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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1976
Page
4
UPI reports the IRS accuses casino workers of coercion and blackmail with audits over tip reporting. Nevada IRS head Gerald Swanson says dealer compliance is 30 percent, while lawyers advise reporting tips or delaying tax totals until courts rule.
Nevada Power faces opposition as a Public Service Commission hearing continues over a 15.6 million rate increase aimed at funding two new generating units. Witnesses cite costs, inflation, underground cable charges, and service concerns while officials discuss pricing for large power users and rate categories.
A federal grand jury indicted Cheryl Ann Rebideaux of Sparks on charges connected to the Joe Conforte case. Rebideaux had been subpoenaed to testify on August 12 but did not appear. U.S. Judge Bruce Thompson issued a bench warrant for her arrest as the panel probes the Bonavena shooting and related Conforte allegations.
Nevada delegates face isolation at a Rideway Inn headquarters far from the podium while Sen. Laxalt touts unity and Reagan’s appeal. Pro Reagan forces contend with rule changes and Schweiker’s selection as Ford counters push for running mate clarity amid Northeast campaigning gaps.
UPI reports Senator Howard Baker told President Ford his wife Joy had a severe drinking problem years ago but underwent treatment and recovered. The New York Daily News said Baker sent Ford a personal statement clearing the issue as a potential hurdle to a running mate selection. Baker confirmed the account, saying full disclosure is the price of public life.
Washington UPI Thurgood Marshall cleared the way for the first sale of leases for oil and natural gas drilling off the coasts of New York New Jersey and Delaware.
The Rev. Albert Dunn, 40, SCLC president, was ordered to 60 days in county jail for dis obeying police after failing to appeal a Municipal Court decision. Dunn had been freed pending appeal but did not act, stemming from an October protest over a street improvement crew lacking black workers.
The Nevada State Housing Division sold 2.35 million dollars in 18 month construction loan notes at 3.76 percent to Bank of America for a 248 unit low cost senior project in Las Vegas. Funds to San Francisco developers Eckert and Mills Jr will be repaid at 5.26 percent with construction set to begin soon and finish by May. Sunrise Gardens rents target seniors at 123 dollars monthly.
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