Largest LV High class to receive diplomas at 8 p.m.
The Las Vegas High School graduation marks its largest class in history with 44 graduates. Diplomas will be presented by Clark County School District Board members and principal Long notes scholarships including National Merit winner Jackie Sedore and GM Scholar Robert Naylor, both bound for Stanford. Other honors and speeches planned.
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LV High
Las Vegas High School
Butcher Memorial Field
Deimniweal Wraltaw Ulenna
Sue Warckt
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Robert Naylor
General Motors
Long
Naylor
Stanford
Las Vegas
Wildcat
A D. Larson
Iso
Boulder City High School
Audiorium
Overton
Clark County
Rancho High School
Basic High School
Henderson
Basic
Virgin Valley High School
Mesquite
Flood Control Plan Eyed Here By Engineers
The Army Corps of Engineers began land acquisition for a Las Vegas Wash flood control project by taking 1150 acres from the BLM in the Vegas Wash area. The plan envisions levees basins and channels to protect property health and lives, with recreation facilities and a golf course in the floodways.
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Clark County
Army Corps of Engineers
Vegas Wash
Bureau of Land Management
Corps of Engineers
Reno
BLM
Woters
George Monahan
Eli
H. Curt Hammit
Reno Land Office
Hammit
Monahan
LV Woman Hurt In Accident
Mary Harper Roy a 44 year old resident of 1630 East Thelma Street suffered back and side injuries in a two car crash at the intersection of South Main Street and Utah Avenue. The collision occurred at 2 05 p m. Driver of the other car William G Glauer 55 of 129 North 20th Street was cited for failing to yield the right of way while turning left onto Utah from Main.
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Mary Harper Roy
Reno Man Wins Ford Foreign Area Training Fellowship
A Reno resident and University of Michigan graduate student, Gennaro Falconeri of 1101 Wheeler Ave, is among 204 recipients of the Ford Foundation eleventh annual Foreign Area Training Fellowships. He gains four additional months in Japan studying Baron Shiiehara Kijuro. Fellowships target Asia, Near East, Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Africa south of the Sahara and Latin America to boost U.S. foreign affairs expertise. The Ford Foundation has funded the program since 1952 with 4.6 million dollars, extending three more academic years beginning September 1963, administered by the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies.
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Reno
University of Michigan
Ford Foundation
Gennaro Falconeri
Wheeler Ave
Baron Shiiehara Kijuro
Japan
Asia
Near East
Soviet Union
Europe
Africa
Sahara
Latin America
Social Science Research Council
American Council of Learned Societies
Confusion Grips San Francisco Stock Market Decline
Pacific Coast Stock Exchange followed the New York Stock Exchange in a sharp downward move with tape running 68 minutes behind. Western traders faced confusion as prices moved with little clarity while most Pacific stocks fell to new lows.
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San Francisco
UPC
Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Pacific
New York Exchange
Pacific Exchange
Candy Peanuts Help Fund YMCA Camp for Boys
Sale of candy coated peanuts may fund a week or more at the Las Vegas YMCA camp in Lee Canyon. The project runs again this year for any boy or girl ages 8 to 14, with hiking, crafts, horseback riding, nature study, archery and games. Space is limited. contact the local office at 2nd and Bonanza Blvd.
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Clare Ham
Jean Douglas
Lee Canyon
Las Vegas
YMCA
Cool Spring
James M. Yamanaka
2Nd and
Bonanza Blvd
Beatty Senior Elected To Cum Laude
Beatty High School senior Peter Knight was elected to Cum Laude at Shattuck School in Faribault Minnesota. Knight, son of Kenneth E. and Mrs. Knight, earned letters in football and basketball and held multiple student leadership roles. He was ROTC first lieutenant and plans to enter Stanford University in September.
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Beatty
Shattuck School
Faribault, Minn
Peter Knight
Kenneth E. Knight
Knight
Quill and Scroll
Stanford University
Judge Denies Motion To Change Robbery Complaint
District Judge John Sexton denied the district attorney office's bid to alter the wording of a robbery complaint citing possible prejudice against Norman E. Logan. Logan, free on bail, is accused of robbing a Las Vegas finance company for about 1000 dollars last September, while his attorney George Foley argued the move would require restarting procedures from Justice Court to District Court.
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John Sexton
Norman E. Logan
Logan
Las Vegas
George Foley
Justice Court
District Court
E Sexton
JFK Celebrates 45th Birthday and Estate Control
President Kennedy, in apparent good health, marks his 45th birthday at Glen Ora Virginia with family guests. He plans a Memorial Day stay in the country, while assuming control of roughly half of his personal fortune estimated near $10 million as trust provisions mature.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Capitol Hill
Southeast Asia
Glen Ora
Middleburg
Robert Kennedys
Sargent Shrivers
Jean Smith
Caroline
John Jr
White House
Joseph P. Kennedy
LV Man and Wife Jailed in Prostitution Case
A 29-year-old man and his wife with a four month old baby were arrested after the husband sought a deputy to arrange prostitution services for his wife. Undercover agents followed the couple to a motel rendezvous where both were arrested. The infant was given to juvenile authorities. District attorney's office reviews possible prosecution.
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John H. Donald
Wanda S. Donald
Detective Bureau
Donald
District Attorney’s Office
Senior Citizens Plan 32 Day West Tour
A trio of Pleasant Hours Club seniors from Dearborn Michigan will depart for a 32 day bus tour in the west arriving June 11 at 4pm in Las Vegas. They will stay at the Fremont Hotel and visit the World’s Fair in Seattle then continue to Boulder Dam Garden of the Gods Mesa Verde Grand Teton Grand Canyon Yellowstone San Francisco. Mrs. Melba Kennedy accompanies from Dearborn Recreation.
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Pleasant Hours Club
Dearborn
Midh
West
Las Vegas
Fremont Hotel
Seattle
Oldsters
California
New York
Florida
Quebec
Melba Kennedy
Peace Corps Placement Tests Scheduled Here
Peace Corps placement tests will be given June 9 at 8 30 a m in Civil Service Commission testing centers in five Nevada cities. Applicants must be American citizens 18 or older with no upper age limit. Married couples without dependent children may apply if both qualify. Tests cover teaching and other projects worldwide including Africa Asia and Latin America. Space available testing allowed for those not yet submitting questionnaires.
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Peace Corp
Civil Service Commission
Nevada
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Elko
Federal Building
Bly
Las Vegas
Reno
Winnemuecca
NLV Annex Fight Continues Seeks to Halt Alleged Claim Jumping
North Las Vegas city officials pressed two legal actions to block Las Vegas and Clark County from annexing land they claim under their prior annexation attempts. Las Vegas annexed property May 8 northwest of the city, overlapping a North Las Vegas move from May 14. A Thunderbird unincorporated town formation by the county prompted the second suit as District Judge George Marshall considers briefs with a decision due June 6.
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Las Vegas
Clark County
NLV
City of
North Las Vegas
Thunderbird
David Zenoff
George Marshall
Special Cop Victim Of Pick-Pocket At Fremont St Casino
An embarrassed special officer for a Strip hotel became a theft victim when a woman allegedly pick-pocketed him of $100 yesterday at a Fremont Street casino. The wallet was found later in a restroom with the cash missing. Other incidents include Della Her shinow reporting a purse theft of $195 and a youth detained for stealing simulated pearl strings from a car owned by Joseph B. Roy.
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Robert M. Dunlap
N. 21St. St
Fremont St
Della Hershinow
Rexford Pl
Joseph B. Roy
N. Main St
Nevada Boys State Slated For Reno
The sixteenth annual Boys State of Nevada will be held the week of June 10 at the Indian School in Reno. J. E. Martie, director, says the program educates 140 high school juniors in citizenship and governmental duties with speakers from state, county and city governments. Enrollment is limited to 16 to 18 year olds from Nevada high schools. expenses are paid by sponsoring posts and civic groups.
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Reno
J. E. Martie
Legion
Martie
American Legion National Americanism Commission
Nevada D A Investigators Probe Fatal Three Car Crash
Elko County authorities discussed the three car crash that killed eight people and injured five on US Highway 40 six miles west of Elko. Most victims were from Utah and California. two from Live Oak and Oakland survived. The wreck involved a Utah bound eastbound car and a westbound vehicle then a third car. two others remained in hospital in fair condition. In Carson City the welfare department reported Washoe county may miss funds for foster care. April state aid claims suggest 90 possible cases versus 48 claimed. Unemployment statewide fell to 5.1 percent as 10,900 more workers joined payrolls compared with April last year.
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Here
Utah
California
Jim Hatsis
Salt Lake City
Sheila Moss
Leda Berd
Richard Charlesworth
Nick Kalikakis
Rudolph Garcia
Sunnyside
Edwin Samuelwitch
Oakland
Calif
Hannelore Samuelwitch
James Lambert
Samuelwitsch
Carson City
UPI
State Welfare Department
Washoe County
Commission Leaders Push Board Meeting and Subpoenas
Atty. Gen. Roger Foley said the equal rights commission should set a board meeting issue subpoenas and give notice of a public hearing to continue its investigation of alleged discrimination at the Golden Gate Casino in Las Vegas. The suggestion followed Dist. Judge George Marshall’s dismissal of a petition seeking casino operators’ testimony.
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Carson City
UPI
Commission For Equal Rights
Golden Gate Casino
Las Vegas
Atty
Roger Foley
Foley
George Marshall
Employment in Carson City hits record 115,400 jobs
Carson City saw a record 115,400 workers employed last month as the Employment Security Department reported. The figure marks a peak in both business and industrial sectors, signaling strong local labor demand.
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Carson City
UPI
Busiand
Employment Security Department
Attorneys seek settlement on Tonopah Highway annexation
Atty. Gen. Roger Foley warns Las Vegas North Las Vegas and Clark County officials to settle the proposed annexation or face court. A meeting is set to resolve whether the land near the Tonopah Highway should join the cities or remain in Thunderbird unincorporated territory, considering impacts on nearby residents and the bordering subdivision.
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Carbon City
UPI
Roger Foley
Las Vegas
North Vegas
Clark County
Tonopah Highway
Thunderbird
Foley
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