This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1968
Page
2
Clark County District Judge Alvin Wartman rebuked opponent Robert Reid for a proposed seven judge split and juvenile court changes. Wartman defends the master calendar system as load based and cites current juvenile court staff and new special masters as enhancing efficiency.
Frederick D Hooks was named director of sales for the Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau. The Las Vegas bureau veteran with 30.5 million in convention sales, 11 million last year, served 20 years in the Navy and commanded a night fighter squadron in Korea. He will assume the post Tuesday with wife Dee Dee relocating to Palm Springs.
The text lists Las Vegas Sun staff roles and titles including editor publisher executives managers and editors. It also notes paper filing details post office entry and associations and lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions plus home delivery and mail options.
The Knights of Columbus Las Vegas Council 2828 hosts a picnic for members and families at Hal Beesley house 5900 E Charleston Blvd. Activities include barbecue beef hot dogs salads games and horseback rides for children. Mass at 5 p.m. conducted by Rev Gerald Champlin.
North Las Vegas police continued investigating an extortion racket at Rancho High School after two teachers Harold McKay and Lanny Lund confronted the suspected racketeer and were beaten. Officers base leads on descriptions as they search for the male suspect who allegedly demanded money from male students in a restroom.
John Rolling Thunder Pope predicts a great storm and mass death for whites after Stanley Smart is convicted of killing a deer out of season and fined $100. Thunder vows to challenge a federal rule requiring permits for pine nut gathering, insisting treaty rights allow free hunting and gathering.
A Southern Nevada University program will sponsor an 18 day study trip to Madrid Lisbon and Seville in the January break. A chartered plane would carry 81 passengers at 315 dollars round trip. Interested persons may contact Lothar Kreck ext 364 or 230.
Tonopah Hall at Nevada Southern University houses 250 residents this semester. Associate dean Paul H. Schofield notes 177 men and 73 women, with nearly half being Nevadans led by Las Vegas. Out of state students total 146, led by California 49 and New York 45. Italy is the only country represented. Women occupy upper floors of the six story dormitory while men are on the lower floors.
A new park baseball diamond and swimming pool will be built at Carver Park in Henderson to upgrade a neglected area housing mixed income families. The Henderson Neighborhood Council sponsors the project with volunteers led by M. Sgt F. Z. Pizzola and Cleveland Woods. Mayor Bob Hampton and City Engineer Bill DeValcourt attended the groundbreaking along with Selma Bartlett and police chief Bill Allen. Members from Rotary, Elks, Foreign Wars, American Legion and Eagles joined the effort, underscoring broad civic support.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.