Nevada Sees Rush of Personalized License Plates
Nevada reports 920 applications approved for personalized plates as the DMV processes between 75 and 190 new requests weekly. The $25 premium raises highway funds with over $20 000 already in, and a July 1 projection suggests 1 000 more could be processed. A screening committee reviews each case, with a six numeral limit and few denials for legibility or conflicts with county plates.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
James C. Barley
Motor Vehicle Department
Peter Mernaldo
Jack Williams
Hale Bennett
Ron Cassingham
Richard Herz
State Park User Fee Initiated Across Nevada System
Nevada state park officials announce a $7 annual permit for unlimited facility use, with $1 daily camping and $2 camping at select sites. Additional fees apply for Lake Tahoe day use, commercial vehicles, and group facility reservations at Fort Churchill and Mormon Station monuments.
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Eric Cronkhite
Nevada State Park System
Nye
Carson City
Mormon Station Historic State Monument
Fort Churchill Historic State Monument
Cathedral George State Park
Beaver Dam State Park
Valley of Fire
Kershaw-Ryan State Recreation Area
Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park
Obituary: Hyram Norton cattle rancher dies at 68
Hyram Lewis Norton, 68, Central Arizona cattle rancher, died Thursday in a local hospital. He lived eight months at 4712 Hayes Place. Graveside service at 10 am today at Woodlawn Cemetery officiated by Stake President Theodore Peterson. Survived by wife Pearl Norton of Las Vegas, daughters Madge Foote and Flora Johnson, sons James, Joseph, Arthur, and Jack, many grandchildren and great grandchildren, brother Cecil Tom Norton, and sisters Mary Cluff and Julia Butler. Bunker Brothers Mortuary in charge.
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Hyram Lewis Norton
Arizona
Hayes Place
Theodore Peterson
Woodlawn
Bunker Brothers Mortuary
Pearl Norton
Las Vegas
Madge Foote
Flora Johnson
James
Joseph Norton
Arthur
Jack Norton
Nampa
Idaho
Cecil
Tom’’ Norton
Central
Mary Cluff
Mesa, Ariz
Julia Butler
Phoenix
Ariz
Accountant Wins Ford Management Award for Excellence
Mrs. Verril M. Davis, an accountant for Gaudin Ford at 1120 S. W. Blvd. south, receives the Business Management Award for Accounting Excellence from Ford Division Ford Motor Company. This marks the sixth year she has earned the exclusive honor for accurate and timely financial data, interpretation, and contribution to Gaudin Ford’s management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verril M. Davis
Gaudin Ford
S. W. Blvd
South
Ford Division
Ford Motor Company
Science Of Prayer Topic At Church Service
The Church of Religious Science at 1420 Harmon Ave announces 11 am worship led by Dr. David Howe on The Science Of Prayer. Ruth Julian sings with organist Gail Peterson. new members to be welcomed. garden courtyard features a tree and planted symbol. Phase I adds a bookstore and balcony seating for 104 more in the sanctuary.
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David Howe
Church of Religious Science
Harmon Ave
Maryland Parkway
Dr. Howe
Ruth Julian
Gail Peterson
Students for Thornley form to back Las Vegas candidate
UNLV students announced a Students for Thornley group to campaign for Hank Thornley in the runoff against Richard Bunker. SFT leader Sid Goldstein praised Thornley as youth-friendly while Christ, a Rebels editor, touted him as the true friend of youth.
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University of Nevada
Las Vegas
Students For
SFT
Thornley
Christ
Bunker
Goldstein
Miss Donahue
Bruce Adams
Ron Hillbrandt
Rod Rose
Richard Holland, Jr
Tom Healey
Douglas Patton
Ron Fisher
Pete Howells
Dianne Cannon
Don Lytle
Lorna Chang
Martha Mullich
David Holt
Barbara Geimer
Fred Rosenfeld
Nancy Raton
Temperature Records Shattered in Western States
The U S Weather Bureau reported the highest Thursday reading outside Alaska and Hawaii as 109 degrees at Buckeye Arizona. Grants New Mexico registered a low of 38 degrees today.
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New York
Grants, N.M
Footwear claim fights foot odor in Britain
London reports a new footwear invention made from a sweat absorbing material that allegedly kills foot odor. Separately a note explains the British gold guinea’s name derives from its African Guinea coast origin.
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London
Britain
Guinea
Guinea Coast
Africa
Eighteen Charged in Chicago Draft Board Fire Case
Eighteen people faced burglary arson and criminal damage charges after the burning of draft records at a Chicago south side Selective Service office. Bonds varied from 2 000 to 5 000 dollars for defendants from Milwaukee Detroit New York City and other locations. The case was continued to June 6.
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Chicago
UPI
South Side
Selective Service
Draft Board
Edward A. Gargan
William Durkin
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles T. Smith
Wabasha
Minn
Linda Quint
Charles G. Fallencamp
Burbank
John A. Loll
New York City
Frederick J. Chase
Detroit
John Pietra
Morden
Ont
Margaret Katrosik
William P. Sweeney
Nicholas J. Riddell
Boston
John Phillips
Charles Muse
Joseph Mulligan
Aurora
Ill
Loyola University
Margaret Bauman
United Press International
John Ross
Gary Ballsieper
Derground
Kaleidoscope
Miss Bauman
Creda
Robbery at Blue Angel Motel Ends With Gunman Fleeing
Las Vegas police report a lone attacker robbed the Blue Angel Motel at 2120 Fremont Street and escaped after forcing the clerk Elsa Stopp into the back room, taking about 170 dollars with an automatic pistol. Public notice items follow.
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Blue Angel
Fremont St
Las Vegas
Elsa Stopp
Nevada Supreme Court upholds Walker death sentence
The Nevada Supreme Court in a unanimous decision rejected 11 claimed errors and upheld the first degree murder conviction of Joseph Miles Walker, who was sentenced to death for the 1960 stabbing of Paul Allison in Reno. Walker’s prior conviction was overturned for a new trial but the second verdict remained guilty and capital punishment imposed.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Supreme Court
Joseph Miles Walker
California
High Court
David Zenoff
Few than 200 women judges listed in national directory
In New York the Directory of American Judges shows fewer than 200 women seated on U S benches amid a total of about 9 700 judges nationwide. The report highlights gender imbalance among U S jurists with women comprising a small minority.
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New York
United States
Western Air Lines Reports Year Start Losses
Western Air Lines posted a loss of 3,782,000 dollars in the first four months of the year, or 77 cents a share, per Treasurer Judson Taylor. This contrasts with a 3,332,000 dollar profit in the same period last year, or 68 cents a share, due to expenses rising faster than seat-mile production.
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Western Air Lines
Judson Taylor
Taylor
Intersections safer than jaywalking areas in crashes
The National Safety Council finds only 29 percent of pedestrian accidents occur at intersections versus 39 percent in jaywalking zones, suggesting intersections are comparatively safer.
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Washington
National Safety Council
Walkout in Deadlock Over New Work Scheduling Plan
The Teamsters union and Anheuser Busch clash over a proposed continuous shift schedule. Union secretary treasurer Ray Schoessling says the dispute centers on the company’s insistence on a seven day work week while the brewer seeks weekend overtime sharing. The company accuses the union of aiming to name who works seven days, potentially freezing others out.
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Anheuser-Busch
Jacksonville, Fla
Anheuser
Jacksonville
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Boise
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Bill Trelease
Colin Hanley
Jack Case
Sunfoto
Snsects
South Boys’ Court
David Cerda
Edward Hoffmans
Iowa City
Iowa
Hoffmans
Flowers
FTD
Garden Center
LY. Blvd
Vegas Briefs
Federal Job Information Center
Nellis Air Force Base
Lake Mead Base
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Las Vegas Blvd
Shirley Jones
Juann
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State Park Advisory Commission
Walker
UPS
Paul Laxalt
Bernice Randall
Charles Beene
State Board of Cosmetology
Fallon
Lemoore Naval Air Station
Cailif
Fallon Test Range
J.G
George B. Clark
Meriden
Conn
James P. Logano
Los Angeles
Navy
Bunker Brothers
L.W. Blvd
Margaret Sheffer
Bunker Brothers Chapel
Intermant Memory Gardens
Myram Lewis Norton
Intermant Woodlawn
Camerary
Eugene S. Barnhill
Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Home
Indianapolis
Indiana
Foster's Shoes
R. C. Harrison
B.S
D.C
Soharo
First National Bank
CORBS
Selarie
Hark Mawes
Hank Thornley
E. Charleston Blvd
Pve Bel
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Wigs, Inc
Hi ‘Dunes
Big G Shopping Center
Charleston
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