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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1969

Page

5

Obituary notices from Chicago and nearby cities

Obituaries list multiple fune ral services for residents including Josephine Valenta 84 Lola Bardin 74 Marvin Landgraf 66 Mary Young 58 Eliza Keeton 54 Henry Spindle 71. Services set at The Blessed Agnes Church Palm Chapel St Louis and Sunset and Woodlawn Cemeteries. Surviving relatives include spouses children grandchildren and siblings with birthplaces Prague Texas Michigan Kentucky and California. Burial plans noted with locations and officiants where provided.

Blessed Agnes Catholic Church Chicago Josephine Valenta Bonita Ave Bohemian National Cemetery Prague Czechoslovakia Leta Zimmerman Las Vegas Hentry James Valenta Jr San Jose Calif V. G. Dvorak Cathy Jo Valenta Henrietta Valenta Grace Miller Charlene George Dvorak James J. Ross Wancanda Bunker Brothers Palm Chapel Lola C. Bardin South 27Th St Darrell Luce Woodlawn Texas Mary Lu Young Amherst Lane Duane Ence Young Grand Tower Roy ©. Young Neal Metcalf Dixie Moore Donald Ellet East St. Louis Lee Ellet Oklahoma City Okla Eliza Keeton Sunset Funeral Home Eliza Orale Keeton North 13Th St Melvin Pekrul Kentucky Dorothy Ann Green Frankie Lambert

First horse underpass to be built on U S 50 near Glenbrook

The Nevada State Highway Department awarded a $1.5 million contract to Robert L. Helms Construction Co. of Reno to widen a stretch of U S 50 near Glenbrook Lake Tahoe. The project includes the first equestrian underpass, a 10 by 66 foot box drainage structure for exclusive use by horses and riders.

Carson City UPI State Highway Department U.S. 50 Glenbrook Lake Tahoe Robert L. Helms Construction Co Reno

Nevada Governor Urges Flag Display for National Flag Week

Carson City Nevada Gov Paul Laxalt urged all Nevadans to display the American flag during National Flag Week June 8 to 14. He called the tradition central to state history and named Mark W Hall of Las Vegas as state chairman of National Flag Week in Nevada.

Carson City UPI Paul Laxalt

Nevada Park Director Defends Sand Harbor Plans

Carson City Nevada State Park Director Eric Cronkhite defended Sand Harbor State Park development on Lake Tahoe's north shore. Richard Allen of Reno, director of advisory planners to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, urged review by his group.

Carson City UPI Nevada State Park Eric Cronkhite Sand Harbor Lake Tahoe Richard Allen Reno Nevada Iahoe Regional Planning Agency

Van Radio To Assist Movers This Summer

A nationwide two way radio system will aid Las Vegas moving traffic this summer. W B Jones of Young and Rue Moving says about 400 Mayflower vans are already equipped and more of the cross country fleet will follow. The radios let drivers call customers from the cab to confirm delivery times and labor needs in town.

Las Vegas W. B. Jones Young & Rue Moving & Storage Company Aero Mayflower Transit Company Indianapolis Ind Jones

Hospital to sue drug firms over price fixing

Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital trustees direct attorney Ralph Denton to file suits against major pharmaceutical firms for unlawful price fixing seeking about 30000 in recoveries. Denton would take one third of any recovered funds with court costs capped at 250. Five big drug companies are named amid national hospital movements to sue for overcharges.

Trustees of Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Ralph Denton Denton Denton and Monsey Murray Kachad Ralph Adams Consid

Tule Day Camp Opens With Weeks of Activities

Tule Springs Day Camp runs June 16 to August 15 for children ages 7 to 11. Cost is six dollars per five day session with daily pickup at 8 15 am and return by 5 pm. Pick up and registration sites are listed by week across multiple Las Vegas area schools and centers.

Tule Springs North Ninth Street Kit Carson Vegas Verdes Matt Kelley Teen Center West Fremont Jones Blvd Dula Center Las Vegas Bonanza Road Doolittle Center Lake Mead I” Street

Strangler Suspect Ordered To Stand Trial Local Man

Gary Tharp, 24, of 1645 N. Main St., is charged with the November murder of Jeannie V. Reiley, found nude and mutilated in the desert north of Las Vegas after an alleged sexual assault with a broom handle. He appeared in Justice Court for a preliminary hearing and was ordered held without bail.

Boston Gary Tharp Main St Jeannie V. Reiley Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas Tharp Justice Court Justice of the Peace Boy Wooster James Santini

Movie Houses Join Pay TV Opposition

Washington NATO and other theater owners shift from opposing to blocking pay TV as the FCC prepares to start limited pay TV in about 80 cities. NATO seeks review in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals while Congress has blocked large scale pay TV for 15 years.

Washington UPI Federal Communications Commission National Association of Theater Owners NATO U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals For District of Columbia FCC Capital Hill Congress

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