MILITARY CITES NEED FOR MORE HOUSING IN SOUTHERN NEVADA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP33-02415A000400100021-2
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 23, 1998
• Sequence Number: 21
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Approved For Release 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP33-02415A000400100021-2
CITES NEED
FORMORF
IN SOUTHERN NEVADA
More adequate housing
and better recreational fac-
I ilities were pin-pointed as
the major problems facing
the military in Southern
Nevada, according to the un
animou; opinion of the com
man4lers, of all military in-
stallations in the area.
Holding its quarterly meet-
ing in Henderson, the Execu-
tive Committee of the South-'
ern Nevada Armed Forces
Community Council, with 23
military-civilian leaders in
attendance, heard N e i l i s
Commander, Brig. Gen. John
N. Ewbank, outline the two
most serious problems con-
fronting the military locally,
and request full cooperation
and assistance of the, civil
authorities for solution as
soon as possible. Lake Mead
comman er, Cap t. ap ae
Semmes Jr., (USN) and Maj.
Porter W. Wassum Jr., Com-
thander of Indian Springs
Air Force Base, voiced their
complete , agreement with
ben., Ewbank's analysis.
According to Gen. Ew-
bank, Nellis expects a large
increase in military families
with the adoption of the
F-105 Thunderchief into the
Nellis inventory of aircraft.
Appoximately . 800 airmen
and their families are to be
assigned to the base with the
first increase in personnel ex-
pected within two months.
The Nellis commander said
"in the past there has been
some difficulty in identify-
ing civilian rentals for mili-
tay families. I want to say
here and now that should
better low cost housing be
made availaple to our young
married service men, we at
Nellis will make sure that
proper care is taken to pro-
tect the property owner."
Several suggestions were
submitted by civic and poli-
tical leaders, and the prob-
ems, g -
;esticns for their solution,
were referred to a commit-
tee for further study and ac-
tion by Bruce Trent, execu-
tive chairman of the coun-
A final action of the com-I
mittee changed the name of
the organization to that of
Civilian-Military Council of
Southern Nevada.
Attending the meeting
were Henderson Mayor Wil-
liam Bryne; North Las Ve-
gas Mayor, Earl Hartke; Ex-
ecutive Council Chairman
Bruce Trent; Brig. Gen. Ew-
bank; Capt. Raphael Sem-
mes Jr.: USMC Colonel Joe
Russell; Maj. Porter M. Was-
sum Jr.; Boulder City mayor.
Robert N. Broadbent and
Major Ellia H. Lynn, Camp
Mercury.
Also Joe Rue, Las Vegas:
North Las Vegas City Man-1
ager Robert Nelson; Boulder
City Manager Curtis Blyth;
Chaplain (Capt.) Han E.
Sandrock, Nellis AFB; Lt.
Col. George H. Johnston,
Nellis AFB: Lou LaPorta,
Henderson Chamber of Com-I
merce; Clark. County Sheriff
W. E. "Butch" Leypoldt and
Clay Lynch, Henderson.
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