Federal pressure tightens over Shenker loan in Nevada gaming
The Labor Department pressures the Teamsters Pension Fund to withhold disbursements tied to Morris Shenker and a $40 million loan for the Dunes Hotel expansion. Shenker sues the fund amid concerns the feds aim to squeeze him and disrupt Nevada’s economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of Labor
Morris Shenker
Dunes Hotel
Teamsters Pension Fund
Nevada
IRS
FBI
Department of Justice
CIA
Feds
William Usery
Pension Fund
Lawrence Lippe
Labor Dept
Daniel J. Shannon
Teamsters Health, Welfare and Pension Funds
M & A Investment Co
Labor Department
Teamsters Union
Penson Fund
New York
Rouge Et Noir
Shenker
the Dunes
Dunes
Temasters Pension Fund
Desert motorcycle track faced delays at city hall
Las Vegas Dunes Inc plans a Tule Springs desert track but faced city hall red tape after a permit paid. The city attorney and the Board of Zoning Adjustments hold decisions, with a likely appeal to the city commission if faced with loss. Opposition leaders Joy Ruston and Myra Thompson weigh in as the dispute stalls construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas Dunes, Inc
Tule Springs
City Hall
Chuck Brown
The
SUN
Public Works Department
Brown
Joy Ruston
Myra Thompson
City Commission
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Las Vegas zoning vote delays 40 acre bike track project
A 40 acre Las Vegas site for a bike racing track stalls a $250,000 project as a variance dispute lingers. Officials note notification rules within 300 feet and decision rests with the city commission after planning director review. The plan aims to host national races and a youth cross country facility, while dust control and water tank concerns remain unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Brown
Las Vegas Dunes
British Detonation in Nevada Deep Underground
UPI reports a British nuclear test, code named Banon, yield 20 to 150 kilotons, detonated 1,760 feet underground in Yucca Flat as part of a U S and UK cooperation agreement. Shock waves reached Las Vegas eighty miles away. this marks the sixth joint test since 1958 under the threshold treaty with the Soviet Union.
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Yucca
UPI
U.S
Nevada Desert
Las Vegas
Energy Research and Development Administration
United States
Banon
Soviet Union
Russia
Briare Signals New Approach To City County Plans
Las Vegas Mayor Bill Briare indicated that next year’s legislative agenda will not pursue consolidating Las Vegas and Clark County along the lines attempted in Pe. He commented after Harley Harmon of the Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce urged continued support for a city county consolidation effort.
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Mahson E. “Ink” Gates
Ronald W. Kiehn
Boulder Dam
Boy Scouts of America
Gates
U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration
Nevada
West Point
University of Illinois
Harvard Advanced
Association of the U.S. Army
Army Athletic Association
Greater
Las Vegas
Bill Briare
Clark County
Greater Laseras Chamber of Commerce
Harley E. Harmon
Astropean
Chamber of Pry
Mizpah Hotel sale approved by Nevada Gaming Commission
The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the Mizpah Hotel sale in Tonopah to Scott Corp., operator of Las Vegas Union Plaza, with no license term limit. Fire marshal approval allows occupancy during remodels, and local officials back the sale. The panel denied licenses to Cedric Janien and Leonard Ciaffone for Tropicana investments.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada Gaming Commission
Tonopah
Scott Corp
Union Plaza
Las Vegas
Frank Scott
Dan Quinan
Gaming Control Board
Scott
Commission
Peter Echeverria
Peter Knight
Nye County
Cedric Janien
Cape Cod
Mass
Leonard Ciaffone
Tropicana Hotel
Las MA Strip
Janien
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Ruston
Thompson
Mission
Don Saylor
Council President
SUN Local News
City Com
Las Vegas Sun
Briare
Trop Investors
Ciaffone
Richard Balkany
Harolds Club
Eno
Lloyd Johnson
Barney’s Club
South Tahoe
Edward Wemm
Silver Slipper
Richard Jorgenson
Frederick Naugle
Ralph Posey
Lynn Simmons
Harrah’s
Bill Inverso
Karin ‘Ard
Lorenzi Park
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