World commentator to speak at Nevada Southern lecture
Renowned journalist Rob ert St John will speak at Nevada Southern Campus on Explosive Africa in Las Vegas tomorrow. The event, funded by the Junior Mesquite Club, begins at 8 p.m. with a 4 p.m. coffee hour in the campus library. Tickets are available in Frazier Hall.
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Las Vegas
Robert St. John
Nevada Southern
Lec
Ture
Frazier Hall
St. John
Middle East
Africa
Europe
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
City Commission adopts two meetings monthly starting today
The city switches from four to two meetings per month with 6 pm start on the first and third Wednesdays. Planning items appear first on the agenda before the regular business, reducing afternoon meetings for better public access. ZBA will now only offer recommendations while the City Commission retains final authority.
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Commission For
Zoning Board of Adjustment
ZBA
City Planning Commission
City Commission
Bleached Tonsils Dreadful Night Ends Safely
In North Las Vegas two sisters Crystal 53 and Carmen 2 drank household bleach Monday night. Teleparents Mr and Mrs Robert Holberg rushed them to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital where doctors induced vomiting and treated them before releasing them home.
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Las Vegas
Crystal
Carmen Holberg
Robert Holberg
Las Vegas Blvd
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Gunshot Victim Improves After Neck Wound
Archie Mae Washington a 21 year old gunshot victim from Las Vegas was reported in satisfactory condition yesterday at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. William Chirse 21 of 616 Jackson St faces charges of carrying an unregistered firearm after saying the gun fired accidentally. trial set for November 21.
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Archie Mae Washington
Las Vegas
William Chirse
Jackson St
Chirse
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Nevada ranks sixth in AEC spending in 1963
Nevada spent 132.103 million dollars in fiscal year 1963 ending June 20, with 110.024 million for operations and 21.179 million for construction. The AEC notes allocations reflect contractor and office locations, not exact funds spent there. New Mexico led with 415.115 million, followed by California 829.692 million, then Tennessee, Washington and Ohio.
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
New Mexico
California
Tennessee
Washington
Ohio
Hearing Stated In Probe of State Analyst
The State Board of Accountants will hold a hearing into the outside business activities of legislative fiscal analyst Norman Terrell. A grievance committee report alleges a violation of professional conduct for soliciting accounting business, with no date set for the hearing yet. Terrell, 42, formerly ran an Reno accounting business and now works as fiscal analyst after returning from California. The board met in Las Vegas and expects a hearing likely before year’s end.
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Carson City
UPI
State Board of Accountants
Norman Terrell
Joseph McMullen
Reno
McMullen
Terrell
Certified Public Accountant
Tullis & Frank
California
John Frank
Tererl
CPA
Nevada
Las Vegas
Nevada parole to free 50 inmates including Fowler slayer
Convicted Las Vegas slayer Frederick Fowler, 66, named among 50 state prison inmates to be granted freedom by the Nevada Parole Commission. He could face immediate murder charges upon release for the 1954 killing of his wife, with Clark County DA Edward Marshall silent on charging Fowler. Fowler would be released February 19, 1964, as the only first degree murder convict considered by the board.
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Las Vegas
Frederick Fowler
Nevada Parole Commission
United Press International
Carson City
Clark County
Parole Commission
Fowler
U.S
Agen Ciea
Sawyer Brown to Meet Over Lake Tahoe Sewage Issues
Gov. Grant Sawyer and California Gov. Edmund Brown will meet at Stateline Monday to discuss Lake Tahoe sewage problems. the date has been negotiated for a month. Chartrand seeks federal court to move casino dispute with Barney’s Club Inc to federal court and to disqualify its attorneys.
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Brown
Carson City
UPI
Grant Sawyer
California
Edmund Brown
Stateline
Lake Tahoe
UPL
Richard Chartrand
Fresno
Calif
Barney's Club, Inc
Chartrand
Washoe District Court
Reno
Stateline Casino
Homes Set The Pace In Las Vegas October Building Permits
W. E. Adams reports single family homes continued to lead Las Vegas construction in October with 205 new house permits totaling 4 281.68. Overall October permit value reached 6 862 425.17 with apartments lagging at 710 527 and commercial additions and hotels exceeding 1.5 million. Through October 7 346 permits valued at 96 834 411.67 have been issued in 1963 compared with 6 222 permits worth 64 074 579.40 in the prior year.
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Las Vegas
W. E. Adams
Department of Building and Safety
Adams’ Department
Adams
Youth Week Planned Here
Youth Appreciation Week organized by Opti mist International will be observed in Clark County from November 11 to 17 under the Clark County Optimist Clubs. A youth appreciation banquet is set for Saturday November 9 at the Elks Lodge at 8 p.m. with outstanding student awards to be presented.
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Optimist International
Clark County
Optimist Clubs
Elks Lodge
Calvin the AWOL talking crow disappears from Las Vegas home
Calvin Coolidge the only talking crow in Las Vegas flew off Sunday morning after his claws caught in a trailer door. Jack and Jerry Benton offer $25 for his return as he flits near Nellis Air Force Base trying to charm people and children before being captured by Sgt Nero. The family plans tighter watch to prevent future escapes.
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Calin & Croy
Calvin Coolidge
Las Vegas
Jack
Jerry Benton
Shady Acres Trailer Park
SUN
Calvin Jack Benton
the Sun
Calvin
Nellis Air Force Base
Mel. Benton
N. Main Sr
Jerry
Commissioners Approve Jet Age Runway Extension Plan
The board approved a $500,000 emergency loan to fund a runway extension project to accommodate larger jetliners. The total cost is about $700,000 with $200,000 from the federal government. The project adds 1,000 feet to the north-south runway and extends the east-west runway to 12,500 feet to meet FAA needs.
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Seluge
Board of County Commissioners
Gordon Miles
FAA
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Washoe County
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