Chapel of Golden Memories
Mr. Trout
Helen
Grayson Drive
Trout
Company A
14Th Engineers
Woodlawn Cemetery
Apprentices to Graduate at Rancho High School
Ray Sturm announces 43 apprentices from seven trades will receive certificates Tuesday at Rancho High School Little Theater. Most completed a four year program with on the job training and evening classes. two crafts require five years. Joint committees will award honors. Wayne Brian will deliver the graduation reply. The event includes clergy and a master of ceremonies.
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Ray Sturm
Clark County
Rancho High School
Little Theater
Ed Randthaler
C. W. Lansford
Iron Workers Local 433
Wayne Brian
Melvin A. Pekrul
First Baptist Church
Glenn L. Tudor
First Methodist Church
Ivan Larkin
Case Parade Before NLV Judge
North Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Dean Breeze heard 43 cases on Thursday night. Deputy City Atty Pat Finnegan led with 12 drunk and seven DUI charges. Bonds forfeited totaled 635 dollars, fines imposed reached 4865 dollars. Two drunk and disorderly cases were dismissed after continuances. One defendant later faced a fresh drunk charge. Next court date is Monday with a light calendar expected.
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North Las Vegas
Dean Breeze
Pat Finnegan
Breeze
Auto Accident Fatal to Dealer
An auto collision killed a dealer and injured another as West and a helper were involved in a crash. West died at the scene and was found in his car with seat belts unused. Lorraine, his widow, survives. funeral plans are pending at Sunset Mortuary. The death toll for the state reached 57 on the date.
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John Henry Riegel
Baxter St
Riegel
Chicago
Ill
Simon Oquindanila
Topham
Lillis St
Las Vegas
DeNeal
West
Lorraine
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Myrtle P. Hill
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Clark Ave
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William P. Schaus
Don
Bible
Albuquerque
N. M
Susan
Westminster United
Mo Airways
Thomas Schaus
Tae
San Francisco
California
Frank F. Gray
Frank FF. Gray
Bunker Bros. Chapel
Mr. Gray
Springfield
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Theodore Holter
Oakridge Cemetery
Carlsbad, N. M
John Henry Rieget
Tripoli Shrine
Willie Deise
A. F. Vandegriff
Sunnyvale
Matilde Megelin
Walter Weingaaertner
Leonin
Seefeldt Funeral Home
Oshkosh
NLV
Fran
Bob Maxwell
Kings Way
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