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Mack, Joyce, 1925-2024
Joyce Mack was a community leader, volunteer, and philanthropist in Las Vegas, Nevada who supported UNLV since its founding. Born Joyce Rosenberg on August 17, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, she later attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she met her husband Jerome D. "Jerry" Mack. The couple married in 1946 and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947.
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Letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong, May 7, 1947
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The elections for Mayor and City Commission have brought the issue of municipal ownership of a water company in Las Vegas to the fore again
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Jensen, Frank C., 1904-1978
Frank Christian Jensen was born on May 18, 1904. Jensen served as a first aid attendant for the Bureau of Reclamation on the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) Project from 1932 to 1969, interrupted by World War II and the Korean War, where he served as an assistant flight surgeon. Jensen retired from the Bureau of Reclamation on October 22, 1969 and passed away in 1978.
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United States Congress. Congressional Record, Extension of Remarks. 91st Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 115, pt. 23: 30643-32004. April 22, 1969.
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