Dining hall project to replace bleak camp structure
Ground breaking at Mountain Youth Camp 45 miles southwest of Las Vegas marks construction of a metal dining facility. Juvenile Judge William Compton and Robert F. Mullen observe with Ted Lanza, camp director. The $36,000 project will house kitchen, dining hall, storage and a multi purpose room for indoor recreation or meetings.
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William Compton
Spring Mountain
Robert FE. Mullen
Compton
Ted Lanza
Las Vegas
Robert F. Mullen
Bill Ahiare
Nebraska Day Celebration Set in Paradise Park
Nevada Senator Howard W. Cannon will lead about 1000 people at noon in Clark County for Nebraska Day. He will present the Nebraska Society with one of the flags that flew over the capital when Nebraska became the 37th state.
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Nevada
Howard W. Cannon
Utah
Nebraska
Clark
Paradise Park
Cannon
Nebraska Society
Australian Vice Premier Advocates All White Immigration
Victoria's Arthur Rylah urged in Las Vegas that Australia's all white immigration policy remains sound though UN pressure may challenge it. He criticized universities and cited Indo nesia and Sukarno as threats while linking U S policy to regional tensions. Rylah plans Canadian and U S tours to press for more state fiscal power. He highlighted close Australia U S ties amid Vietnam as a positive factor.
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Arthur Rylah
Victoria
Las Vegas
United Nations
Rylah
Aus
Fishing Good At Lakes Mead and Mojave
The National Park Service reports favorable boating conditions at Lakes Mead and Mojave with fair to good fishing for trout crappie bass and catfish. Water levels as of May 20 stand around 646 feet above sea level, ramps at Boulder Beach Willow Beach Katherine and Cottonwood Cove in excellent condition, swimming areas cautioned with no lifeguards on duty.
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Mead
Mojave
Las Vegas Wash
Boulder Beach
Willow Beach
Katherine
Cottonwood Cove
Fidorado
Park Service
Week in Review and Local Developments in Las Vegas
A 30 day extension averts a strike as bus drivers in Las Vegas North Las Vegas and Clark County gain time to implement a new contract. City employees get a 5 percent pay raise starting July 1 costing 330000 for about 1900 workers. Bonanza Air Line shifts base to Phoenix due to Nevada use tax on three DC-9 jets. Montgomery Ward opens a major store at Sunrise Shopping Center with a large turnout. A $10 million air freight complex is proposed at McCarran Field to create up to 900 jobs. A Nevada court case seeks 3 million plus in damages from Tally Ho Inn lessees. A jury acquits a murder-for-hire case involving a federal narcotics agent. Gov Sawyer may call a special session on reapportionment. A Nerva reactor achieves a historic 13.5 minute full power run for space engine tech. Political forecast has Sawyer seeking reelection in 1986 against Laxalt.
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Montgomery Ward
Sunrise
Bonanza Air Line
Las Vegas
Phoenix
McCarran Field
ASK
Edward Nealis
Charles Luftig
Tally Ho Hotel
Kings Crown Tally Ho Inn
Nealis
Luftig
Dist
Bruce Thompson
Vase Calvin Valrie
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
William Tollus Green
Grant Sawyer
Senate
Assembly
Nerva
Warren Monroe
Paul Laxalt
Monroe
Washoe County
William Baggio
GOP
Sawyer
Tuberculosis Spokesman Warns Of National Respiratory Threat
Merwin L. Noble, past press secretary for the National Tuberculosis Association, warned Las Vegas audiences Saturday that emphysema and other respiratory dangers threaten the nation as a new health risk emerges.
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National Tuberculosis Association
Deat
California
Ing
Noble
Crossing Guard Robert Hayhurst Dies at 55
North Las Vegas crossing guard Robert Leon Hayhurst 55 was found dead at his home from an apparent coronary attack. His wife Evelyn reported the body and Hayhurst had recently worked as a janitor-custodian for Clark County schools after health issues. The coroner confirmed death occurred Saturday.
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Hayhurst
Clark County
North Las Vegas Crash Victim Identified
A North Las Vegas two car crash Friday night killed Vick C. Wilson Jr. 28 of Mercury. Three others injured were Bert Crockran 30 Odessa Watkins 29 and Kenneth Eckhoff 39 all listed in fair to good condition. Wilson’s family flies in from Oklahoma for funeral arrangements.
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Las Vegas
Vick C. Wilson Jr
Mercury
Wilson
Cheyenne
Simmons Street
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Wilbert Crockran
van Buren St
Odessa Watkins
Jefferson Ave
Kenneth Eckhoff
Palm Mortuary
Oklahoma
Reno narcotics case arrestees face arraignment
Three Reno area residents Jerry Quillian 35 Betty Quillian 28 and Carol Eugene Stapp 31 were to be arraigned in Washoe District Court on charges tied to a major Nevada narcotics ring. An undercover narcotics exchange of about 200000 led to the arrests after a high speed chase. one suspect remains at large. Bail set at 190000 for the Quillians and 25000 for Stapp.
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Jerry Quillian
Betty
Reno
Carol Eugene Stapp
Stateline
Quillans
Quillians
Vice Squad
Stapp
Bartender's Home Cleaned After Theft
Peter J. Johnson reported to Las Vegas police that a small radio and 250 dollars were stolen from his home at 203 N. 1st St after leaving for work Friday. He had given his key to a cleaning lady. no forced entry found and detectives pursued the cleaner and a possible male companion.
Vegas Burglary Charge
Sandy LeRoy Booker Jr 26 of 907 Washington Ave was jailed on burglary charges after police found him hiding in Sutton Vending Service offices 818 S Main Las Vegas Saturday The suspect posted 1000 bail and was released by the city jail after the manager James V Thomas alerted police following a burglary alarm report.
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Sandy LeRoy Booker, Jr
Washington Ave
Sutton Vending Service
S. Main
Las Vegas
James V. Thomas
Thomas
Booker
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