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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1968
Page
3
Beginning Monday district court bailiffs will wear General MK IV tear gas containers to subdue troublesome prisoners where firearms are forbidden. The chemical spray targets disturbances without firearms in crowded courtrooms.
A District Court case launches over 93 acres of railroad land needed for Interstate 15 and the Downtown Expressway. Union Pacific and Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad face the state’s bid for outright ownership and damages. The highway department seeks six parcels and easements across several others, including water lines and railroad track crossing rights. The landowner originally placed 6.5 million dollars for land and 6 million more in damages, with the state having deposited 2.8 million in 1966.
North Las Vegas councilmen have three proposals from Nevada Western Development Corp Associated Land and Development Co Las Vegas and William Lyons Development Co Anaheim to buy Cartier Urban Renewal Project property. Staff will study and report back at the next meeting with a plan to maximize bid value for households and apartments under urban renewal rules.
Deborah Ann Allen of Clark High School Las Vegas is named Nevada Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. She wins a 1500 dollar scholarship and will compete with winners from 49 states for the All American Homemaker of Tomorrow title.
A fragment notes a registration drive led by CCCTA across all county schools as part of an association effort to boost registrations.
Las Vegas Sun publishes mornings with Sunday edition at 900 South Commerce Las Vegas Nevada 89106. Names: H M Greenspun president Ray Germain vice president Ruthe Desk in secretary Barbara Greenspun treasurer Haney Womack general manager Bryn Armstrong executive editor Vince Anselmo managing editor Jim Barrows city editor Tom Diskin sports editor Gerry Appleby women’s editor Douglas Ritchie classified ad manager William Sherwood circulation manager. Subscription rates listed for daily and Sunday editions with annual mail options.
Construction of a seven story addition to the Silver Nugget resort hotel is delayed after bids exceeded the $1.1 million estimate. Bids were opened Thursday with the lowest bid about $200,000 over the expected cost, per Major A. Riddle, Nugget owner.
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