Holiday weekend crime report shows few incidents
County authorities report a quiet crime scene over the holiday weekend with one robbery at the Savoy Motor Hotel on West Keno Lane where two men demanded cash and struck the clerk. A burglary suspect nabbed by a homeowner escaped through a window with a casino chip. Police arrested two men on narcotics and weapons charges after a traffic stop near 25th and Owens Streets, with a gun, marijuana stems and a stolen car tied to a Torrance, California owner.
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13Th St
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Owens Streets
Las Vegas Sun Masthead and Rates Listing
A full masthead for the Las Vegas Sun with editor names and positions. It also lists teletypes and advertising affiliations and outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including monthly and yearly options. The notice confirms mailing details and advance payment requirements for subscriptions.
Vegas Lawmaker Honored by Group
Las Vegas lawmaker Melvin D. Close Jr. was made an honorary member of Phi Alpha Delta at its 37th biennial convention in Washington. Close, 34, Nevada Assembly speaker, has served a decade as a state legislator and four years as speaker, one of the youngest in Nevada history.
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Melvin D. Close Jr
Las Vegas
Phi Alpha Delta
Close
Nevada State Assembly
Jerry Kaufman
Nevada
United States
Jim Brennan
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Justice Court
Brookman As Assemblyman From Clark County
Eileen Brookman served the past two years as chair of the Federal Indian and Military Affairs Committee and as a member of the Building and Construction Social Welfare State Institutions and Libraries committees.
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Clark County
Eileen Brookman
Bible Arrives in Las Vegas for Nine Day Campaign Swing
Unopposed Sen Alan Bible begins a nine day Southern Nevada tour resuming a campaign swing halted by Washington briefings on Czechoslovakia. He will address about 2000 Nevada Southern University freshmen and appear in Las Vegas Henderson Boulder City Caliente Pioche and Lincoln County events including water project dedication and forums.
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Retired Nevada Justice Edgar Eather Dies at 81
Edgar Eather, a former Nevada Supreme Court justice, died Sunday in a Reno hospital at age 81. He retired from the court in 1958 after serving since 1946 when Governor Vail Pittman appointed him to fill a vacancy caused by Edward A. Ducker's death.
Retired Las Vegas Fire Chief Albert Frouboes Funeral Tomorrow
Funeral services for Albert Frouboes retired Las Vegas Fire Chief will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Palm Chapels with Las Vegas Fire Chief Wells Miller officiating. The 78 year old pioneer firefighter died Sunday after a long illness and was a 29 year Las Vegas resident and Elks Lodge 1468 member. He is survived by nephew Harold Cassell of New York City. Burial will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Frouboes
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Elks Lodge
Harold Cassell
New York City, N.Y
City Hears Compromise on Utility Poles Plan
A city commission study committee will hear details of a compromise between the city public works department and Nevada Power Co on placement and nature of utility poles. The hearing is set for 1 30 p.m. in City Hall. Pipeline manufacturers will meet at 2 p.m. to discuss changes in the plumbing ordinance permitting plastic pipe in certain public works projects.
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City Public Works Department
Nevada Power Co
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Sun corrects assembly candidate omission
The Sun acknowledges an error in yesterday's edition omitting Keith Ashworth from the District Four Assembly candidate list and expresses regret for the oversight.
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Keith Ashworth
Assembly
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