Lone Gunman Eludes FBI After Bank Heist
A lone gunman robbed the Nevada National Bank on East Charleston at about 9 45 am then fled in a stolen car. The suspect, described as a black man six two, wore a white stocking cap, black silk shirt and green pants. An off duty officer inside the bank pursued but lost him after a wrong turn. the robber may have entered a Safeway and left in a brown Datsun. FBI and local agencies issued APBs as the man remained at large.
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Nevada
Charleston
FBI
Safeway
Metro
North Las Vegas Initiates $6 Million Public Works Program
North Las Vegas plans more than $6 million in public works projects to be completed by late 1978. Major upgrades include a $1.5 million four lane Losee Road expansion from Lake Mead Boulevard to Craig Road funded by the Regional Streets and Highway Commission. The city also seeks EDA grants for a Craig Road water line, a large reservoir behind the Central Garage, water meters, and a Cheyenne Avenue facelift from Civic Center Drive to Pecos Road.
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Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
Public Works
Jack Mitchell
Mitchell
Losee Road
Lake Mead Boulevard
Craig Road
Regional Streets and Highway Commission
Cheyenne Avenue
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Civic Center Cive
Pecos Road
Greenspun Las Vegas Sun Staff and Address List
The Las Vegas Sun publishes mornings including Sundays under Greenspun ownership. It lists editorial staff such as president David Greenspun and managing editor Al Kober, with city editors, editors, and ad staff. Subscription rates are shown for daily and Sunday editions.
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Las Vegas Sun. Inc
Highland Ave
Las Vegas
Nevada
Greenspun
David Greenspun
Ruthe Deskin
Secr
Barbara Greenspun
Publiane
Bart Buy
AL Kober
Bob Banes
Chris Chrystal
Dave Hopkins
Bill Guthrie
Versiellen
Les Ritchie
AL Smith
Douglas Ritchie
Ward Griffith Co
Chicago
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
United Press International
State Press Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
California Newspaper Publishers Association
The
Audit Bureau of Circulation
DA Error Frees Fugitive
Francis McKinzie, 56, was arrested on a Michigan fugitive warrant and released after a misinterpreted waiver in district court. A paperwork error led to his release before Michigan agents arrived to claim him, leaving authorities searching for the reportedly still a fugitive.
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Clark County
Gordon Yach
Francis McKinzie
Michigan
McKinzie
Yach
Justice Court
McKinize
District Gets Bus Appeals
A distraught mother tells Clark County School District trustees that Pueblo del Sol mobile home park families may keep children from attending school if transportation is unavailable. She notes residents signed petitions for bus service and cites two mile rule as the basis for denial.
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Clark County
Pueblo del Sol
Mobile Home Park
Sedel Little
Laura Dearing
S. Nellis Blvd
Cyril Wengert
Sunrise Manor Council to Meet Thursday at Recreation Center
Sunrise Manor Town Council will convene at 7 30 p m on Thursday at the Sunrise Manor Recreation Center 2240 Linn Lane The public is invited to attend this session assessing community matters.
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Sunrise Manor
Sunrise Manor Recreation Center
Linn Lane
Las Vegas minister calls prayer rule at district meeting dangerous
A Las Vegas minister warned the Clark County School District trustees that a new daily silent prayer period could pressure principals to push religious beliefs on students. The board reviewed a policy and planned to vote August 25 after a 30 second test meditation.
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Las Vegas
Mike Friedman
Clark County
Friedman
Nevada
American Civil Liberties Union
Herman van Betten
Trustees Vote to Meet Four Times a Month
Clark County School District trustees approve a four monthly meeting schedule reversing prior two meetings. Regular meetings set for second and fourth Thursdays at 8 p.m. and first and third Thursdays at 5 p.m. The measure, aided by a 1977 law, keeps salaries at 35 dollars per member and 40 dollars for president and clerk. Additional actions include 1.5 million in bids for supplies and equipment and ratified 17.1 million in purchase orders.
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Clark County
Kenny Guinn
Janet Sobel
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Sunfoto
Ken Jones
Bob Rodreich
Jim Hulsey
Nevada National Bank
Dennis Wiggins
Maryland Parkway
Metro Police
Hoover Dam
Henderson
Boulder City
Department of Justice
NLV
SUN HM
Continental
United States
Jan Croasiey
Barney
Frontier Roseland Nursery
W. Charleston
Sunrise Council
Helen Cannon
Sobel
Ray Zobrist
E & H Distributing
Zobrist
eHeard
Evelyn Foreman
Aetna Life and Casualty
Nevada Industrial Commission
Midland Insurance Co
American Reserve Insurance Co
the Insurance Co
State of
Pennsylvania
Leavitt Insurance Agency
Lee's
Sahara Avenue
Ernest Wood
Valley View Memorial Park
Marvin Lee Scott Henderson
Palm Crape
Altus
Oklanoma
Flora Hill
San Diego
California
Joseph Sacchieri
Monte Warren Willis
William White
David Frisk Clyde Collins
Annabelle Sandquist
Phine Kopec
Rap Douthett
Susan Steelman
Stanley Guar Albert Smith
Palm
N. Main
S. Boulder
Kaiser Construction, Inc
Kaiser Construction
Sheridan Ave
Holiday Casino
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