Outburst by D A Holt in Las Vegas courtroom during forgery sentencing
District Attorney George Holt angrily berated Judge Howard Babcock in open court during Kathryn Clark's sentencing for three forgery counts. Holt, who had urged prison, was reprimanded and the hearing adjourned with sentencing postponed to August 19.
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George Holt
Howard Babcock
Bowery
Babcock
Kathryn Clark
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Department of Parole and Probation
Clark
Editorial portrait of Jack McCloskey and Hawthorne prison debate
The Mineral County Independent editor Jasper is described as crusty and fearless. He weighs in on Nevada prison leadership noting Warden Wolff and Gov. O Callaghan, urging added guidance and oversight from a seasoned columnist.
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Jack
Mineral County
Wildlands
Hawthorne
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Hank Greenspun
Ruthe Deskin
Jasper
State Prison
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Carl Hocker
Charles L. Wolff, Jr
McCloskey
Mike O'Callaghan
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Sage of Hawthorne Suggests Ad Hoc Committee for New Warden
The governor and state officials should consider forming an ad hoc committee to advise on guiding new warden Charles L. Wolff Jr. The proposed members include Nevada professors with civil liberties ties, Foster Church, Maya Miller, State Senator Joe Neal, Paul Price, and other media figures.
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Pogue
Charles L. Wolff, Jr
University of Nevada
American Civil Liberties Union
Foster Church
The
Nevada State Journal
Maya Miller
Joe Neal
Clark County
Paul Price
Las Vegas Sun
Carson City
McCloskey Ad Hoc Committee Proposal at Hawthorne
The speaker expresses willingness to join McCloskey’s ad hoc committee and perform special services. They forecast poor odds for the plan and propose a controversial response to prison problems. They suggest rebuilding a new facility at Hawthorne with McCloskey as warden.
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McCloskey
Maya Miller
Gerry Ford
Hawthorne
Woman sentenced to life for hiring killer of husband
Joanne Wellman Franklin, 43, was given life without parole by Clark County District Court Judge How ard Babcock after being convicted of hiring an AWOL Marine to murder her husband William Franklin. Roosevelt Swift, the killer, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and faces a paroleable term.
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Clark County District Court
Howard Babcock
Jeff Sobel
Roosevelt Swift
City workers weigh legal action over pay raise delay
North Las Vegas department heads and assistants, among 31 employees named in a proposed raise, consider hiring an attorney as council stalls action. The city, amid a financial crisis, granted a small raise to non uniform staff July 1, while police and fire units rejected that deal. The mayor earns 15 000 annually and council members 10 000, with the Las Vegas mayor earning the same.
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Las Vegas
the Sun
Moynihan Hosts $100 Breakfast Fundraiser in Las Vegas
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and longtime public official, plans a 7:30 a.m. breakfast fund-raiser at Caesars Palace in the Imperium Room to support his bid for the New York Senate. The event targets Democratic supporters with a $100 plate price. Moynihan, 49, has held roles in the Labor Department under Kennedy and later led urban studies centers at MIT and Harvard.
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United Nations
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New York State
John F. Kennedy
Buses Approved for Las Vegas Transit System Expansion
The Regional Street and Highway Commission authorized 14 new buses for the Las Vegas Transit System and sought 717,400 in federal funds with local 20 percent match totaling 1.18 million over three years. The commission will own and lease buses to the system amid assurances against service cuts in North Las Vegas and Henderson. Additional actions included right-of-way purchases, road and intersection projects, traffic signal bids, and adoption of the Nevada Traffic Control Manual.
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Commission
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Bill Briare
Henderson
North Las Vegas
C. R
Bud” Cleland
Cleland
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Nellis Boulevard
Losee Road
Fremont Street
Eastern Avenue
Charleston Boulevard
Lake Mead Boulevard
Owens Avenue
Bonanza Road
Stewart Avenue
Vegas Valley Drive
Convicted Murderer Perjury Brings Life In Prison
Dwayne Lee Gunter 34 of El Paso Texas received a life term in Clark County after a week long non jury trial found him guilty on two counts of perjury He remains under a 30 year sentence for second degree murder and has prior convictions for forgery and robbery The judge ruled him a habitual criminal citing the perjury statements that contradicted earlier testimony about accomplice Marquette and the murder of Gordon Lewis Brady in 1972 by Frank Foss who is already serving a life term
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Nevada
Clark County
Joseph Pawlikowski
Paul Allen Henderson
Henderson
Dwayne Lee Gunter
el Paso
Texas
Clark County District Court
Gunter
Gordon Lewis Brady
Frank Foss
Brady
Foss
William Marquette
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