Las Vegas Downs race track backed by Clark County leaders
Dateline Las Vegas profiles Las Vegas Downs in Henderson. The planned racing facility is presented as a serious, first class venture backed by prominent local business executives, financiers and horsemen. J Kell Houssels, Hershel Trumbo, Sam Boyd and Dr. Robert H. Clark are cited as key supporters and leaders.
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Clark County
Las Vegas Downs
J. Kell Houssels
Hroussels
Nevada Racing Commission
Hershel Trumbo
Southern Nevada
Sam Boyd
Robert H. Clark
Edmonds charts feasibility for Las Vegas Downs racing venture
C Ray Edmonds, named executive vice president and general manager, prepared a detailed feasibility study for a Las Vegas Downs race track. The analysis projects a 290000 resident base within 25 miles plus weekend visitors, an estimated 3800 daily attendees, daily handle around 190000, and potential daily gross near 35000 with 100 racing days yearly. Edmonds envisions an air conditioned, jewel box facility with modern wagering via American Totalisator and stronger purses than the old T Bird setup.
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C. Ray Edmonds
Edmonds
Clark County
Las Vegas Downs
Mutuals
Joe Wells
McConnell Named to North Las Vegas Planning Commission
Russell McConnell of 1860 Renada Circle North Las Vegas was appointed to a four year term on the city Planning Commission replacing Ken Pilkington who served about six years. McConnell is president of Handyman Sales Corp and active in the Elks Lodge Clark County Equal Employment Committee National Association of Parliamentarians and the Nevada Education Association. He was chosen from seven candidates.
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Russell McConnell
Renada Circle
North
Las Vegas
Ken Pilkington
McConnell
Handyman
Taxpayers warned on state water plan for Las Vegas Wash
Las Vegas Public Works Director Richard Sauer warns taxpayers they will be dead ducks if a state sewage standard is imposed. An inter-agency task force weighs sites for pumping effluent from Vegas Wash to avoid export. Eldorado Valley appears cheapest, with other sites under study. costs range up to about 64.7 million for some options.
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Nevada
Las Vegas
Rado Valley
Nellis Air Force Base
Vegas Wash
Lake Mead
Hidden Valley
McCullough Mountains
Jean Dry Lake
Pahrump Valley
Leslie A. Clayton
Boyle Engineering
Eldorado Valley
Nellis
Clayton
Las Vegas Officials Clash Over Water Standards Before State Hearing
At a Las Vegas public hearing on August 26 at the Frontier Hotel the State Board of Health weighs water quality standards for Las Vegas Wash. Local officials oppose costly mandates and urge locally tailored rules amid concerns about long term effluent management and export. A follow up inter-agency meeting is set for August 19 to seek a united front.
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Ager
Jim Parrott
Hidden Valley
Jean Dry Lake
Clayton
State Board of Health
Las Vegas Wash
Frontier Hotel
State
Health Department
Sauer
Boyle
Parrott
City of Las Vegas
Las Vegas Valley
Inter-Agency
Henderson considers land set aside for residents after August 11
Henderson City Council will decide after August 11 which land to reserve for residents homesites. The council must choose land and determine required improvements and costs. Councilman Cannon favors section 30 south of the golf course though a Florida group also seeks the land for a senior citizens residence. City Manager Churchalis warns against partial divisions without improvements, suggesting handling like a subdivision or via a development firm.
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Henderson
Barney Cannon
Florida
George Churchalis
North Las Vegas Debates Restricted Liquor Licensing
North Las Vegas City Council debated a restricted liquor license at Monday night’s meeting. The license would allow sale of alcoholic beverages in decorative decanters and vessels to collectors, with limits of one license per 25,000 residents and a requirement that buyers retain the decanters.
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North Las Vegas Council
The Circus Echoes of Old Times and Local News
A nostalgic riff on the old big top contrasts with current city matters. Bids open on a Local Housing Authority project for pipes and urban renewal, crosswalk removals on Lake Mead Boulevard sparking staff reviews, and a proposed Disposal Transportation garbage rate hike affecting homeowners.
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Rose Garden
North Las Vegas Wins National Vehicle Safety Check Award
North Las Vegas earns the National Vehicle Safety Check award for mid sized cities with 25 000 to 100 000 population. Traffic officer Fred Smith, chairman of the drive, was notified by telegram this week. This marks the second consecutive year the city has won.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Fred Smith
Nevada Representative pushes bill to curb pornographic mail
U S Rep Walter S Baring proposes an anti porn literature bill in the House. It would require senders to pay return postage plus a postmaster general set fee for unsolicited material. The measure, introduced in January 1969, faces delay in the Judiciary Committee chaired by Emanuel Celler.
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U. S
Walter S. Jaring
D-Nev
House of Representatives
House Judiciary Committee
U.S
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Baring
Nevada
U. S. Postal Service
Two Robberies Reported Near Strip Service Station
Two men beat and robbed a Strip service station attendant at Terry's Strip Shell on 3877 Las Vegas Blvd. Cr. as he cleaned, escaping on foot with 135 dollars. A Las Vegas woman on Sahara Ave. in the 500 block was knocked down and had her purse stolen by a short dark haired thief who fled in a maroon sedan.
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Stephen Lane Reese
Terry’s Strip Shell
Las Vegas Blvd. Cr
Las Vegas
Sahara Ave
Evelyn Ritz
Paradise Rd
Release Petitions in Death Probe of Las Vegas Woman
Henderson police released Adrian Kerbrat Henderson 43 of Las Vegas after questioning in the death of Zerline Floss Williams 47 also of Las Vegas. Williams was found crumpled in the front seat of a car on Boulder Highway near the Lake Mead intersection. Police said heat exhaustion likely caused her death. Kerbrat was in the back seat asleep. Williams leaves two children ages 10 and 17.
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Henderson
Adrian Kerbrat
Las Vegas
Zerline Flossie Williams
Boulder Highway
Lake Mead
Kerbrat
Henderson Votes To Advertise 40 Acres For Mobile Home Park
The Las Vegas city council voted to advertise sale of 40 acres near Boulder Highway for a mobile home park. Thelma Clark requested the land with a 30 day prior notice, amid competing bids including a water resort plan by Recreation Land Development Corp. Franklin Bills endorsed site suitability while Clark noted race track workers’ housing needs. Clark plans to attend a recessed Aug. 11 meeting for an official vote on the sale resolution.
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Henderson
Boulder Highway
Thelma Clark
View Manor
Las Vegas
Merle Staub
Recreation Land Development Corp
Franklin Bills
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Toggas
LAS Vegas Sun
ANG Alsale
Outv Tang
Richard Sauer
NLV Council
Buttram
Jackie Gleason
Lake Mead Boulevard
Gifford
Statz
Disposal Transportation, Inc
NLV
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