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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1968

Page

3

Four Reno Suspects Charged With Vagrancy After Casino Cheating

Deputies nabbed four Reno residents Julius D Anna Bernadine D Anna Jack Leonesio and Sue Holton after they were seen mucking at blackjack tables at Sands Hotel and Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas. All four were booked in county jail on vagrancy charges.

Julius D’anna Bernadine D’anna Jack Leonesio Sue Holton Reno Sands Hotel Sahara D’anna Las Vegas

Near Fatal Narcotics Overdose Involving 17 Year Old

Police say a 17 year old girl nearly died from a narcotics overdose after a party with marijuana and barbiturates. She was rushed to the hospital by adult friends. Juvenile officers say many youths attended. parents of the alleged supplier are described as uncooperative.

Rooney Enters Mining as He Leads Eleven Productions

Actor Mickey Rooney was elected president of Eleven Productions Inc after his Brovoo Productions acquired 4.6 million Kachina Investment shares and gained control of Kachina Uranium. Stockholders renamed the firms Eleven Productions, set Beverly Hills HQ and Las Vegas office.

Mickey Rooney Rooney Caesars Palace Barbroo Kachina Investment Kachina Uranium, Inc Eleven Productions, Inc Beverly Hills Las Vegas

Las Vegas Sun Publisher and Staff Listing Notices

A reproduction of the Las Vegas Sun masthead and staff roles lists H M Greenspun as editor and publisher with officers including Ruth Deskin, Barbara Greenspun, Haney Womack, Bryn Armstrong, Vince Anselmo, Jim Barrows, Tom Diskin, Gerry Appleby, Douglas Ritchie and John Cavaness. It also notes association memberships and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions.

H. M. Greenspun Ray Germain Ruthe Deskin Barbara Greenspun Haney Womack Bryn Armstrong Vince Anselmo Jim Barrows Tom Diskin Gerry Appleby Douglas Ritchie John Cavaness Las Vegas Word A Co Chicago Detroit New York San Francisco Los Angeles United Press International Nevada State Press Association American Newspaper Publishers Association California Newspaper Publishers Association The Audit Bureau of Circulation

Laxalt Opposes Private Run Lottery Petition in Nevada

Gov. Paul Laxalt warned against a petition to grant Nevada Sweepstakes Inc. a 10 year private lottery franchise. He noted lack of state control and interstate risks, opposing a plan to amend the Nevada Constitution to allow private lottery operation. Attorney General Harvey Dickerson also pledged opposition.

Carson City UPI Paul Laxalt Nevada Nevada Sweepstakes, Inc Laxalt Atty Harvey Dickerson

EOB Control Hearing Generates Few Complaints

Clark County public hearing on which agency will run nearly 4 million anti poverty funds drew fewer than a dozen attendees. Officials from county, cities, and a terminated poverty advisor attended. no protests were raised. Wake of meetings aims to pick the Clark County Economic Opportunity Board or a private non profit corporation to govern the program. The EOB must finalize a board by Oct. 7.

Clark County Board of County Commissioners Commission Office of Economic Opportunity OEO Clark County Economic Opportunity Board EOB San Francisco Darwin Lamb The Economic Opportunity Board of

Abortion Law Revamp Campaign Launched in Nevada

The Nevada Committee for the Rights of Women launched a statewide drive to overhaul abortion laws. Sonnenberg, the committee's administrative director, called the mailing of educational literature to every Nevada home a major forward step in the ongoing campaign against archaic laws.

Nevada Committee For the Rights of Women Nevada Sonnenberg

Riviera Hotel Sued Over Breach of Contract for Lounge Revue

Show producer Larry Steele sues the Riviera Hotel for 177000 alleging breach of contract. Filed in U S District Court by Charles Kellar, the suit says Steele signed with Joseph Glaser’s Associated Booking Corp for a four week Dec 18 1967 revue, claims Riviera and Glaser canceled after Steele hired talent, costumes, and rehearsed. Steele contends the hotel agreed to 13000 weekly for the package and that national advertising and brochures were sent announcing the Strip show.

Riviera Hotel Larry Steele U.S. District Court Las Vegas Charles Kellar Steele New Jersey Riviera Joseph Glaser Associated Booking Corp the Riviera Glaser

City Commissioner Mirabelli Hospitalized for Tests

Mirabelli was admitted to Sunrise Hospital Monday for a medical checkup after arriving with unspecified health concerns. A hospital spokesman said he has undergone numerous tests including X rays and laboratory procedures with no discharge date available.

Phillip A. Mirabelli Sunrise Hospital Mirabelli

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