Candidates A-Poppin at City Hall as County Board Voices Play
Las Vegas City Hall hosts a July filing deadline spectacle with commissioner quotables and politics as performance art. Canter and Wiesner clash over ballot questions while reporters, janitors, and photographers stage a notable pot missing incident amid ongoing county commission debates.
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Las Vegas City Hall
America
Tom Wiesner
Canter
Wiesser
Wisconsin
Jack Petitti
Wiesner
Aaron Williams
Commission
County Commission
Problem Of Muni Court Control In Las Vegas
A municipal power struggle in Las Vegas over who controls the city court boils toward a weekend climax. Judge Robert E. Mullen may take action after Monday to secure court autonomy, with rumors of private attorneys pressed into the dispute and a possible vacancy in the clerk’s office.
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Las Vegas
Robert E. “Moon
Mullen
City Clerk Tension Over Court Clerk Post Sparks Policy Dispute
In UN's August 7 1976 report Clerk Margaret James faced replacement after refusing to swear in a witness citing religion. City Manager Adams and City Atty Lovell sought policy guidance while City Commissioners and Mayor Briare denied involvement as they debated who runs the court clerk’s department.
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Margaret James
Adams
City Atty
Carl Lovell
City Commission
Mullen
Lovell
Paul Christensen
Ron Lurie
Myron Leavitt
Bill Briare
Low Juvenile Repeater Rate at Spring Mountain Youth Camp
Clark County statistics show 184 parolees from Spring Mountain Youth Camp in 1975 produced only 26 returns to the camp or to correctional facilities, a 14.1 percent repeater rate. Armstrong, announcing his resignation from the Juvenile Probation Committee, cited budget support for new programs including a halfway house and a victim assistance program aimed at diverting youths from crime.
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Spring Mountain
Bryn Armstrong
Clark County
Armstrong
Las Vegas
Clark County Commission
Avance Halts City Hall Court Feud in Brief
North Las Vegas police chief Jim Avance intervened to defuse a clash between Municipal Judge Ray Davies and city officials over a campaign poster in Davies office. City Manager Sid Boddy cited the sign as a code violation, but Avance sent Lt. Jerry Zohner to talk with Davies, who removed the poster. Davies, a mayoral recall candidate, recently prevailed in a dispute over firing a court clerk, with both District Court and Supreme Court upholding his action.
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North
Las Vegas
George Franklin
Nevada Supreme Court
Supreme Court
John F. Mendoza
C. R
Bud”’ Cleland
Wendell G. Waite
Dan Gray
Franklin
John Squires
Squires
John Fadgen
Recall Committee
Jim Avance
Ray Davies
Sid Boddy
Davies
Boddy
Avance
Jerry Zohner
District Court
Inmate Couples Wed at Clark County Jail
Two inmates Richard Long and Linda Mullens married in a civil ceremony inside the Clark County Courthouse with jail staff financing the license and ceremony after fellow inmates pooled funds. They swapped uniforms for civilian clothes, wore handcuffs, and were escorted by officers. The couple plans to reside in Las Vegas with Long due for release next month. Judge Joseph Pawlikowski signed the wedding order.
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Clark County
Richard Long
Linda Mullens
Marriage Bureau
Long
David Abbatangelo
Mullens
Las Vegas
Joseph Pawlikowski
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SUN
David Canter
Thalia Dondero
Robert Broadbent
Diana
Richard Ronzone
Bill Adams
Joe Cathcart
Cathcart
City Hall
Lorenzi Park
van Club
SUN Camp Fund
Jo Stonebraker
Bill
Doug Ritchie
SUN Promotion
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