Secretaries of State Clash Over Post Card Voter Registration
Nevada officials meet at Caesars Palace as the National Association of Secretaries of State debates a proposed post card voter registration bill. The executive committee opposes state level liberalization while some states back the measure citing election process reforms.
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Ardis Coffman
SUN
Association
Clyde Miller
Utah
Dent
National Association of Secretaries of State
Caesars Palace
Executive Committee
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Miller
Executive
RFC
News Election Service
Robert Rose
William Briare
William Swackhamer
Nevada
Clyde L. Miller
Las Vegas Notes Cover Flood Aftermath And Local Oddities
News and human interest items from Las Vegas include flood damage at Caesars Palace parking and the city’s response, a hospital and charity music program by the Musicians Union Trust Fund, and a public service alert about flood car recourse under Nevada law. Also features UNLV night class ideas, EMI scanner tech at Sunrise Hospital, celebrities visiting local youth, Pearl Adelson’s recovery, and a simple roasting chicken recipe.
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Las
Hulett Guilty Of Armed Kidnap Verdict Returns For Sentencing
Marvin Lee Hulett was found guilty of kidnapping with a deadly weapon in the July 1 1974 case that left Robert Wellman dead after intruding on a drug dispute. The jury acquitted him of murder but convicted him on the kidnapping count after a weeklong trial. Sentencing set for September 15 before Chief Judge Paul Goldman.
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District Court
Marvin Lee
Hulett
Robert Wellman
N. Decatur Boulevard
Wellman
Bob Wolfe
Hayes
Paul Goldman
Bob Stott
Keith Galliher
Son Avenger Sentenced To Life In State Prison
A North Las Vegas man, Joe Edward Johnson, 44, was sentenced to life in Nevada State Prison by Judge James Brennan after conviction for the fatal shootings of Lonnie Bronhaw, 22, and Robert Carter, 29, at the Sugar Mill bar parking lot on Sept. 24, 1974. Johnson claimed self defense saying the victims attacked his son. witnesses contradicted this claim. An appeal is expected.
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Son Avenger
Vegas
Las Vegas
Nevada
Joe Edward Johnson
Smith Circle
James Brennan
Johnson
Lonnie Bronhaw
Blankenship Ave
Robert Carter
McGuire Drive
Browhaw
Carter
Louis Wiener
Wiener
Nevada Leads in Gambling Industry Says Panel
Nevada officials and business leaders told the National Commission on the Review of Gambling that the state’s 45 years of regulation and its billion dollar hotels and showrooms give it resilience against competition from other states. They warned urban states could see increased gambling harms if legalized widely. Harrah and Ascuaga praised Nevada’s mature, sophisticated approach, while critics urged stricter controls and higher taxes to offset social costs.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada
Mike O'Callaghan
National Commission On the Review of Gambling
National Commission
Las Vegas
William Harrah
Harrah
Peter Echeverria
Nevada Gaming Commission
Echeverria
John J. Ascuaga
Sparks Nugget
Ascuaga
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Congressional
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Robert List
Jerome Blankenship
Reno
M. G. Vernon
Sea & Ski Co
Sea & Ski
Southwest Gas seeks large rate hike before PSC
Southwest Gas Corp asks the Nevada Public Service Commission for about 7 million dollars in added revenues. Northern Nevada would see an average monthly bill rise of 1.43 dollars, with large commercial users bearing most of the increase. Southern Nevada customers would face 2.55 million dollars in raised charges. The company cites higher costs for meters, pipe, valves and fuel and notes Sierra Pacific Power resells its gas to customers. Hearings are set in Las Vegas over three days.
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Southwest Gas Corp
Public Service Commission
Nevada
North
Dubois
PSC
Las Vegas
Southwest
Sierra Pacific Power
Becker to Fight Water District Over Assessment
Builder Ernie Becker said he will sue Las Vegas Valley Water District over charges for an eight inch water line on Lake Mead Boulevard. The district had decided Becker must pay 1600 for the line while oversizing to 12 inches at district expense, despite earlier approval to waive 6720 in fees for the developer.
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Ernie Becker
Las Vegas
Lake Mead Boulevard
Saylor Way
Winwood
County Commission
Water District Board
Becker
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Sunrise Hospital
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Ed McMahon
St. Judge’s Ranch
Helen
MGM
Old Ed
Lord Byron
Tropicana
Nate Adelson
Pearl
Chris Larsen
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Ariz
Larsen
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