Junk Man Sues City Over Litter Seizure
Robert Edward Howard, who ran Mid night Auto Parts between Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, sues North Las Vegas city commissioners for at least 250 junked autos and personal property seized as litter. He spent 79 days jailed on four charges later tossed, and claims improper show-cause hearings and faulty warrants led to his loss of business equipment and junk yard.
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North Las Vegas
Robert Edward Howard
Howard
Las Vegas
Harry Mangrum Jr
Robert K. Dorsey
Clark County
N. Commerce Street
Dope Rap Arrests After Helen Street Raid
Two men jailed on suspicion of possessing marijuana and other drugs after police raided 1804 Helen St with a warrant. Perry Williams and Otis Jones were booked on multiple drug charges and Williams on an unregistered firearm count after detectives found 235 barbiturate and amphetamine tablets four marijuana cigarettes and a .38 revolver. both men employed at Woolco Department Store. The case was to be presented to the district attorney later in the week.
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Helen St
Perry Williams
Helen Street
Otis Jones
Freeman
Herman Moody
Gene Staten
Williams
Jones
Woolco
Tree Beetles Threaten Elms Throughout County
Millions of tree beetles menace elm trees in Las Vegas and Henderson as Dudley Zoller notes the widespread infestation threatening local urban canopy and green spaces.
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Las Vegas
Henderson
Dudley Zoller
Clark County seeks early hearing in Truesdell case
The Clark County district attorney asks the Nevada Supreme Court for an expedited hearing on Rev. Robert I. Truesdell of Las Vegas who was denied a marriage business permit. A district judge ruled the judiciary lacked jurisdiction over whether ministers may perform marriages. The court requires restricted briefs before scheduling. The report also notes a separate agriculture issue about treated trees and beetle infestation in Las Vegas and Henderson.
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Carson City
UPI
Clark County
State Department of Agriculture
Las Vegas
Henderson
Zoller
Sims
Longest Rail Route: Trans Siberian from Moscow to Vladivostok
The Trans Siberian Railway stretches 5 787 miles from Moscow to Vladivostok, making it the world longest continuous track. The line traverses vast landscapes and connects Russia across eastern regions for passenger and freight service.
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Trans- Siberian
Moscow
Vladivostok
Mosquito War pushed by Moapa fish draft in Las Vegas
Health officials plan intensified spraying around Las Vegas after a meeting with County Commission, County Agriculture, the State Fish and Game Commission and the Health Department. Moapa Valley Gambusia fish will be released into pools and golf course ponds to eat mosquito larvae as a preventive step.
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Las Vegas
Otto Ravenholt
Health Department
County Commission
County Agriculture Department
State Fish and Game Commission
Moapa Valley
Ravenholt
R. Guild Gray
City Commission
Bob Nicols
County Agriculture Dept
Donald Donaldson
Herman Woods
Credit Flow Increase Hailed in Senate House Amendment
A Senate House conference accepted an amendment to stimulate home mortgage credit in Nevada and high cost areas. The measure raises the FHA and VA mortgage purchase limit from 15000 under the Federal National Mortgage Association with aim to head off housing recession by expanding financing for buyers. Leo Anderson of the Las Vegas FHA branch called the move great and predicted quicker funding once final approval arrives in a few weeks.
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Senate House
Nevada
Howard Cannon
Cannon
Senate
Federal National Mortgage Association
House
Leo Anderson
Las Vegas
Federal Housing Administration
Anderson
Wiretap Is Just Sneaky Says OCallaghan For Lt Governor
Carson City unites in a debate over FBI wiretaps with Democrat D N Mike O Callaghan denouncing wiretapping as a sneaky tactic. He cites Sparks Councilman William A Galt endorsing taps to catch gaming cheats and argues privacy and American freedoms must prevail.
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Carson City
UPI
D. N
Mike) O'Callaghan
O'Callaghan
Sparks
William A. Galt
FBI
Nevada
Galt
America
Las Vegas Sun staff and rates page listing editors
The Las Vegas Sun announces its staff including editor Bryn Armstrong executive editor Vince Anselmo managing editor Dave Bradley and others. It lists subscription rates with daily and Sunday prices and carrier and mail options for the continental United States and advance payment requirements.
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Ruthe Deskin
Bryn Armstrong
Vince Anselmo
Dave Bradley
Gerry Appleby
Jack Davenport
William Sherwood
Burt Bay
Haney Womack
H. M. Greenspun
Ray Germain
Barbara Green
SPAN
Las Vegas
Nevada
Congress
Ward-Griffith 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
Continental
United States
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Junk Man
City
Canada
Dope Rap
Truesdell
Las Veess
Osun
Las Vegas Sun, Inc
South Commerce Street
Chuck
Baby Beef
Iks
T-Bone
Porterhouse
Roya Crown Cola
O-Bone
Fryer Parts
C&h
Maxwell House
Vegas
Oscar Maya Bacon
Der
Ibs
Benquet
Whele Sun
Cen
Cotm CT
Fremont
Terry Tip
Group of Big Boys
Paton
BOYS
Melzanine
Cooper's
North 4Th Street
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