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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1966
Page
3
City Attorney Whitmore calls the measure stringent and seeks to strip the phrase serve or consume from a rule targeting female entertainers, waitresses, and related staff at venues. City commissioners will review the change at a nine o clock meeting amid debate over liquor district enforcement and a planned city hall project.
Nevada Equities proposes a land swap and reclassifications for a new Country Club development on the south side of Karen Avenue west of Maryland Parkway. The plan includes 119 lots with mixed residential and tech resort use and a separate large parcel for a shopping center on Maryland Parkway and Tropicana Avenue, plus a 10 story restaurant and bar proposal on east Las Vegas Boulevard.
West Las Vegas civil group Prometheus Circle cancels a joint session with the South Nevada Human Relations Commission and Mayor Grayson amid internal disagreements. The commission will study any complaints. only one has been filed so far, with eight or nine possible.
Ernest Boerage, 61, driver for 1 Electric Sign Co, died after his car swerved off the roadway and struck a sign pole. Witnesses found the vehicle. autopsy pending. Authorities said he was dead on impact and had been under medical care prior to the crash.
The Las Vegas Sun announces its editorial and publishing team including Sun Editor and Publisher based at 900 South Atlantic Street Las Vegas Nevada with Ed Morning, Bryn Armstrong executive editor Vince Anselmo managing editor Ave Bradley city editor Appleby women’s editor Davenport advertising director William Sherwood circulation Bart Buy classified director Sydney Womack retailing manager Greenspun president Ray II vice president Ruthie Des secretary and Barbara Green treasurer. The paper is filed with the Post Office as Second Class Matter under Congress. Advertising representatives include Griffith Co Chicago Detroit New Francisco Angeles and other affiliations with United Press International state press associations and newspaper publishers groups. The Audit Bureau of Circulation is listed.
The notice lists daily and Sunday rates and various monthly prices for subscriptions. It indicates that prices apply to United Sides only and that subscriptions must be paid in advance.
Clark County Grand Jury will reconvene tomorrow to hear the subcommittee final report on Henderson city land deals. Other jurors will suggest changes before the final draft is completed and printed for public release.
OCallaghan, a Vietnam veteran and Lt Governor hopeful, urged creating a Nevada veterans department to consolidate services, cut red tape, and speed problem solving for 2,000 returning vets and 65,000 veterans statewide. He spoke at Henderson American Legion and at a Nevada AFL-CIO convention before flying to Hawthorne and Southern Nevada plans.
Helena Montana man J. A. Waters seeks federal penalties for dognapping after his dog, Rin Tin IV’s grandson, valued at about $32,000, was stolen in Las Vegas. Waters has spoken with Senator Lee Metcalf and Vice President Hubert Humphrey and plans a TV appeal and a $5,000 reward.
Winners of the August 3 session were Alex Howell and Joe Rogers first, Helen Witte and Ruth Henatch second, Sally Phillips and Bob Taylor third. The Masterpoint game is set for Wednesday August 10.
Washington notes the election of a U.S. president has gone to the House of Representatives only in 1800 and 1824. It cites that in 1948 only six tenths of 1 percent of the vote in two states prevented the election from going to the House.
Las Vegas resident John Paul Jones 65 died of a heart attack while visiting Astoria Oregon. He came to Las Vegas in 1931 and was an original deputy in the Clark County Sheriff’s Department. Funeral Thursday 10 AM at Bunker Brothers Chapel Las Vegas. Donations to Friends Of Youth proposed.
Salinas California sheriffs officers said five farm workers charged with murder in a thrill killing case may be tied to a third slaying. The latest victim, an unidentified Mexican descent man, was found in an irrigation ditch on Bitterwater Road north of King City. Two others were found in a field north of King City. one run over by a car and another stabbed 72 times. Identified victims were Steve Sanchez, 30, and Manuel Guerrero, 26, residents of Silva labor camp near King City. Companion Robert Rodriguez, 24, escaped and later helped track suspects Frank Gonzales, 19, Luis Pacheco, 19, Jose L. Galvan, 18, Juan Garcia, 20, Jose Velasquez, 24.
Sunlight supplies the United States with energy every two days equal to all remaining coal and oil reserves, highlighting solar power's potential to meet national energy needs.
Two Canadian men Patrick R. Kirkpatrick and Joseph H. Wallace face trial in US District Court for five counts of interstate transportation of stolen property and aiding and abetting related to an American Express agency robbery in Detroit. They were arrested June 28 in Las Vegas with nearly $18,000 cash and $2,000 in stolen checks, and are held in custody on $50,000 bond each.
Clark County parks will not have deputies to protect the public from gangs and vandals until state law changes. A sheriff's spokesman says deputizing is impossible under current statutes and Attorney General Harvey Dickerson agrees. Commissioners approved bonding park employees but the motion dies without legal change. Commissioner James Ryan supported the need for extra help during summer for families to enjoy facilities amid disruptive groups.
The report shows Swedes currently allocate roughly 965 million dollars annually to leisure time activities excluding travel costs. It notes the figure reflects consumer spending patterns and highlights leisure as a major component of household budgets.
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